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Sexism is alive and well in the game industry, #1reasonwhy, VentureBeat

Sexism is alive and well in the game industry, #1reasonwhy, VentureBeat | Poker & eGaming News | Scoop.it

Women in the gaming world are expressing through Tweets why there are so few females in the industry.


Luke Crane, who works as the games project specialist at crowdfunding site Kickstarter and self-publishes role-playing games, asked, “Why are there so few lady game creators?”


Here are just a few of the Tweets we read:
Heather Powers@sillypsyche
#1reasonwhy Because even at the director level I was told that "women in this company aren't allowed to drive alone at night"


Carol Pinchefsky@CarolPinchefsky
#1reasonwhy Because a company celebrated their launch party w/pole dancers as "a display of feminine strength," not, ya know, weightlifting.

 

Anna Eve Cail@G33kGrrly
#1reasonwhy RT @br: The trolls better bring their A-game. You can't be worse than some producers I've worked with.

 

Jen MacLean@jenmacl
Because too many women are scared to speak up when they are harassed/assaulted because they fear the impact on their career #1reasonwhy

 

Tarryn van der Byl@nxtrms
Because we can't even complain about sexism in the gaming industry without men complaining that we're complaining. #1reasonwhy

 

Sarah R.@SarahTheRebel
#1ReasonWhy because men dont see this as their fight too. Even the "good" ones wont stand up and say something

 

Jen MacLean@jenmacl
Because too many industry events feature half-naked women as eye candy for "networking". #1reasonwhy

 

SwitchKnitter@SwitchKnitter
RT @janetharvey because I'd like you to ask my opinion as a designer, not only ask me what I think when you want to "pink it up" #1reasonwhy

 

Brenda Romero
@br When announcing MY new game, an industry publication referred to me in the headline not by my name but as John Romero's wife. #1reasonwhy

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Texas Republican denies Poker Players Alliance entry to convention, TwoPlusTwo

Texas Republican denies Poker Players Alliance entry to convention, TwoPlusTwo | Poker & eGaming News | Scoop.it

The Poker Players Alliance believed this convention would be an excellent way to present issues of importance to Texas poker players, from Internet poker legislation before the U.S. Congress to the effort to establish poker rooms in the state. We applied for an exhibitor booth during their convention from June 7-9 in Fort Worth and unfortunately our application was DENIED. Party activists made it clear that their convention is closed to those groups or individuals that do not represent the Texas Republican Platform.

 

Texas Republican representative Joe Barton opposes the official party line:

“Poker is the All American game and Texas Hold’em is a natural for Texans to play - in fact I learned to play in Boy Scouts. It is a game of skill, not one of chance. Recent rulings in Washington have set up a scenario that could open online poker to predatory overseas gambling operations.

We need to properly regulate the game online so we can we can protect players from illegal activity and create new revenue for Texas– that is why I believe it shouldn’t be against the Republican Party platform.

The Poker Players Alliance isn’t part of any gambling lobby. They are just a group of normal people working hard to restore rights to law abiding citizens who like to play poker. I think they should be allowed to have a booth at the state convention.”

 

 

Other sources:

http://www.rollcall.com/issues/57_121/Poker-Players-All-In-on-Joe-Barton-Bill-213775-1.html

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