Rowling’s thing.’ Stay away from that, and the fun can go on.” “Creators can make content that’s inclusive to everyone, and maybe not so much like, ‘This is J.K. “She obviously is quite associated with the brand, but I feel the brand is larger than her now,” Whitaker, 31, said of Rowling in the midst of snapping smartphone pics of Universal’s take on Hogsmeade. “The political opinions that she has that are harmful can’t touch that.”Įxploring the Wizarding World, she added, could help show the world that the “Harry Potter” fandom is bigger and more inclusive than any beliefs held by the fictional world’s creator.įor Dylan Whitaker, the “Potter” universe is alluring because it “makes you question what’s real and your way of thinking.”
Many who love the “Potter” world agree with that criticism but argue that it is the fans who truly brought the universe to life. Games subsidiary Avalanche Software, “Hogwarts Legacy” has raised questions about separating art from the artist and about what our pop cultural consumption says about our beliefs.Ĭritics have called the author’s opinions - and consumers’ support for the game - dangerous at a time when a wave of anti-LGBTQ bills have been introduced in state legislatures across the country. A long-awaited, big-budget role-playing game from Warner Bros.
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