Post ASqWl1ZuZPJlz13VGC by Princess@springbo.cc
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(DIR) Post #ASqT4HgGWfhjbqxKD2 by cadey@pony.social
2023-02-19T17:26:30Z
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You know, the Hogwarts legacy situation has really taught me a lot about what allies really think about trans people. They don't care, they just do not care at all. They let their nostalgia blind them to the harm that is being committed by the author of their beloved series. Maybe this is just a cultural thing. Maybe people just really don't care. Maybe all of the supposed advocacy and support for trans people is just a way for people to feel better about themselves. It's just fucking hurts. It is also very difficult for me to reserve judgment. One of my goals in life is to avoid judging people as much as possible. It certainly ain't fucking easy. It is really easy to look at the situation and think things like "oh they care about the wizard game more than they care about me". And now, I am just left here trying to reconcile these feelings. How do you reconcile this? I guess that's a question for philosophers of our age. Just wish it didn't fucking hurt so much.
(DIR) Post #ASqT4IQhk0qpvsgPaq by espectalll@mstdn.io
2023-02-19T18:12:09Z
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@cadey In most cases, I find most people do this to everyone else to some degree. They might hope well… and that's it, just hope things happen on their own. Neurodivergent people are typically the exception, and yet not consistent.
(DIR) Post #ASqT4JgL5Mx3of0PbM by cadey@pony.social
2023-02-19T17:59:53Z
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I think that if I see it brought up in meetings again, I'm going to interrupt the meeting, state my displeasure and how this conversation makes me uncomfortable because it implies that you are financially supporting people that do not want me to exist, then leave the meeting.
(DIR) Post #ASqUFDgdoctkMVuTbc by feld@bikeshed.party
2023-02-19T18:25:06.334153Z
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JKR gets no financial support from people buying the game. Are you saying the video game developers who work at Portkey Games don't want you to exist? I shouldn't believe that to be true
(DIR) Post #ASqVGhL79WNgZY6rVQ by jhwgh1968@chaos.social
2023-02-19T18:32:31Z
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@feld @cadey I very highly doubt she "gets no financial support from ppl buying the game"https://chaos.social/@jhwgh1968/109820706605923582She has also said in interviews that she considers every purchase and every dollar support for her views, not just her franchise
(DIR) Post #ASqVGhnpQlLk0bXnGK by feld@bikeshed.party
2023-02-19T18:36:34.077744Z
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She doesn't; she sold the licensing for the movies and games to Warner Bros a long long time ago.
(DIR) Post #ASqWVoIxdcReTMs9Q0 by jhwgh1968@chaos.social
2023-02-19T18:41:28Z
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@feld @cadey incorrect, she licensed them for royalties:https://www.polygon.com/21442033/hogwarts-legacy-jk-rowling-harry-potter-game"While the Hogwarts Legacy FAQ says Rowling was not involved in the game’s creation, the author will presumably earn royalties from the project, as she still profits from the entirety of the Wizarding World universe."As I said, iron grip. She would not let even her smallest projects go, let alone something with the same marketing levels the movies or the TV series.
(DIR) Post #ASqWVoslUV5KGPckE4 by jhwgh1968@chaos.social
2023-02-19T18:43:09Z
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@feld @cadey also from 2017https://venturebeat.com/pc-gaming/warner-bros-interactive-conjures-up-portkey-games-to-oversee-harry-potter-license/"Today, the publisher revealed Portkey Games, a new WB Interactive publishing label for making Harry Potter games. WB has had the license to author J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series since 1998 ..."Not "bought it from her and she does not get money"
(DIR) Post #ASqWVpPNXFAltYsn3o by feld@bikeshed.party
2023-02-19T18:50:31.646983Z
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1998 is when WB purchased the license.
(DIR) Post #ASqWl1ZuZPJlz13VGC by Princess@springbo.cc
2023-02-19T18:53:38.764Z
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@cadey@pony.social buying the videogame doesn't really effect trans people, I never got why it mattered
(DIR) Post #ASqXZMVD3505MDrJjc by jhwgh1968@chaos.social
2023-02-19T18:59:28Z
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@feld sinceyou will not read my links,you will not consider you don't understand how these deals workyou continue to actively remove CWs for this threadI'm afraid my good faith presumption has run outEnjoy your game, and your certainty of never being wrong about anythingBy yourself
(DIR) Post #ASqXZO3zFGPgCN8ba4 by feld@bikeshed.party
2023-02-19T19:02:20.903249Z
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I did not remove any CWs from this thread, I just hit "reply"