Continuation Part III: Feminist Bullies Tearing the Video Game Industry Apart

This is the continuation thread from here. As usual, the split point is arbitrary and participants are free to quote from the previous iteration(s) of the thread.

Posted By:Agatha

{quote from Puppycow}

I see others have already posted about this, but it looks like another Nice Thing must be sacrificed on the altar of political correctness:

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Apologies are not good enough either, there must be “clear and public consequences” for somebody.


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If you’ve been following the latest buzz from the 2016 Game Developers Conference, that was where Microsoft rightly recognized the importance of women in the video game industry at a lunch keynote, only to organize a raunchy party complete with scantily-clad women dressed as sexy schoolgirls. This caused ripples throughout the gaming community, and disappointed a lot of women, not the least those who were at attendance at GDC 2016. But is it enough that Xbox head Phil Spencer issue a lengthy apology for the incident, and promise to look into the matter?

For Anita Borg Institute VP of Strategic Marketing and Alliances Elizabeth Ames, it isn’t enough. In fact, it’s far from enough, as she writes in a short Huffington Post op-ed. She believes that there should be “clear and public consequences” for what happened at GDC 2016. And most of all, she believes that tech companies and the broader tech space should “hold themselves to a higher standard” and do better in treating women NOW. For Ames, an unspecific future date is not going to cut it, and action must be taken as soon as possible.
Aside from Spencer’s apology, Microsoft EVP of human resources Kathleen Hogan sent an internal companywide email on Saturday, condemning the bawdy GDC 2016 party.

“This is unacceptable in terms of how we treat women and how we represent Microsoft, and it undermines the culture we are working so hard to cultivate – one that is diverse and inclusive and grounded in a growth mindset,” she wrote. “We are not going to tolerate this … I appreciate that we will be judged by our deeds, and not just our words.” Hogan also added that Microsoft’s Employee Relations Investigation Team is looking into the matter, and that Microsoft is “strengthening (its) commitment to (its) diversity and inclusion efforts.”
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So, the Borg Collective is in on this!!!!! Must contact Starfleet for a major takedown!!!!!

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