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It's not necessarily a hostile work environment because of the game, but that's used as a minor piece of supporting information in the lawsuit. Other sources sa
by erroneousfunk 10y ago
It's not necessarily a hostile work environment because of the game, but that's used as a minor piece of supporting information in the lawsuit. Other sources say that Campbell tried, in her capacity as head of strategic marketing, to get the developers to modify the game without success.
It's also worth noting that this game is one of the four default games that shipped with the product. It would be one thing if it were a game that was produced by the company and offered for purchase, but the fact that it came with the headset lends more credence to the argument.
This would be more like, if Gillette claimed to be targeting both males and females, but every single pack of razors had a bunch of unisex ones, and also one that had a picture of a shirtless beefcake fanning a fully-clad woman on a chaise lounge. ...And 97% of the engineers were female. And most of the men they hired were in marketing/office administrator roles. And a lot of other things.
I'm also not saying one way or the other about the suit having merit (no idea if the statements were true, there's always another side of the story), but it's a little more than just "someone thought a piece of art was sexist."