Farewell to Quidditchwelcome new name chosen for the “real” version of the world’s most famous sport Harry Potter. Last December we told you about the controversy between two “professional” leagues JK Rowlingfor years at the center of the storm for some considered phrases transphobic. Now we have moved from words to deeds.
there US Quidditch and the Major League Quidditch have officially announced that the new name of the Wizarding World sport… quadball. The other alternatives that emerged were: Among the suggested alternatives would be: Quickball, Quicker, Quidstrike and Quadraball. The two leagues that have since changed their brands US quadball (USQ) e Major League Quad Ball (MLQ) they decided to make the drastic change this week.
Along with them also the International Quidditch Association (IQA), which will soon adopt the new name. “IQA is pleased to join USQ and MLQ in changing the name of our sport and to support this change for members around the world – read a statement reported by Variety – We welcome this move and the opportunities it presents , convinced. The quadball will bring”.
In a harsh statement released last December, the two leagues that pushed this change announced that they “Distance yourself from the work of JK Rowling, who has been increasingly contested for her anti-trans positions in recent years“. And again: “Our sport has a reputation for being one of the most progressive in the world in terms of gender equality and inclusivity, thanks largely to its maximum gender regulation, according to which a team No more than 4 players of the same gender may be on the field at the same timeIt is estimated that Quidditch – now quadball – is currently played by over 600 teams in 40 countries.
At that time, for the sake of completeness, a spokesman for the literary agency The Blair Partnership (which owns the rights to Harry Potter) had limited himself to commenting that none of the leagues that sparked the controversy “They were never endorsed or officially licensed by JK Rowling“. Will the famous writer now react to “fire”?
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