I do not think, it makes a difference who made the decision. PR is about how it looks to the outside.
If you wanted to play it anyways, then your messaging should include something which can be as simple as:
We gave women a choice and they want to play Overcooked, so that’s what we’re doing.
The thing is, anything you play on that occasion is going to be political, because they could be playing games for fun at any other point in time.
Perhaps taken to the extreme, I would argue that even if all living women came together and decided that it’s fun and they want to play Overcooked or similar, they would still want to be conscious of their messaging.
Partially, because non-women will be the recipient of that messaging. Partially, because women’s rights have a history that you want to commemorate on that day as well. Would the feminists of the past be happy with that choice, too? Would their sons and grandsons be, that are alive today?
But well, also just because it really isn’t hard to do better here. Especially when women were involved in that decision, they would more likely be aware of the struggle and able to steer clear of dumb messaging quite easily.
So, I understand why your morals are telling you this is wrong. I don’t necessarily disagree, either — just so we’re clear.
Would the feminists of the past be happy with that choice, too?
Yes, I think they would. I think that women being allowed to play video games about being a manic chef team would be infinitely better than the conditions past feminists/ women faced. I think that some of them might recognize the irony of it, however it’s an irony that could only exist because women have rights in current year.
Seriously, 75-100 years ago women would never have been allowed to play video games (assuming they actually existed, which they did not). They would have been relegated to a boys activity and the status quo would continue as usual for girls.
If they are fighting for equality in pay and recognition of work? Sure.
Else they are bowing to patriarchy and peobably report to a male supervisor which gave his okay. Or hell, even a woman with very conservatice world view.
And if the decision was made entirely by women because they think the game is fun?
Sexism, clearly.
I do not think, it makes a difference who made the decision. PR is about how it looks to the outside.
If you wanted to play it anyways, then your messaging should include something which can be as simple as:
The thing is, anything you play on that occasion is going to be political, because they could be playing games for fun at any other point in time.
Perhaps taken to the extreme, I would argue that even if all living women came together and decided that it’s fun and they want to play Overcooked or similar, they would still want to be conscious of their messaging.
Partially, because non-women will be the recipient of that messaging. Partially, because women’s rights have a history that you want to commemorate on that day as well. Would the feminists of the past be happy with that choice, too? Would their sons and grandsons be, that are alive today?
But well, also just because it really isn’t hard to do better here. Especially when women were involved in that decision, they would more likely be aware of the struggle and able to steer clear of dumb messaging quite easily.
So, I understand why your morals are telling you this is wrong. I don’t necessarily disagree, either — just so we’re clear.
Yes, I think they would. I think that women being allowed to play video games about being a manic chef team would be infinitely better than the conditions past feminists/ women faced. I think that some of them might recognize the irony of it, however it’s an irony that could only exist because women have rights in current year.
Seriously, 75-100 years ago women would never have been allowed to play video games (assuming they actually existed, which they did not). They would have been relegated to a boys activity and the status quo would continue as usual for girls.
If they are fighting for equality in pay and recognition of work? Sure.
Else they are bowing to patriarchy and peobably report to a male supervisor which gave his okay. Or hell, even a woman with very conservatice world view.