If this lawsuit was delivered against any film, television or streaming media company, it would be the dominant entertainment story of the year, writes Toddmartens Read on for more on why this story is by and large being overlooked
Last week, a division of the state of California filed suit against Santa Monica-based Activision Blizzard.
But mostly because it lays bare, for the public record, the gross inequalities that have long plagued a male-dominated industry that has yet to properly address its broken, sexist culture.The suit also makes clear that the video game community can no longer remain under the radar; its boorish, boyish stereotypes, as well as a false reputation as entertainment biz outsiders, are not just outdated but bad for business.
And in a “tragic example of the harassment that defendants allowed to fester in their offices,” one female staffer is written to have taken her own life on a company business trip due to the sexual relationship she was having with a male supervisor. The woman in question had suffered multiple instances of harassment, including having to endure nude pictures of her passed around at a holiday party.
The company’s staff is speaking up; more than 1,000 current and former Activision Blizzard staffers have signed a letter in support of the lawsuit. The suit makes it impossible to overlook the inequities in the video game industry. Now the narrative, at least in the near- term, of any “Call of Duty” or “World of Warcraft” release must be seen through the filter of a corporation leadership created, according to the filing, as “a breeding ground for harassment and discrimination against women.”No one wants the artistry of those who simply excelled at their job to suffer, as has happened with numerous film and television projects.
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