What Can We Learn From the Hogwarts Legacy Boycott?
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- Опубликовано: 4 окт 2024
- 2 Months after its release, Hogwarts Legacy is a huge success, despite an attempted boycott over J. K. Rowling's politics involving the Trans Community. Today we're looking at the reasons that boycott failed
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I mean, even if Ezra wasn't in The Flash, I still wouldn't see it.
Libertarian here, just saying that there are more important things to boycott than video games that are unrelated to, well anything in real life. But, you're free to do it.
Also, that stack of D&D books, got you a like.
I commented before I saw your pinned comment...
I reacted to impulsively in response to your beautifully as seamless plug and Russian flex. Enjoy your content very much, thank you
Your Russian was fantastic. I also have Garry Potter na russkom.
Man I have wanted to reply to this video but didnt have the time. Like you I looked extensively for these horrible comments she made regarding the trans community and like you found the same answers. In part I did this because another youtuber made a video essay about J.K Rawlings transphobia and opened the video by saying how he wasn't going to talk about her transphobic comments or link them in his video since a simple google search would locate all the horrible things she said. How can you make a video about that without the damning evidence?
What you found were the same things I did. It doesn't surprise me in the slightest the recent faux controversy in which the Trans community took issue with Aretha Franklin's song "Natural Woman." The headline turned out to be a joke but so called reporters ran with it hook line and sinker. It got so bad people within the trans community had to come out with a statement saying they never found that song problematic or wanted to boycott it. It's bad enough that in todays day and age women have been told essentially that they are too stupid to know or have autonomy over their own bodies regardless of how one feels about abortion but now to have women stripped from them as well? Especially with all that the name and title implies and the things women have gone through with it? That is just plain wrong.
What we learned is that 'boycotting' a commercial product can't work if you're not the primary consumer of said product. The people 'boycotting' this game were never going to buy it in the first place, so refusing to buy it changes nothing and makes no difference. Slacktivism, indeed.
Exactly. Everyone wants to feel like a righteous part of something. It happened after I filmed, but I'm seeing the same thing happen with Bud Light. Yes, that ad was goofy as hell, but now people are "boycotting" a company they weren't buying from anyway.
Making lists and trying to silence others is what's most revealing about them. Imagine what they would've done with real political power. You can tell they're not very historically educated (well, at least not very learned in _actual_ history - which is probably the point -->) given how readily and happily they started making lists of people who wrongthink.
That and their constant whining made people who were going to buy it that much more excited to buy it. This may come as a shock to the boycotters but being an insufferable POS makes people want to do the OPPOSITE of what you say.
Good point I guess we will see the result of the bud light boycott, as it's being instigated by people who were already customers.
@@teamtx1578 I had an activist friend back in college (UCLA in the late 90s) who got involved in a protest march in Westwood. He was stopping traffic while the protesters slowly crossed streets. A lady in the lead car started yelling at him and he was trying to defend the protest when she said she was going to vote against whatever they were marching for (imagine dealing with this $hit _during rush hour_ in Los Angeles!). He legitimately couldn't understand why she was so angry as he thought the cause was so worthy. These people are so narcissistic and convinced of the righteousness of their activism that other opinions don't even register with them. And this was the 90s _before_ the wokeness really started digging in deep. POS's indeed.
Imagine offering absolutely nothing of value to this world, only demanding that the world bends to your will for… reasons, be extremely hostile to anyone who doesn’t 1000% align with you, and then wonder why people stop caring.
I’m so here for that.
It's a very odd marketing strategy. According to most polls, Trans people make up something like 0.3% of the American population, but they demand things with authority. I think the illusion of strength is going to falter soon, however
@@gregowen2022Most trans people demand equal human rights & nothing more.
@@iwanttodiebutimtoobigofacoward That's all well fine and good, but I think Greg and Alexander here are talking about the type people who do things like trying to boycott this game or do have this "you're either with us or against us" mentality.
@@CLDJ227 If that is the case, then they haven't disclosed it properly, bc it reads as if they mean trans people in general
@@iwanttodiebutimtoobigofacoward What rights trans people don't have? You know who are losing rights? Women, that now have no right of feeling safe in spaces that used to be women only.
The Alphabet Mafia wasn't just boycotting the game, they were trying to blockade others from playing it. Huge difference.
I'll be honest, all this cry-bulling and attacks is starting to make me tired of the LGBT community in general.
@@AmbroseSimpson they're making people who simply didn't care about them, hate them.
Great point didn't think about that. That's beyond petty and just pathetic. Getting really tired of their nonsense in general.
Not all of us are like that, so most of you are just proving how ignorant you really are in the comments. Just because a small group of insecure people tried to get the game canceled, which we all knew wouldn't happen , doesn't mean we are all like that. Some of you need to get out of ur parents houses. Maybe pay a bill or two.
@AmbroseSimpson tired of them? Lol. Move out of your moms house dude. Some of yall in these comments sound like some idiot bridge trolls with the culture of a Jimmy Buffet concert. Be less ignorant 👌 💯
They completely lost the argument the second a not insignificant group of them stopped just boycotting the game and started harassing anyone considering playing or streaming the game. Like imagine I was boycotting a product for sweatshop labour(there are plenty of options) and instead of just talking to people about the harm the company is doing I get mad that people aren't taking me serious enough and instead start harassing/threatening etc the customers. Nobody is going to be sympathetic with the person harassing them so the boycott is going to fail.
And not a single trans person was harmed in any way by this video game.
Not one. People like to have a boogeyman to fight
I've actually seen comments from trans people who've not only played the game but really enjoyed it. Doesn't give the so-called "activists" much of a leg to stand on when people from the very community they claim to be championing aren't falling in line with their nonsense.
@@teamtx1578 I really enjoyed it. No other game make the fantasy of flying on a broomstick around hogwarts, slinging fire spells as possible as in Legacy
@@soaringraven0 I've been having a lot of fun with it too. I was a Gryffindor my first playthrough and I'm currently doing a second playthrough as a Slytherin. My plan is to do one playthrough for every house.
Actually, r3tardness crusades like this just DAMAGE the public reception of real trans people.
So thanks a lot surely you helped your cause. _RoundClaps.mp3_
This whole debacle revealed the true face of the trans movement and community. Not trans people, the community. Because I’ve seen a lot of trans people call out and talk about how the community treats them worse than transphobes when they go against the grain. And with the graduation of the VTuber Pikamee, my feelings have gone down the other spectrum of “do whatever you want as long as you’re not hurting anyone.” Well, they’ve hurt someone with consequences. They’ve hurt a lot of people. So as far as I’m concerned, the movement is a sham and worthless. And I’ve no sympathy left for anyone who supports the movement
FACT. I know a trans woman who is told "She is not a real woman" by a lesbian couple. They eat their own like cannibals for a quick retweet.
