J.K. Rowling, the author of the Harry Potter books, is being criticized for mocking a trans woman advocating against Hogwarts Legacy on Twitter. The issue surrounding Hogwarts Legacy is that the game is an officially licensed Harry Potter project. As such, purchasing Hogwarts Legacy directly financially benefits Rowling. While Rowling is already incredibly wealthy, she's also known to directly fund organizations that explicitly discriminate against trans people. She's even funded a sexual violence support charity in Scotland that will refuse service to trans women, despite trans women being significantly more at risk than cisgender women.
The latest controversy surrounding Rowling stems from her response to a post from YouTuber and gamer Jessie Earl. Earl shared a thought on Twitter stating that current support of the Harry Potter franchise is "harmful to trans people.”
Rowling responded on Twitter mockingly, equating Earl's stance to "purethink" and conjuring a hypothetical where "the truly righteous" will not just "burn their books and movies but the local library, anything with an owl on it and their own pet dogs."
Earl is neither the first nor the most prominent person to share their thoughts regarding the ethics of continuing to support Rowling's work.
Trans Gamer Criticizes ‘Hogwarts Legacy’, Gets Mocked By JK Rowling
- Gregg Shapiro
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