Harry Potter author JK Rowling responded to boycott calls Hogwarts Legacy Regarding her comments about the transgender community, anyone who refuses to play the following games should also refuse to read the Harry Potter books or watch the movies.
JK Rowling Tweets About Hogwarts Legacy Boycott Plan
Rowling responded to writer and filmmaker Jesse Earle on Twitter after Earl posted a tweet saying that supporting the Hogwarts legacy was “harmful.”
In response, Rowling tweeted, “A truly righteous person would burn not only books and movies, but the local library, anything with an owl on it, and anything with a pet dog.”
terribly disappointed @Jessie Gender I am unaware that PureSync is incompatible with owning anything related to me in any form. A truly righteous person will burn not only his books and movies, but the local library, anything with an owl and his pet dog. #DoBetter 1/2 pic.twitter.com/LqANqab8Km
ā JK Rowling (@jk_rowling) December 17, 2022
And for this, I am appalled. This individual advocates actually reading books because “nobody needs to know.” All fine and dandy until you get drunk and misquote, Sonny. “I never did that in public” won’t save you when the police see your Hufflepuff socks. pic.twitter.com/QTQOTfpjtA
ā JK Rowling (@jk_rowling) December 17, 2022
Rowling has been widely criticized in recent years for her comments about the transgender community and for appearing in public with many in the gender-critical community.Her outspokenness on the topic has caused Harry Potter actors Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, and Rupert Grint to oppose her authorship, and Radcliffe open letter In it he states: “Transgender women are women.”
Hogwarts Legacy publisher WB Games said in a statement released in 2020 that Rowling was “not directly involved in the creation of the game” but praised her “outstanding writing”. WB Games president David Haddad also commented on the controversy surrounding her authorship, saying, “She has the right to express her personal opinion on her social media.”