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[semiconscious]

Link to this. Don’t be like every other asshat who just spouts stuff they’ve read by other asshats on social media.

Link directly to your proof that Rowling has used her money to prevent people getting basic healthcare.

Let’s see if you’re as bad as all the others at providing evidence of your claims.

thanks. cheap & lazy name-calling/sloganizing: the lowest form of character trashing...

 

[DareDaniel]

what a transphobe

 

[Cyberpunkd]

Yep, and Zepla isn’t having any of it. Her rant is on point. She normally sticks to being chill and geeking out over FFXIV, but the gloves came off.



The emotional manipulation reached peak stupid with this ongoing harassment campaign, and I’m glad there a massive pushback.

Wait, isn't it the same streamer that was forced to flee Ukraine because of the war with Russia? Good job "allies", here's a thought-provoking GIF for you:

 

[Meicyn]

Wait, isn't it the same streamer that was forced to flee Ukraine because of the war with Russia? Good job "allies", here's a thought-provoking GIF for you:

Yep! The one and the same.

 

[20cent]

I'm sure we will all look back on this and laugh in a decade or so.

But I'm already laughing.

 

[FunkMiller]

thanks. cheap & lazy name-calling/sloganizing: the lowest form of character trashing...

 

[Cyberpunkd]

Speaking of…



Dude is down to 800k subscribers now lol.

Here's the thing - I don't think Rowling is a transphobe, since 'phobia' implies fear. I don't think she fears trans people, I think she just thinks their rights start to infringe on other (cis-gendered) people. Which (what all the commenters don't mention since TLDR) goes very well with the British definition of feminism which doesn't lump all the PoC and marginalized communities together with women's rights advocates, since - once again stating the obvious - trans people most likely do not have to worry about things like abortion, access to contraceptives, sexual education, etc.

 

[RoboFu]

Sony has Hogwarts legacy ads all over YouTube. Will these people throw away their consoles?

 

[Charles Brandon]

I get where they're coming from, she's transphobe who uses her money to prevent people from getting basic healthcare for doing whatever they want with their bodies

this is not true

 

[kapshin]

Just trolling I assume? Lame. I'm not going to play it but I'm not a Harry Potter fan but I hope everyone that is is enjoying it

 

[LiquidMetal14]

I actually watched that and it was kind of funny. She might be a little bit more wound up on this topic than I had figured, LOL I don't actually follow her. That one group the vid said she supports has been found legally responsible for organizing violent acts of hatred, so, that's not so good (though I don't really know if it is accurate or not). But it still doesn't have much to do about a HP video game.

It's possible that in response to what she perceived were attacks against her that she has made some allies that are radicalizing her in the some way.

That guy is more annoying everytime I see him.

Used to watch his stuff years ago and it's not a surprise to see his followers drop.

Can't be objective as it is and he is lost.

 

[kyussman]

I'm sure we will all look back on this and laugh in a decade or so.

The breastless,sterilized women who were groomed into thinking they were boys won't.....but yea,for the rest of us......funny stuff.

 

[Charles Brandon]

One thing I've noticed a few sites say is that they are making a donation to 'Mermaids' to offset any guilt from any Harry Potter coverage or in defiance of the perceived Rowling assault on trans rights.
Mermaids is a UK charity that advocates on behalf of the rights of trans children, as they see them, This is quite shocking because Mermaids has been subject to several investigations and an official enquiry by the charity commission. It'd founder's motives are deeply troubling, it had a trustee who wrote academic papers in support of paedophilia and there are numerous safeguarding questions about the charity ignoring parental concerns and providing chest binders secretly to children and generally advocating for early medicalisation in general and pushing for it in specific cases with nary the merest hint of let or challenge to the whims of teens and pre-teens. They are discredited.

Therefore to see people hold them up even now as a respectable pro-trans charity is deeply troubling and either betrays the ignorance of the person pushing their cause or indicates that that person or organisation has completely lost the run of themselves with regard to rationality. Mermaids are to the trans lobby what the Socialist Workers Party are to the left in general. They are extreme nutters.

Google them yourselves and if you see websites pushing their cause - as eurogamer have maybe consider publicly questioning their wisdom of being linked to such an organisation.

