I think this game and its controversy does much to point out the issues with trans activism, in that much of it is dedicated to hopeless fights against mammoth cultural institutions.

Correct. Great for ineffectual proxy battles online, but...yeah, otherwise fucking ugh.

Nerddom has always been a shitshow, but this is the biggest one I’ve seen. The whole situation is stupid, and absolutely nothing...NOTHING good will come of it.

You’re right. Another catastrophic failure in the online scold’s playbook. I swear to god this style of armchair activism does more to harm progressive movements than help. I don’t know how anybody can see the way this is going and think “yeah, we handled this well.”

Yep, this is a really strange hill to die on. There is no ethical consumption under capitalism. Your phone was made with borderline slave labor, your existence is destroying the earth, and every dollar you pay in taxes goes to funding war crimes around the world.

The logic being used to cancel this game is ridiculous, if your going to look at it through this lens, people might as well stop reading Jalopnik as they post content on VW and Mercedes who have for certain supported WWII German Regimes.  

First and foremost - thank you for providing a civil and polite argument. I see you and appreciate you.

Sure, but I’m struggling to remember the last time an internet boycott stopped a AAA game from being successful. From all indications, Hogwarts Legacy is going to be a critical and commercial success. You choosing to boycott it won’t change that.

I might have the unpopular opinion here, but I feel like Rowling is rich no matter what, and it doesn’t matter if she gets more rich or less rich. She’s still rich.

I see what you’re doing, but all you’re accomplishing is the very thing I’ve called out in my original comment and in other replies below. You’re twisting the issue to make me sound insensitive to the plight of the Trans community when that’s not it at all.

You said that the positive reviews only come from biased reviewers who will enjoy the game regardless of its actual merit. You then posted a tweet criticizing IGN, as if this somehow proves that all of the positive reviews are unreliable.

Incorrect, I’m upset at the fact that the people screaming the loudest and threatening people for even considering playing the game are not doing anything productive to further their cause and instead making themselves look worse and in-turn bringing harm to the cause.

The part about “no ethical consumption” does not mean just be a nihilist. It means choose your battles. Every single person has the right to champion the cause in which they believe in and not partake in a particular cause or product. But when you start demonizing other ppl for not aligning in the exact causes you…

Sorry, but being a bully, and spouting hate is not how you go about making people change their minds. The attacks online are pushing people away from your cause. It’s having the opposite effect you want.

“ Some people are a bit surly in reaction to being oppressed and murdered?”

Yes, you nailed it, let’s disregard the disclaimer right above that paragraph. Fucking troglodyte. Clip Chimping 101 right here!

I understand not wanting to support anti-Trans billionaire JK Rowling 1,000%. I’m not defending any part of that revolting cunt’s war on the Trans community.

So even though you like them so much, they’re still just a niche in your diet. When I want protein that isn’t meat I’m not looking for fake meat. I’ll grab some seeds, nuts, or beans, and sometimes it’ll just be creamy cheeses that are high in protein content.  I typically only eat meat once a day, and there are far…

These brands aren’t failing because of a lack of sales opportunities, they’re failing because they’re a niche product that grew too quick because of the novelty. Most vegetarians/vegans aren’t necessarily interested in them because they’re too much like meat, and most carni/omnivores aren’t interested in them because…

I think we need to ask if they deserve saving before we bother with how to do so.

As the article says they’re too expensive, often smell disgusting, and rarely taste or feel much like what they’re replacing.

They’re a good concept but the execution isn’t there yet.

There’s countless vegetarian and vegan dishes that are…