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Warner Bros. Cancels Planned ‘Hogwarts Legacy’ Game Expansion (archive.is)

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[–] DebatableRaccoon@lemmy.ca -2 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Then don't buy anything. In the meantime I'll keep pursuing more of a franchise that I love, especially when HL is the only good thing we've had in quite some time.

[–] melmi@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 4 days ago

There's no ethical consumption under capitalism. And it's not like HL was handmade by JKR herself, there were plenty of people working on it who I'm sure aren't transphobic and whose livelihoods are connected to the franchise as a result, some of whom are probably trans themselves.

The "separate the art from the artist" argument just always rings a little hollow to me. I tend to be put off when people cling to a franchise that is owned by a person who profits off hateful rhetoric and contributing to an unsafe environment for us. It feels like continuing to enjoy her art continues to platform her hate and shows people that being transphobic not only isn't a deal breaker, it's acceptable and profitable.