I don't know much about vtubers, but I did some headlines about SilverVale being brought to tears and Girlfriend Reviews claims to have been harassed about it as well.
It's become a vicious mob at this point
@Greg Owen You don't know the half of it. Worst of all, ALL this news is INTERNATIONAL. So all this BS not only looks bad on the US, but it also negatively affects policies overseas. Which is honestly sad: the community is not only tearing itself apart and destroying any goodwill towards it locally, but also internationally.
In the case of the VTubers, many of them were beloved by Japan and the East. The news of the harassment causing Pikamee to leave and others without a doubt has hurt their movement in more ways than one
God, I cannot fathom to understand how the community has gotten to this point of HARRASING OUR OWN PEOPLE and others who just want to ally. It wasn't like this, old veteran LGBT people cant even. The fact you mention how the community treats trans people worse, reminds me of the subreddit of FtM, which. Was. Originally intended for a group of people in the trans community, until a massive group of the community just invaded and shitted on anyone WHO WAS FTM.
This is ridiculous, beyond. Ridiculous.
@@gregowen2022 Pikamee was a very wholesome v-tuber. She was mixed race in japan and bullied for it (blonde hair in japan is associated with thugs/troublemakers/ect) growing up. Not only was she one of the first english speaking v-tubers, she was a trailblazer that got the companies to realise there was a market for it in the west. After taking a break she was going to stream hogwarts legacy for her comeback and... well, suffice to say after they attacked her, she retired/quit ('graduated') and it 'was her fault' and 'she deserved it' apparently. (The classic 'We didn't do it, no-one in our community did it, if we did then you deserved it')
Itsagundam has a much better explanation video, especially on the mixed race stigma in japan: ruclips.net/video/UIkfHAqMsr0/видео.html
I pre-ordered the game and wanted to see some RUclips reviews. This led me down the rabbit hole of how anti-trans JKR is and why people should boycott the game. However, I had learned after the whole Google/James Damore saga to make a point of always checking original sources when "the internet" denounces someone as evil.
It amazes me how many commenters will just parrot what they saw online about how sexist or trans-phobic a person is, but will never cite any original sources or discuss what the person actually said. I spent about twenty minutes trying to find the original statements that led to JKR being labelled as anti-trans, only to find that all she's claiming is that there's a difference between a biological woman and a trans woman. Like Duh! Of course there's a difference - that's why we use different words to talk about them. How this came to be considered a problem is beyond me.
Right? I had to dig quite a bit to find the actual quote. Like you said, people just say "she's a transphobe" and leave it at that, like the matter is settled, when most of them don't even know her original statement
I never trust the internet when it tells me i should hate someone. i mean i remember when pro jared was being accused of stuff and he was painted as the most evil person ever but then it turned out alot of the stuff said about him was lies made by people looking for attention. and the stuff that was true was being twisted.
People just need to learn to look into things instead of beleaveing everything a youtuber or media site says and it deffently proves why cancel culture is the worst thing ever.
So J.K Rowling remembered the basics of biology and now people hate her for it, wow this is stupid indeed.
I was literally laughing when I finally found the original quote, like "seriously? THIS is what the fuss is about?"
@@gregowen2022 I guess the dire need for existence can drive people crazy.
You get the same shit in sports competition. Men have a biological advantage in most athletic endeavors. Women's divisions weren't created for the sake of men. Either you create a Trans division, not necessarily practical depending were you live, or the rule needs to be same chromosomes compete against each other.
@@tr777th3who's stopping trans people from existing?
@@gregowen2022 people are literally saying she wants trans people dead, like what the actual fuck?! I read her whole essay last night and it states specifically that she doesn't hate trans people at all, she wants trans people to be safe and has met and loved trans people.
As someone who never liked Harry Potter even when it came out, I have been enjoying watching the drama from the sideline.
100% agree with your video.
I'm glad you enjoyed it.
It's been funny to watch from the inside as well.
Doesn't matter which side of the aisle, meltdowns are always funny
Y U NO LIKE HARRY POTTER!?
Same. I'm not even a feminist but i may actually watch the Harry Potter movies now lol.
Same 😂
I can't forget that transperson who tweeted that maybe, just MAYBE, she may have been too hasty and should've explored being a man further before taking such drastic steps. This person was simply going through a self-reflective growth process. She was VICIOUSLY bullied by this "community" as a traitor.
I literally spit out my coffee when you said she was on her island hunting trans people for sport or killing puppies 😂😂 amazing
I spilled my drink last video and now I've made you do it, too! Success
Objective reality exists... "'We can ignore reality, but we cannot ignore the consequences of ignoring reality.'" - Ayn Rand
It does, and no amount of chanting and sign waving will change it. I can respect a trans person, but I won't respect their demand to be called something they objectively are not
The Hogwarts Legacy Boycott was one of the stupidest things I've ever seen. While on the one hand, I completely understand why people wouldn't want to support JK Rowling, and they are completely within their own right to do so, on the other hand, people who want to play the game are perfectly within the right to do so, and the people who claim otherwise are just as moronic as the idiots who thought Harry Potter was akin to witchcraft (Seriously, watch Harry Potter: Witchcraft Repackaged. It's so bad). "We're not bullying. We're being mildly disappointed" said the harassing bully making a list of all the streamers who played Hogwarts Legacy, so they can be bullied into submission, and be forced to not enjoy something they enjoy. Yeah, screw off with that pity party nonsense. "Oh, but you're giving your money to JK Rowling." ...And? Combat the organizations she gives money for, and not the 1 person out of THOUSANDS giving them money. "Oh, but Hogwarts Legacy is anti-semetic, because of the goblin" If you think that a goblin BEING IN A GAME ABOUT MAGICAL WIZARDS is automatically a Jewish stereotype, maybe you're the anti-semite. Just face it, you don't like Harry Potter, so you're forcing people to conform to your beliefs because "it's only the bare minimum. Come on, subjugate your happiness for me. I'm the unselfish one here." Screw off.
Thank you so much for making this video. It is all absolute facts. Keep being based, Gregory!
You're spot on in every way.
