Electronic Arts Adds Weight to Homosexual Gaming Convention
GaymerCon receives support from large organisation
The GaymerCon conference that is out and proud and will be held in San Francisco on August 3 & 4th, 2013 has recieved the support of one of the biggest game publishers in the world: Electronic Arts is getting behind it.
The conference has been set up with the laudable aim of "educating and informing the gaming community of the presence of sexuality in our digital lives and promoting acceptance and social change through gaming." It will include such outrageous and offensive activities as "Supporting an inclusive group spanning all orientations/ethnicities/gender/class/creed in the gaming community - collectively titled Gaymers."
Thankfully, rather than pretending its not happening, Electronic Arts' Global Diversity and Inclusion person - Ginger Maseda - has said this:
"EA believes that to be truly innovative, you must be inclusive. We are proud to be a part of this event." And that is pretty bloody cool.
Find out more here.
Via GamesPolitics
The conference has been set up with the laudable aim of "educating and informing the gaming community of the presence of sexuality in our digital lives and promoting acceptance and social change through gaming." It will include such outrageous and offensive activities as "Supporting an inclusive group spanning all orientations/ethnicities/gender/class/creed in the gaming community - collectively titled Gaymers."
Thankfully, rather than pretending its not happening, Electronic Arts' Global Diversity and Inclusion person - Ginger Maseda - has said this:
"EA believes that to be truly innovative, you must be inclusive. We are proud to be a part of this event." And that is pretty bloody cool.
Find out more here.
Via GamesPolitics
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DoctorDee 20 Sep 2012 10:09
1/2
Shouldn't the group of people who play games and which comprises "all orientations/ethnicities/gender/class/creed in the gaming community" be galled "Gamers"?
Isn't calling a group that includes "all orientations" Gaymers:
a) As stupid and exclusive as calling then "straightmers"
2) A trademark infringement on the venerable cider maker?
I'm all for the gays being treated equally. But isn't having a big "we're Gay and we game" convention much like having a "we're gay and we cross the street" festival, or a "we're gay and we eat yoghurt" party?
Surely, we're all just gamers, and some of us just happen to love the cock.
Isn't calling a group that includes "all orientations" Gaymers:
a) As stupid and exclusive as calling then "straightmers"
2) A trademark infringement on the venerable cider maker?
I'm all for the gays being treated equally. But isn't having a big "we're Gay and we game" convention much like having a "we're gay and we cross the street" festival, or a "we're gay and we eat yoghurt" party?
Surely, we're all just gamers, and some of us just happen to love the cock.
ohms 20 Sep 2012 10:40
2/2
Pretty much.