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i was mindin my own DAMN business playin some DAMN wow
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Activision-Blizzard Lawsuit
Double Standard Schreier
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No Way Home by Scott Johnson
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In a nutshell of Activision Blizzard's secret bathroom cameras
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From Male Allies to Toxic Gatekeepers
![The punchline is _scapegoating the latter_.
Context:
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![The punchline is _scapegoating the latter_.
Context:
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You Either Die A Hero, Or You Live Long Enough To See Yourself Become The Villain
![You either die a hero BUT IN HERE... BEHOLD THE SWORD OF A THOUSAND TRUTHS COMED I AM FALCORN, DEFENDER OF THE ALLIANCE or you live long enough to see yourself become the villain. Post Office](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/masonry/002/160/863/a93.jpg)
![You either die a hero BUT IN HERE... BEHOLD THE SWORD OF A THOUSAND TRUTHS COMED I AM FALCORN, DEFENDER OF THE ALLIANCE or you live long enough to see yourself become the villain. Post Office](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/002/160/863/a93.jpg)
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Electronic Arts is a huge fan
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Blizzard boardroom meeting.
![We need to deal with the sexual harassment scandal and are running out of Overwatch characters to make gay. Fire the sex pests and Union busting! Remove NPCS institute a moratorium on from WoW! excessive alcohol consumption at Blizzard events?](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/masonry/002/160/579/648.png)
![We need to deal with the sexual harassment scandal and are running out of Overwatch characters to make gay. Fire the sex pests and Union busting! Remove NPCS institute a moratorium on from WoW! excessive alcohol consumption at Blizzard events?](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/002/160/579/648.png)
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How Blizzard's diverstiy started (2017) and how it's going (2021)
![NEWS Internal Blizzard Memo Encourages Effort To Hire And Retain More Women Blizzard wants to improve its diversity by hiring more women by IMRAN KHAN on Aug 10, 2017 at 08:58 PM Blizzard: "We want women shaping the future" An internal email details Blizzard's plan. Nicole Carpenter The Warcraft publisher"s Lydia Bottegoni, Jen Oneal and Saralyn Smith share their experiences of helping to diversify AAA at an executive level INSIDE BLIZZARD SECOND ANNUAL WOMEN'S SUMMIT 2017 Every Activision Blizzard Allegation-Sexual Activision Blizzard Is Sued by California R--- Jokes, Pay Discrimination Over Workplace Culture BY EWAN PALMER ON 7/22/21 AT 6:09 AM EDT The lawsuit says women at the gaming company were paid less and discriminated against, and it described a culture of sexual Activision Blizzard Company Earnings "ACIIVISION harassment. California sues Activision Blizzard over a culture of 'constant sexual harassment' Employees are already coming forward to corroborate By Sean Hollister | @StarFire2258 | Jul 22, 2021, 2:04am EDT VICKON ACTIVISION OPET Female employees at Activision Blizzard Inc. faced constant sexual harassment, unequal pay, and retaliation, according to a suit brought by California that also points to a Activision employee's suicide while on a company trip with her male supervisor. Photographer: Troy Harvey/Bloomberg Activision Blizzard Sued Over 'Frat Boy' Culture, Harassment (1) 2021](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/masonry/002/159/911/ee6.jpg)
![NEWS Internal Blizzard Memo Encourages Effort To Hire And Retain More Women Blizzard wants to improve its diversity by hiring more women by IMRAN KHAN on Aug 10, 2017 at 08:58 PM Blizzard: "We want women shaping the future" An internal email details Blizzard's plan. Nicole Carpenter The Warcraft publisher"s Lydia Bottegoni, Jen Oneal and Saralyn Smith share their experiences of helping to diversify AAA at an executive level INSIDE BLIZZARD SECOND ANNUAL WOMEN'S SUMMIT 2017 Every Activision Blizzard Allegation-Sexual Activision Blizzard Is Sued by California R--- Jokes, Pay Discrimination Over Workplace Culture BY EWAN PALMER ON 7/22/21 AT 6:09 AM EDT The lawsuit says women at the gaming company were paid less and discriminated against, and it described a culture of sexual Activision Blizzard Company Earnings "ACIIVISION harassment. California sues Activision Blizzard over a culture of 'constant sexual harassment' Employees are already coming forward to corroborate By Sean Hollister | @StarFire2258 | Jul 22, 2021, 2:04am EDT VICKON ACTIVISION OPET Female employees at Activision Blizzard Inc. faced constant sexual harassment, unequal pay, and retaliation, according to a suit brought by California that also points to a Activision employee's suicide while on a company trip with her male supervisor. Photographer: Troy Harvey/Bloomberg Activision Blizzard Sued Over 'Frat Boy' Culture, Harassment (1) 2021](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/002/159/911/ee6.jpg)
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Lawsuit introduction mentioning Anita Sarkeesian and GamerGate
