It's shitty how unconsciously sexist the industry is
[QUOTE=MrJazzy;48865794]It's shitty how unconsciously sexist the industry is[/QUOTE]
There was a blurb about it on the Computer Chronicles back in the late 80's. It's not like it happened overnight or a new thing entirely.
[quote=article]"On a personal level I look back at my huge contribution to the games that we’ve made and I have had to watch Dan [Pinchbeck, husband and fellow Chinese Room Studio Head] get the credit time and time again. I’ve had journalists assuming I’m Dan’s PA, I have been referenced as “Dan Pinchbeck’s wife” in articles, publishers on first meeting have automatically assumed that my producer is my boss just because he’s a man, one magazine would only feature Dan as Studio Head and wouldn’t include me. When Dan has said “Jess is the brains of the operation” people have knowingly chuckled and cooed that it’s nice of a husband to be so kind about his wife. I don’t have enough paper to write down all of the indignities that I’ve faced."[/quote]
Jeez; that's bad
[QUOTE=pentium;48865839]There was a blurb about it on the Computer Chronicles back in the late 80's. It's not like it happened overnight or a new thing entirely.[/QUOTE]
Yeah but you don't really hear about it very often, unfortunately.
There's unconscious and then there's straight up denying a lead designer a magazine spotlight for a male producer. At least she got out of it though, not worth the trouble.
Oh also, read her blog post, it's not that long but she goes into plenty of detail where she can.
[QUOTE=Kite_shugo;48865844]Jeez; that's bad[/QUOTE]
That's a punch-to-the-kidneys kind of comment. I'm glad she used the opportunity to bring the subject of industry sexism up on terms that don't appear antagonistic and are highly understandable and laid out bare. No one could disagree with that.
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