And I can acknowledge that while also having nostalgia for books that I grew up with as a literal child. Judge away.
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Anecdote: As a member of the generation that grew up with HP, no one I know is supporting the IP financially. We grew up with the books and movies and that's it. This is just one of many cultural issues that's dividing the left. Cool I guess?
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I just find this argument to be ridiculous. If you grew up with the bookes and movies and own them what harm are you doing by still enjoying those memories?
I've trained a lot of 18-22 y/os in the last 10 years and they are fine. Let's not become the boomers please...
The shirt on the store says "rewrite the rules" so yeah....
"We beat you to it bitches. And while you've spent 9 years on your labor of love and and made nothing from it, we will make tens of millions. Here's a couple copies of our shittily optimized remaster just to rub it in :)"
Sincerely Todd
I see this posted a lot. Is this actually true?
Curious thought: Is this meme becoming less relevant as time goes on? I feel like many more dads now are/were gamers and wouldn't be as obtuse when it comes to their kids playing games.
I'll bite I guess. I use Firefox with ublock to browse two niche communities. One is for the small city I live in which is relatively active and a very useful source of local news/events info. I'll stop using reddit if I can't use an ad blocker or if they make me use an app etc.
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I understand why this is so painful, and I really appreciate you sharing how you feel. I grew up with HP, and while it was part of my childhood, I don’t support the author’s views at all. I get why seeing people casually reference the series or buy merchandise can be upsetting when it feels like it’s indirectly supporting someone who actively harms the trans community. That said, I think it's important for people to be able to talk about the series and its impact on them without automatically being labeled a bigot. Acknowledging the harm the author has caused doesn’t mean we can’t still discuss the cultural impact of the books. People should be more mindful, but I don’t think we should shut down conversations about it entirely. Thanks for sharing your perspective—I’ll keep this in mind moving forward.