![INTRODUCTION 1. Headquartered in California since the 1970s - where the nation's strongest anti- 3 harassment, equal pay and other equal employment opportunity protections exist for employees' - 4 Defendants should be a safe-haven workplace in the video gaming industry. Sexism has plagued the 5 male-dominated gaming industry for decades, and increasingly so in recent years? Women and girls 6 now make up almost half of gamers in America, but the gaming industry continues to cater to men, 7 even in California. Activision Blizzard's double-digit percentage growth, ten-figure annual 8 revenues, and recent diversity marketing campaigns have unfortunately changed little. Defendants 9 compliance with California's broad workplace protections is long overdue. To enforce such 10 compliance, DFEH brings this government enforcement action seeking to remedy, prevent and deter 11 Defendants' violations of the state's civil rights and equal pay laws to vindicate the rights of 12 Defendants' female employees and the public interest of the State of California. s one 14 the largest American video game developers and distributors with approximately 9,500 employees 15 and over 100 million players worldwide. It is considered a leading gaming platform in the western 13 2. Activision Blizzard, Inc. is headquartered in Santa Monica, California. It is one of 16 17 (See, e.g., State Dept. of Health Services v. Sup.Ct. (2003) 31 Cal.4th 1026, 1040 [FEHA provides 18 broader protection than Title VII]; Introduction, Cal. Prac. Guide Civ. Pro. Trial Claims and Def. Ch. 13(1.1)-A ["Title VII presents serious limitations on plaintiff's recovery, including a cap on 19 emotional distress and punitive damages. In addition, FEHA provides broader protections in a number of important respects.. For these reasons, it is generally advantageous to sue under FEHA, 20 rather than Title VII."); Zhou, Can California Prevent Wage Discrimination Against Women? (Oct. 21 7, 2015) The Atlantic <https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2015/10/california-gender- wage-gap-fair-pay-act/409549/> [as of July 19, 2021].) 22 (Wingfield, Feminist Critics of Video Games Facing Threats in 'Gamergate' Campaign, N.Y. 23 Times (Oct. 15, 2014) <https://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/16/technology/gamergate-women-video- 24|| game-threats-anita-sarkeesian.html> [as of July 19, 2021]; Dockterman, What Is #GamerGate and Why Are Women Being Threatened About Video Games? Time (Oct. 16, 2014) 25 <https://time.com/3510381/gamergate-faq/> [as of July 19, 2021]; Lorenz & Browning, Dozens of 26 |<https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/23/style/women-gaming-streaming-harassment-sexism- twitch.html> [as of July 19, 2021); Holden et. al., The #E-Too Movement: Fighting Back Against 27 Sexual Harassment in Electronic Sports, (2020) 52 Ariz. St. L.J. 1, 1.) 28 1. 2. 87:20/2021](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/masonry/002/159/887/9aa.jpg)
![INTRODUCTION 1. Headquartered in California since the 1970s - where the nation's strongest anti- 3 harassment, equal pay and other equal employment opportunity protections exist for employees' - 4 Defendants should be a safe-haven workplace in the video gaming industry. Sexism has plagued the 5 male-dominated gaming industry for decades, and increasingly so in recent years? Women and girls 6 now make up almost half of gamers in America, but the gaming industry continues to cater to men, 7 even in California. Activision Blizzard's double-digit percentage growth, ten-figure annual 8 revenues, and recent diversity marketing campaigns have unfortunately changed little. Defendants 9 compliance with California's broad workplace protections is long overdue. To enforce such 10 compliance, DFEH brings this government enforcement action seeking to remedy, prevent and deter 11 Defendants' violations of the state's civil rights and equal pay laws to vindicate the rights of 12 Defendants' female employees and the public interest of the State of California. s one 14 the largest American video game developers and distributors with approximately 9,500 employees 15 and over 100 million players worldwide. It is considered a leading gaming platform in the western 13 2. Activision Blizzard, Inc. is headquartered in Santa Monica, California. It is one of 16 17 (See, e.g., State Dept. of Health Services v. Sup.Ct. (2003) 31 Cal.4th 1026, 1040 [FEHA provides 18 broader protection than Title VII]; Introduction, Cal. Prac. Guide Civ. Pro. Trial Claims and Def. Ch. 13(1.1)-A ["Title VII presents serious limitations on plaintiff's recovery, including a cap on 19 emotional distress and punitive damages. In addition, FEHA provides broader protections in a number of important respects.. For these reasons, it is generally advantageous to sue under FEHA, 20 rather than Title VII."); Zhou, Can California Prevent Wage Discrimination Against Women? (Oct. 21 7, 2015) The Atlantic <https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2015/10/california-gender- wage-gap-fair-pay-act/409549/> [as of July 19, 2021].) 22 (Wingfield, Feminist Critics of Video Games Facing Threats in 'Gamergate' Campaign, N.Y. 23 Times (Oct. 15, 2014) <https://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/16/technology/gamergate-women-video- 24|| game-threats-anita-sarkeesian.html> [as of July 19, 2021]; Dockterman, What Is #GamerGate and Why Are Women Being Threatened About Video Games? Time (Oct. 16, 2014) 25 <https://time.com/3510381/gamergate-faq/> [as of July 19, 2021]; Lorenz & Browning, Dozens of 26 |<https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/23/style/women-gaming-streaming-harassment-sexism- twitch.html> [as of July 19, 2021); Holden et. al., The #E-Too Movement: Fighting Back Against 27 Sexual Harassment in Electronic Sports, (2020) 52 Ariz. St. L.J. 1, 1.) 28 1. 2. 87:20/2021](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/002/159/887/9aa.jpg)
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Jason Schreier blames GamerGate over the Activision-Blizzard accusations
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And he is still more of a man than anyone at Blizzard HQ while doing so.
!["Mark's Twitter.":https://twitter.com/Grummz
"Mark's Twitch.":https://www.twitch.tv/grummz_em8er
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!["Mark's Twitter.":https://twitter.com/Grummz
"Mark's Twitch.":https://www.twitch.tv/grummz_em8er
The "maid man image's source.":https://knowyourmeme.com/photos/2137223
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They changed the gender of an NPC based on one of the accused
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EVERY SQUAD GOT THE...
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Arthas reacts to ActiBlizz
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How It Started & How It's Going for Mike Morhaime
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