I've never understood the Christian church's opposition to Potter, either. Yes, the Bible says practicing magic is sinful, but I feel extremely confident that not one single child was led astray from Jesus by Harry Potter.
It really is a textbook case of being a crybully. Victimhood is becoming power in the online world
@@gregowen2022 They keep you faithful by trying to keep you fearful, it's the psychology of us versus them. The last church I went to had a poster explaining how Pokemon was being used to indoctrinate children into witchcraft by normalizing "spirit" summoning. They need there to always another enemy incoming to keep the wagons circled. To be fair in my experience it was mostly televangelists doing the fearmongering.
@skinjim123 Whether JK Rowling is actually transphobic or not is completely irrelevant. My point is that even if she was as transphobic as people make her out to be, the actions of these slacktivist dickwads would still be counterproductive at best, and horrible at worst.
@@gregowen2022 If anything, Rowling, by her own admission, incorporated Christian themes into her Harry Potter books.
Moral guardians missing the forest for the trees, as always.
Yeah to be honest I didn't even know this game was coming out until I saw twitter post calling it a transphobic and anti semetic game. Most of these people calling for boycotts tend to be annoying as fuck so I bought the game and ended up having a lot more fun than I expected. not a 10/10 game but a 8/10 game. Would've been better if the open world wasn't so generic, but at least there was a shit ton of things to do.
The online backlash is absolutely outrageous. She is not a transphobe. Not even close. She describes the whole saga in an intelligent and eloquent manner in the podcast “The Witch Trials of JK Rowling.” Worth a listen. She has been so misquoted and misrepresented throughout this whole thing it’s terrifying. “How DARE you stand up for women who are being threatened and abused for sharing concerns for their safety and well-being! You evil, monstrous witch! Kill the witch!!”
Our society has developed the habit of turning almost any issue into an Us vs. Them battle for Moral Superiority. Real life is more nuanced than that and one-sided compassion is generally more harmful than helpful.
I highly recommend the podcast series The Witch Trial of J.K. Rowling, a very grand inside on what's happening with the situation Rowling is dealing with as it touches not just on gender issues, but also censorship, free speech being severed, let alone not understanding context, misinformation from social media, or how social media in general became the bane of the conflict, especially involving the far right and far left, along with their insane ideologies of righteousness, duking out common sense realities including social fears amongst society that's dividing western countries...worth checking out.
Her "problem" is that she was a radical lgb supporting feminist 20 years ago and she hasn't given into peer pressure to change with the times.
Her case should terrify moderate liberals. The tide can turn so fast and suddenly you're labeled a conservative nazi when you could swear you've been on the left your whole life
The peer pressure was to treat people with respect, but she’s a little too dumb to catch on to that.
@@droojohnsonYou hypocrite. Like you crazy mob respects people. No, what you want is control. And that’s why whenever people refuse to obey you all, your group attacks them even if they are apart of the minority you claim to care about. Guess people still don’t like bullies.
@@droojohnsonNo, the peer pressure was to treat 0.2% of people with religious reverence, at the expense of 49.8% of people, of which JK herself happens to be one.
There’s respect and then there’s living in reality. I think she respects trans people’s right to live how they want to. But that doesn’t mean she needs to participate in their mindset/worldview.
No one has the right to force you to participate in their belief system. Because that’s what gender ideology and transgenderism is, a belief system. One that is not backed up by medical science or psychology btw.
The thing is people like myself who reside on the left ( at least policy wise ) have similar opinions but are so scared to speak about it. I got labeled a conservative just for expressing that you can't be a true feminist and a true Trans supporter because their main idea clashes with one another. It's dumb that we can't have an open discussion on the left without being labeled some istaphobe. Hopefully, more people on the left speak out because it makes us look really bad for something most leftist don't agree with or even care about but the vocal extreme minority is the face of our party/ideology.
I've seen it likened to the behavior of fringe cults or religious groups. When someone in the group tries to have their own nuanced opinion, or questions some tenants, the rest of the group shames and alienates them until that person gives in. Of course, it only gets worse as time progresses, becoming more intense the more the method works and the "purity spiral" turns it into a constant inquisition.
Fellow left winger, agreed
Find a right wing politician you can stomach, and vote for them in large numbers. Social media props up these extremists, politicians respond thinking they represent the majority of their base, and the extremists see their demands being met so they demand more. You need to shut down the extremists and show the politicians that catering to them is a bad idea. Voting hard right en masse for one election is going to send that message. Or, if you're American, vote for Tulsi Gabbard. She's left wing but central enough she's been labeled far right by the crazies.
I never understood how being Trans Exclusionary made you a Radical Feminist, TERFs are arguably the rational feminists imho.
Well I'm definitely not "conservative" and I'm pro choice for whatever difference that makes. BUT I'm still trying to figure out what JK said that was wrong 🤔 Just like she said, I'll support and stand up for individual trans people for their right to live as their authentic self, but no power on this Earth will make them a true, born, biological woman and therefore they will never have that same experience. They are trans women, not women and I don't think it's hateful in itself to say that.
And Hogwarts Legacy is great, loving it!
'They are trans women, not women and I don't think it's hateful in itself to say that.' This makes you moustache man incarnated by modern standards. Not my rules. Sorry.
I never really got why they hated JK Rowling in the first place. I thought she was a honest and wholesome person.
What I have learned after my many years wasting away playing vidya, gamers don't care about shit but how the game is. WoW had a huge controversy with sexually harassing it's female workers to the point one uninstalled her System32, and people still played WoW. Also, to the point of Trans Men, Men don't give a shit about them, which is why you don't hear about a Trans Man being treated like shit by a Man. "Welcome to the World where everything is your fault and you are a scapegoat, grab a hot pocket."
As a trans man, this shit is real asf.
True. They want the product.
You bring up an interesting point, though. It's important to examine just how much a company can do before you stop buying their products. It's a bit shameful to us all that Blizzard and Ubisoft continue to get away with their myriad offenses
Its really a shame how years of actual progress are getting destroyed by these narcistic trans trenders. Heck, south park had an episodes at least a decade ago, that even tolerance need to have its limit (don't remember the episode name, but it was the one where Mr. Garryson tried to get fired for being gay)
The trans folks were etching out a bit of respect, but yes the last couple of years will erase all of that. As a few people are cheating in sports or calling to be treated as a gender they clearly are not, people will see the slope got slippery and they'll want to slam on the brakes.
For me, the encroachment of trans onto the definition of women was where I drew the line.
