Activision's "Diversity Tool" Is F*cking Awful (The Jimquisition)

The tool was awful, but it's also just a tool - a way to look at something edge-on and see if there were none of the markers. What I can't believe is they went so far as to make the presentation about it.

Crissa Kentavr

That recognition at the end was lovely 😎

Matt Close

That fan interaction- if you ever get down on yourself, know how much we appreciate you. There’s plenty of people that would like to shake your hand.

Dion Turner

wait James/Steph is back in the UK ?!? When did this happen & is it pernament ? Either way good to have you back home :) Really enjoyed that fan encouter at the end !

I can see how this would sound good on paper to some people, but once you actually stop and think about it for a bit you realize how inept and ill-conceived the whole thing is. I'm not saying Activision is incapable of having good and diverse characters in their games, but when they do it's sure as shit not because of the idiot execs that come up with crazy nonsense like this it's because of the writers on the dev studios doing well in spite of Activision's bullshit. I'm impressed that the COD devs did as well as they did with Modern Warfare considering the idiotic execs breathing down their necks(and i'm looking forward to MW2 this year).

Firestorm

So, logically, Parvati and my Outer Worlds PC should go at the zero mark for "sexual orientation" since they have the least sexual orientation, right? Somehow I don't think that'll turn out to be the case. Heterosexual will turn out to be less of a sexual orientation than asexual. Seriously, how did anyone with sign-off power on this thing at no point have a conversation, realise they were talking the kind of nonsense I'm talking, crack up and then throw it in the bin?

Kav

People have been trying since the 90's.

Trevor Bond

This feels like one of those "designed by a group of STEMlords who believe creativity can be 'hacked.'" Seriously surprised there's not a skull size measurement, cause I still believe one of these idiots is going to make a serious run at bringing phrenology back in the next 5 years.

Dr. Judge, Private Eye

blessed fan encounter at the end

Thom

I always love hearing the "this tool was designed by a tool" joke. It's been a thing in the software industry for decades. And, indeed, when I read "diversity tool" I thought you somehow meant it in that way. It's early on a Monday, my brain is fuzzy, leave me alone. :P Unrelated, you are looking fantastic, Jim! Between your wrestling training, HRT, and all the improvements those and other things have brought to your life, it's so, so clearly obvious that you are in a much better place than you were a few years ago.

Luna

You laugh, but this tool really helped me. My new Activision fan OC has 6 Gender, 3 Ability, 3 Ethnicity, 2 Body type and absolutely no culture.

Harro