2/12/2024 0 Comments Diablo immortal booing blizzcon![]() While the experience of seeing press coverage for a question she asked 11 years ago has been surreal, Xantia can also understand why it's gained such attention - the fact is, sexism remains a deeply rooted problem in the gaming industry.We’ve wrapped up BlizzCon 2019 and I want to check in here and share more information.įirst, if you haven’t already seen we have both an official blog update and development video update: Several days after the lawsuit news broke, this clip of Xantia asking her question at BlizzCon 2010 went viral on Twitter, as many players thought it exemplified the "boys club" mentality in the lawsuit. It suggests that the men writing these characters do not really see women as people, but rather as objects - a suggestion that's only backed up with the revelations of a bro culture at Activision Blizzard in which female employees were routinely objectified and harassed by male employees like Alex Afrasiabi. While there is absolutely nothing wrong with a sexy female character, or one who dresses in skimpy armor, it does become a problem when all female characters are presented this way - as they largely were at the time - while male characters get to be far more diverse, or else based on a male power fantasy while female characters are restricted to a male sexual fantasy. ![]() The question was an entirely valid one, especially back in 2010. Men can also be heard in the audience loudly booing Xantia for asking the question. ![]() Instead of addressing her question properly, the all-male panel laughed at the question, with Alex Afrasiabi stating that they would "pick different catalogues" for female characters to step out of. ![]() However, I was wondering if we could have some that don't look like they've stepped out of a Victoria Secret's catalogue?" ![]() I love that you have a lot of very strong female characters. "I love what you have done with World of Warcraft. ![]()
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