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I feel like no matter what ending I'm getting, I'm being talked down to. Not even the strawman pressuring you to buy the game, but even the "voice of reason." I don't know there's just something about this that doesn't sit right with me.

Edit: I just realized the game isn't even out yet at the time of this writing. What?

Edit 2: I think I understand it now? Sort of? I don't know, I guess because I've been drifting away from my trans I just saw the whole situation revolving Hogwarts Legacy as not that big of a deal (and I think in the grand scheme of things, it's not as big of a deal) but I'm starting to get why it is a big deal to many. It does contribute to amplifying the already loud voices of transphobes and sends a message to those that don't feel strongly that all of this trans stuff is a bunch of nonsense.

I think what didn't sit right with me about the game is that it turns this into an incredibly simple cause and effect, when things just are not like that. Buying the game won't immediately kill every trans person on the planet, but it'll hurt trans people because they see that no matter what nobody is gonna care. They can say all they want about JKR, about policies that are being put in place, rights being stripped away, but if whoever they're telling this to doesn't care and still buys it anyway they'll be discouraged and try not to fight as much until they eventually give up.

That's just my take on the matter, though. Sorry for the big text wall, there's just a lot I want to say.

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that must be so hard for you

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Yes, it's quite difficult. I will go cry myself to sleep now.

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I saw your edit and, idk I'd summarise things by saying it's a satire game and not meant to be completely taken seriously. Obviously buying the game won't literally translate to an anti-trans bill appearing, but keeping her relevant and engaging with HP does help her keep having influence and as queen of terfs she definitely has an impact on how popular anti-trans legislation and hate crimes etc are getting.

Showing the news headlines appear as you play is just a way to exaggerate it to a comical effect to make cis people think about the two things together

Now whether it's better to do that or to ignore the game completely, I have no idea. It's a game we can rarely win when we have no power.

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take this energy to lego and book stores and universal or are those targets too hard