If you’ve got to the bottom of this opinion piece and disagree with me, thanks for taking the time to read it. Phrase it this way: Does this game mean more to you than the trans people asking you to take a stand?
If you disagree with her opinions, this is one of the best ways to show your support for the trans community. Actions must have consequences, and money talks. But if you’ve read Harry Potter, you’re sure to know that it’s never too late to change the world. Does any of this matter when J.K Rowling has made her millions? When Harry Potter is a household name?’ Isn’t it… too late to do anything? Well, it’s easy to take a defeatist view on the world. It can be easy, and comes from a place of privilege to simply ask: ‘does any of this… matter?’. When we line the pockets of J.K Rowling, we further normalise her beliefs and empower others to accept bigotry. However, IP laws state that, as long as she owns the rights, she will profit off it via royalties from the game. Many reports rightly claim that Rowling had nothing to do with the development of this game, which is correct. Talking of money, I’d like to address what some people will, no doubt be thinking right now. If you’re on the fence about buying Hogwarts Legacy, may I suggest donating to a trans charity with the money you would spend and playing it some other way? Perhaps you could borrow from a friend, or buy it second-hand. It’s clear that we need to do more to support transgender and nonbinary people, not invalidate their identities and cause further harm. We cannot continue to pull the wool over our eyes and separate the real world harm that Transphobia has real life consequences, and has no place in the games industry. 2,000 LGBTQ+ people over the age of 13 were surveyed – 40% identify as gay or lesbian, 50% identify as bisexual, and 10% identify as transgender or non-binary. Furthermore, a recent Nielsen study shows that 10% of gamers over the age of 18 identify as LGBTQ+. Which is, of course, baseless.Īccording to The Trevor Project, 78% of transgender and nonbinary youth reported being the subject of discrimination due to their gender identity. It’s this tonal whiplash that masquerades her transphobia as ‘just asking questions’ – in the same breath, she claims to support and love trans people, whilst also positioning them as a threat to you, or the women you love.
I won’t link to it here, but if you do decide to find it for yourself, it’s out there.Įven if you’re a staunch supporter of trans rights, her eloquence and honey-dripped ‘concerns’ may lead to you nodding along and agreeing with some of her points. She created a blog post that detailed her concerns with so-called ‘trans activism’. It’s disingenuous to state that she would ‘march with’ trans people when she stokes the flames of bigotry.Īfter receiving backlash to these tweets, J.K Rowling took off the mask. Two things can be equally true, and trans people pose no inherent threat to cisgender women’s rights. The issue comes from, as mentioned earlier, conflating the ideas that trans people’s lived experiences erase all forms of sexism. You might even agree, that’s entirely valid. Gender-based discrimination is a real and dangerous issue, Rowling is certainly correct here.
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