I do not believe defending people who's only crime to Rowling, is that they exist, is "matching hate with hate". Just like it wasn't during the Civil Rights movement or the pushback against apartheid in South Africa. It's allyship in a group's simple attempt to survive. Especially with the tidal wave of hate and legislation against them.
As I said on a previous page, I do not hold people playing this game against them. Those that promote it on their streams? Attack trans people for being hurt by it? Buy and play it to simply mock trans people? That's different. That said, what is wrong with holding a judgement for a choice someone has decided to make? Not who they are, but the decisions they make? I know that for the past three years, I judge people who don't wear mask, promote conspiracies, refuse to get vaccinated, and show support for Andrew Tate.
She's willing to support homophobes, misogynists, anti-abortion advocates, racists, fascists, and outright child rapists so long as they say "trans people are disgusting" and takes the royalties she receives from purchases of her work as validation. There's no amount of hug circles that reaches that.
Considering this is being brought up again, I think it's important to point out that people tried to give Rowling the benefit of the doubt. Tried to reach out to her, explain. So many trans people and allies. She didn't care. Instead she dropped a legit manifesto and has been getting worse, and worse, and worse. Her identity is now singling out and attacking trans people, especially trans women. To the point that a woman who claims her concern is women's rights, safety, and bodily autonomy, has thrown her support behind right wingers who believe in biological determinism, to the point, that women only matter because of their ability to have babies, shouldn't be allowed to have abortions, and supporting literal rapists of women.
Streamers are getting upset because their fans are saying they are disappointed in their choices. Nothing bigger then that. Full breakdowns, because a lot of people can't handle any form of pushback.
When you choose to make your near-singular focus in the public eye the oppression of a minority group, that's not a problem you have. That's revealing who you are. Telling people to cool off about trying to marginalize people is condescending and privileged. It's not ugly to not stand for that behaviour. We are in the middle of a massive onslaught of transphobia, from politicians, pundits, newspapers, and yes, JK Rowling, on both sides of the pond. If in the midst of that, your concern is civility or that streamers shouldn't get pushback, that says less about anyone aggreived by injustice than it does your priorities.
If you're wired to see the good in people, why are you looking at the worst aspects of those pushing back against her and those streaming the game?
If I'm misunderstanding your intention, then I will say that your intention is not coming through in your posts remotely. What is communicated instead is a softness on Rowling for what she promotes and instead more ire for criticism. You say that "I know who to stand up to," but you resist even the notion of standing up to them with comments of instead minorities should love those promoting their oppression until they just stop it.
What does "gamer" mean to you? Because you're separating them from trans people. Many of which, do in fact play games.
The division is do to a single person. That's the point. Placing a group of oppressed people on the same level of a bigot, who's tries to wipe them off the face of the planet, is not the same thing. It's made worse by placing the need to play a video game and stream it in public, on the same level. No one is passing laws for these people to not play the game. No one is paying millions to stop it.
RIP banned user alt account. Didn't even last two weeks.
RIP banned user alt account. Didn't even last two weeks.
