No, no, they are goblins not Jews. By the end of 10th grade this 16 year old has killed like 1000 goblins and 1000 “dark” wizards, all extrajudicial, and everyone is just like “good job on your homework”. It’s pretty fucked up.
Wow did you just say Jews are greedy, bank controlling, hook-nosed people? What a racist.
I do actually wonder where the nose thing came from tbh. I know some people who do but I wouldn’t say that group is prominently Jewish. I know the bank stuff is historical and caused by oppression then used by oppressors to further opress.
Not only that, but it also makes reference to multiple attempted genocides against Jews with the dates of other goblin rebellions and item descriptions such as a Jewish religious horn being described as a “goblin war horn used to annoy wizards” that is filled specifically with a non-Kosher type of cheese.
Then there’s also the fact that the lead dev resigned from the project after it came out that he ran a white supremacist YouTube channel, and made a statement about how he “felt at home” with the other people working on the game.
Goblins are canonically considered by wizards to be subservient to them, along with most of the other magical races. They’re not like house elves, who love being slaves, they’re like a rung above them on the hierarchy of fantasy races in Joanne’s fictional universe.
They are universally regarded with mistrust because of a founding myth that states they unjustly stole a historic Wizarding artifact, one of the only weapons that can kill basilisks, from the most courageous wizard about to fight the most evil wizard who commanded a basilisk.
The lore of the seventh book also pretty much paints them out to be communists who believe that the crafter of an item rightfully belongs to them and not the person paying them.
They’re money obsessed, untrustworthy, regarded with suspicion over their loyalties, painted functionally as communists, and have a foundation myth about betraying maybe the most famous and revered wizard in history. Make of that what you will.
Isn’t the game about putting down a Jewish slave rebellion?
No, no, they are goblins not Jews. By the end of 10th grade this 16 year old has killed like 1000 goblins and 1000 “dark” wizards, all extrajudicial, and everyone is just like “good job on your homework”. It’s pretty fucked up.
Hook nosed greedy goblins who control the banks, huh? I’m sorry, I was clearly mistaken. I’m sure there’s no subtext in that.
Wow did you just say Jews are greedy, bank controlling, hook-nosed people? What a racist.
I do actually wonder where the nose thing came from tbh. I know some people who do but I wouldn’t say that group is prominently Jewish. I know the bank stuff is historical and caused by oppression then used by oppressors to further opress.
It comes from Nazi propaganda IIRC. Specifically a piece on how to identify a Jew.
Oh well that’s extra messed up
Not only that, but it also makes reference to multiple attempted genocides against Jews with the dates of other goblin rebellions and item descriptions such as a Jewish religious horn being described as a “goblin war horn used to annoy wizards” that is filled specifically with a non-Kosher type of cheese.
Then there’s also the fact that the lead dev resigned from the project after it came out that he ran a white supremacist YouTube channel, and made a statement about how he “felt at home” with the other people working on the game.
Slightly problematic if true.
I don’t think they were slaves, but wizards are very racist to other species and do consider them second class citizens.
I’m not sure this made it better…
Goblins are canonically considered by wizards to be subservient to them, along with most of the other magical races. They’re not like house elves, who love being slaves, they’re like a rung above them on the hierarchy of fantasy races in Joanne’s fictional universe.
They are universally regarded with mistrust because of a founding myth that states they unjustly stole a historic Wizarding artifact, one of the only weapons that can kill basilisks, from the most courageous wizard about to fight the most evil wizard who commanded a basilisk.
The lore of the seventh book also pretty much paints them out to be communists who believe that the crafter of an item rightfully belongs to them and not the person paying them.
They’re money obsessed, untrustworthy, regarded with suspicion over their loyalties, painted functionally as communists, and have a foundation myth about betraying maybe the most famous and revered wizard in history. Make of that what you will.
Those damn money-obsessed communist bankers who have original sin for some reason!
Both better and worse, I’d say 🤷