I am not antitrans, I don't believe in deadnaming or misgendering trans people. I think their identities should be respected right up to the point where that respect begins to impinge on the rights of others, and even then I advocate compromise. But Mermaids are extremists.

 

[Lucifers Beard]

Speaking of…



Dude is down to 800k subscribers now lol.

This is insane. Could count on them to post something bullshit like this. Their career as a YouTuber is going to come to a swift halt or will just be full of idiots like those on the other forum screaming loudly inside their own echo chamber.

 

[Hypereides]

Sony has Hogwarts legacy ads all over YouTube. Will these people throw away their consoles?

Of course not. They'll simply do a "Patrick Klepek" move and cover their eyes whenever one pops up.

 

[Davevil]

 

[Fuz]

Yep, and Zepla isn’t having any of it. Her rant is on point. She normally sticks to being chill and geeking out over FFXIV, but the gloves came off.



The emotional manipulation reached peak stupid with this ongoing harassment campaign, and I’m glad there a massive pushback.

Not watching a 30 minutes rant. TLDR?

 

[kyussman]

This is insane. Could count on them to post something bullshit like this. Their career as a YouTuber is going to come to a swift halt or will just be full of idiots like those on the other forum screaming loudly inside their own echo chamber.

Oh no,poor Jims afraid.....imagine being a woman and having that follow you into a toilet.....who should be afraid?

 

[Meicyn]

Not watching a 30 minutes rant. TLDR?

She had to flee Ukraine due to the Russian invasion, so she’s experienced having her life shattered and picking the pieces back up. She brought up Atomic Heart, basically stating that she doesn’t know anything about the Russian developers, and it’s possible some on that team may be sympathetic to Russia as opposed to Ukraine. She personally isn’t going to buy the game, but she will not harass or look down upon anyone that does buy it. Life is complicated, after all.

Much of the rest wasn’t a huge departure from what was already said by others, but that was the unique perspective she had to offer. She was disappointed that some of her viewers who watched her for years turned on a dime and overlooked everything she was… over a single videogame.

 

[aliadiere25]

Great review. It'll just make more people buy the game.

 

[Tams]

One thing I've noticed a few sites say is that they are making a donation to 'Mermaids' to offset any guilt from any Harry Potter coverage or in defiance of the perceived Rowling assault on trans rights.
Mermaids is a UK charity that advocates on behalf of the rights of trans children, as they see them, This is quite shocking because Mermaids has been subject to several investigations and an official enquiry by the charity commission. It'd founder's motives are deeply troubling, it had a trustee who wrote academic papers in support of paedophilia and there are numerous safeguarding questions about the charity ignoring parental concerns and providing chest binders secretly to children and generally advocating for early medicalisation in general and pushing for it in specific cases with nary the merest hint of let or challenge to the whims of teens and pre-teens. They are discredited.

Therefore to see people hold them up even now as a respectable pro-trans charity is deeply troubling and either betrays the ignorance of the person pushing their cause or indicates that that person or organisation has completely lost the run of themselves with regard to rationality. Mermaids are to the trans lobby what the Socialist Workers Party are to the left in general. They are extreme nutters.

Google them yourselves and if you see websites pushing their cause - as eurogamer have maybe consider publicly questioning their wisdom of being linked to such an organisation.

I am not antitrans, I don't believe in deadnaming or misgendering trans people. I think their identities should be respected right up to the point where that respect begins to impinge on the rights of others, and even then I advocate compromise. But Mermaids are extremists.

Oh fuck no. Not fucking Mermaids.

I thought they'd been thoroughly outed as a disgusting organisation. I know people were touting them as this amazing thing for a while, but being still consider them good and credible?!

Can you name and shame some of those sites? I'd like to know where to never go again.

 

[Charles Brandon]

Oh fuck no. Not fucking Mermaids.

I thought they'd been thoroughly outed as a disgusting organisation. I know people were touting them as this amazing thing for a while, but being still consider them good and credible?!

Can you name and shame some of those sites? I'd like to know where to never go again.

I linked to the eurogamer page in question in that post. I was really surprised. By all means support trans charities if that's what you want to do but choosing Mermaids is needlessly provocative.

Like you, I thought they had been completely discredited but apparently not. I saw at least one more site pushing mermaids but I can't recall who it was now, possibly an american site.

