Rowling Derangement Syndrome - "TERF/Woke Author Bad!!1"

[Carbiter]

The only space it succeeded was sales, and that was due to marketing and Rowling-supporters buying multiple copies to support Rowling. (And while the marketing-thing worked once, it won't keep working, unless they actually start making good games. And the franchise doesn't have a particular good track record, when it comes to that. I still don't understand how Hogwarts Mystery is able to keep itself afloat.)

That is such a tranny thing to admit lol. It succeeded in the one of the only metrics that mattered, sales. Two actually, if you count a successful marketing campaign, which should be separate anyways because marketing is extremely hit or miss, and misses often. And of course there isn't a single major review company worth a damn that gave it a bad review, and when it was given a bad review, all you had to do was look at the author and see why.

Case in point:

 

[Candidate No 7]

He's an absolute narcissist. The way he implies Potter fans are pedos. Coming from a troon is RICH.

Wasn't he in some controversy at some point? Name rings the faintest bell. Anyway I am discovering his YouTube account and it's hilarious so thanks for sharing. First he absolutely is Moss from the IT Crowd in a wig.




Not just the face and glasses but the well super-autistic agitation about nothing very much.

Then a guy whose shelves look like this ↑ is telling everyone else to GROW UP ALREADY.

I am nearly half way through this 21-minutes video which is about a Young Adult novel about a dragon and I haven't got the faintest idea yet why he is angry. This is great.

 

[Candidate No 7]

That is such a tranny thing to admit lol. It succeeded in the one of the only metrics that mattered, sales. Two actually, if you count a successful marketing campaign, which should be separate anyways because marketing is extremely hit or miss, and misses often. And of course there isn't a single major review company worth a damn that gave it a bad review, and when it was given a bad review, all you had to do was look at the author and see why.

Case in point:
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Also the bit about people buying multiple copies of the game is hilarious. I'm pretty sure no one does this (can you even do this now it's all on platforms?) but one thing I have seen is people saying they will, to tease online bores telling everyone about the boycott. It's very gratifying to see they believe it.

 

[Carbiter]

Also the bit about people buying multiple copies of the game is hilarious. I'm pretty sure no one does this (can you even do this now it's all on platforms?) but one thing I have seen is people saying they will, to tease online bores telling everyone about the boycott. It's very gratifying to see they believe it.

There were absolutely people going around and telling all the annoying detractors of the game that they bought multiple copies just to troll them. I used to see them all over instagram when the game showed up in my feed. The trannies took it as a serious fact without any evidence to feed the cope

Even the logic of doing it doesn't track. It's a $60 game. No one is going to spend $120+ to buy a copy of one game they already own, unless they no longer have access to that console/pc/etc. It's rare because no one who doesn't have a good amount of disposable income would do this, and even if you did, why would you? Of course, the troons and troon sympathizers did not manage to connect the dots lol

 

[DYLAN ‘DIELAWN’ VOLK]

It's a $60 game.

It goes on sale on Steam a lot, lots of the time it's less than $20. I've been waiting for the next sale to send it to my friend as a gift lol.

 

[Candidate No 7]

Sorry if I am beginning to hog the thread and off topic too but I couldn't resist doing this.

 

[Trapper]

In IAWL, Bedford Falls is completely dead while Pottersville is full of cabarets, speakeasys and love hotels. Are troons really pretending they would prefer being Mr Martini's neighbour? Really?

This is genuinely the funniest moment in the whole JKR vs Troons saga imho. Watching these gangly geeks in their 30s/40s gird up their loins for the Battle of Hasbro is just incredible.

I’m somewhat amazed that he identifies with George Bailey, yet isn’t able to reflect on his own life choices. It’s the sort of film that makes you remember not everything is about you, but about what you do for others and your family, local community etc. I’d put money on this dude cutting off his family, isolating from society, and spending his entire life online, never going out of his way for someone else unless there’s something in it for him.

 

[meager]

There were absolutely people going around and telling all the annoying detractors of the game that they bought multiple copies just to troll them. I used to see them all over instagram when the game showed up in my feed. The trannies took it as a serious fact without any evidence to feed the cope

Even the logic of doing it doesn't track. It's a $60 game. No one is going to spend $120+ to buy a copy of one game they already own, unless they no longer have access to that console/pc/etc. It's rare because no one who doesn't have a good amount of disposable income would do this, and even if you did, why would you? Of course, the troons and troon sympathizers did not manage to connect the dots lol

If you hated troons it would make more sense to donate to the anti-trans charities that they complain about Rowling giving money to. That way 100% of your money spent goes to TTD instead of a tiny bit of it.

