as a kid I used to have to think of absurd mental workarounds to get over my fears so when I was really scared of nightmare fredbear I told myself he WAS real but trapped in China and the laws of the universe only allowed him to take one step towards me per year
Opinion - I was the leaker who spoiled Harry Potter coming to #Fortnite. Here's why ⬇️
Last year, Harry Potter creator J.K. Rowling claimed that Imane Khelif, a female boxer, was actually born as a man. There's just one issue: they weren't. There's been a sentiment around this collaboration that goes something like "you can separate the art from the artist," but that is a significantly harder ask when the artist is using their royalties to fund lawsuits and legislation that intentionally damage the quality of life of transgender people around the world.
In the past, Fortnite stood for what was right. In 2020, the release of Chapter 2 Season 3 was delayed by a week in respect of "ongoing injustices in society" in response to protests that occurred after George Floyd was killed by a police officer. One year later, Fortnite featured an event, "March Through Time," which recognized the work of civil rights activist Martin Luther King Jr. And until this year, we've seen annual Rainbow Royale events celebrating LGBTQ+ members of the Fortnite community.
This year, there was no Rainbow Royale event, nor were there any other activism efforts in Fortnite. Like many companies, Epic Games seems to be rolling back these efforts due to the political climate in the United States. And, perhaps as a result of investor pressure, Epic Games has recently loosened their restrictions around what they'll add to Fortnite - last month, we saw Outfits promoting Kick, and earlier in the year, a major collaboration with controversial streamer Kai Cenat. And now, Harry Potter.
Most people won't care. These Outfits will probably sell pretty well, most people will be happy to see one of their favorite childhood franchises come to the game, and Epic Games and J.K. Rowling will make plenty of money.
But I'm not okay with that, and I hope you're not okay with it either.
So, why I spoiled Harry Potter coming to Fortnite? I wanted to ruin the surprise so that less people would buy it.
@hyphy_republic This reminds me of when some kids took my brother's ball at the park, so we went down and I said give it back to him, and they did, and we just left, ideal outcome
Came out as transmasc to my mother. It went really well, but she had this to say
Her: One more question
Me: Ok
Her: Why do you want to transition to the gender that oppresses women 🤨
@Dar1108@Minfilia Overwatch today absolutely, but when it came out it was a genuinely fun game to play casually with friends and I will never forgive Blizzard for Frankensteining it into Overwatch 2 instead of just making a separate sequel
Fortnite is great. But my job as timeless is to inform you even when it isn't.
If you zoom into the bottom left, you'll see JK Rowling negotiates rights to the Harry Potter IP.
She used its money to undermine Trans Women's rights in the UK. Put your money somewhere deserving.
This is funny because horseshoe theory is a wildly debunked fascist conspiracy theory designed to make you think fighting fascism is just as bad as being a fascist and the only way to be “normal” is to just shut up and let bad things happen lol