“Here’s how you know Jews are still where they are. Stewart immediately drew parallels between the depiction of the goblins in the Harry Potter films and the descriptions of Jews in the antisemitic illustrations featured in the 1903 book The Protocols of the Elders of Zion: Most notably, former Daily Show host Jon Stewart took aim at the Harry Potter franchise on his podcast, The Problem With Jon Stewart. This Redditor is hardly the first to criticize Rowling’s depiction of goblins. The Redditor called upon fans of the Harry Potter series to “walk away from Rowling and the wizarding world.” Yes, “child abduction” is one of a slew of antisemitic stereotypes leveled at Jewish people, who were said to steal non-Jewish children away from their families so they could use their blood for rituals. In a viral Reddit post, one critic blasted the plot of Hogwarts Legacy for portraying Ranrok as “a greedy individual,” and for showing what appears to be Ranrok and the dark wizard Victor Rockwood discussing a “child abduction scheme” in gameplay videos. Many members of the gaming community aren’t happy. After all, that’s how it happened in Harry Potter canon.
And considering that Ranrok is said to have ties to dark wizards, the game seems to be of the opinion that the “moral” choice is to crush the rebellions, thereby returning goblins to subjugation. According to the designers of the game, players will be able to make the decision to support or oppose the Goblin Rebellions. While the Goblin Rebellions lasted for centuries, the story of Hogwarts Legacy concerns itself with a particular rebellion led by a goblin named Ranrok.
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