Greg, the *last couple WEEKS* basically will set trans people back far, I'm afraid we're soon going to be seeing retaliatory attacks targeting them because of what's happening in the news...
they are going to slide backwards in society, due to making so many enemies. I don't pity them though, they could have stopped at any point
You misunderstand. Don't judge them by their words, judge them by their actions. This was never about her giving money to causes they dislike, as those causes were milquetoast at best. This was about _her_ not giving _them_ her money when they demanded it for their own causes. This was nothing but a BLM style shakedown.
It always make me laugh when these people think they know how to spend rich people's money better
6:03 in my opinion there should be shelters for abused man too.
I mean MAN.
Because, it's way harder to have a man admit being abused.
The evidence is there, remember Johnny.
you will never have stuff like that, Erin Pizzey tried and we know how it ended
A conservative RUclipsr that called out the ridiculous anti Rowling movement? You’ve gained my subscription 👍
I really appreciate it!
It's ironic (and hilarious) that the conservative movement has embraced Rowling, seeing that her books and movies were ultra Woke, even before Woke was a thing. The Wizarding World has always been inclusive, LGBTQ-friendly, etc. To think about how ultra-lib-leftists totally disowned her, and instead she's now a hero among conservatives. Brilliant. xD
probs gonna sub myself i mean its a nice thing finding someone who can actuly talk some sense. i had to unsub from jim sterling when he made his video on the hole thing where they more or less agreed with and supported the bullying and harrasment. kinda need someone new to fill the gap
I am actually not that into Harry Potter but I appreciate that JK spoke out for creating safe spaces for women. For those who have been abused or assaulted by men you just don't feel safe around them, no matter what they call themselves. And if transwomen really feel like women, they should understand that. I am not in country where it's popular so I've met only one transwoman once and she was really respectful asking me whether I'd feel safe with being in the same space with her since she still have "penis". I appreciated that.
Yeah, trans people want to be understood and respected, and yet, they couldn't care less about what women feel having their space invaded by biological men.
You are my favorite RUclips personality. So much wisdom, like the dad I never had. 😂
Dude, you're balanced and smart, not hateful nor pandering. Good find for today
I agree with like 80% of what you said. I do lean more left, but its really refreshing to see a conservative youtube that doesn't just scream, "this is woke, that is woke, blah blah blah woke". I like how you are nice and respectful and treat everyone's opinions as valid!
Now they are already boycotting the HBO series.
The funniest claim was "JKR is behind this, she just wants to erase the original actors for supporting LBGTQIA+"
Also I can only imagine JK is probably laughing her ass off at every RUclips video decrying her as Transphobic, enjoying the million dollar royalty checks she gets in the mail while said RUclipsrs have to upload like 20 videos a week just to pay rent in a tiny apartment.
I remember when I was considered and ally of the trans community because I openly and strongly advocated for their right to be who and what they want to be/are.
Then one day I was evil incarnate because I believe in Biology and think that like, biological men shouldn't be in women's prisons etc etc.
You've experienced the Rowling effect. The left is experiencing a serious problem right now where "progress" is considered to be a constant push leftward and anything else makes you a nazi.
Republicans had the same issue with Trump worship. It's sad to see
@@gregowen2022
Humanity’s tribal impulse got us through the caveman days, but it does make civilized life a hell of a lot harder than it has to be by making moderation and rationality REALLY difficult…
It’s same with locker rooms yk? The whole concept of them are already bad but like???
The funny thing is that their trans screeching gave the game an awful lot of attention. I'm a gamer, I don't mind HP, but I hadn't heard of the game till I saw some long winded rant about "that wizard game" and JK being the devil with her evil transphooooooooobiaaaaaaa. I bet a lot of the sales were driven by people who just wanted to see what the fuss was all about, maybe even a few people who bought it just to stick it to the trans crowd. That's why I got it. Bwhahaha.
I know WB execs were watching the controversy with smiles from ear to ear. Free PR is a gift
I personally identify as trans, and I just want to say that I, as someone who is very rarely on Twitter,
1. Thank you for showing more context for JK Rowling's tweets, that was enlightening and something I had never seen before.
2. Wow, the the loud part of the trans movement sucks. From reading the comments they've clearly hurt a lot of people. I'm really going to have to look closely to find people I can support, as apparently the loud internet people are also the narrow minded misogynists.
I think that in the current social climate, there is absolutely nothing “brave” to claim yourself to be a trans/BLM/feminist stan. Quite the opposite. If you do not support the cause, you are easily labelled as a “anti human rights” monster.
I’m a political centrist. I try to be informed as widely as possible. Look at a picture from all angles. That’s why (as Greg does) I recommend stress-testing all your views. If your argument cannot hold a candle to an opposing opinion, the correct response is not to clamp your ears shut and screech “ISTPHOBE!” or “SATAN WORSHIPPER!”
When I initially was made aware of Rowling’s “anti-trans” statements (via media), I didn’t think that she was a horrible subhuman but rather that perhaps she had an unpleasant life experience that created a bias. And maybe she worded herself in a way that was easily misunderstood.
I couldn’t accept at face value that a woman who has written some of the most wholesome and healing children’s stories would actually be the incarnation of evil. (I have violently cried - several times - during the read-throughs of HP books when she has on multiple occasions written about the importance of compassion and letting go of hate.)
It was maybe a year later when the whole thing felt like it had completely blown up, I decided to ACTUALLY READ her statements verbatim.
If anyone is somehow able to misconstrue her takes as hating on ANY group of people - you are either indoctrinated beyond salvaging or you honestly and truly see biological women as people of no worth.
She exhibited great bravery, knowing that going up against the trans mob (note: NOT trans people) would put her in a line of fire. That is insanely more courageous than meekly nodding along: “Yeah, we should definitely allow anyone to choose their own sex/gender without question or without demanding them hormonal/surgical treatments.” She’s not against trans. She’s against the creeps who CLAIM to be trans that currently hold world records in five (?) female sports and rape biological women in prisons and (previously) female only spaces in campuses. The creeps have nothing to do with actual trans people.
All I’ve ever gathered from her writings is that we need to protect the vulnerable BUT do that in a way that doesn’t infringe on the protection of someone else vulnerable.
(More on pro-life in an attached comment.)
While I’ve seen some very good arguments for pro-life, I will never ever change my stance from pro-choice.
I completely agree that pro-choice comes with the caveat of “loose morals” (I hate that definition but let’s just roll with it for now).
Intimacy is treated like a leisurely pastime (in developed countries). That is largely because the pill and abortion possibilities have cancelled out the lifelong consequences.