 

[The Green Man]

Sorry if I am beginning to hog the thread and off topic too but I couldn't resist doing this.

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I lold at him saying he had no friends until he was 16. Nobody wanted to be around him lol.

 

[Carbiter]

If you hated troons it would make more sense to donate to the anti-trans charities that they complain about Rowling giving money to. That way 100% of your money spent goes to TTD instead of a tiny bit of it.

That's true, but the troons set the bar for what passes as anti-trans, so literally anything can be. That's why Hogwarts Legacy is such a blunder for them; they had no reason to but did it anyway because they could not contain their hatred for JK Rowling

 

[Lentil Soup]

If you hated troons it would make more sense to donate to the anti-trans charities that they complain about Rowling giving money to. That way 100% of your money spent goes to TTD instead of a tiny bit of it.

My instinctual response was that an interested person could probably just donate to Rowling's domestic violence shelter, however, after googling it seems that they don't accept donations and she funds it on her own. It's hard to imagine how many lives she's actually saved with the charity and they expect me to care that troons have to use the men's bathroom?

 

[grump]

We all know the central conflict of Harry Potter is a thinly veiled allegory for a fight against racism which is to put it mildly a well traveled trope.

Lets say Rowling is back in the 90s and has to rewrite Harry Potter and decides to integrate her experiences and opinions of the trans activist crowd into the story. How do you think she would do it?

Give me a zany extreme version and also a serious version of how you'd actually think she'd actually try to thread the needle where she really wanted to put her thoughts in and give it out to the world but didn't want to come off as unhinged to the public. She's not exactly a Trump and has historically tried to maintain a level of tact and diplomacy over the years with her views even though she seems to have realized that ship has sailed with the main controversy.

 

[Candidate No 7]

We all know the central conflict of Harry Potter is a thinly veiled allegory for a fight against racism which is to put it mildly a well traveled trope.

Lets say Rowling is back in the 90s and has to rewrite Harry Potter and decides to integrate her experiences and opinions of the trans activist crowd into the story. How do you think she would do it?

Give me a zany extreme version and also a serious version of how you'd actually think she'd actually try to thread the needle where she really wanted to put her thoughts in and give it out to the world but didn't want to come off as unhinged to the public. She's not exactly a Trump and has historically tried to maintain a level of tact and diplomacy over the years with her views even though she seems to have realized that ship has sailed with the main controversy.

I think she would decide now like she did back then that trannies don't belong in a children's series.

(Although...)


However, in an odd way I think HP foreshadowed what happened to Rowling herself because in 4 of the 7 stories Harry faces hostility from public opinion - either at school or in the whole country - because people believe lies about him.

In the Strike series she tackles contemporary things directly instead of through metaphors. The only pure tranny is in The Silk Worm (2014, before she terfed up) and he is pretty realistic. A little dangerous, a little vulnerable, pretty stupid. A serial killer in the next one Career of Evil has also cross-dressed but it's not dwelled on much.

 

[Wonderland foster child]

My instinctual response was that an interested person could probably just donate to Rowling's domestic violence shelter, however, after googling it seems that they don't accept donations and she funds it on her own. It's hard to imagine how many lives she's actually saved with the charity and they expect me to care that troons have to use the men's bathroom?

Yes, Beira's Place is privately owned rather than a charity, which means no one can attack it through the Scottish charity regulator. I've heard (can't remember from where, possibly Mumsnet) JKR funds everything, down to the teabags in the kitchen. Absolute queen.

I use Beira's Place as my personal litmus test for how deranged someone is. If you genuinely care about women (EVEN IF you also think men can be women), you would applaud an additional and securely-funded centre that helps assault survivors. If all you can do is whine that it won't accept men, you're no friend of women.

 

[Candidate No 7]

I've heard (can't remember from where, possibly Mumsnet) JKR funds everything, down to the teabags in the kitchen. Absolute queen.

Here it is from the horse's mouth:

That's a lovely offer and I get asked it a lot. I deliberately set up Beira's Place as a non-profit rather than a charity, so at the moment we take no donations and I'm covering all costs. This was to keep the centre free of threats of funding cuts from government or anywhere else that might be vulnerable to pressure from gender activists.

The board has discussed accepting donations at some point, but if we do, it will be for something very specific, and definitely not core costs/salaries. For instance, some survivors may not have much money. Travel fare/ childcare costs would enable them to keep coming to sessions they'd otherwise struggle to attend. If we decide to open a fund for that purpose we'll announce it. Thank you for wanting to help, we all (board and staff) really appreciate the support we've had from the public x

This makes sense. Remember that the Edinburgh Rape Crisis Centre was originally created by women too until its board was irresponsible enough to hand it over to a man.

