Unfortunately, the context in Hunt’s case is not irrelevant. Hunt knew what he was saying, and he was speaking, again, as a representative of the university in a professional setting specifically to do with empowering Korean women in science. There’s certainly a case to be made that the backlash and counter-backlash…

It’s important to distinguish the difference between “thought-crimes” and what actually constitutes as a legal or PR liability. Let’s use Sir Tim Hunt as an example. His toast was ridiculous and inappropriate even if it was “ironic” but perhaps most unfortunately it also tapped into a longstanding history of sexism…

I don’t actually agree, speaking as a PR/CRM person. What you’re talking about is a two prong problem, and both sides are worth examining.

Did you actually check out her essay? It was ironically way in favor not censoring things in the name of localization which is what the guys going after her wanted to end, right?

It’s an interesting question, actually. The difference, I think, is that “liberal” issues like homophobia, sexual harassment, racism, etc tend to also be either illegal or terrible press for companies that are increasingly attempting to be all-inclusive and community oriented. If you’re trying to reach all…

Old school plastic surgery does not age well. She owns it though. More power to her.

I’m sure it’s a two-fold problem. On one hand, women tend to get dismissed a whole lot in medical settings. Anecdotally, I went into the emergency room one evening because I was having splitting pain in my head so severe and intense, it woke me up and wouldn’t respond to anything. They told me it was probably my blood…

I’m assuming they mean hypothyroidism. I actually have it due to a malignant tumor removal that required scooping out all kinds of stuff in my cheek/jaw/throat area, and it’s maddening to listen to people write it off as “fat people looking for an excuse to be fat” or something equally heinous.

Obviously I don’t know your friend, so I could be totally off-base here, but is it possible that you don’t fully know what her emotional state is? Plenty of depressed people look smiling and perfectly happy when in public or around friends because they feel they need to put on a good face and not bother anyone with…

I think the “shame” of it is part of the reason for getting them in many respects. Much of the issue in Japan also is that the tattoos are also linked to organized crime, so in some ways you could equate them to gang/prison tattoos in the US. People see you’ve got a certain set of tattoos, and they know who you’re…

And if you want to pretend the cancellation or DoA Beachvolly Ball wasn’t the result of fear-mongering, then please explain what happened with the Spider Woman alternate cover done by Milo Manara, explain that please.

See, this is where we clearly diverge. You find the Milo Manara Spider Woman cover defensible when it’s widely cited as the most ridiculous, blatant attempt to shoehorn an ass into a cover, even if it literally breaks the laws of anatomy on a meta-human character. It’s so bad other comic artists have parodied it into…

Except it’s not a fear to make tough choices? It’s been industry standard for ages to have female characters in games be little more than eye candy with no value beyond their impact on the main male protagonists, if they even have that. Women are most often trophies, sex symbols, damsels in distress, etc. It would be…

Okay, but consider this: They didn’t remove the definitely sexual female character. They haven’t even totally removed the pose. They’ve changed this one character’s posing because it doesn’t work with the character’s style, personality, or messaging, and they’ve done it out of requested feedback for a beta. It’s like…

How is this not editting when the game director himself decides it’s the right move? They’re not removing the entire character from the game or even the pose from other characters. This isn’t an effort to scrub all sexiness from the game. It’s not even necessarily a matter of it being offensive. This is a creative…

To me, it’s the opposite of censorship. Yes, I understand that a big part of the original post was about the daughter in question, but larger issue, and I think the one that Nathan did a great job explaining, is that this is about providing variety even among female characters. Not every female character has to be a…

In fairness, I would watch Chris Hemsworth wash a car for two hours and feel satisified paying full ticket price.

No, we’re not. If the venue was at a “gentleman’s dance club” that employs dancers in what amount to fetish outfits, it wasn’t an appropriate venue for this event. Would you seriously take a female client or work colleague you barely knew to a strip club by surprise? The only person at fault in that scenario is you…

Let me fill you in here: There is a big difference between clubs or bars where people go to hang out and dance or listen to music and clubs or bars where dancers dress in fetish outfits for money. It’s also totally possible to meet people and network while drinking and having a good time. That’s why conferences and…

I understand you’re upset over this, but let’s try to cut the tone and look at things from a logical perspective.