Playing Hogwarts Legacy Makes You Transphobic

[@sanecatlady]

If we had to do extensive research all the time to make sure we are not buying something from someone morally dubious, we would have nothing. No human being or company is perfect

[@thesupreme950]

funny you say this because that’s exactly what the show “The Good Place” is about. in that show, no one gets into “heaven” or “the good place” when they die because even the “best” of people struggle with buying and consuming ethical products. all companies are corrupt.

[@sanecatlady]

@@thesupreme950 That's actually my favorite show 🤣 It does have great messages like that

[@copyrightcharacter1166]

And if people even read what she wrote, she literally just wants women's refuges to be free from anyone simply identifying to be a woman lol. how extreme.

[@sl33ptilldawn]

Glad you're speaking up. Good on you for standing your ground.

[@freedomofspeech2420]

Twitter, TikTok and the media literally runs everything now, it’s so exhausting.

[@serendipityx]

Satch, I love this. Please don't ever apologise in the future for playing the game or making this video. You are amazing and we need more people like you.

[@justjen139]

Well said, Satch. You are a wonderful human being, and I love your videos. There's a saying from Gen X that fits perfectly when the opposition rails, "Don't let the bastards get you down."

[@Sirens_kai]

As a trans person I don’t believe enjoying Harry Potter in itself is transphobic. As a former big Harry Potter myself (I have moved on to other series and my own characters so lost some interest hence the “former” but I still enjoyed it and there’s nothing wrong with that) I know what it’s like to be connected to a fantasy world and I don’t want other people to drop that. I do think it’s important though to be aware of the issues in the series and with the author. Also like you said there are many other problematic things people enjoy such as Disney, but I don’t see much people boycotting Disney

[@ClaudiaWowPaw]

I said the Disney thing too!!! We need more people like you! I’m not a transphobe at all and a friend got me Hogwarts as a gift and I was just excited because Harry Potter was such a comfort serie to me. I hate jk Rowling , but i don’t allow her to live rent free in my brain for being such a disappointment,

[@karinasnooodles_]

Isn't she a billionaire 💀 whether or not you buying the game it won't change anything trust me..

[@akaped]

No she’s not, because being the horrible, evil bigot she’s painted as, she gave so much money away to charity, she’s no longer a billionaire. What a b*t h…

[@stefisundays]

One of the many things that are great about your channel and you in general is how honest and straight forward you are. This was on point. It was very weirdly dissapointed in a couple youtubers's community going ape shit about HL on places like Twitter and reddit, it was embarrasing to know so many people had that sensless view

[@rain5909]

My god, we need more videos like this with common sense! We need to come back down to reality. Real problems aren't solved like this. I deeply respect anyone who speaks up about this!!! Majority of people especially influencers are scared of being canceled, but then go play it secretly. Hats off to you! 10000 points to your house 👏

[@chloemeadowsedits6559]

The controversy over Hogwarts Legacy is just ridiculous tbh lol like you said it's a video game, nothing more to it to read into. I like the other points you brought up in the video as well about it creating more hate against certain groups of people. It literally does have the opposite effect that was intended.

[@peterrabbitn787]

The world has become so weird. I am sorry you and others are bring treated like this. People must understand it's just a game and it's not the only game being made or got an idea by someone that has a different mindset as mine/yours. It's so weird that we now all share their values just by playing a game based on her world idea.

[@akaped]

She’s not transphobic, she’s pro womens rights and pro biology, if trans ideologists have a problem with that, I’d be interested to know why. Are womens rights and biology transphobic?

[@Axyierl]

Honestly you're the last person I expected to stand up against all the bulling, I honestly thought you'll be one of the people canceling the game but I'm pleasantly surprised. A very mature vidoe if only most people were like this

[@ClaudiaWowPaw]

People online, more specifically twitter users are just so brain broken. I saw so many streamers play and it seems like their audience was just having fun and transphobia was not even mentioned throughout the gameplay. Simmers criticizing ppl for playing Hogwarts while enjoying Disney products are such hypocrites. Maybe they should do some researcher about how awful Disney is.

[@moonsigil]

It is quite appalling seeing the hatred you got on Twitter for your thoughts on this subject. I wanted to defend you against all those terminally online people but I don't have an account 😕 Just remember they truly don't care for logic and you can't reason with them.

