Former G*mergate personality Brianna Wu joined calls to boycott *Hogwarts Legacy *and claimed whether or not you participated in the boycott was a "character test."
The game developer and failed political candidate issued her own call to boycott the game, tweeting earlier this month, "My position on Hogwarts Legacy is clear. I'm boycotting it. I think if you care about trans people you should too."
Wu then added, "But, in what should not be a surprise to anyone, most g*mers don't care about trans dignity enough to sacrifice for them. By all accounts, it will sell very well."
Wu then tweeted, “This outcome shouldn’t surprise me. G*mers care even less about trans dignity than they did about the women who make games having a sexual harassment-free workplace. But it is deeply saddening to see.”
In another tweet she wrote, “If the people who buy games expected more of the industry and of themselves we would solve a lot of problems. Less sexual misconduct, less open discrimination, fewer predatory practices with microtransactions. But we expect nothing, and receive nothing in return.”
Next, Wu claimed that whether or not you joined in on the boycott it was "a character test."
"Hogwarts Legacy isn't a game. It's a character test," Wu tweeted. "And a lot of people are about fail it."
The absolutist comment drew plenty of mockery with Huff4Congress responding, "Exactly! If you don't buy *Hogwarts Legacy, *swayed by absurd concerns that Harry Potter's beloved creator has supposedly committed some societal sin by standing against the rank misogyny of modern 'transgender' insanity, you're a spineless coward without much character at all."
However, artist, teacher, and game designer Benjamin Sawyer attempted to rationalize with Wu. "Where do we land on the topic of the franchise existing beyond its creator and this game being the product of a generation of creators eager for people to play their game despite of Rowling? Are we punishing the wrong people by boycotting the game?"
Wu replied, but refused to answer. "The amount of rationalizations from otherwise intelligent people has been extremely disappointing," Wu bemoaned, along with a rolling eyes emoji.
"I was asking questions because I wanted to have a conversation," Sawyer replied. "I have legitimate questions. Thanks for the eye roll though. Makes me feel real great."
The snipe had little effect on Wu, who parroted back, "I cannot have a conversation with every single dude on Twitter trying to rationalize this. Read the comments. There are hundreds of you."
YouTube commentator and science fiction author Jon Del Arroz weighed in on Wu's comments. He admitted Sawyer had a point about developers getting hurt more than Rowling, mocked Wu and the boycott as ridiculous, but expected it to escalate closer to launch.
"They [SJWs] don't ever back down, they just keep going with these sorts of narratives all the time," Del Arroz warned. Yet, he also noted that others had been inspired to support Hogworts Legacy purely to spite those boycotting it, or because the boycott brought the game to their attention.
Attempts to boycott *Hogwarts Legacy *have been ongoing, and seemingly continue to fail. Due to Rowling's support of s*x being real and rejection of the denial of the female identity have resulted in pro-transgender activists attempting to "cancel" her and encourage boycotts of her work. This includes adaptions of Harry Potter such as Hogwarts Legacy.
Amid claims of Goblins being antisemitic caricatures, lies that the game's plot is about preventing a rebellion by an oppressed group, spamming Steam with false user tags, and claiming the game's voice actors are anti-transgender --- Hogwarts Legacy looks to be one of the first big games of 2023.
It's the fourth global best seller on Steam as of this time of writing, just over two weeks away from its February 10th launch.
Wu previously called for a boycott at the beginning of January citing a claim that Rowling's Pottermore digital publisher saw profits drop 40% in 2022 compared to 2021.
She tweeted, "F*** around and find out. This is why it's really important for decent people to boycott Hogwarts Legacy."
"I have a lot of friends in games media, but I will be cutting ties to anyone who promotes this," Wu added.
What do you make of Wu’s comments?
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I'm ok with failing this test.
Krayon sexually assaulted his sister.
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Reminder that whether you are pro g*mergate or not, Brianna Wu is a verified schizo and even lefties and wokescolds should disregard their ramblings. It saddens me that you can't question Wu's sanity without being labeled a bigot.
