Well I have to say this surprised me a little. I struggle with my opinions on subjects like this, feminism, gay rights, racism, etc. It's very easy to just fall into the mindset of "well i don't see a problem so they must be making it into a bigger problem than it is" but the truth of the matter is we don't actually know what it's like to be on that side of the fence. I've never been a gay black woman (except for that one time, but that was just for a weekend), so how can I say for sure that I know what it's like, or claim to understand everything about it.
I watched the whole 'Man Woman Myth' series on youtube, it was really interesting and highlighted a lot of problems with media and cultures aprroach to male/female equality; for example women are focused on very heavily whereas men are maligned and treated as numbers, a good example is when soldiers, firefights, pile, etc die or are injured on the job the classic line is "10 firefighters were killed today", or "9 firefighters and a woman were killed today", and so on. men are virtually 100% of workplace deaths, men have no rights in family courts, men are treated as rapists almost by default. Now this pisses me off because I know many of these things are unfair, but that is from my personal experience. But how can I possibly know what it's like from the other side?
Same with these "Women in the Video Game Industry" incentives. I find it very easy to get offended that companies are focusing on women, and providing benefits and honouring women in the games industry just for the simple fact that they are women. It's easy for me to feel that it's completely unfair, where is my trophy, where are my benefits? But then I see threads and opinions like this and suddenly it's not such a big deal; there's obviously a problem if people are doing something about it.
I can sympathise with the fact that most blacks in America (and I'm not going to say African-American, that's become as racist as saying negro or some shit) are impoverished, and therefore fall easily into criminal lifestyles. The prison system seems to exist to lock up unproportional amounts of young black males. It's very easy to say "they deserve it because they are criminals, look at all these news stories of them behaving like animals" but surely the question you have to ask is "why is it like this?".
the same thing applies with all social issues, it's worthless to denounce someone's views simply because they differ from yours, the responsible thing is to ask "why do they feel like this?". You can pick data, and pick apart their arguments and statistic but why do they feel it is an important issue?
Anyway, it's never black and white. There's going to be extremists on every side. A problem is a muddle of greys, possibly without a right or a wrong position, and to just pick a position that comforts your world view does nothing to further society or yourself as a person. Humans fight for each other every day, they do incredibly selfless acts. Your mother risked her life to bring you into this world. That guy from Nigeria risked his life moving to some frozen wasteland to give his family a better chance. That policeman puts his life on the line every day to keep his community safe. I think the very least we can do is to question our views every once in a while and try to see things from multiple viewpoints, not just to appease some political or social agenda, but at the least to make yourself a better human being.
I posted this video because she isn't some "stupid whore" with poorly researched opinions that serve to put down and demonise men; but because it's interesting to see opinions from a different angle. Anita came to DICE and gave a talk to the studio about things we could do as an industry to improve how women perceive themselves in games, how we can get more women to play and enjoy games. believe it or not she enjoys video games, she really cares. her problem is that when we say "oh but it's always been like that" or " but everyone else does it" then we are part of a larger problem. Even if you go for the wallet then creating games that are more open for all ages and genders is going to bring you bigger profits.
Her kickstarter asked for $6,000 to create a more professional set of videos that could be used in classrooms (for free, mind you), as well as addressing a problem that nobody was actively speaking about. People felt incredibly strongly and gave her more money. She has spent her time travelling to studios and campuses giving lectures and taking questions, gathering research etc.
I don't remember seeing a single fucking word said about Double Fine getting massively overfunded to create a 2d adventure game. Hey fatso, where's my game, it;s been 6 months you lazy piece of shit. I bet he just took the money and ran! What a con artist!
Like campaign junkie said, I thought we were better than this, I thought being in the industry we would see exactly the kind of shit that happens on a day to day basis. Marketing and demographics over-rule common sense and morals, and those demographics aren't even accurate. Just because YOU think white males aged 20 make up 90% of the people playing games, and that those kids only like shooting arabs, doesn't make it true.
Personally I am getting tired of video games, I don't want fucking action shoved down my throat every second of every hour. I want good games that feature stories, arcs, progression. I want to feel that same "wow" I feel when I put down a good book, or finish watching a great movie. Just sitting with the status quo gets us shit like lollipop Chainsaw, and Hitman (recognisable by her small tits lol get it because she has small tits and she must be killed lmao!).
TL;DR for dux and sentura: fuck you lmao
