some you people are so typically Gamer. this is the saddest boys club.
WTF man. Don’t misrepresent me.
I don’t take any side base on gender or race or any identity.
I take side of the of the victims and against the guiltys.
saying we condemn harrassment ( who wouldn’t) or discrimination of any type and let’s wait until we can confirm what is true and false, who is guilty and who are NOT mutually exclusive!
What we should do is listen and take any report of harassment seriously, and investigate if we are in position to do so, and not dismissed them as outright fake or ignore to
But that doesn’t mean we just believe and not hear the other side, and declares them guilty before listening or evidence This apply universally regardless of identity.
I do take position and choose to believe women in harassment as default. I just wouldn’t take it as FACT until proven.
i do not know how many of people here has or know someone who been accused of something they are not, and have life ruin because of it. I had suffered depression from bullying because of a false accusation.
For 3 months in my first job after graduation, I was subject of bullying by group of oldies, for something they thought I was but false. If you asked why didn’t I just quit or report?
I can’t quit as my father will kicked me out and disowned me, and I didn’t report as I do not know who to trust and I would get to more trouble if they told the bullies I reported them.
the bullying only stop when a manager stand up for me (I was forever grateful) , reassigned me to another team, and the main bully left the company.
but I never hated him. I refused to, as I told myself to never become the people that do wrong. Hatred is one step toward being. Hatred is root of evil. Never give in to hatred. Instead took it as lesson of what not to be.
So I have actual experience as a victim( abide less terrible), and falsely accused. To made absurd claim I do not stand against harassment or any workplace discrimination and bully is insulting and false. If anything, I am particularly critical of people who dismiss or even worse cover up any reporting of harassment.
However, forgive me for not condemn everyone that has been accused before proven guilty. Being falsely accuse can be as bad as victim.
if that Bill Cosby guy is guilty ( he probably is) as charges as well as anyone who harassed they should be punished to the full extent of the law, and the victims compensated and public apology by everyone at Blizzard who looked away.
Sorry for the super long post. I don’t like to tell pity life story, nor clarifies my “position” as I think condemning any discrimination, harassment, supporting victims are norm that doesn’t need to be say but apparently you have to, or some people think you condone them.
Just so my position is clear and not misrepresented.