Tinder is like a meat counter or a candy shop. “Hear ye, hear ye! Fun sexy times, free of charge! Flavor of the week/day! Come check it out!”
People are in complete disconnect of the fact that physical intimacy is not a separate realm from physical, emotional and psychosexual repercussions.
You SHOULD NOT treat a partner as a dildo/fleshlight. That is dehumanizing both to you and your partner. And anyone (especially young) reading this - a rubber WILL NOT EVER be a 100% guarantee you won’t get an STD. Even if used to perfection. (Herpes, genital warts, syphilis and monkeypox will laugh at your condoms.)
People are too casual with sex and I understand that banning abortion rights seems like a nifty way of putting the fear of God back into sex.
But the thing is. People will people. You can raise a generation of people teaching them that sex will kill them and they’ll still do it. (Most teen pregnancies happen in the bible belt.)
I will not ever want to see the comeback of clothes hanger abortions. That is simply cruel when we have way better options.
“But you can always put the baby in adoption!”
I used to think this before actually becoming a mother and reading up on child development and adopted children.
A baby does not know it’s a separate being from its mother until they are about 6-7 months old. When you deprive a newborn from its mother, it’s like tearing out their identity or soul. It’s irreversible damage.
Adoptees are 400% more likely to commit self deletion (I hate using euphemisms with serious matters but I don’t want to anger the YT overlords). And that’s just ONE of the issues I’ve come across. I spent a whole year reading a discussion forum for adopted people and it broke my heart.
Pro-life is not kindness or a “morally superior choice”. It’s cruelty. In very much the same vein as being a trans activist.
“The road to hell is paved with good intentions.”
@@kuroeltheog Good take and a fine read, to boot. Thanks.
You can't say the boycott (terror campaign) totally failed, some of my favorite RUclipsrs and streamers were to terrified to even acknowledge that this crazy successful game even existed, it was weird.
One of my favorite vTubers literally quit.
The irony in this debate is how the patriarchy wins again. Men can claim to be women and shout down anyone who is skeptical and who doesn’t want to see their privates in the women’s restroom.
Most modern woke politics revolve around white men are make us out to be the gold standard, which is ironic
The patriarchy isn’t real and all forms of oppression are connected to class society. So both the right and liberals can go get fucked for playing right into the hands of the ruling class. Queerphobia and oppression of women began with the commodification of reproduction due to the development of agriculture which lead to societies of competition over cooperation as the material basis for survival had changed. The more people you had to work the land the more surplus you could produce the further you could get ahead. Globalised production systems mean workers need to co-operate and a massive amount of abundance is available, far more than enough for everyone which further entrenches the lack of need for competition. We have 8 billion people but we produce enough for 20 billion. But the lasting hang over of class society means we need to physically remove the parasites at the top that maintain the competitive edge for their own benefit and to our severe detriment. These same parasites allow almost 1 billion people to go hungry while producing enough surplus for 12 billion more than we have. All of this transphobia shit has been stirred up by politicians and mass media which is owned by the capitalist class. And literally wasn’t an issue until they came in with their spoon because the more people focus on shit that doesn’t matter the less you’re focused on the fact that in the last few years billionaires have doubled their wealth. If we measure wealth by 1 mm per $1000 the vast majority of the world would be below my ankle, and a small minority would be at my knee while the 5 richest would be AT THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION.
For fucks sake, it’s time for people to pull their heads out of heads their arses, we’re all being manipulated by a bunch of people that don’t give a fuck if we live or die are making us look like moronic dipshits.
I love that fact that you mentioned that you work with Foster Care. As someone who also work with foster children for years, it so refreshing to hear someone is acknowledging the work that we do to actually try and make a difference in some one life. Most people who say they care or claim that they're an activist, but never really put boots on the ground and do anything without involving some sort of clout chasing. Thankyou good sir.
Why do people listen to the 0.01% of people on Twitter?
Fantastic plain-spoken framing of this whole situation. Thanks for this work, dude
Thank you very much!
Wow. You actually looked into exactly what was said and tweeted. Very much appreciated.
I was so shocked when I finally found her exact words. Given how she's spoken of online, I thought for sure she had said something truly awful. This was just... basic biology class
@@gregowen2022 Your research earned you a new sub. Cheers!
@@bigyellowplumes I really appreciate it!
Pikamee was the biggest victim of those boycott freaks.
I'm so angry for what they did to Troy Leavitt, the developer.
Its just show how twitter is not the center of the world, like some people and even companies might treat as they are.
Twitter is just a cesspool of miserable and frustrated people, that want to drag you to their own level.
The alphabet mafia truly hates real women.
They want to use women for gain. It's just as gross as any street pimp
So wait, this started because of those tweets? Those barely even counts as discrimination.
I think that's why they never get referenced. People just assert that she is evil and assume the matter is settled. It's hilarious that those tweets are what started it.
This boycott was handled poorly to say the least. It entirely backfired and put more attention on a new game than on the issues they were trying to cite, and is probably directly responsible for how much money Rowling made off of it. But what brings this full circle is some of the tactics the community started engaging, and where we saw them last with regards to Harry Potter.
When they couldn't get people to whole hardheartedly jump on the bandwagon with them some people took to Twitter and other online spaces and tried 'ruining' the game by posting spoilers wherever they could. They hopped into live streams and posted the ending and major plot details. This is the exact same thing 4Chan did when the last Harry Potter book came out - they drove down to book stores for the midnight opening with spoilers painted onto banners or signs attached to their cars and shouted out pieces of the ending and who kills who to the crowds. This is both hilarious and depressing to see.
They probably did drive sales up. I can imagine execs at WB seeing the online controversy and just hearing cash register noises.
The displays associated with the boycott were about as gross as digitally possible.
@@gregowen2022 They really were. It got to a point where you couldn't go online without hearing about another live stream that was invaded and harassed. They deeply upset Shelby from Girlfriend Reviews, who is basically a ball of light and warmth.
In the end it's like Harvey Dent said in the woke version of The Dark Knight: You either die feigning tolerance and acceptance or live long enough to see yourself become a troll.
The stupid "boycott" just made me want the game more. I bought a PS5 mainly so I could play it. And I absolutely LOVE it 😊.
I am a proud Ravenclaw by the way! 😁
While I don't agree with Rowling's on the trans stance, as I'm a member of the LGBT community and a trans supporter, I HATE this absolute vilification of her. People seem desperate for a pure black and white world, where everyone who does not 100% agree with their own point of view is somehow evil incarnate. JKR can be a bit of a bitch (self-admitted by herself), but she also founded a charity for abolishing for profit orphanages. So I am going to continue to support the Wizarding World.
