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It seems like having dancers at after parties is a somewhat annual tradition for GDC. Here's [1] Nvidia doing it in 2013, and again [2] in 2015. Neither got any
by beeboop 11y ago
It seems like having dancers at after parties is a somewhat annual tradition for GDC. Here's [1] Nvidia doing it in 2013, and again [2] in 2015. Neither got any media attention that I can tell. Interesting how fast public opinion and involvement on stuff like this changes.
[1] https://twitter.com/daveoshry/status/317171771457552384 https://twitter.com/daveoshry/status/317171771457552384
[2] https://archive.is/n3JPu https://archive.is/n3JPu
- ktRolster 11y agoI'd like to see less accusations against the tech industry, and more exposés of what the sales teams are doing. Because if you want a gender-hostile environment, it's almost certainly in the sales team.
- goldenkey 11y agoTheres nothing hostile about having an after party at a dance venue. Every club has dancers on the platforms to set the vibe and get people to dance. The women are getting paid and wear revealing clothing to sweat less and to offer entertainment. SJWs are just putting a hit out on this but wheres all the outrage toward music concerts and dance clubs?
- beeboop 11y agoThe outrage isn't at women dancing, it's at having a professional event that should be inclusive of everyone who's a developer in the industry and alienating anyone who's uncomfortable with mixing sexual content with their peers or supervisors.
- goldenkey 11y agoDrinking isnt professional either. Its an after party. The whole point is to have fun. If a bunch of skimpy dancers ruin your fun you shouldnt have gone to the party.
- ktRolster 11y agoThere's nothing hostile about having an after party at a dance venue. The hostility comes because people feel pressured to go somewhere they don't want to go.
- Turing_Machine 11y agoDo you have evidence that anyone was "pressured" to go to this party?
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