Almost as condescending as making everything about you when it isn't.
I absolutely care about antisemitism, which is why I know there's very real antisemitism out there that we could be focusing on, but instead you're whining about a fantasy game with fictional races. You probably watch Disney movies and eat Nestlé products, but you're worried about Harry Potter.
1. Saying the goblins are caricatures of Jews is like saying Preston Garvey's name is racist. It's just a reach. It's your opinion that goblins are caricatures of Jews, not a fact. You're also in the minority with that mindset. I have Jewish friends and family and they love Harry Potter. They bought the deluxe version of Hogwarts Legacy. Preordered it. OP even has Jewish roots and clearly she loves the game, too. You keep saying the story is antisemitic, but I'm positive you haven't played it.
2. Yes, he is. He's literally one of the most beloved professors in the books, teaches Harry and the gang multiple charms, and helps them win the final battle. But if you want to make that argument, you can remove most characters from the books (which the movies did) and still have the same story. You call it tokenism, but the whole main plot of Harry Potter is anti-prejudism.
Btw, one of the most important items in the whole series, the Sword of Gryffindor, was made by goblins. Just like in folklore, they're known for their metalworking, which I'm pretty sure isn't a Jewish stereotype.
3. 😱! You mean the racist plantation owner in Uncle Tom's Cabin named his slaves something racist?! I'm shocked.
You act like this was uncommon, and like the book wasn't written in 1852. Are you also mad the N-word's in there? Harriet Beecher Stowe wrote a believable story that showed the terrible conditions slaves were forced to endure. First of all, slaver owners usually named their slaves, so "Sambo" probably isn't his birth name. Second of all, Haley is presented as the worst human being imaginable. That said, are you under the impression Stowe had a firm knowledge of African culture? Of course she didn't. Google didn't exist back then and she wasn't exactly well traveled. She did the best she could with the information that was available to her at the time. Her mission was to create a saintly, noble character (which would resonate with white Christians, which made up the bulk of the American population at the time) and turn their views about slavery on its head. And it worked! She made George mixed race because, as is literally stated in the book, it made it easier for him to escape. Though slim, he had an advantage, and again, it was presented as a bad thing. As unfair. The thought that a slave only had a chance of escaping if they were lighter skinned is horrible, but that's exactly what the book wanted to emphasize. Yes, ignorant white Americans in 1852 listened to Stowe... which was literally the point. She even said, "I shouldn't have needed to write a book to change minds." But she did because the 1800's were a messed up time. I guess she could've just as easily done nothing.
Btw, your rant about me reading the spark notes was funny, because I lied to you. Tom wasn't killed because he refused to whip a slave. I actually took part of that from 12 Years a Slave, which I would've thought you'd recognize. He actually died because he knew the location of a bunch of escaped slaves, but he refused to tell his master where they went. Tom wasn't a child, he was a good man who was unable to escape, but gave his life so others could. I knew you never read it. If you had, you would've jumped at the chance to correct me. You just listen to the angry mob instead of reading (or in Hogwarts Legacy's case, playing) the source material.
See, I have a feeling you think everything's racist or prejudice in some way. Unless you personally like it, of course. Like Mistique, for example, created by Chris Claremont, who's been repeatedly caught using racial stereotypes in his work. Mystique, who now comes from a Disney-owned property, which is a soulless, blood-sucking, antisemitic cooperation, founded by a man who literally hated Jews and belonged to the Motion Picture Alliance for the Preservation of American Ideals. Oops.
4. The goblins want nothing to do with wizards because they don't have any need for them. But yes, there are also hostilities between both races and Hagrid even says they're both to blame. There are many conflicts in Harry Potter, but the goblins are a fictional race. This is like saying the slave elves in Dragon Age are supposed to be caricatures of black slaves. They're not. It's just conflict for the story.
5. I'm numbering this as five even though you forgot five, but I digress. The beady eye stereotype is about small, black eyes, like rabbits, not cat or demon eyes, which is what the goblins have in the books. I've also never heard of Jews having sharp teeth, green/yellow skin, or long nails, but I'll just take it word for it. I have heard the horn and tail stereotype, but the goblins don't have horns or tails in the books. Are you sure Rowling didn't just make the goblins, you know, the way they're described in 13th century folklore? And again, who do the red caps and hobgoblins represent? Are they all meant to represent Jews, and if so, in what way?
