USC has one of the top video game development departments in the nation. A large conference was scheduled, giving students a chance to showcase their talents and projects before some of the titans of the industry. Four hours before the conference was to begin, USC cancelled it because none of the female panelists could attend and they felt preventing an all-male panel would put them "on the right side of history."
From The Daily Trojan:
[T]he video game industry reaps incredible profits, so women en masse entering the top ranks of the industry can contribute greatly to the decrease of the gender pay gap, which economists largely attribute to a dearth of women entering profitable — often meaning STEM — fields.
So when USC secures a panel with leaders in the video game industry, such as the Head of Game Design at Blizzard Entertainment and the CEO of Riot Games, it has a net positive effect for everyone involved, from the students whose work would be showcased to the women who attend a highly diverse school which is actively redefining the industry standard. Everybody wins, until the top games department in the country cancels the “Legends of the Games Industry” — that’s not me editorializing, that was the actual name of the panel — just four hours before the event because the panelists happened to, well, collectively lack vaginas. The cancellation of the event denied female students an educational opportunity in the name of feminism. This action of “diversity” is the opposite of progressive; it’s reflective of a new regressive status quo to ensure that everyone is equal by holding everyone back.
As expected, outrage ensued. Students who were going to have the privilege of showcasing their games to their professional heroes became furious. More than twice as many students reacted as “angry” or “sad” than “liked” the Facebook post notifying them of the last-minute decision. You see, when most people, gaming aficionados and plebeians alike, hear “Head of Game Design at Blizzard,” they probably think of the colossal impact of World of Warcraft and StarCraft on mainstream culture, not about whether or not said executive is a man or a woman. To further add insult to injury, the only reason the panel had no women was due to scheduling conflicts.
Officially, the event has been postponed to an undisclosed date.
“There was no perfect choice here,” Director of USC Games Tracy Fullerton said. “There was only the choice to stand for one set of values or another. So, I chose the path I believe in. You all are free to disagree, but I think it is the right side of history.”
In essence, “the right side of history” was prioritized over a valuable academic opportunity to advance the intellectual development for male and female students alike. In an industry which is finally beginning to eliminate a sense of otherness for women in games, USC, which has a role at the vanguard of progressivism, has chosen to take two steps back by reconceptualizing gender as an academic and professional liability.
traveldeedee 7y ago
My goodness. Gentlemen our civilization will go down even quicker if we don't start whipping our women.
RedditAdminsSuck_88 7y ago
Gamergate has become a cause that beta white knights have fought for the past couple of years. Nothing exemplifies what exactly a beta white knight is more than those who defend their "gamer girl" maidens on the internet from "evil gamer gators". Defending ugly feminists in the gaming industry, that they have never met, from "harrassment", for what in return exactly? Do these idiots actually think these women will reward their bravery and chivalry with sex?
You have these "oppressed" women in the gaming industry who rake in thousands of dollars a month via patreon and other accounts because a bunch of sad beta white knights donate their money to them. It's really sad. Exploiting betas pays good money, gentlemen. Just get a fake pair of tits, or claim you are a female gamer being oppressed by online trolls, and rake in the dough. And these beta white knights get nothing in return for it. And wonder why they can't get women. Instead of seeing that their strategy isn't working, they double down on the betaness and nice guy act and white knighting.
Stythe 7y ago
They don't "think" it will end it sex. They aren't thinking at all. People this far into this mindset are literally just screaming at someone from within a collective so they can feel justified. It's literally the same mentality we talk about here with women and beta males. They're like kids craving stimulation amd attention.
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RedditAdminsSuck_88 7y ago
White Knights love to make mountains out of mole hills to virtue signal.
Look at the case of Allison Rapp. Fired from Nintendo because they found out she was moonlighting as a prostitute on the side, and with Nintendo being a family oriented company, they didn't want her representing them. Justified firing.
What do the white knights do? BLAME MISOGYNY! Blame GAMMMMERRRR GAAATTTEEE!!! They rushed to her defense like a knight in shining armor. It was a completely justified firing that these white knight betas made out to be a huge travesty and injustice.
Of course, Allison Rapp makes a patreon account and rakes in something like $6,000 per month. And its funny to see the "goals" on her page. "I want $3,000 per month so I can live in a luxury apartment" and of course the betas trip over themselves to donate to make that happen. The betas will donate and leave white knight messages. Fool and their money are soon parted I guess.
TryDoingSomethingNew 7y ago
Yeah, I remember that twit, don't remember where I saw it but I heard about her and her "2nd job" (LOL).
This kind of shit makes me more and more tired of living in the US/west. I'm planning my exit.
Honestly, sometimes I feel like I'm taking crazy pills with the stuff going on out there. UGH!
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The game industry is known as highly abusive, because tons of betas want to make their favorite beta hobby their profession at any cost and tolerate it.
No woman tends to be willing / emotionally able to take that kind of abuse.
aanarchist 7y ago
correction, there's not enough tingles in it for her to be willing to take that kind of abuse.
Gawernator 7y ago
This happened all the way back in April? Why just now posting?
MentORPHEUS Endorsed Contributor 7y ago
This wasn't seen on TRP back when it happened, and it's an excellent example of feminine-primary ideation going off the rails, harming everyone involved in the process, women included.
There exist meta reasons for curating articles like this on TRP.
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Luckyluke23 7y ago
did anyone stop to think about all the people who worked really hard on shit to showcase it and just as they are putting the finishing touches on their projects. it goes all up in smoke, because the university needs to look " progressive and Diverse"
this shit REALLY needs to stop. it's 2017 now. this ain't the year of the outrage anymore.
RelentlessGrind 7y ago
These chicks don't have female assistants or co-workers they can send in their place to speak for them and be their eyes and ears?
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Lintmin 7y ago
i dodged one by not getting accepted
F_Dingo 7y ago
Ha! I bet those people will be telling their other high ranking friends in the video game industry to not attend any more conferences held by USC because of the shit they pulled. Utterly dumb move by USC.