| sundin13 said: Even so, I don't believe that this opinion is grounds for firing. Like I said, she did not participate in child abuse and she did not condone child abuse. She made statements about the sexual agency of people under 18 (not entirely objectionable), the legal status of cartoon depictions of naked children, and how the focus of law enforcement should be on the ones creating child porn and not the ones in possession of it. None of those opinions are particularly harmful or even all that radical and they certainly are not condoning child abuse. I don't disagree that there is a double standard in regards to pedophila, and I don't even really disagree that she shouldn't have been saying these things one of the public faces of Nintendo, just that this whole idea was blown up and stretched to make it seem like something it never really was. @Aura: When I say "this pedophilia nonsense is irrelevant", I essentially meant that it should have been irrelevant, or at least a very minor part of the discussion to highlight her lack of professionalism, not to state that she was a danger to children and an abominable human being. |
Go tell that to victims of child abuse, she's been advocating lighter punishments for those who possess or like child porn, that is indirectly harmful to victims as these people are still supporting and keeping a float a predatory industry by creating demand for thos producing it so yes it is harmful. People defending this woman wake up and stop being selective, go read her tweets she's also brought up real life child porn not just drawn images.
Telling people to let pedophiles be and give less punishment to those actively obtaining CP is condoning it or would you and her be comfortable having a kid and finding out your neighbour, kids teacher, baby sitter or whatever is into such a thing?
Opinions can get you fired and rightly so if they're harmful to anyone around you or the company's image, this is why the is a code of conduct when you join companies, just like she has to now you're accountable for your actions and words so don't be shocked if you're dismissed for courting controversy. It's not blown up and stretched it's the same reaction as if it was a man only here people are more willing to jump to her defence.