 

[EviLore]

J.K. Rowling is arguably the most successful author in the history of publishing, with the possible exception of God. And “Harry Potter” was a kind of bible for my generation. Since its publication beginning in the late ’90s, the series has taught tens of millions of children about virtues like loyalty, courage, and love—about the inclusion of outsiders and the celebration of difference. The books illustrated the idea of moral complexity, how a person who may at first appear sinister can turn out to be a hero after all.

The author herself became part of the legend, too. A broke, abused, and depressed single mother—writing in longhand at cafes across Edinburgh while her baby girl slept in a stroller beside her—she had spun a tale that begat a global phenomenon. If “Harry Potter” was a bible, then Rowling became a kind of saint.

When she gave the Harvard commencement address in 2008, she was introduced as a social, moral, and political inspiration. Her speech that day was partly about imagination: “the power that enables us to empathize with humans whose experiences we have never shared.”

“We do not need magic to transform our world,” Rowling told the rapt audience. “We carry all the power we need inside ourselves already.”

The uproarious applause that greeted her in 2008 is hard to imagine today. It’s hard to imagine Harvard—let alone any prestigious American university—welcoming Rowling. Indeed, I’m not sure she’d be allowed to give a reading at many local libraries.

That’s because to many, Rowling has since become a kind of Voldemort—the villain of villains in her own stories.

It all blew up in the summer of 2020.

“‘People who menstruate,’” Rowling wrote on Twitter, quoting a headline. “I’m sure there used to be a word for those people. Someone help me out. Wumben? Wimpund? Woomud?”

She continued: “If sex isn’t real, there’s no same-sex attraction. If sex isn’t real, the lived reality of women globally is erased. I know and love trans people, but erasing the concept of sex removes the ability of many to meaningfully discuss their lives. It isn’t hate to speak the truth.”

It’s hard to capture the breadth of the firestorm that followed.

Rowling’s words led to a “revolt” among the staff at one of her publishers, an outcry from some of her most ardent fans, and a torrent of negative headlines in news outlets around the globe. Actors who had grown up on the “Harry Potter” film sets—people she had known since they were children—distanced themselves from her. Many of Rowling’s former fans began calling for boycotts. They removed photos of her from their websites and Potter tattoos from their bodies. TikTokers started a trend of covering her name on books and book jackets, and tore her books apart. Players of Quidditch—the fictional sport she invented—ultimately changed its name to dissociate themselves from her. The abhorrence of Rowling has at times been so intense that it’s led to the actual burning of her books. A recent novel even includes a scene where Rowling herself is killed in a fire.

In response to a flood of calls for her to apologize, Rowling refused to back down.

Instead, she published an essay on sex and gender issues, including an account of her violently abusive ex-husband. She said she was writing “out of solidarity with the huge numbers of women who have histories like mine, who’ve been slurred as bigots for having concerns around single-sex spaces.”

For many, Rowling’s clarifications didn’t help. They only further cemented her transformation from a progressive hero into a hateful reactionary. The head of the biggest Potter fansite in the world said she was “heartbroken” and shared a guide on “cancelling” Rowling, while others accused the author of “destroying her legacy.”

First episode hits on February 21st.

 

[gaming_again]

Oh fuck no. Not fucking Mermaids.

I thought they'd been thoroughly outed as a disgusting organisation. I know people were touting them as this amazing thing for a while, but being still consider them good and credible?!

Can you name and shame some of those sites? I'd like to know where to never go again.

Still under investigation I believe. A grim conclusion is surely inevitable.

 

[DenchDeckard]

First episode hits on February 21st.

Thanks for sharing. Deffo gonna listen to this.

 

[Dynasty8]

I'm noticing a trend here. Many of these angry, hypocritical "activists" mostly seem to be aged around 18-24. Most haven't experienced much of the world or much of life....yet, they feel as if they know what's best, what's right and how the world should work 100% of the time for EVERYONE.

Simply put, they constantly have emotional outbursts and are unable to think on their own accord or even have constructive conversations. They desperately need to feel validated, heard all the time and must have the final word. There is a bunch of anger brewing deep inside them that prevents them from hearing the other side. I know this because I've been there....

