Activision Blizzard Sued for Sexual Harassment, and then other stuff - Delayed Input 203
Added 2021-07-23 01:39:15 +0000 UTChttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w4UMgPNc764
Obviously not a comfortable episode but hopefully there's still some value to this one. Very curious about your feedback this week, let me know if I botched it.
Thank you!
Kyle
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A) i think you can make whatever you want. don't sweat it. B) i was frustrated you dipped toes into this without any detail beyond what i've seen from game devs across twitter dipping their toes into it. I felt old and jaded, like "have any of you had a job in the real world? yeah, drunk men wandering the office tend to say inappropriate shit. doesn't mean "having drinks at the office" or "wandering the office" is a corporate culture that needs to be regulated (or sued) out of existence because it's inherently sexist. And yeah, dude bros tend to hire other due bros and promote them above hardworking women. but you need to go into the details. Just because someone worked more hours, or launched more marketing campaigns, doesn't mean they're definitely a better personality or more valuable talent for higher levels of management." (I hesitate to post this, because on one hand it obviously it makes me part of the problem. and goes on my secret patreon comment listing permanent record to burn me later in life. butttt. on the other hand I'm also trying to say: let the legal action play out. don't assume you know all the details if you don't actually read all the details. the details are part of reality, along with the bigger picture that women mostly get treated horrible in most industries in america and need support. So i do hope your joke video helps support women and improves culture. bravo. But I also spent most of the rest of the video wondering if your final fantasy stuff was going to be some metaphor to help people connect with the sexual harrassment in society kick off. When i realized it wasn't connecting I felt like "jeez. you know, i hate final fatasy. ugh. bleh. this video was a weird choice" (and then i wondered if what you are doing with your kind of "magical realism" approach to comedy is in the same vein as DJ Douggpound and the others in this video someone sent me around the same time https://youtu.be/vGckDfV3mU4 . and i figured, eh, they would probably not be mixing social commentary in with their challenging comedy confusions. eh. hmm. )
warren blyth
2021-07-23 22:22:31 +0000 UTCyour sweater is rad. also, i really appreciate that you brought up the activision/blizzard stuff. i work for a company that has dealt/is dealing with the same issues blizzard is and the worst feeling is when it seems like the rest of the world moves on from this issue really quickly while it impacts you daily.
Boney
2021-07-23 19:03:16 +0000 UTC
