Company Activision Blizzard was at the center of a scandal. The California Department of Fair Housing and Housing has filed a lawsuit against her, accusing her of discrimination against female employees, sexual harassment, unfair pay and other forms of harassment.
Over the years, according to data compiled by the department, women, which make up about 20% of Activision Blizzard’s employees, have been forced to put up with the “student fraternity” policy, faced with career barriers, unfair layoffs and domestic humiliation. In particular, men at work often played video games and women were kicked out of breastfeeding rooms.
One of the central figures in the prosecution is named Alex Afrasiabi, a former senior creative director. World of warcraft… They say that during BlizzCon he tried to hug and kiss employees, touched them and called them into his room, which was even nicknamed “The Cosby Room” by the name of Bill Cosby, who was expelled from the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts Academy for sexual harassment – and not so long ago, was acquitted and released from prison.
In solidarity with the victims and protest against corporate culture, the Fence Macabre guild held protests on the Moon Guard and Wyrmrest Accord servers in Oribos. The players gathered there organized a sit-in “strike”. At the same time, the activists raised almost 9 thousand dollars for the Black Girls Code program, for training black girls in computer literacy.
World of Warcraft players on the game forums demand the removal of “Easter eggs” – items named after, as it turned out, harassers and rapists. In particular, the NPC of Field Marshal Afrasiabi, the task “The Great Fras Siabi”, as well as items named in Tigul and Foror: that was the name of the characters Jeff Kaplan and Alex Afrasiabi in Everquest…
Meanwhile, Blizzard President J. Allen Brack sent an email to Blizzard employees that fell into the hands of Jason Schreier. The head of the company assures that discrimination and harassment are unacceptable, and everyone can at any time complain to anyone from Blizzard managers, including anonymously.
Bungie, not so long ago, a former partner of Activision Blizzard, did not fail
emphasizethat she herself is struggling with all her might against a toxic culture and hopes that difficult events will contribute to the awareness of the problem and the reign of justice and responsibility.