Basically what I'm getting at is that they are still children. I'm not trying to be funny or an asshole here. Most people including myself were completely different back then and had a vastly different mindset in their early twenties. I look back 15 years ago on some of the things I said and how I used to think and just cringe.

Most people will mature and change their point of view in the next 10+ years and regret the way they handled shit like this, understanding it was wrong and they overreacted, while others will continue this downward spiral and become mentally ill and start writing for WIRED.

 

[Dr. Claus]

Her rant is good but some of the things she said seem to have made it worse for her, because they're especially upset that she compared the actual suffering and death of the Ukraine war to JK Rowling making a few tweets.

An invisible war....

FFXIV is basically Second Life for the LGBT community (including Ree) so I'm not surprised that there is a sizeable amount of folk calling her a terf now lol

I hope more XIV streamers follow suit and just play the game.

I have been straight kicking people bitching about people talking Hogwarts Legacy in Novice Network and calling people transphobes. I can tell you that the majority of the LGBT community on FFXIV are sick of these bullshit slacktivists.

 

[Secret of Evolution]

Of course not. They'll simply do a "Patrick Klepek" move and cover their eyes whenever one pops up.

Does he actually do this? I need a gif.

I'm noticing a trend here. Many of these angry, hypocritical "activists" mostly seem to be aged around 18-24. Most haven't experienced much of the world or much of life....yet, they feel as if they know what's best, what's right and how the world should work 100% of the time for EVERYONE.

Simply put, they constantly have emotional outbursts and are unable to think on their own accord or even have constructive conversations. They desperately need to feel validated, heard all the time and must have the final word. There is a bunch of anger brewing deep inside them that prevents them from hearing the other side. I know this because I've been there....

Basically what I'm getting at is that they are still children. I'm not trying to be funny or an asshole here. Most people including myself were completely different back then and had a vastly different mindset in their early twenties. I look back 15 years ago on some of the things I said and how I used to think and just cringe.

Most people will mature and change their point of view in the next 10+ years and regret the way they handled shit like this, understanding it was wrong and they overreacted, while others will continue this downward spiral and become mentally ill and start writing for WIRED.

Agreed. Pretty sure most mods of Reee are in their early 20s and essentially the ones that control policy. The 30-40 somethings, including the admin, just go along with whatever they want because god forbid anyone say an older person has a better grasp on a complex topic than a younger person, cue steve buscemi gif. It's almost like the far left is completely beholden to "wat do yung kidz think? ok that's our official policy." Despite basically everyone who ever lived readily acknowledging that they were a dumb shit during their early 20s because nobody's brain/personality is actually fully developed by then.

 

[oji-san]

Seen several users here claim Rowling is transphobe, yet when asked for any quote they simply ignore.. guess that seals it.

 

[Dr. Claus]

Seen several users here claim Rowling is transphobe, yet when asked for any quote they simply ignore.. guess that seals it.

They have nothing. They show their own ass and their own ignorance. They only want people to be as hateful, miserable, and shitty as they are.

 

[Eddie-Griffin]

Looks like I missed the graveyard shift a few pages back.

 

[Kacho]

Seen several users here claim Rowling is transphobe, yet when asked for any quote they simply ignore.. guess that seals it.

Jim Sterling touched on that in his video. Claimed that asking why JK is considered a transphobe is part of “the script” and if you ask it you are being disingenuous.

Apparently there’s loads of articles out there detailing why JK is transphobic and I’m sure they’re very impartial.

 

[Hypereides]

Does he actually do this? I need a gif.

(...)

Gif? My good man, I've got a timestamped video moment just for you.

 

[cinnamonandgravy]

I'm sure we will all look back on this and laugh in a decade or so.

but its funny now

 

[oji-san]

Jim Sterling touched on that in his video. Claimed that asking why JK is considered a transphobe is part of “the script” and if you ask it you are being disingenuous.

Apparently there’s loads of articles out there detailing why JK is transphobic and I’m sure they’re very impartial.

Sounds very logical lol.

 

[Dr. Claus]

Jim Sterling touched on that in his video. Claimed that asking why JK is considered a transphobe is part of “the script” and if you ask it you are being disingenuous.

Apparently there’s loads of articles out there detailing why JK is transphobic and I’m sure they’re very impartial.