[@Katie-zj5sw]

Love to hear about this from you. The last few weeks have certainly gotten a bit chaotic and out of hand. And you make great points!! One thing I’ve thought, how many of these people go through a Chick Fil A drive thru? Chick Fil A actually gives money to those anti-legislators. Yet a huge chunk of the LGBT+ community consumes it (which is all up to what you want to consume, but let’s not pretend there’s no double standard.) This game is just a trend rn. A year from now, no one will care.

[@jessn5677]

I’ve been watching all your videos and have yet to comment but just wanted to pop in and thank you for being vocal about this. This allegedly oppressed group has no qualms about trying to oppress others and suppressing other people’s thoughts. And now they have confirmed that they are no fun and like you said, many who were happy to let them be are now on the other side of the fence.

[@p.bckman2997]

"Trance issues are not my issues to discuss", this is probably the most mature response to this I have seen. As an avid Sims player I am very happy to see a Sims youtuber express solid, well founded views on this.

[@daniellamunoz8894]

You hit the nail on the head. The inexistence of unethical consumption according to the same standards of the boycotters is true. The association from normies of transpeople and the boycotters harassment is a sad truth that can only backfire on the transpeople. The groupthink where you adopt views from others without properly researching and then create a cognitive dissonance with reality that only enforces what you already belief is TRUE. IMO boycotters of the game have the mental development of a teenager and should not be taken seriously. I'm sorry I'm apparently in the minority of your viewers of the other channel. I am a mainstream latina with catholic education that has suffered under communism and yes I do feel like the game pushes ME away from it. I hope many more speak out with common sense and love, because from my point of view woke people may talk about love but are actually resentful teens.

[@cicerostand]

Thank you for speaking up about this. You covered it all really. Love your content through and through! :)

[@nxmi_.]

i think there’s a HUGE difference between enjoying the content and supporting the creator. personally my family are huge potter heads but are we transphobes/homophobic? no! not at all. and i absolutely agree with your statements.

[@SnazzyArcade]

How is JK Rowling homophobic?

[@GlamourCinderella]

Well said. I personally don't think J.K. Rowling is a transphobe. And don't care about the woke mob hating on me, if I play the game.

[@meltedprincess]

I swear people always finding something to be mad about, it's like a hobby, I guess I'm one of the few people on the planet who plays sims and isn't woke lol

[@067982eire]

So I’m Irish. I genuinely genuinely believe in a peaceful unification of the island of Ireland. And because JK and all the developers of this game are British should I believe I should boycott this game? Absolutely not, that’s ridiculous, that’s me asking the world of people. There are way better ways of of approaching this topic than bullying people

[@brittneyd905]

Preach!!! Playing video games is supposed to be an escape. It's also sad that in this day and time you can get cancelled or outcasted for your beliefs. People should be able to have different beliefs and opinions, debate about it, and still be friends. As long as you're not hurting anyone, do what you want. Freedom of speech is slowly disappearing.

[@bdarecords_]

Statistics/analytics of channels/creators who have complained about being "canceled" almost always show the exact opposite or no changes in viewership/participation. The concept of "cancel culture" does not exist and is used by reactionaries and right wingers to complain about receiving backlash for communicating hateful and invalidating statements. Freedom of speech is not disappearing. The idea of criticizing backlash is the very concept of free speech. And in the past, there was even less "free speech". There has never been 100% free speech. Free speach ends when it violates the right of other people (or in the laws the right of companies). In the past when you insulted someone too much, people shot/lynched you, so what are you even on about? It's just not true and you know it. You need this concept to exist because it feels easier to accept than realizing that the perspective of those who "cancel" is right. Also: The world is burning and real people strip people of their rights right now and people like you complain about videogames (!) being too political. Maybe reconsider your priorities. We live in a materialistic world. Everything is connected. Nothing is isolated. The idea that you have about games is an illusion that you had as a child when you did not have to think about what surrounds games.