 

[Der weiße Teufel]

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How... how do you know that?

Uh hello, what about Fantastic Beasts? Or is he talking books only, but Cursed Child is a play (so yeah, you can read it, but it's not comparable to reading a novel). To be fair, I have only seen 1 1/2 of those movies, but they made money, so... Idk, I assume compared to whatever the last Marvel / cape slop or woke Star Wars abomination was, Fantastic Beasts was not any worse.
I think JKR is doing the right thing by not expanding on HP further (remember, her having to come up with more details about the HP universe is how we got "wizards shitting wherever they go") and not bothering with endless sequels or prequels or spin-offs. The original series and the story it contains have enough staying power and should not be dragged down by too much half-assed "set in the same universe" nonsense.

I guess they think you can only be a fan of something if you can constantly consume some content related to it, so if there is nothing new, you are not a fan?

 

[stupid frog]

Uh hello, what about Fantastic Beasts? Or is he talking books only, but Cursed Child is a play (so yeah, you can read it, but it's not comparable to reading a novel).

Fantastic Beasts also has books, but I've never read them.

 

[Candidate No 7]

Uh hello, what about Fantastic Beasts? Or is he talking books only, but Cursed Child is a play (so yeah, you can read it, but it's not comparable to reading a novel). To be fair, I have only seen 1 1/2 of those movies, but they made money, so... Idk, I assume compared to whatever the last Marvel / cape slop or woke Star Wars abomination was, Fantastic Beasts was not any worse.
I think JKR is doing the right thing by not expanding on HP further (remember, her having to come up with more details about the HP universe is how we got "wizards shitting wherever they go") and not bothering with endless sequels or prequels or spin-offs. The original series and the story it contains have enough staying power and should not be dragged down by too much half-assed "set in the same universe" nonsense.

I guess they think you can only be a fan of something if you can constantly consume some content related to it, so if there is nothing new, you are not a fan?

I just mostly found it funny that this one admits he's read the play at the very least. Muh boycott!

The Fantastic Beasts films were successful but the 3rd one quite less so so perhaps with films with such a huge budget it's inevitable the plug gets pulled before one actually flops. I enjoyed them but I have to admit the plots were hard to follow and the main character rather bland. Also, as with Star Wars or LOTR prequels, it's hard to get invested in a story when you already know how it ends.

I think she meant to write 10 Strike books and she's working on #9 so at the (impressive) rate she's going she will need a new main project soon. Unless she just retires and goes sailing but she seems to really enjoy writing so I doubt it.

 

[AfghanBlue]

There were absolutely people going around and telling all the annoying detractors of the game that they bought multiple copies just to troll them. I used to see them all over instagram when the game showed up in my feed. The trannies took it as a serious fact without any evidence to feed the cope

Even the logic of doing it doesn't track. It's a $60 game. No one is going to spend $120+ to buy a copy of one game they already own, unless they no longer have access to that console/pc/etc. It's rare because no one who doesn't have a good amount of disposable income would do this, and even if you did, why would you? Of course, the troons and troon sympathizers did not manage to connect the dots lol

If anything it's the opposite.
My one mate bought one copy and it made it's way round 4 of us on a borrowing basis (because poor)
Lots such people in that position with the economy in the gutter in recent years.

 

[Der weiße Teufel]

Fantastic Beasts also has books, but I've never read them.

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It drives me crazy how they apparently lost the cover artist for the third one, it doesn't fit at all.

I just mostly found it funny that this one admits he's read the play at the very least. Muh boycott!

The Fantastic Beasts films were successful but the 3rd one quite less so so perhaps with films with such a huge budget it's inevitable the plug gets pulled before one actually flops. I enjoyed them but I have to admit the plots were hard to follow and the main character rather bland. Also, as with Star Wars or LOTR prequels, it's hard to get invested in a story when you already know how it ends.

I think she meant to write 10 Strike books and she's working on #9 so at the (impressive) rate she's going she will need a new main project soon. Unless she just retires and goes sailing but she seems to really enjoy writing so I doubt it.

True, though it's possible he's just parroting what he heard elsewhere, and they would never call anything by JKR well-written anyway.

It probably didn't help that they had to recast Johnny Depp. I've heard they're hard to follow, and I suppose Newt is not really there to be the hero but mostly to witness the story. But yeah, I enjoyed the first one with all the magical creatures, but we all know how the whole Grindelwald thing ends.

She could write 20 more Strike books and I would read them all. Though a new project would be nice too. People like to complain she needs an editor and that she needs to stop writing 800+ pages per book, but they never feel that long. I think she enjoys writing, so hopefully she's not thinking of retiring yet.