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EA staff threaten walkout over lack of statements during Pride Month

Employees at Electronic Arts have threatened a walkout over the company's lack of action during Pride Month. The plan w…

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What say you GAF? Personally, I find it sad that we live in a world like this.

 

[Vognerful]

I have no problem with it.

Edit:

if it is not clear, I stand with EA employees.

 

[SaucyJack]

Let them walk out.

 

[ManaByte]

Ask Disney how virtue signaling at gunpoint worked out for them.

 

[LordCBH]

Let them walk. They aren’t entitled to their employer giving statements for or against anything.

 

[Topher]

 

[SEGA_2012]

They should walk out not because the lack of statements but because of how much SHITTY eletronic arts games are !

 

[Brock2621]

Lol the ole “Silence is violence” I see… this generation is so void of finding purpose or meaning in their own lives, they fill that need by being proxy martyrs for social causes, and then make that part of their identity itself. It’s just so sad…

 

[GHG]

Let them walk out and then disable their access cards to get back in.

The biggest mistake people made was allowing these idiots to think they have any power.

 

[anthony2690]

This is beyond stupid, just make your own pride statements if you feel the need too, I am sure pride items will be in game etc too.

 

[Topher]

Let them walk out and then disable their access cards to get back in.

The biggest mistake people made was allowing these idiots to think they have any power.

"Update: An EA employee has since said the walkout -- originally intended to call attention to hypocrisy of rainbow-washing while refusing to make a broader public statement -- was called off after EA leadership said it would not be adopting a company-wide rainbow logo this month for Pride."

 

[kyussman]

I used to think organised religion was bad......but this pride stuff is something else.

 

[TLZ]

Ok I'm changing planets.

 

[SoraNoKuni]

While I am a leftist and a European which apparently makes me view corporations quite... bad contrary to the average American, this is pure lunacy, people here struggle to get the bare minimum in terms of wages, work hours, and work places yet there are people that have time to whine and protest about things like that, I guess it's so damned important to brag about what we do in our bedrooms nowadays.

And, mind you, I heavily support LGBTQ when they fight against discrimination and for their rights.

 

[oldergamer]

Gimme a break. This is annoying to see. If they are doing anything it should've fine but to say they arent doing enough is extremely annoying

 

[MiguelItUp]

The "support" of pride month hasn't felt true for several years, so I don't understand this. Feels more like a cash grab if anything, especially from major corporations.

IMO there are much more serious topics to walkout over, instead of a rainbow logo.

 

[kittoo]

Never thought I would be supporting corporations (let alone EA) over employees but gosh darn it the rainbow crowd has done it.

Hard to find a more obnoxious set of people these days. I dont care about your personal life, but stop poking your noses everywhere and make it seem like a cult that is forcing and indoctrinating everyone else.

 

[Timberwolf25]

I'd respect EA more if they did let them walkout and then made them stay out.

 

[SlimySnake]

They should walk out not because the lack of statements but because of how much SHITTY eletronic arts games are !

The funny thing is that they are perfectly fine with EA’s scam of Fifa ultimate team which generates $1 billion in revenue every year by preying on young kids and people with gambling problems. No walking out over that but lack of virtue signaling is going too far lol

 

[Gandih42]

I don't think anyone should be forced to make political statements but I think its a shame most of the big game companies are so afraid of it.

Sure, they'd do it cynically for their own benefit, but it'd still benefit whatever cause related to it by giving it exposure.

They get so much backlash for releasing broken games and screwing over customers yet people (mostly) return for the next big thing anyway. I can't imagine a pissed whatever-phobic or whatever-ist person would actually stick to boycotting their games because of, say, a Pride logo, if they don't already boycott them for the other crap that happens. It's like they have a get-out-of-jail free card.

 

[AJUMP23]

Change the locks when they leave.

If a company doesn’t acknowledge Christianity I’m walking out.

 

[Fermbiz]

Im walking out of neogaf if it doesnt change its logo to a rainbow themed logo!

 

[Punished Miku]

While I am a leftist and a European which apparently makes me view corporations quite... bad contrary to the average American, this is pure lunacy, people here struggle to get the bare minimum in terms of wages, work hours, and work places yet there are people that have time to whine and protest about things like that, I guess it's so damned important to brag about what we do in our bedrooms nowadays.