Also, might be an important detail, but the "blood libel" comparison doesn't exist in the books, just the game. Rowling had nothing to do with that. In addition, I think it's important to point out that the goblins did not join Voldemort and remained neural during the war, and that Voldemort even murdered an entire goblin family near Nottingham, which was depicted as WRONG.
6. Again, Rowling did not write the goblins to be antisemitic. You are reaching.
7. Far be it from me to tell a Jewish person what a shofar is, but I do think it's kind of ironic that you said "curved, untwisted" horns are fine when there are literally curved, untwisted shofars or just twisted ones. They're not ceremonial, sure, but they exist.
Many cultures also use curved, twisted horns. In fact, almost every culture has some type of horn associated with it. That said, the goblin artefact looks far more like a Roordahuizum drinking horn than a shofar. Notice how it isn't completely twisted?
Meanwhile, you're trying to convince me it looks like this.
Sorry, but no. I don't see it. It's not even made from an animal. Shofars have to be made from an animal, which I'm sure you know. The description of the artefact in the game even alludes to it being a drinking horn. The Hog's Head Inn is a pub.
8. Leavitt had no influence on the story whatsoever and his coworkers didn't know about his personal life. Why would they? Do you know every detail about your coworker's personal lives? Hell, aside from two or three, I barely even bother to remember my coworker's names. That's just what happens when you work in a big industry. And again, he wasn't the writer. He—and devs in general—never have anything to do with the story. It's usually already written BEFORE they start programming the game.
9. ...I know Jews weren't kidnapping and eating children. I never said otherwise, that would be ridiculous. As I said, you are comparing real life scenarios to a fantasy game. Stealing power from wizards is a trope throughout the entire series. In fact, so is stealing power from creatures. Remember the unicorn blood? Is that also blood libel? Are wizards Jewish and unicorns Christians? I don't know why you keep pulling other irrelevant titles into this conversation. We're talking about Harry Potter (at least we're supposed to be), but in order to make a single point you keep mentioning other works, most of which involve real races. The goblins are not real, they're not Jews, and they're innocent!
10. No one is harassing you. I've seen you, specifically, in dozens of posts harassing people who just want to play a damn game. You, and people like you, have bullied streamers until they break down in tears. Bullied and shamed players who didn't even know about this controversy. There's a Japanese streamer who was bullied off the platform just for having fun with the game. She didn't know anything about this controversy. She certainly didn't think the goblins were Jews, because what well-adjusted person would? Until I was told, the thought never even cross my mind. Probably because when I look at a goblin I don't think, "Oh yeah, a Jew. I should probably hate Jews now."
I just... there's something wrong. There's something wrong with your thought process if you think people who like Harry Potter are walking away antisemitic. In fact, I would like to see some evidence that that's happened at all. Show me the Harry Potter hate group that went out and massacred an entire synagogue after pledging their allegiance to J.K. Rowling and declaring that they got their ideals from the books and nothing but the books. Please show me that. If you can find it, I'll stand right alongside you and condemn it... as I'm sure Rowling also would.
When I'm told something is antisemitic and harmful, I research it. You're hardly the only Jewish person I've spoken to. As I said, I have Jewish friends and family and they love Harry Potter. They bought the game. OP bought the game. Hell, my friend's dad bought the game and he's a rav! They haven't seen any antisemitism anywhere and they agree that the game isn't magically turning anyone antisemitic. If anything, it's just showing your true colours; by that I don't mean Jews, I mean people who chronically live online. Just look at all the hate the voice actor for the trans character, Sirona, is getting. At first, people thought the devs created a cis male character and hired a cis man to voice him. Disgustingly, they started insulting the character's voice and looks, saying things like "he doesn't look trans" and "he sounds like a man". Well, as it turns out, Sirona is voiced by a trans actress and fashioned after her looks. Did people apologize or backtrack? Nope! They stared sending her death threats and calling her a "traitor". Incredible.
I would rather not have J.K. Rowling think that support of Hogwarts Legacy equals an endorsement of her political views, but if you'd like to give her that kind of power, that's your prerogative. I mean, a bill was just passed in Tennessee that legally bars drag queens from stepping outside, but yeah... Harry Potter. That's where the real war's waging. I mean, it's too difficult to make any genuine change irl, so screaming about a harmless video game online is definitely the best contribution. Especially when that screaming is the reason it sold so well in the first place.