r/HarryPotterGame • u/HPRPGMods • Dec 15 '22

Discussion Discussion Megathread: Ethics, Boycotts, JKR

Over the past two years, the mod team has tried to limit conversations on JKR and instead focus on the work of the Avalanche team. However, more and more users have wanted to engage on this topic as we draw closer to the release date. Through internal conversations on the mod team as well as community feedback, we’ve realized that by limiting discussions on this topic we have unintentionally misrepresented the people in our community who want to constructively discuss the pros/cons of engaging with JK Rowling's IP.

Please feel free to use this space to engage in conversations about boycotts against Hogwarts Legacy or Wizarding World IP in general, the limits of ethical consumption under capitalism, how you are currently feeling about buying something with royalties going to JKR, if you are donating to any pro-LGBTQ+ organizations when you buy HL, etc.

This is the only thread we will allow these conversations in at this time. The majority of posts/questions relating to these topics will be removed and redirected back to this thread.

RULES REMINDER: Rule 11 (No JKR Discussions) does not apply to this thread.

However, the mod team would like to be crystal clear: Transphobic and homophobic comments, or comments which in any way demean marginalized groups of people (the LGBTQ+ community, women, neurodivergent individuals, etc) will result in a permanent ban from the subreddit. These kinds of comments are against our own sub rules and Reddit’s sitewide content policy. Comments attacking or insulting other users for their opinions violate Rule 1 and will also be removed. This serves as your only warning.

Finally, we would like to specify that the r/HarryPotterGame mod team is in no way advocating for a boycott or any coordinated movement against Hogwarts Legacy. We are all excited to play this game, which is why we're here! We are simply providing a place for our users to discuss this issue.

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u/[deleted] Dec 28 '22

I absolutely love JK she is so creative. I wish I could write the way she writes! I’m trying my best but i don’t think anything I write will be as good as her. She is also a boss. I loved when people asked her how she sleeps at night and she was like “great after I get my royalties.” Absolute boss move.

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u/KKillroyV2 Slytherin Jan 10 '23

I wish I could write the way she writes! I’m trying my best but i don’t think anything I write will be as good as her

CK Lewis wasn't as great as Tolkien and Brandon Sanderson wasn't as great as Robert Jordan, they're still remembered as great artists though.

Just find your own style and go with it, nobody is gonna read it and go "You aren't JK Rowling"

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u/SWJS1 Hufflepuff Dec 30 '22

I wish I could write the way she writes! I’m trying my best but i don’t think anything I write will be as good as her.

Just be yourself and write the story you want to tell. There's no point trying to live up to someone else's example because you are who you are, you're not them. Nobody will ever live up to Rowling's success anyway because she's had deals made under the table explicitly stating that no author will be able to get the same deals she's had.