The Crying Game is a beautiful, thoughtfully made, fascinating film, and I sincerely hope that no sort of political correctness ever harms a hair of its head. That would be tragic.

I’m not one of those knee-jerk “ORWELLIAN!!!!” types, but I’m not a fan of editing dead authors when they don’t have a say, and some of these changes do smack of petty and cynical bowdlerism. Especially since, for all his personal faults, one of the main appeals of Roald Dahl is the way his stories are often a bit…

No it doesn’t. Notice how the article points out (and the comment section largely reiterates) the outrage this is causing?

This is similar to the controversy surrounding that lawmaker who said “birthing people”. It’s not really a thing one person/group did/said something stupid with the best of intentions and were…

She believes natal men are a threat to women... which is an entirely anodyne belief. This is a typical belief for humans, generally speaking, and particularly common among feminist activists (which Rowling apparently is)... and, arguably, completely understandable coming from a survivor of sexual assault (which…

No direct quote from the essay (just a tortured interpretation out of context). Failure to even attempt to answer any of my pointed questions.

Did you even read her essay? The one where she says if she was a teen now she’d be force-trans’d be evil doctors?

Do you think they have meetings? Is there a newsletter?

So far as I can tell... she has been presented to the world as the “most famous leader of the trans hate movement” by a vocal minority of pro-trans extremists (shored up by a lot of regular people that can’t seem to be bothered to actually look in to the details…

She has a very problematic bias around “safe spaces for women” that is rooted in personal trauma. In every case where I’ve seen her say something related to trans-women that raises my hackles it’s usually in that context. She is inarguably malephobic (has a strong, often irrational, fear of natal males).

The only…

As for why people don’t like Rowling: with her money and influence she could do a massive amount of good in the world. Instead, she’s devoted the last 5 years of her life to bashing trans people because it gets her attention on the internet. All this despite the fact that without the LGBT community (which were by far…

Your comment is wildly incoherent. The reviews for this game, both from users and professional game reviewers, are overwhelmingly positive. I get the criticisms about users (randos on the internet) but are you under the impression that the professional game reviewer community is made up of folks looking to “own the…

When did she do that? It seems like every time I investigate a claim about Rowling I come up with very little to show for it.

My goodness. Someone who has the ability to think for themselves! I appreciate your reply! I’m not trying to be a troll. I really don’t understand what JK said that has everyone so angry. No one here wants to say. Sorry/not sorry, but I agree with what she had to say. She was speaking from a biological female point of…

Full disclosure. I’m playing the game right now. Think of me what you will.

So we’re suppose to take your word for the quality of the game over different reviews that say the game is great? only your opinion counts then?

Except she hasn’t. Too many people are parroting this point that is, from what I can find, completely unverifiable. She hasn’t tweeted it or said it in any recorded video that I can find. It just seems to be a made up argument to justify boycotting Harry Potter.

While I’m not a Harry Potter fan, I do enjoy gaming. This is what made me ask what the fuss is all about so I read her tweets and her essay and I didn’t take it as she’s transphobic. She didn’t come across as being afraid or have hate for the trans community. I see that she did have concerns as a biological woman,…

I mean I get what you’re saying, but the large majority of reviews are saying it’s far from “very bog standard” lol.

Its always fun when a guy who's talking about immaturity starts his comment off by calling people "bitches".

#1 - Calling JK a “virulent transphobe” is a bit of an exaggeration, no? I suppose it’s subjective.

Nope. If you want to close at 9:30, close at 9:30. If you want to close at 9:55, close at 9:55. If you close at 10pm and I show up at 9:55, you’re still open.