I used to support the trans community, but after this I just gave up and am now ambivalent. If their movement invests THIS much effort into something this inconsequential, it can’t be nearly as important or dealing with as many serious issues as I thought it was.
The trans folks are in a tough spot. They want to be taken seriously and respected. And I agree that a human deserves human respect. The trouble is that they are trying to encroach on women's space and being a married man with daughters, I'm siding with the women
Don't support communities. Support friends and individuals.
@@613harbinger316 Very good advice, for sure! Support people, for who they are.
Im against them at this point just cus i wont support any group that thinks bullying and harrasing people is a way to get respect. like it dosnt matter what reason they have for bullying streamers to tears nothing will make that right. and besides boycots never work i mean jk makes soo much money from the hp series it would have made 0 diffrence if the game got cancled she would still be ritch and she would still be doing what they are accusing her of doing so the hole thing is soo pointless
On an unrelated note, the dumb pro choice argument that foster kids exist, so therefore we should abort them makes me irrationally angry. It’s good to know you practice what you preach though. I do really appreciate you working with foster kids. I was in the system as a kid, and I remember feeling like every worker was uncaring and useless. It’s good to know there are good people wanting to help
I'm sorry to hear that, I hate hearing the bad stories from foster care, which is why I want more people to consider getting in. We the foster parents have the power to improve it. It's not really hard to get licensed, but there is a process, which makes me wonder why people jump through the hoops if they don't even like the kids?
And I agree that the "their life isn't great so their life means less" argument is borderline psychopathic. That's really an insane line of thinking that would lead to very dark places, and has, historically
@@gregowen2022 I actually think this comment should be pinned or something - better yet, make a video on the topic for us? My wife and I are planning on working with foster kids in the near future (after our finances stabilize, which is happening just took awhile) so I'd love a little in-depth look at the whole system or something specific for people wanting to get involved to help all these kids. It's heartbreaking seeing some of them and it's one thing I personally can't turn a blind eye towards all my life. I also want to thank you for helping kids in the system! ^_^
@@matthewcarroll2533 that's so exciting that you are taking steps to get involved! You are sorely needed. It's enriching and rewarding, but sometimes difficult, as rewarding things tend to be. I'm actually doing four videos next month since May is national foster care month. It should be Why Foster Care, then Cons, then Pros, and lastly Q&A or FAQs.
@@gregowen2022 Amazing! Thank you, that'll be immensely helpful but also just great to raise awareness for people who're actually capable to start potentially helping. I'll be looking forward to those videos, just like I do for all of your stuff to be honest. Love your style and more importantly your wisdom.
One of the main lgbtq groups doesn't even have a gay man on their committee board anymore. It's just a transman, so it is affecting gay men at least.
I find the "sex isnt real" "women aren't real" argument to be farcical at best, and i think that's where most of the hostility is coming from. Because truthfully, there isn't anything else even remotely objectionable in her tweets, but her insistence on that particular, very abstract point, is where the trouble started.
Being a reasonable person, i can't really muster up that much anger or bile for it, since it's clear she's (clumsily and carelessly) making the valid point that biological women and transwomen are not, and cannot be exactly the same. We just aren't, and that doesn't bother me.
But when you consider the validation-obsessed culture of the twitterspace, and the trans community at large, whom i have very little love for, it of course snowballed into the big quilombo we're all dealing with now.
To be blunt, when I transitioned, I didn't magically invalidate another woman somewhere in the world. I didn't take anything from her; I didn't become a threat to her continued existence; I simply corrected the dissonance between my body and my mind and went on with my life. I do my 40 hours and pay my bills, same as any other.
You'd be surprised how many of us are like that, but the online community has severely warped the public's overall perception of us as a unified hivemind of narcissistic, wannabe meangirls that demand recompense for the suffering of others, And I curse it every day.
Now don't get it twisted, I'm not apologizing for being what I am, I'm just choosing to exclude myself from what is clearly a toxic community made up of people who happen to share things in common with me. It's no different from a conservative who'd rather not be lumped in with the MAGA nutcases screeching about jewish space lasers or the Great Replacement Theory.
Good taste for shouting out Cane's by the way.
This whole movement seem very one-sided to me and that is why I cannot trust it. Let us accept we cannot describe what a woman is. Right, so, why do they never ask to describe what a man is? Why do not they say there are no men. Why do they not have terms like breast feeding people (which i find insulting as a woman) for men. Why does men only spaces not invaded.
And eight months later, as it gets its Switch release:
Twitter: *_and then we do it again!_*
Hahaha, watching the twitter mob fail again will be hilarious
@gregowen2022 I would agree, but I can't help but personally find it depressing. These zealots of a new-age Cult Of Reason (I'm joking here. These people have no reason, but parallels to Robespierre's state Cult of Revolutionary France are worrying) are so hellbent on enforcing all their vitriol on this one game, this cozy RPG that's a 7.5 at best, down to where people were legit threatened against their wellbeing the last time this happened, that they're literally wanting to do this whole song and dance again, note for note, just makes me worry for America as a whole. I like my country enough to not want to see it set on fire. Again.
This might be your best video so far.
No-wait-yep, it is.
That's high praise. Thank you!
I got the impression the boycott was mostly free press, because I would imagine that there were very few who would've wanted that game that would turn it down over this. JK Rowling's opinions were out there for some time and ALL the drama RUclipsrs were covering the story. I would not be surprised if some of the major news outlets were covering it as well.
This was just a massive optics fail all around. If their goal was to shrink the game's sales, they obviously failed at that. If anything, they only added to the sales by spreading the game around. Like some sort of reverse Streisand Effect. If their goals were to improve the look of trans people, then they failed at that because all this has done is shown the online community to be a bunch of thin-skinned crybabies.
I never took an issue with those who simply didn't want to buy the game or those who wanted to simply distance themselves from Harry Potter for whatever reason they wish. Freedom of association is a thing and we're all free to make our choices about that for whatever reason. My issue was always on how they went beyond that step in order to target those who still wanted to play the video game and ESPECIALLY those who still wanted to enjoy Harry Potter.
I've long never really been a fan of how Rowling has conducted herself online in general, especially in regards to getting involved with politics. But that's personally never kept me from enjoying the world she created because it's a really important source of escapism for me. But, again, that's just me and I take no issue with those who disagree enough with Rowling that they don't want to participate in her creation anymore.
