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The fire is rising around Microsoft

It sure hasn´t been easy times for Microsoft´s as of lately. I mean, you got the ongoing scandal with MS having Windows 7 users being force-fed with the Windows 10 upgrade (Windows 10 can be installed on your computer without your permission), then you have the closure of Lionhead Studios. And just the other day, the Internet was set on fire when it became publicly known that Microsoft had some sexy school girl dancers at their GDC 2016 after party. And that resulted in plenty of angry tweets, Facebook rants and article posts like this:

Those’re some really heavy comments for sure, and if I didn´t know better. One could almost believe that Microsoft had committed the most diabolic crime, there is (like sacrificing infants to the devil or eating people alive, for example)…

“A Message from Phil Spencer”, the big cave in and the aftermath

So when I read the original story about the school girl dancers at Microsoft´s GDC 2016 party. I instantly knew that it would just be a matter of time before Microsoft would bend over to the SJW/feminist Internet mob. And I was right:

“At Xbox-hosted events at GDC this past week, we represented Xbox and Microsoft in a way that was not consistent or aligned to our values. It was unequivocally wrong and will not be tolerated. I know we disappointed many people and I’m personally committed to holding ourselves to higher standards. We must ensure that diversity and inclusion are central to our everyday business and core values. We will do better in the future.” – Phil Spencer, head of Microsoft’s Xbox division, via the “A Message from Phil Spencer” post

And since I saw everything go down live before my very eyes last night, I decide to call Spencer out on this matter:

Well, let´s be honest shall we? Microsoft and Phil Spencer simply picked the easiest way out of this brawl with the SJW/feminist mob. And that was to crawl into submission and admitting that they´ve been naughty, but in all honesty. Did Microsoft do anything wrong really? I mean, sure. I saw a lot of messages such as this last night:

“Microsoft staged what angry attendees have called a “boys only club” party at the event.”

“Sort of amazing how within 24 hours Microsoft hosted a women in games lunch, and hired schoolgirl dancers for a party.”



“This is the first fucking time I’ve felt this unwelcome at a games event,”

“Microsoft’s GDC party extends tradition of sexism in the gaming industry”

No, It´s not sexist to have female dancers at an after party

Even so, no one really bothered all that much to look into the matter more deeply (the media especially). So I decided to do some digging myself. And right of the bat, from what I´ve been told the GDC 2016 Microsoft party was an “after party” kind of event. In other words, it was a causal kind of thing. And NOT a full-blown corporate/GDC strict party (as in no drinks, no exotic dancers and a 100% family friendly environment). Other than that, I think it´s somewhat hypocritical that people attack the dancers over their outfits, because if you have visited some night clubs in the past. Then you would probably know that there are quite a few females, that dress up in the same kind of outfits that school girl dancers used (some females even wear sexier outfits than that).

And I bet that no one would have blinked an eye if the dancers were male (especially if the majority of the GDC party visitors were females). Or better yet, let´s say that MS GDC 2016 after party was a 100% lesbian party? If that was the case, then I´m most certain that there would have been no backlashes against MS whatsoever. I also love the fact that the SJW/feminist mob automatically assumed that MS GDC 2016 after party was a “men’s club” (as in “straight men“) only kind of event.

I mean, what about bi and lesbian women? Don´t they have a say in this matter at all? And I don´t buy into all the “Oh here we go again…It´s the E3 booth babe’s syndrome” statements either, since it´s a big difference between having sexy dancers at an after party. And having super models standing at your booth trying to sell your products and services on site (I don´t mind that though, but I can only speak for myself).

Besides, the female dancers were just earning a living (in short, doing their job). Nevertheless, the feminists and SJWs were fast on the trigger to accuse Microsoft of “hiring women as sex objects to sell products” at their GDC 2016 after party (personally, I don´t agree with that statement at all). That´s also why I´m really curious to know what all you ladies out there think about this matter (no matter your (sexual orientation). So please feel free to speak up your minds in the comment section further down the page.

And here comes NeoGaf to the rescue!

And before I wrap this OP piece up, I do have one more thing that I want to add to it. And that would be my thoughts on NeoGaf´s salty thread about Microsoft´s female school dancers at their GDC 2016 after party. I mean, just check out some of these NeoGaf comments:

“Absolutely disgusting. The only way I’ll forgive MS for this is if they put all their Windows 10 games on Steam.”

“Well someone’s getting fired. Deservedly so though, that’s not a cool thing to do.”

“Gross and dumb.”

“Someone’s getting fired. Dumb event organizer…”

“Saw this on my Twitter. The feminist in me isn’t very thrilled.”

Well, what can I say? Since most of the comments on the NeoGaf´s thread are of the same nature as the ones which I listed above. I take it that the vast majority are full-blown SJWs and feminists. In other words. They (the NeoGaf users) won´t bother a second to read through any of my previous points in this article (most of the time they just live in their echo chamber), as for the “disgusting” and “gross and dumb.” part. If they think that attractive female dancers are gross and disgusting. Then I would recommend them to avoid any future parties or night clubs.

Other than that, I also noticed that the NeoGaf users whined about the fact that Microsoft had sponsored a “Women in Games” lunch earlier in the day (in other words, before the MS GDC 2016 after party). So what? It´s two completely different and separate events. And when you start to compare hired female dancers to black slavery. Then it´s time to take a break from writing salty forum posts, and pick up the phone and get an appointment at your local psychiatrist. As it´s quite obvious that you´re in desperate need of some mental health assistance (and preferably, as soon as possible).

With that said, what´s your take on all of this? Let us know your thoughts in the comment section down below!

Source:

NeoGaf

craveonline

theverge

Phil Spencer

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***Disclaimer***

This is a personal opinion of the writer, and it doesn’t necessarily represent the other writers (nor The Gaming Ground´s) opinions.

***Disclosure***

I´m not a fan of NeoGaf.





Robin “V-Act” Ek

The Gaming Ground

Twitter: @TheGamingGround

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