Employees at Rocksteady have been harassing and abusing female employees for years.
The following is a note from a female employee(s) saying she/they feel betrayed that a victim dares to speak up.
Please do not ever feel ashamed to tell your truths. I believe you.
The following is a note from a female employee(s) saying she/they feel betrayed that a victim dares to speak up.
Please do not ever feel ashamed to tell your truths. I believe you.
It is so deeply troubling that instead of aligning with those who have been harmed and working to hold abusers accountable the writer of this note is attempting to shame and silence anyone who wants to come forward about their experiences.
There is no name attached and it is being published by the company who has been accused of allowing harm to run rampant within its walls but women in games are not immune to internalized misogyny and defending powerful men to attempt to gain a semblance of power for themselves.
Here is the Guardian story that includes passages from the original letter written and given to management in 2018 for context: theguardian.com/world/2020/aug…
And here is a video from Kim MacAskill discussing the context in which the original 2018 letter was written and how she was pushed out of Rocksteady for trying to end abuse and create real change internally.
Abuse in the games industry is rampant. It’s not just stories from years ago. It is happening right now.
It has to stop.
And we have to do the organizing, protesting, and agitating to end it.
Because people with power do not simply give up their power because we ask nicely.
It has to stop.
And we have to do the organizing, protesting, and agitating to end it.
Because people with power do not simply give up their power because we ask nicely.
