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11/14/08
I could understand if the extra opportunities were to simply raise the interests women have in gaming careers, but to imply that it helps the ones already interested in a career is stupid. A woman can get a career about just as easily as a man, so long as they aim for it as much. It's not like you'll be denied your chance for being a girl. If anything, it's because you lack in said skill. Either that or you're constantly being an annoying cunt and nobody likes you except the pack of annoying cunts and cunt-worshipers you hang out with. I mean, what?
On the flipside, I can imagine possibility of a female designer lacking a bit more in talent than usual, but managing to get by due to this program and eventually filling the gap with some awesome ideas, be them some fluke or just "getting better". I still much, much dislike this feminist attitude on Sony's end, though.
Maybe I ramble.
11/15/08
The fact that you phrased it as such proves that you're not really so sure about what you say, or at least that you admit some kind of disparity.
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Do you know how many African-Americans I worked with? 3.
If Sony is going give any kind of legitimacy to this, they should really do an analysis of the industry when it comes to race too besides sex.
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But I kid. :)
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For women, it's simply because women are still treated differently in many ways by society, whether we can see it or admit it. For races it's that same factor PLUS the fact that their families being treated poorly in the past put them at a longterm financial and social disadvantage, and these scholarships and other programs are attempts at giving them the boost they deserve to level the playing field.
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Apparently you live above the glass ceiling and are looking down at all the hard-working women who get overlooked because they make babies and stuff.
Seriously, Affirmative Action is showcasing segregation, not accepting diversity. Isn't the goal for everyone to be viewed as equals? If the government is telling us that we have to be nicer to certain ethnic groups and to pick them above a more-qualified majority then that in itself is racism. Well, reverse racism.
I don't know about the rest of you, but we here in Nebraska banned Affirmative Action. It's wrong to be chosen for any position when you did so because of your race, gender or ethnicity.
This thing is just as weird.
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This is more about game design than programming "with the ultimate goal of developing video games that are more interesting for women to play".
But I still interpret that as a company trying to nail the female demographic as well as get good publicity for being one of those equal opportunities companies that cares more for diversity than skills.
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Also, might want to rephrase that sentence about nailing females.
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Affirmative Action is a tie-breaker system for deciding which of two equally qualified candidates should get a position. In this case, Affirmative Action says that you should hire the one that will help your workplace more accurately match the community it exists within.
So, if your company is half male, half female, and your community is 85% male, Affirmative Action tells you to hire the male. Etc.
Affirmative Action is a good thing. All it does is keep people from unfairly packing their company with a certain race or sex when equally qualified people of other races or sexes are available.
11/14/08
I cannot think of any situation in life where I was presented two options and I said to myself "Self, both these options are one hundred percent identical in value, purpose, and function. I'm going to pick the product that was made in China as opposed to the one that was made in Dallas, because the Chinese/American ratio in my city is way off."
That is retarded. A.A. is meant for job placement and as a business partner I cannot think of a time where I was presented two candidates that were exactly as qualified as the other. One has always had an advantage, albeit a slight one. Affirmative Action is just a fancy way of showcasing segregation while propagating itself as a cure.
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