And, mind you, I heavily support LGBTQ when they fight against discrimination and for their rights.

It's not like this is even about any kind of material impact. They're literally throwing a tantrum over the company logo not virtue signaling. It's the most empty and ridiculous thing to worry about ever.

 

[SLESS]

Ricky Gervais sums this all up perfectly in his latest stand up. Society is truly broken right now.

 

[Bernd Lauert]

Privileged narcissists still doing their thing, I see.

 

[Soodanim]

Change logo to rainbow in an empty display of support: "No, don't do that, we see right through it"
Don't change logo to rainbow in an empty display of support: "FUCK THIS SHIT I'M FUCKING LEAVING"

 

[ManaByte]

"Update: An EA employee has since said the walkout -- originally intended to call attention to hypocrisy of rainbow-washing while refusing to make a broader public statement -- was called off after EA leadership said it would not be adopting a company-wide rainbow logo this month for Pride."

“Rainbow washing”

 

[DeepEnigma]

"Update: An EA employee has since said the walkout -- originally intended to call attention to hypocrisy of rainbow-washing while refusing to make a broader public statement -- was called off after EA leadership said it would not be adopting a company-wide rainbow logo this month for Pride."

Good, it’s fake ass hollow virtue signaling anyhow.

 

[clem84]

I mean, since when do companies have a responsibility to make a statement during pride month? Yeah, this is pretty insane. This is a good opportunity for EA to put their proverbial foot down and say "You guys are not running the company, we are." I have a feeling they will capitulate at some point.

 

[MrTentakel]

This must be the best working place ever if the only concern is the lack of rainbow farting unicorns.

 

[ChorizoPicozo]

What about your fellow friend leprechaun?.

 

[nominedomine]

Any attempt by EA to improve their image is a waste of time and no one that works there has any margin for any moral grandstanding.

 

[DonkeyPunchJr]

This is just what two time “Worst Company in America” champion EA needs to fix its business

 

[scoobidoo112]

Being upset 24/7 over some woke virtue signalling must be exhausting.

Besides, what do these people actually want? Do they want society to accept the LGBT community for who they are as their equals, or should we constantly point out, in every corner of society, how they are different from the rest of us?

 

[GHG]

I think there should be an experiment whereby all these people leave the major companies they are leeching off and we set up a new company where they can all work together.

Watch how they produce absolutely fuck all.

 

[DeepEnigma]

I don’t see them making a stink when these companies in the Middle East or Asian branches don’t change to rainbow… I wonder why that is?

 

[anthony2690]

If I walked out my job and used no pride logo for the company as an excuse, I would probably just get sacked. (& Rightfully so) :')

It's just beyond stupid at this point.

 

[TintoConCasera]

Clown world.

 

[Jennings]

This is fine. They don't have any games on the horizon I care about so let them take all the time they need to make their point.

 

[mitch1971]

I want a straight flag on ea Twitter page or I don't buy any of their games.

 

[The_Mike]

They should walk out not because the lack of statements but because of how much SHITTY eletronic arts games are !

Maybe it's because of these crying people their games are shit and it could make their games better if they got sacked

 

[nkarafo]

Let them go. They probably won't be missed anyway.

 

[Holammer]

Just rainbow the company logo on Twitter like everyone else.

 

[Clear]

Seems like an empty threat from the get-go to me.

Basis is a single message on company Slack, no attribution is made as to who posted the message or the level of support co-signed or indicated for a proposed walkout. Given the number of sites and the non-unionization of this multinational... suggesting that a "company wide" walkout was on the cards seems errr... optimistic to say the least!

Not to mention the fact that what is being proposed here is a withdrawal of labour, not over pay or working practices, but over making/not making certain political statements! Which is utterly crazy.

 

[winjer]

 

[realcool]

 

[Kacho]

Get these idiots out of the industry. What an obnoxious distraction.

 

[Faithless83]

"My employers made no statements about how proud I should be about my sexuality.
I should walk out of my job."

Imagine straight people doing the same just for kicks.

Keep hiring psychologically unstable people just to meet quotas, it`s working out great.

 

[Lord Panda]

So brave.

 

[Kacho]

Update: An EA employee has since said the walkout -- originally intended to call attention to hypocrisy of rainbow-washing while refusing to make a broader public statement -- was called off after EA leadership said it would not be adopting a company-wide rainbow logo this month for Pride.

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