We’d become friends by chance and we started to talk regularly. So… This weekend wasn’t very fun, and in honesty, my heart has been in a bit of pain regarding Nick.įor some context, I met Nick when he was still working at Rev3. to me this was a significant and important act, and men who want to learn from this event should look to that as an example of good conduct and what being an ally to a cause really means
the individual also made it a priority to not talk over the women who came forth, but to use his platform and relative security to amplify their voices and stand behind them as a supporter. It’s my belief that said individual made that tweet with the deliberate intent to, as a man, open a discussion about a volatile topic safely so women who were affected could add their voices without feeling isolated or alone. the thing i noticed was that the tweet was not made by a victim but by a man, and i think there is a huge takeaway here for men who want to be feminist allies. Something that i noticed about the way this played out was that, as the article mentions, there was a specific tweet of origin that started the discussion (the article refrained from linking or attributing said tweet, so i will also refrain out of respect and privacy for the original poster). as austin mentions, although the response seemed overwhelming and sudden, this was absolutely a known issue and had become more and more common knowledge among the women in the industry over the course of the last year or two. Do not speculate on hires or personal lives of staff or personalities of this or any other site remember, this is a person’s livelihood, not fantasy football.Īs someone who knew a number of people who were affected by robinson’s actions, the response to this has inspired a great deal of hope and relief in me as a woman in online spaces. Remember that the games journalism community is small, our community is visible, and other personalities have been active here - act accordingly. (This post is subject to edit as the moderation team continues to discuss its policies!) We encourage y’all to discuss the conversations had on this episode of Waypoint Radio.
We also don’t want people to wind up with hurt feelings over arguments based in less than a full understanding of the situation (and the fact that we may never have a full understanding doesn’t change that.) As the article mentions, the story is still developing and we do not want to get hip-deep in speculation about individuals in the industry who may or may not be involved. We’re interested in having discussions on this topic on the forums but we want to make sure that our rules are followed.
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