Side-note: I'll be buying and playing this game. Looking forward to it!
We need trans hedgehogs! Trans hedgehogs belong here! We love trans hedgehogs!
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Wu is a weird case, feel like she's surprisingly rational about 50% of the time and batshit insane the other half, and you never know which one you're going to get.
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That's a lot of words to just say woman
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Considering she's trans that's an absolute
... I think
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Noticeable spike in sales in 3...2...1...
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herm wait a minute i thought there was no collusion in games journ*lism
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Her tweets are
personified
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So it is about ethics in gaming journ*lism!
(Trans lives matter because all lives matter)
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It's been nearly 10 years, but she's finally figured it out
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Trans “dignity”
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The sales numbers release is gonna be a copeathon/ropeathon isn't it
I guess they'll refer to reviewers giving it shit numbers/not rating it as cope tho
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I don't even want to play this game but I feel so compelled to buy it just so my steam friends list can see it
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To chudmaxx you must leave it idle whenever your PC is on so you farm playtime until you can proudly display 41 hrs played
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This has been the best viral marketing campaign in history, bar none, though I feel a bit disturbed how many trans people sacrificed their principles to participate in it
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I’ve never cared much for Harry Potter, but honestly I want to see how
wildly problematic
it is
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There's an interactive cutscene where you have to keep pressing the x button to beat a trans woman otherwise Harry Potter dies à la the torture scene in MGS1
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How's this b-word still alive, it's galling that she outlived Totalbiscuit (the only ever uncucked Bong)
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You are not allowed to enjoy anything that offends mentally ill men in dresses. If they say no then you must immediately bend the knee or you are a fricking bigot. You must have their permission or you are literally murdering them (despite that never happening and
s committing all the violence).
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No jewish person gives a rats butt about thr goblins
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I fricking hate Harry Potter but these strags are making me want to buy it.
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Dear Sub-Human Filth,
I'm appealing to all of you stupid idiots to vote Democrat in 2020. That is if you have the basic education enough to read a ballot, anyway. I understand the majority of you racist rednecks can't even read this post, though. But those who can, please pass my message on to the rest of your inbred family.
We Democrats are morally, culturally and intellectually superior to you in every way. I will qualify myself by noting that I have a Liberal Arts degree from a college, which you obviously have never been to, if you even know what one is. I also have a black friend. I have been told by several professors that everything you hold dear is terrible. Therefore you, personally, are also terrible.
I don't know you, but I know that you're racist. I also know that you hate gay people and still get scared during lightning storms.
The religion which you hold closely, greatly believe in, and which brings you comfort--you are wrong because I'm smarter than you and I'm telling you so. It is one of the many reasons why you are stupid and I'm better than you.
You see, us Democrats want a system which helps everyone in the world. Our system is designed around love and kindness to everyone. If you don't agree, I hate you.
It's not too late to change. If you knew your history, which of course you don't, you'll remember a time in America when Indians were dragged away from their homes and forced to assimilate into white society. Well, we want to change that kind of behaviour (sorry for my spelling, as I'm not from your country) by making sure you go to college and have a small apartment in a big, busy coastal city, where you belong. That will help you rid yourselves of your backward, incorrect culture and way of thinking. We'll do everything we can to make sure you agree with us and say all the right things and not be brainwashed against thinking the same way we do.
All of you stupid, backward, redneck, racist, homophobic, uneducated yokels need to realize we're trying to build a classless society where we all get to live in harmony with each other, where we're all equal. If you only understood that you wouldn't be so much worse of a person than I am.
So please vote Democrat. Help me help you, you worthless motherlovers.
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Wu tweeted:
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attempted to rationalize:
https://web.archive.org/https://x.com/sketchsawyer/status/1615014644824801281
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refused to answer:
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replied:
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parroted back:
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weighed in on Wu's comments:
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s*x being real:
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Nice post, bro! I posted it to twitter.
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not book burners at all btw
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