However, when these folks decided to label themselves as morally superior to the rest of us simply for abstaining from playing a video game that they likely were never going to play from the beginning, a whole new well of scrutiny was opened up in their direction. Because they clearly failed to live up to their own holier than thou standards. They claim that buying the game was bad because the world the game is based on was created by who they deemed to be a "billionaire transphobe". All the while they continue to use a social media site (Twitter/X) that is now currently owned by someone who they would deem to be a billionaire transphobe. Not to mention their lack of care in regards to LEGO (which is a huge source of Rowling's royalties) and Universal Studios (where a percentage of every ticket purchase goes to Rowling). So how come there wasn't a fuss about any of her other royalty sources?
The answer to that is simple. Because this video game release was the one thing they believed they could control. It wasn't about the game. It wasn't even about Rowling at the core of it. It was a test to see if this online vocal minority could actually dictate the sale of a product from a source as big as Harry Potter. As we've seen, their efforts failed. The game made a billion dollars because it was a well crafted experience made by a development team who clearly cared about creating a fun and immersive experience for Harry Potter fans. It's as you said, Greg, product is king.
I am very much looking forward to the release of the next game! Heck, I'm even looking forward to seeing how the next Harry Potter adaptation fairs (so long as it isn't bogged down by ESG).
Technically, it's just a straight up Streisand Effect - attention to something someone wanted buried was given by the public BECAUSE of their attempts to bury it.
Lol, it kills me when Greg yells off screen to someone. Oh and I agree with everything you said. Except the Chik Fila thing. That stuff is God mode.
It's not a Breath of the Wild.
But it's the wet dream of every Potterhead ever.
So wonder why the game succeeded.
I bought Breath of the Wild a couple years ago but couldn't find time to play it. I just started the other day and wow, it's excellent. Except my weapons break and that is frustrating, lol
@@gregowen2022 I'm trying to save for Tears of the Kingdom.
Here is what you can learn from this boycott: Great stories triumph over all.
Is that a Dylan Mulvaney Bud Light can? No. OK. But we're watching you.
Hahaha, that whole thing happened after I filmed, and I am just..... what the hell were they thinking? Audrey HEburn should sell beer for us? What?!
As a St. Louis local, if I were allowed to drink beer on camera (which I think is frowned upon by YT) it would be a Shlafly Heffeweisen, or however that's spelled.
Which is interesting. Globally Anheuser Busch takes in billions of dollars. Will the aptly named kid rock shooting a case of blue beer cans hurt their sales? Or is this just for social media clout virtue signaling to their thought bubble so they can feel good about themselves?
I don't like bud light anyway. But I don't see anything wrong with someone else drinking it.
Good spanish there, only correction is, its not said "bueno", in the phrase is said " por que es ""buen"" ejercicio".
But its true, these people demonized J-K cuz she said something they don't like to hear and persue in vain a way to ruine her life.
barrister is like a attorney, tribunal is like a trial and yes in crow court the wigs are used.
About Time was an incredible piece of story telling. Richard Curtis is a master at these type of movies - Love Actually, Notting Hill … great movies.
They are excellent movies. I'm a sucker for a good rom com, especially his cozy British versions
Catching up on ur older vids. Damn your audio is so much better now.
The last bit killed me 😩😭😭😭
It's not a question of what we CAN learn from it - it's a question of what the social media hive mind WILL learn from it.
The answer, as always, is absolutely nothing.
and remember JK said nothing crazy
She only said the facts
First time watching a video from this channel. Nail on head - real change requires real work. Subscribed!
Thanks, I'm glad you're here!
Great video as usual! It was both superiorly articulate and entertaining.
Thank you so much!
As Hannibal Smith used to say: I love it when a plan comes together.
This is a bit like when the BBC banned Relax by Frankie goes to Hollywood back in the day... one of the biggest hits of the 80's.
Here's my lessons:
1) You don't have to fight every battle
2) Seek allies, not rivals
3) It’s a AAA Harry Potter game with no Quidditch...made in 2023. Just wait until Yahtzee Crenshaw makes a Zero Punctuation video on it and he says the game objectively sucks. Then carry him on your shoulders as the King of the Rainbow People.
What’s mind blowing to me is the ‘Berenstain Bears’ sitting at #4 on the list of the “10 Best Selling Book Series of All Time”!.. I’ve never even heard them so I’m not sure how they could beat out the beloved “Berenstein Bears” series?!
I actually agree with you about Chick-fil-A vs. Cane's. My problem is that they don't have a spicy chicken tender option, which is the main reason I typically choose Chick-fil-A over Cane's.
That's a good point. They should at least offer a spicy version of their sauce to compensate
Buying the wizard game funds anti-LGTV groups? Based, I'll take three copies.
It seems to me, by being in some internet spaces, that common sense has left the world. But I'm glad to see that most people I talk to IRL never even considered boycotting. They either don't get the hate Rowling is getting, or they just don't care about it.
The Mario Movie is another good example of this kind of thing.
I haven't been able to see it yet.
When you say "this kind of thing" are you referring to people intending to dislike it because Pratt is in it?
@@gregowen2022 to My consideration the case of the Mario movie is special since it is a coin with two sides.
On one side, is a mid movie with no story, on the other, is a beautiful and respectful art piece that wants to really run with what the Game represents and how it feels to people who play it, but that's what it is: art with a ton of love and fan service, but throws away the desire for a deeper story, character development and doesn't even bother with being any more daring than what a Mario Game would normally be (this isn't a Mario rpg Game, this is a regular old super Mario Game)
However, here is where the two faces really stand out, specially since the Bad behaviors come from both the side that is running with the movie and the side that is against the movie, Mario fans are happy and dislike that their movie is getting hate, and people just don't get why so much hype for this 'incoherent kiddy movie', so both sides have their issues, specially since here enters the dislike for things like christ Pratt's performance and specially the slimy Minion hand of Illumination being involved on the project.
All in all the take away from that movie is a slam dunk for the Mario fans that completely disregards people who aren't into Mario, because there is very little to chew here if You aren't for Mario, but there is a Lot of fan service if You do enjoy Mario
I'd like to add that i consider myself in the middle, this movie could have been better, could have been the Sonic movie but even better, yet they scrapped the desire for story, or character driven narratives, something to give it a soul and a body beyond what we already know as Mario. If only Illumination wasn't the one working on it, the only reason it is a good fanservice movie is because nintendo was behind them hitting them with a whip anytime they tried to sneak a Minion into the Mario movie.
