Paradox CEO apologies for the inappropriate behavior that he once did with an employee.
One of the main things happening around the world is the spread of hate speech and inappropriate behavior. Even though people were not happy to take a stand back then or had a fear in them, the world has changed.
Since women took their stand and raised their voices, many issues have been being put in front of the media. Similarly, an incident of the same note happened with the CEO of Paradox.
What was the cause of the apology?
The CEO of Paradox Interactive, Fredrik Wester, has recently apologized for inappropriate social media behavior.
During a conversation concerning video game censorship and the lack of female protagonists in recent games, Wester commented that his grandmother would be happy to see the change happening.
It was an insincere comment made with no intention necessarily to offend anyone. But when word got out about this tweet from Thorin Klosowski, another prominent figure in the gaming industry, he asked Wester to issue a formal apology for his remarks. Wester issued a formal apology, but not before he made several comments to Klosowski and the gaming community.
These were deemed inappropriate by himself as well as his employers. Needless to say, he was dismissed from his position at Paradox Interactive for this.
Wester expressed that Klosowski himself had not been offended by the remark despite what he said but that Klosowski was involved in an internal conflict with another party which prompted him to take the matter further. It was also noted that there had been a history of animosity between the two figures, which added fuel to the fire during this incident.
This incident has made people raise voice on being called out
This incident shows that regardless of gender, race, religion, or anything else, the gaming community will not tolerate hate speech from those in a position of power. If you have a platform from which you can speak to the world, which helps people understand how wrong it is to think this way, there is no excuse for you to use it to increase hatred.
The gaming community has shown that they will not put up with being spoken down to anymore and that there will be consequences for those who violate their values.
It has been stated prior that ill behavior is pertinent in the workplace, be it anywhere. Since the voices are being raised and shared and social media is such a growing trend among the youth culture, many cases are being heard and put to display.
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