[@bdarecords_]

And if you are so concerned about free speech: Why are socialists in america and europe being surveiled, stifled, raided and have to live in fear just for educating people? Why are books that tell people about the reality of gender and sexual identity and that there can be more than the traditionally accepted ones, so that they can be informed and are also less prone to discriminating others, being banned? Why are reporters being arrested and killed for reporting about corruption? Why are leftist influencers and journalists being banned from social media plattforms? Or any political people who have actual and valid critiique of the government, not some looney tunes conspiracies that dont hurt the government? And you complain about people being canceled for saying hateful things? Are you serious? You should be ashamed of yourself, living in ignorance like you do.

[@brittneyd905]

@@bdarecords_ I agree with everything you just said. I was just giving one example of how wrong some people are being treated today. There are many other things going on in the world that are trying to stamp out freedom of speech.

[@bdarecords_]

@@brittneyd905 True

[@I_fell_down_a_flight_of_stairs]

As a Sims player I personally love your take of this! I have never played the game and I plan to play it sometime. I hate the fact that all the bullying and stuff is happening rn cause even though I'm not trans I can see how this would hurt the community. People need to calm down and let others play a game. It's literally just a game

[@mrabidos2173]

I think anyone could literally wished themselves to play this game, they absolutely can and this agenda thingy is absolutely ridiculous, don't ever listen and believe to yourself about it, satch. This has nothing do with it

[@Ready-ForTheEnd]

I'm watching someone in the sims subreddit on reddit go literally insane for this video.😂😂😂 so ridiculous

[@terryR139]

Don’t apologize. Just do what you love ❤️ I’m currently not watching any Hogwarts Legacy videos because I haven’t played the game and I don’t want any spoilers lol

[@elektrotek4032]

Well said❤

[@averageceilingenjoyer]

As a trans person, I don't think you really did anything wrong

[@littlestcorginuff8029]

I don’t eat chocolate, I make my own household cleaners and I never buy fast fashion garbage clothes, but those are my values, not everyone’s. It’s not that hard to do if it’s something that you don’t want to support, but a lot of people don’t care or are just focused on other things. I think as long as you are putting effort into making the world a better place in some capacity, that’s all that matters.

[@okaywhatdidyousnort]

im trans and i still wanna play it 😭 the only reason i don't have it rn is bc it's EXPENSIVEEE

[@hedgeknight_17]

Thank you for speaking out on this! Simmers on youtube have lost my respect for trying to support the boycotts. Mostly StephOsims and Plumbella because I loved their content so much. Been watching you for a while now and will continue to do so!

[@stefisundays]

Duuuude I was soo upset about plumbella, mostly because she is an obvious fan of Harry Potter and it wouldve been so much fun

[@hedgeknight_17]

@@stefisundays i knoooow. Like I know deep down she wanna play it

[@yara-nd5ky]

ok what's wrong with them supporting boycotts??

[@stefisundays]

@@yara-nd5ky kzbin.info/www/bejne/l16QdJZpgMmSoac

[@stefisundays]

@@yara-nd5ky nothing wrong they are very likely being bullied by their own communities, and if they truly care about the controversy then they are very simply ignorant, which is dissapointing

[@mya1207]

Acting like Jk Rowling coded the game 💀

[@tatianafino]

Im sad there wont be more videos of you playing hogwarts legacy

[@satchonstuff]

I will be uploading videos of me playing! But it won’t be an LP series 😉

[@habarvaz3142]

Never understood why people hated her...? I read her tweets and well she isn't that wrong and no one really proved her otherwise they just called her a terf and continued on... I have no problem with trans people and they can live their lives and all but she got a point and just wanted to help women.

[@SnazzyArcade]

Because trans women are misogynistic men.

[@Dahlia.Duhhhh]

@@SnazzyArcadestay mad 😘🫶

[@SnazzyArcade]

@@Dahlia.Duhhhh I sure will :)

[@miniflappypenguin]

Thank you for making this video 😊

[@mel_issa__]

Great video. No one is perfect. JK Rowling said stuff. But we don't know any other game developer or writer's thoughts, are we going to stop playing games just in case?

[@Sirens_kai]

Apparently the creator of Minecraft said some homophobic and transphobic things but I continue to play Minecraft anyway lol

[@chandlerbaker1342]

I’m not woke but I agree play what you want! It has nothing to do with life issues

[@that0wlguy255]

My brother is trans, and HE told me that we should get the game cause he likes it.

