The only message I have to add to this thread is this:
The real stakes are not the success or failure of a video game or even whether an obscenely rich woman becomes marginally more obscenely rich. The real stakes are the safety of trans people and their ability to exist in this world without discrimination and violence.
For people refusing to buy Hogwarts Legacy as a show of support, do not let boycotting this game be the be-all, end-all of your stance. Know your local officials, and know their stance on issues relevant to trans people. Donate to pro-trans political advocacy organizations and 501(c)3 organizations.
Creating a safer future for trans people requires action, resources, and political engagement. If the Hogwarts Legacy controversy has attracted your attention, then please follow through. Use that interest to find ways to make the community you live in a safer place for trans people.
but I feel there's almost something 'wrong' with me or my tastes when game reviews are exceedingly positive and effusively praising a game, but I can't see the same game they're talking about.
seems like homophobic content was a word printed on a shampoo bottle and a zone in the game that can only be accessed with a noclip cheat.
it's up to you, really. if it makes you feel weird, don't play the game. if you want to play the game, play the game. sometimes i worry that we put too much moral weight on the consumption of art. it's perfectly fine to feel weird about morally questionable content or a morally questionable creator and not want to play a game or watch a movie or whatever. and it's similarly fine to check something out in spite of it's questionableness. neither of those make you a good or a bad person. what's really important is how you treat other people.
Edit: it seems like the worst one (the noclip zone) has been removed/renamed. so do with that what you will.
American comedy has a incredible amount of stylistic diversity. Try out different stuff.
Comedy is subjective. "Getting" comedy is almost always going to require an appreciation of the context it comes out of--common cultural touchstones, common ways of reasoning, familiar character "types", etc.
There are plenty of people in the UK who appreciate American comedians and plenty of Americans who appreciate UK comedians. The two "national cultures" are related. Just try to find something/someone you can connect to.
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