Sexual harassment as ethical imperative: how Capcom’s fighting game reality show turned ugly. Video game communities can have wildly different standards of conduct, but a recent Capcom-sponsored event has proven just how ugly the fighting game community can become. During a week long reality show about fighting games, contestants took part in sexual harassment and in fact argued that sexual harassment is an important part of the fighting game community that needs to continue. This happened on camera, across multiple days. The show “Cross Assault is the world's first fighting game reality show. Then Miranda forfeited a match “…Things got a little more heated than usual when one player, Miranda ‘Super Yan’ Pakozdi, forfeited a match,” Destructoid reported. This Is What A Gamer's Sexual Harassment Looks Like. Dumb rambly rant but this is bothering me- For jackasses saying she should have stood up for herself: girls are told from the day they can understand why, to not say or do anything to aggravate their attacker when in an unfamiliar environment.
Not because they should be quiet little princesses, but because that man can beat her physically and she can't physically stop him. I go through a dangerous part of my city every day, unless my life is obviously in danger right at that moment ie "get in the van" I always have to hand over my wallet or my backpack, because if I don't it's more likely I'll be socked in the face and dragged off somewhere and have something far worse happen. A girl not standing up for herself is not something a guy should comment on, sure there are big guys in bars that can knock the shit out of you but you simply don't experience the day to day feeling that like a quarter of people you pass on the street are large enough to endanger your life with their bare hands.
When Passions Flare, Lines Are Crossed [UPDATED] - Giant Bomb-Mozilla Firefox. UPDATE: Bakhtanians has issued a statement in the wake of today's coverage. Read it here. “This is a community that’s, you know, 15 or 20-years-old and the sexual harassment is part of a culture,” said competitive fighting game player Aris "Aris" Bakhtanians on a recent live stream for Capcom's Cross Assault show, “and if you remove that from the fighting game community, it’s not the fighting game community.” Capcom has since apologized for comments made during a conversation on sexual harassment in the fighting game community, which that quote was pulled from.
It was a discussion focused on Bakhtanians, and took place during a recent episode of the company’s Cross Assault reality show. It’s part of a promotion for Street Fighter X Tekken. Cross Assault started with 10 contestants divided into two teams, Team Tekken and Team Street Fighter. A reader initially pointed out the inflammatory commentary, which took place during day five. For example: "Miranda, I wanna know your bra size. " Capcom. Competitive Gamer's Inflammatory Comments Spark Sexual Harassment Debate [Update]-Mozilla Firefox.
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