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SEXISM IN GAMING II: Damsel in Distress (media.kotakuinaction2.win)
posted 3 years ago by SupremeReader 3 years ago by SupremeReader +50 / -0
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– SupremeReader [S] 37 points 3 years ago +37 / -0

“This stunt she pulled; she did not tell people she was going to pull this stunt. She was supposed to talk about what she hated about Red Dead Online’s multiplayer and instead at the last minute without telling any of the other hosts switched the script on the teleprompter and gave that big speech which created huge negative PR for the company” shared my source.

Shockingly, very little of the original harangue was organic. Even the audio and visuals — the seal-clapping by Adam Sessler and the screams of supportive banter “get em Frosk” — were pre-recorded for a different segment and added in post to cover up the stunned silence of the hosts on set who immediately understood how damaging this speech would be to both their careers and the company.

According to an unverified rumor shared with me, Frosk supposedly evaded firing at the time because some in executive leadership which shared her politics, protected her. Like so many companies before or since, Comcast attempted to use the outrage to fuel growth. Senior Vice President Blair Herter’s tweet mentioned those critics: “If you don’t HEAR the below, unfollow me and don’t watch us. We are not for you.“

https://bleedingfool.com/news/what-killed-g4tv-the-full-story/

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– ApexVeritas 9 points 3 years ago +9 / -0

I don't buy that story by that source. It sounds like a post hoc cop out by those involved to throw blame away from themselves. The speech might have been unplanned, but the support of Frosk by everyone around her felt genuine. Don't forget that these idiots live in a bubble and consume nothing but lies and propaganda. They believe every word of it. Strangely, I'm more likely to believe Frosk in the after effects of the downfall of the company, who said everyone was on board with her speech. The company's, and the personnel, reaction after the speech, in support of Frosk, supports this. The company only began to distance themselves from her after the fan backlash became too big to ignore.

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– DemolitionsPanda 12 points 3 years ago +12 / -0

Frosk Scripted it. It was put on her teleprompter by a producer. The director shot it. It was edited and aired.

Nothing, not a single thing about this wasn't planed to the smallest detail. After it was produced, directed and recorded, the producers could have kept it in edit until it reflected exactly the message that they wanted; or just scrapped the scene.

"Whops! Total accident! That darn Frosk!"

Not credible. Not even a little bit.

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– deleted 19 points 3 years ago +19 / -0
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– SupremeReader [S] 20 points 3 years ago +20 / -0

I like how you stopped saying "feminists" and just say women.

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– deleted 21 points 3 years ago +21 / -0
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– SupremeReader [S] 7 points 3 years ago +7 / -0

Lol

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