@@gregowen2022 Yeah
@@gregowen2022 And the Critics giving poor reviews of it.
@@Coldsummer91 I do want to talk about why they seem to despise Pratt so much, but I unfortunately won't be able to do a movie review on this one, which is a shame because it sounds fun and I want to see it
The Left boycotting Hogwarts Legacy Vs the Right boycotting Bud Light ! The results are in 😭
I actually bought the game on multiple platforms BECAUSE of the boycott.
Carry some kind of mark...say...a yellow star, perhaps?
These people always notice if other people uses something that is morally questionable, but failed to notice that they themselves are using other morally questionable stuff.
This is the antifa style approach. Some people agree with Che Guevara that evil means justify fighting a supposedly greater evil, so they write off their own moral failing that way
HL´s boycott became a BUYcott. People will one day look back and wonder about the strangest marketing campaign of all time.
Haha, I can only imagine the executives at Portkey Games and WB reading all the news and publicity about the boycott with smiles so wide they hurt
I used to work for Audible, they’re a good company with some employee friendly policies
As a tomboy, I deeply dislike the whole trans push. Anymore if your a girl who just doesn't wear make up or such it's all "op! Your a boy in angirls body!" ... a year later to this vid but it's still kinda relevant. Anywho. Good videos and great humor =)
Duke Nukim is still my brother's favourite video game.
JK was so terribly misrepresented she finally got fed up and started sicking her lawyers on people. It's pretty telling that people attacking her had to make things up and just count on crowd effects.
They also failed to boycott her Cormoran Strike #6 or 7 novel, I can't remember well. If anything, they made it more popular.
It's the internet, literally nothing is the answer.
It’s weird they accused JK Rowling of being Transphobic when she literally made Hagrid into a Transgender.
True story.
You know how she said a lot of weird stuff about turning characters gay and black and Hermione in a Wheelchair but she claims she forgot to add that in.
I’ve loved Harry Potter for decades. I’ve been waiting for a game like this one for just about as long. I wasn’t about to let Twitter tell me what i could and could not like, what i could and could not buy, and what i could and could not spend my time doing. I mostly agree with Rowling on her thoughts about how the trans movement is erasing women. I think people have a right to live their lives in the way that makes them happiest without being bullied or mocked, but THEY also have to realize that they are a very, very, very small minority of people, and the rest of us don’t really care all that much about their problems. Live your life the way that makes you feel happy, but the second you come at me and tell me I am not allowed to do the same, you can go F yourself. I expect to be treated with the same respect I give you, and telling me I HAVE to boycott Rowling and anything associated with her is NOT the same respect I am giving you.
About Time is a hidden gem of a film. Especially on the topic of men and father/son relationships. Brilliant film.
And the trans men thing is a problem …the contagion among teen girls is causing major issues. When something occurs in 0.7 percent of the population, but all of the sudden one school has dozens of transes, that’s a problem.
Fantastic video as always!
About Time is just so good. Domhnall Gleeson is great and Bill Nighy crushes it always.
It's true, and a larger problem than I thought. I think it goes under the radar because there isn't a trans male version of Dylan Mulvaney or Lia Thomas yet. After I filmed, a commenter in the previous trans video said it really is an issue for women, which I hadn't considered before, but I can see now. They are told that if they don't feel comfortable with themselves, they are to reject their femininity and become a man. Insanity
@@gregowen2022 exactly. Teenage girls go through it during puberty, and this ideology is making it exponentially worse. Some are taking hormones, getting a hysterectomy and removing their breasts. Before they even know what it truly means to be a woman, wife, or mother. It’s so sad
When the remains of what is assumed to be a female warrior from the Viking Age was found, some claimed that this was proof of "non-binary" people during this age. I consider that an insult to women, as it's basically the same as saying that women are not able to handle a sword unless they are also "non-binary".
But Taika Watiki told me in Jojo Rabit that being friend with AH in WW2 was the best thing ever. Are you saying I can not believe the wod of a disney director any more? That they are evil?
There was a boycott?????????????????????????????????????????? Don't think so.
A: Rowling rhymes with rolling.
B: I'd like to carve out a third space between conservative and progressive. You know, for the people who oppose the trans movement and are pro-choice.
But the English pronounce Row like wow? Dammit, England, get it together!
On second thought, the English language is just stupid no matter where it's spoken.
On the matter of your political stance, may I suggest coming to the Libertarian party. We're mostly chill, just ignore the guy who wears a boot on his head. I'm not joking.
Good video man. Thank you
Spot on homie! GOD IS GOOD and YOURE HILARIOUS AND ON POINT! great content sir
Off topic, but interested in your thoughts. I saw the Mario movie a couple of days ago and loved it. Didn't see any politics injected into it (thank goodness), except for maybe saying the princess was so different from her depiction in the games... she was kind of a Mary Sue. Wanted your thoughts... potential video idea?
I would love to review it but I'm totally out of movie money. I took my six kids to Shazam and D&D, and now I need to recover. It's a shame, because I'm very excited for Mario and the glowing reviews are making me even more so.
Peach was in no way a Mary Sue. They explained in the movie she grew up in the Mushroom Kingdom and was trained by the Toads. She didn't over power Mario, she helped him the entire time. Mario was the one to fight DK for the Kong's help. Mario and Luigi ultimately saved the day. Peach needed Mario. And she was still badass
Peach was a playable character starting in the 2nd game. Don't see how she's depicted differently other than not being as prim and proper. Little girls like badass princesses too. Let Disney have the other kind
@@gregowen2022 You're reviewing D&D though right....?
@@mallorycarpinski1160 already did. I would have sworn I saw you in the comments?
@@peppersaltsman6044 I think you’re assuming a little about my intention. I prefer this version of the Princess. I love playing as her in the games when she is playable; having her on the team rather then being the damsel in distress is awesome. And it’s a great thing for her to be badass, especially if little girls can identity with her. Her “blow up” doll, helpless identity is still the majority of the games though. In the movie, it makes sense why she is super skilled since she grew up there, but when I say Mary Sue, I mean she has no flaws. Like I think she should have had some kind of weakness to overcome, like the other characters (Mario with his insecurity, Luigi with his reliance on his brother, DK with his dad). Princess needed something, but instead has the issue as Superman… she’s too perfect. Kind of the opposite problem as her depiction in the games!
Didn’t think it’d get a switch port
But it is
And I’ve preordered it
Can’t wait to play it :)