So.. Scantily Clad Women at the IGDA Party Made The Industry Freak Out.. Sexism Again?

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docholliday said:

kain_kusanagi said:
Here we go again. Anytime someone is offended we get an earful from those who say it's not. If someone is offended than it is offensive. Girls on a stage in sexy outfits doing sexy dancing. Yeah I'm sure the professional woman of GDC just loved it.

Come on guys. GDC is conference for game developer professionals. I'm all for a fun party, but is it really professional to hire dancing girls when woman have been fighting for respect in the gaming industry for decades?

You don't have to be offended for someone to be offensive to someone else. I'm not offended by the girls. I love sexy dancing girls. But it's not a bachelor party, it's and industry event.

I'd also like to point out that the whole "anything goes" and "stop being sensitive" attitude is a little inconsiderate.

I am offended by your post so therefore by your logic it is indeed offensive. The fact is we have become too sensitive as a society and it is desensitizing us as a society to REAL issues that my indeed actually be offensive. Its the whole crying wolf thing, ppl are eventually gonna tune it all out and when someting REAL happens no one will care.

Indeed.  People get offended by every damned thing.  If we all try to appease the offended people then our world will suck and be really boring.  I think that the offended people in many cases need to learn that they're annoying.

To quote Eminem (and imagine if his stuff had never been made because it was so offensive!): "You find me offensive? I find you offensive for finding me offensive!"