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    CartoonivoreCecilia D'Anastasio
    11/06/18 3:58pm
    “diversity should not be a focal point of the design of Riot Games’ products because gaming culture is the last remaining safe haven for white teen boys.”

    Well, if that ain’t the greatest summations of everything wrong with gaming and gaming culture (and a lot of the rest of the world) ever to be uttered, unironically.

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      Cayde-6's Unloaded DiceCartoonivore
      11/06/18 4:01pm

      Obviously he’s never heard of 4Chan.

      Or 8Chan

      Or 2Chan

      Or Return of Kings (RIppfffffffttt... Sorry, I couldn’t keep a straight face long enough. Burn in hell)

      Or Reddit

      You get the point.

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      ArdenCartoonivore
      11/06/18 4:06pm

      I’ve got an election to stress out over, I do *NOT* need this upcoming comment section.

      Good night everyone, see you all tomorrow!

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    s73v3rCecilia D'Anastasio
    11/06/18 3:59pm

    “The lawsuit also says Negron’s third supervisor had told her that “diversity should not be a focal point of the design of Riot Games’ products because gaming culture is the last remaining safe haven for white teen boys.””

    You know, other than the entire rest of the professional world. 

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      Taliesin_Merlins73v3r
      11/06/18 4:18pm

      Always a good view:

      http://allmalepanels.tumblr.com/

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      sedgewickss73v3r
      11/06/18 4:51pm

      Yea um - nope.

      I’ve working on nothing short of diverse teams since college, many of which put myself, the white male, as a minority.

      It’s time to cut loose the excuses for why you can’t succeed and actually, you know, work for it.

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    Ravenous SophovoreCecilia D'Anastasio
    11/06/18 4:49pm

    Diversity should not be a focal point of the design of Riot Games’ products because gaming culture is the last remaining safe haven for white teen boys.

    It never ceases to amaze me how much of a persecution complex these dipshits have. Perceived victimhood is the common thread in all the various vile flavors of white male supremacy.

    If they cannot oppress others, then they are the ones being oppressed. Every tiny issue, real or imagined, becomes proof that they’re the real maligned minority. And they’re so obsessed with their own imagined persecution that it makes them completely blind to the persecution suffered by any other group.

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      Ravenous SophovoreRavenous Sophovore
      11/06/18 5:16pm

      Fair warning to the greys, the following things will get you dismissed without reply or fanfare:

      1. Trying to paint me as a racist sexist for calling out white male supremacists (seriously, I did not once say “all white people” or “all white males”).  If you are not actually a white male supremacist, I wasn’t talking about you.  

      2. Trying to argue that well, actually, white men really are oppressed.

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      acceptordontshrugRavenous Sophovore
      11/06/18 5:49pm

      “Shut out the bad noises! They might change my view! Then I’ll never be the pure idealist that I try so hard to be.” That’s all these comments sections ever are. It’s no wonder games journalism is dying. They don’t let anybody discuss. It’s all about snuffing out descent. Can’t have people think for themselves. As the Borg would say “Resistance is futile”. 

      Yes, I’m definitely bringing my emotions from other situations like this that always occur on this site and many others. Either jump the hate mongering band wagon or fuck off. This is just getting old. That’s why I have so much to say and that’s why I’m done trying to give differing opinions in a place where no one want’s to hear them.

      That’s all fine. Just keep your blinders on and do as the carriage driver tells you. Make sure to listen for the crack of that whip so you can neigh your lungs out when the next call for mass outrage goes out.

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    Jare-redCecilia D'Anastasio
    11/06/18 3:54pm

    A toxic game being ran by a toxic company. Shocked /s

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      11/06/18 11:22pm

      You mean shit game with a shit community ran by a shit company. :)

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      devourbooksJare-red
      11/07/18 12:46pm

      it’s sad cuz i really like MOBAs, I played the original DOTA A LOT, played LoL, Dota 2, HOTS, and I play a bit of Arena of Valor now (thank god Switch has a “bad” online service so i don’t have to worry about hearing people cuz MOBAs are all toxic as hell) but they’re just sooooo competitive and toxic and the companies that run then (mostly) do the bare minimum to limit the toxicity. I really like LoL the game but stopped playing a long time ago cuz of the players. I really love the MOBA style, it’s really fun, the amount and creativity of characters is always a fantasy hodge podge of awesomeness but god.....anonymous online competition with young men is just a fucking nightmare.

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    PappaFrostCecilia D'Anastasio
    11/06/18 5:43pm

    “You’re not a culture fit” is the most BS and disingenuous reason to get rid of an employee imaginable.

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      TheDanslatorPappaFrost
      11/07/18 1:39am

      Culture Fit is a great name for a yogurt company, though. Maybe their workers could say “You’re not a culture fit!” whenever there’s a bad batch!

      I dunno, I’m just spitballing - I’m pretty drunk.

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      Learn2FlyTheDanslator
      11/07/18 9:25am

      I’m pretty sure there’s a few LA and bay area venture capitalists who’d drop a few million on that idea. Make the whole place look like a yoga studio and I think we’ve really got something.

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    ColdFuryCecilia D'Anastasio
    11/06/18 4:28pm

    Oof. We’ve said for decades that we want games to be treated seriously as media, that they’re just as deserving of praise as movies, television, print, and other forms of art.

    Well, this is part of that evolution.  Overdue.

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    Turn Around #FREAKPARTYCecilia D'Anastasio
    11/06/18 7:29pm

    turned down female applicants for not fitting the company’s image of “core gamers,”

    Note to women: Work on your neck beards, smell like a cats ass, get anime tattoos, and poop in socks.

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      devourbooksTurn Around #FREAKPARTY
      11/07/18 12:47pm

      “poop in socks” lol wait....please tell me that’s from something, i’ve never heard of it before.

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      Turn Around #FREAKPARTYdevourbooks
      11/07/18 6:15pm

      Something Awful story, from a thread about horrible roommates I believe. Guy had a roommate who played Everquest obsessively and never left the room. Found socks full of shit under the bunk.

      Thus, the term poopsockers came to be.

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    Grandpa SternCecilia D'Anastasio
    11/06/18 3:54pm

    That’s a lot of dicks. 

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      Reginald.P.SmoothKawkGrandpa Stern
      11/06/18 4:12pm

      In a row!?

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      LozzleReginald.P.SmoothKawk
      11/06/18 4:18pm

      HOW MANY?!

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    devourbooksCecilia D'Anastasio
    11/06/18 4:49pm

    that is awesome - I hope they sue them into the ground. There will always be more video games, but morality and dignity are irreplaceable.

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    RerCecilia D'Anastasio
    11/06/18 5:10pm

    Here’s hoping they win. After everything you all have published, it’s clear they should.

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