I checked quite a number of those 'articles' and they all boil down to "She said things we disagree with, so we are taking things out of context to paint her as a transphobe."

Nothing she has said has actually been transphobic, nor could even be construed that way unless you have the mental thinking capacity of a newt.

 

[semiconscious]

dude! i said 'thanks!' because i was agreeing with you!...

Seen several users here claim Rowling is transphobe, yet when asked for any quote they simply ignore.. guess that seals it.

it's disturbing. it's like they've reduced themselves to human bumperstickers...

 

[Valonquar]

 

[Balducci30]

I checked quite a number of those 'articles' and they all boil down to "She said things we disagree with, so we are taking things out of context to paint her as a transphobe."

Nothing she has said has actually been transphobic, nor could even be construed that way unless you have the mental thinking capacity of a newt.

Yes I’ve read these as well, the “timeline” of transphobia and what not - it’s far from damning.

What I’ve gathered is that having the opinion (with evidence to back it up) that there are potential adverse effects from legally prioritizing womanhood as a chosen identity vs womanhood a biological fact is apparently hopelessly transphobic.

In fact it’s actually violence against trans people and basically puts her on the level of nazis? I guess?

From where I stand, it’s a logical concern. And should be discussed even if you don’t agree with it - rather than immediately slamming the door on this conversation and labeling anyone who dares raise a question here as a transphobe.

 

[bender]

Yep, and Zepla isn’t having any of it. Her rant is on point. She normally sticks to being chill and geeking out over FFXIV, but the gloves came off.



The emotional manipulation reached peak stupid with this ongoing harassment campaign, and I’m glad there a massive pushback.

Is she from Texas?

 

[OmegaSpirit32X]

Yes, compare someone who supports Trans individuals, but still believes in basic biological science and wanting separate safe groups for biological women as being the same as a literal rapist and HITLER.

You fucking for real, mate?

It's called an example, I never said Rowling was actually equal to those people, I was just making a point about separating the art from the artist and how your nostalgia can't excuse the bad things people do.

Link to this. Don’t be like every other asshat who just spouts stuff they’ve read by other asshats on social media.

Link directly to your proof that Rowling has used her money to prevent people getting basic healthcare.

Let’s see if you’re as bad as all the others at providing evidence of your claims.

I wasn't actually trying to demonize Rowling as a shitty person with no redeeming qualities, maybe I screwed up by blindly assuming everything people say and exaggerated a bit by calling her a full-on dick, but I don't think she entirely supports trans people either considering how like another user here pointed out, she still opposed to a law that made their lives much easier but I can also see the point that maybe people exaggerate that too.

 

[Dr. Claus]

It's called an example, I never said Rowling was actually equal to those people, I was just making a point about separating the art from the artist and how your nostalgia can't excuse the bad things people do.

I was never trying to demonize Rowling as a shitty person with no redeeming qualities, maybe I screwed up by blindly assuming everything people say and exaggerated a bit by calling her a full-on dick, but I don't think she entirely supports trans people either considering how like another user here pointed out, she still opposed to a law that made their lives much easier.

Mate, we all know what you were doing. Stop trying to pretend otherwise. Also thanks for showing you have nothing to stand on, given you failed to provide *any* examples of these supposed transphobic actions of hers.

 

[Balducci30]

It's called an example, I never said Rowling was actually equal to those people, I was just making a point about separating the art from the artist and how your nostalgia can't excuse the bad things people do.

I was never trying to demonize Rowling as a shitty person with no redeeming qualities, maybe I screwed up by blindly assuming everything people say and exaggerated a bit by calling her a full-on dick, but I don't think she entirely supports trans people either considering how like another user here pointed out, she still opposed to a law that made their lives much easier.

Which law? The one where it required no gender dysphoria (which for awhile was the only basis of being trans, dysphoria means you feel you are a woman so strongly you disassociate from your body) and only a three month period of thinking your trans to be able to legally change yourself to a woman? Because I think her reasoning for that is pretty solid - there’s definitely ways that can be taken advantage of to enter women’s spaces if you have nefarious intentions - such as within the prison system. If a male prisoner is able to claim they’re transgender that easily and get transferred to a female prison - it’s very easy to exploit that. Which even now happens as evidenced by the guy who recently did that and sexually assaulted several female prisoners. I think asking for some for of division, or more care taken in this situation is warranted.