[@lacenoir]

JK Rowling wasn’t involved in the making of the game in any way. She didn’t write the story or have any involvement. A lot of hardworking people put a lot of time and effort into this game and not to play it for the sake of someone who literally had nothing to do with making it, is ridiculous. There is a trans character in the game for goodness sake.

[@danniesimmers22]

I love you Satch!! You’re so smart! Yes bring us back to reality please

[@abitoflindsayvlogs]

I also have no opinion on her thoughts. They aren’t great but hate doesn’t win. The Harry Potter world is SO much bigger than JK! Yes she created it but the community that has been created around it is so much greater! Also the creators of Hogwarts Legacy have included trans characters. At the end of a day, a game is just a game. How many people who are judging you for playing this game have killed people in The Sims or used hookers in GTA?!

[@finaathehuman]

Thank you... because this is getting out of hand. you are one of the realist youtubers satch. much love.

[@MsAkatsuki09]

The game is amazing! Everyone should play it.

[@habarvaz3142]

In each video I just love you more 🤣

[@webdznr1]

👏👏This is by far, the most insightful response video to the entire "cancel HL and the players" saga. You are such an intelligent and articulate person. So happy to be a subscriber of yours. Signed, a 20yr + player of The Sims

[@georgiakelly8115]

I have never agreed with anything more 😂 so well said!

[@aquawarper7328]

Satch, people are stupid as I'm sure you noticed. Don't let them ruin the things that you love and don't let them bring you down ❤️

[@lindahall3388]

Well said!👏👏

[@SimsyHazel]

Love the art, not the artist behind it -Probably some wise guy

[@madmuffin4484]

I matched what I spent on the game to trans organizations - I’d highly recommend donating if you can!

[@evayu2]

Agreeing with every word 👏🏻

[@RySoulFly]

I playing it i don't care what others think cause I play this game

[@serendipityx]

Everyone should check out Harry Potter and the forbidden game by videogamedunkey. It's hilarious and so true.

[@Vaporwades]

You're literally exploiting our justified outrage over this and deleting any negative comments you see. You are part of the problem my dude.

[@spookyrahhh]

Where is he deleting comments? Where is your proof? Genuinely curious.

[@Vaporwades]

@@spookyrahhh he deleted some of my comments

[@suescaletta137]

thank you ♥

[@imsunnybaby]

thank you for the video

[@papapatti1192]

Satch🙌🙌🙌

[@courtneyjaynex]

👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@habarvaz3142]

Even if she is a transphobe, I'll be playing that game. It's not like the part of the money that goes to her will be used to hurt anyone? Like if she wanted to she already has money to hurt trans people but she doesn't so...

[@noestestristecass]

I don't agree with the comments she made but also think she just didn't understand the issue and didn't know how to deal with that and also i am not going to stop reading enjoying watching or playing harry potter or anything related, she'll defintely get paid either way and choosing not to wont stop that. also many people her age don't understand these things If people don't wanna support hogwarts legacy thats their choice and they cant decide what others do

[@SnazzyArcade]

Thanks for being one of the few Simmers not drinking the kool-aid on the most covertly homophobic movement ever.

[@imsunnybaby]

the tweet is gold too lol

[@rosemarynoir000]

FAV KZbinR HANDS DOWN!!!! ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥

[@0_zsR]

This is why I'm proud myself to be Transphobic

[@Dahlia.Duhhhh]

Ew

[@paulschumacher4308]

This is a good video. 👍

[@GucciVal]

👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@xxrandomgamerxx810]

Me and my mom love Harry Potter but we hate jk Rowling

[@Riley_HawkinsOSRS]

"There is no such thing as ethical consumption under capitalism" very mature video Sach keep up the good work ❤

[@fruity4820]

There is a channel on youtube by the name "Jassy gender" she is a trans woman that does very lengthy video-essays, and from what i can understand the majority of the boycotting regading HL started with Jessy posting a tweet she didnt put that much thought into, a tweet that than blew out of any proportion she ever imagined. And Rollimg did the dumbest move a celebrity can do on tweeter and retweeted a tweet of a critic, diracting far more attention to it than it would have ever gotten on its own. Jessy's original tweet sounded quite resenable to me, it was something along the lines of "its ok to tresure the seires for what it was but if you want to be a true ally you cant keep on supporting Rolling through merch and buying HL" i would suggest cheaking out some of the videos Jessy made on the subject, if you want some more context and understand why the trans community is so bitter with Rolling

[@skychylde04]

Playing hogwartts legacy itself does not make one transphobic. What it does is put, through residuals and rights, puts funds into the hands of someone who is doing real, tangible harm to a community of people with actual real life consequences. No if, ands or buts about it, that is the issue.

