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Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling has responded to calls to boycott Hogwarts Legacy over her comments regarding the transgender community by saying that those who refuse to play the upcoming game should also stop reading the Harry Potter books and watching the movies.
Rowling responded to writer/director Jesse Earl on Twitter after Earl posted a tweet saying Hogwarts Legacy support “valuable“, as Rowling uses her “a permanent targeting platform as well as justifications for its continued targeting of trans people is harmful to trans people».
In response, Rowling tweeted that “the truly righteous will burn not only their books and films, but also the local library, everything that has an owl on it, and their pets».
Rowling has been widely criticized in recent years for the comments she has made about the transgender community and the public appearances she has made alongside many in the gender critical community. Her frankness on the subject made Harry Potter actors Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint oppose the author.
Hogwarts Legacy publisher WB Games also distanced itself somewhat from Rowling in a statement released back in 2020 in which they said she “not directly involved in the creation of the game“. WB Games President David Haddad also commented on the author’s controversy, stating that “she has the right to express her personal opinion on social media».