Basically from what I can tell the only things she supports that are perceived as “anti-trans” are simply things that could result in infringements on biological womens safe spaces to a potentially harmful degree.

 

[OmegaSpirit32X]

Which law? The one where it required no gender dysphoria (which for awhile was the only basis of being trans, dysphoria means you feel you are a woman so strongly you disassociate from your body) and only a three month period of thinking your trans to be able to legally change yourself to a woman? Because I think her reasoning for that is pretty solid - there’s definitely ways that can be taken advantage of to enter women’s spaces if you have nefarious intentions - such as within the prison system. If a male prisoner is able to claim they’re transgender that easily and get transferred to a female prison - it’s very easy to exploit that. Which even now happens as evidenced by the guy who recently did that and sexually assaulted several female prisoners. I think asking for some for of division, or more care taken in this situation is warranted.

Basically from what I can tell the only things she supports that are perceived as “anti-trans” are simply things that could result in infringements on biological womens safe spaces to a potentially harmful degree.

I get the point but isn't that just using a single case to hinder earnest transition attempts? Sure a homo/non-fertile couple could abuse the adoption system to rape a kid but does that mean adoption should be illegal when it does more good than evil?

 

[Balducci30]

I get the point but isn't that just using a single case to hinder earnest transition attempts? Sure a homo/non-fertile couple could abuse the adoption system to rape a kid but does that mean adoption should be illegal when it does more good than evil?

That’s an argument to be made sure - but it happens enough (happened in rikers last year, Scotland this year) where you could logically think this is something that’s easy to exploit, particularly if you’re already in prison - my question is what harm does it actually do? why is making the requirements to change your gender more or less hard legally this much of a black and white issue? Should there be no requirements? If you don’t have gender dysphoria as a requirement then why is it a rush? Gender dysphoria again is; a sense of unease that a person may have because of a mismatch between their biological sex and their gender identity. But then you don’t have that as a requirement, all you have to do is say you want to change your gender over a six month period and then you get to be whatever gender you choose. There’s definitely an argument to be made that it’s not the best idea

EDIT: and this bill was not about transitioning medically - that is not the requirement it’s about recognition of your gender identity - like getting a legal certificate saying you are the gender you choose to be.

All in all it’s a bit more nuanced than the blanket concept of “adoption” - but I appreciate you’re at least willing to have a conversation. Rare to do on the internet without it getting aggressive.

 

[Dr. Claus]

I get the point but isn't that just using a single case to hinder earnest transition attempts? Sure a homo/non-fertile couple could abuse the adoption system to rape a kid but does that mean adoption should be illegal when it does more good than evil

Transition isn't being "Hindered". You can still transition as you would otherwise.

 

[Ristifer]

 

[FunkMiller]

I wasn't actually trying to demonize Rowling as a shitty person with no redeeming qualities, maybe I screwed up by blindly assuming everything people say and exaggerated a bit by calling her a full-on dick, but I don't think she entirely supports trans people either considering how like another user here pointed out, she still opposed to a law that made their lives much easier but I can also see the point that maybe people exaggerate that too.

Ooh... you're *almost* there, aren't you?

Now, final step... can you provide me evidence that she is opposed to a law that makes trans people's lives much easier?

 

[Unknown Soldier]

Yep, and Zepla isn’t having any of it. Her rant is on point. She normally sticks to being chill and geeking out over FFXIV, but the gloves came off.



The emotional manipulation reached peak stupid with this ongoing harassment campaign, and I’m glad there a massive pushback.

Haha, I know who this is because of this masterpiece.

 

[small_law]

Wired had its heyday back when simping over iPhone 4 drove clicks. Now it's mindless SEO clickbait bullshit. They're not journalists, they're pornographers. Tech hit saturation last decade and Wired hasn't had anything significant to say since.

Does anyone here actually go to old guard tech and gaming sites? And I mean apart from being tricked into it by clickbait showing up in a feed somewhere. Gamespot, IGN, Kotaku, Polygon, etc., I just don't see how they drive traffic with anything other than SEO trash that might as well be written by bots.