[@simolauren2718]

Speak the truth! I love how your able to not get caught up in it all! I really don’t know what JK Rowling thinks, but when people are sending her death and r@pe threats I’m like….sorry how is that going to change her mind ?

[@SnazzyArcade]

They don’t care about changing her mind. Funny how I don’t see cis women sending the same sort of threats, it’s almost as if trans women act like misogynistic men 🤨

[@solanastan4196]

it’s the way you admit to not being trans and shouldn’t speak on trans topics and then continue to make an entire video on trans topics. how about you let US decide what is and isn’t transphobic.

[@indigomad]

Satch isn't really providing opinions or debate about trans topics. He does bring up some points about why boycotting Hogwarts Legacy and bullying people for playing it has some logical fallacies. You're right in that cisgendered people should probably not be deciding what is or is not transphobic. But at the same time, cisgendered people should be allowed to question that instant jump to transphobia accusations, especially when it is so many layers removed. Like how unfortunate tweets from the author of a franchise, which I personally believe has transcended beyond her into its own cultural phenomenon, means that someone playing a video game set in that universe = transphobic. I understand that people are angry at JK Rowling, but why does that have to extend to those who are just playing a video game? One that has hundreds of other people involved in its development? Surely that misplaced anger can be used to better serve trans issues, of which there are many that are serious and much more impacting than gamers out there playing a wizard game. He is speaking about how people hating on him and accusing him of being transphobic for playing the game affects him. Considering that he is a person with feelings himself and that he makes a living from his KZbin videos, I think that's pretty fair.

[@jessn5677]

Not everything is transphobic. People can have opinions and can play a game. If the loud twitter warriors weren’t so extreme most people wouldn’t care about trans anything. Now people know that trans people online are not terrible because they are trans, they are terrible because they hate fun and happiness and anything that sparks joy in others.

[@yara-nd5ky]

@@indigomad I don't think he is a transphobe and he is free to express his opinion. Sorry this whole boycott thing is so overblown. The internet is not real life I assure you no one really gives af in the real world what game you play. The game sales really just proved otherwise. So I have no idea what this "other" side are even complaining about? I have alot to say about unethical consumption, people should boycott whatever they want but engaging in whataboutism is not it. I don't see the point in these videos because all it just feels idk reactionary...? and all it does is just try to paint a certain group as sensitive snowflakes.

[@Jeremy040]

Do I feel it’s transphobic to play Hogwarts?? No bc jk Rowling wasn’t involved in the process of the game yeah she earns a lil bit of money through it but it’s short change compared to what she earns Do I think she’s transphobic?? Yeah! The way she talks about trans women is too much I looked through her stuff the other day and the tweets were she talks about that trans women or in her words "men who feel like women" shouldn’t be allowed in women’s bathrooms or changing rooms bc they could be potential predators or how they aren’t allowed in her rape crisis centers bc they aren’t biological women This ticks of the boxes that I need to think that someone is transphobic

[@SnazzyArcade]

Eh I think it’s okay to be weary of trans women when statistics from the UK Ministry for Justice and Correctional Statistics Canada show that 45% of incarcerated trans women are there for s**ual crimes, compared to 8% of a regular male prison population.

[@imsunnybaby]

theres actually a trans character in hogwarts legacy too. its just weird crazy lies to smear campaign on jkr

[@rip_deathtrap]

Nice vid also first and plz pin

[@christianpontius7991]

Haha I was transphobic before the game

[@Dahlia.Duhhhh]

Not something you should be proud of lol

[@christianpontius7991]

@donatellaaa9225 Yeah, I know, but personally, I think they are starting to get out of hand. Even gays and lesbians are better behaved.

[@Dahlia.Duhhhh]

@@christianpontius7991 we ain’t your animals tf, straight cis people are crazy asf. Look at your people lmao

[@kingisabel]

jk didnt even have anything to do with the game whatsoever. this game is AWESOME.