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Re:Blizzard CEO denies culture of harassment and blames unio... by EatingWithForks on Thursday June 01, 2023 @01:22PM (#36154365)
Didn't a high-ranking guy sexually harass a woman to the point of suicide at this company? I can believe the company in which a person in leadership sexually harassed another employee to suicide can also have petty executives that demand firing when they feel thin-skinned about their wealth.
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Re:Blizzard CEO denies culture of harassment and blames unio... by falcolas on Thursday June 01, 2023 @01:24PM (#36154411)
And let's not forget the Cosby room - a room dedicated to rape and sexual assault of female employees by ActiBlizz leadership.

You might argue that "those" folks are gone, yet apparently their culture has not really changed.

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Re:Blizzard CEO denies culture of harassment and blames unio... by SketchySeaBeast on Thursday June 01, 2023 @01:47PM (#36154720)
The height of naming irony, given this was Blizzcon 2013 and the Cosby allegations came out in 2014.
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Re:Blizzard CEO denies culture of harassment and blames unio... by krustymeathead on Thursday June 01, 2023 @02:16PM (#36155122)
It looks like the naming was likely intentional, allegations about Cosby go back to 2004. Although Hannibal Buress didn't start talking about it in his routine until 2014.

https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/bill-cosby-trial-comple...

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Re:Blizzard CEO denies culture of harassment and blames unio... by SketchySeaBeast on Thursday June 01, 2023 @02:22PM (#36155183)
I guess they were into knowing about celebrity sexual assault allegations before it was cool?
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Re:Blizzard CEO denies culture of harassment and blames unio... by falcolas on Thursday June 01, 2023 @02:28PM (#36155276)
Aspirational goal setting by Blizz execs?
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Re:Blizzard CEO denies culture of harassment and blames unio... by jwestbury on Monday June 05, 2023 @04:31AM (#36193857)
There was a bit in 30 Rock about Cosby in 2009, too, written by Tina Fey -- who also took a shot at Cosby on SNL in 2005. Hannibal's routine was just the first to catch the public's attention.
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