Anita Sarkeesian Should Not Help Develop Mirrors Edge 2 (Petition Included)

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    Change.org petition asking for Anita to be taken off the Mirrors Edge 2 Project:
    https://www.change.org/p/ea-games-remove-anita-sarkeesian-from-mirror-s-edge-2-game-development

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    We the undersigned are presenting our names in solidarity against the decision of EA Games and DICE to include Anita Sarkeesian in any aspect of the game development of Mirror's Edge 2. Our reasoning follows as thus:

    Anita Sarkeesian has no credibility or experience in game development. She is merely a self proclaimed critic and her opinions should offer no sound foundations in the development of this or any game. She has no experience in the industry.

    Anita does not speak for gamers, female or otherwise, on the difficulty or appeal of games. She only offers personal insights catering to her own agenda. In fact, she went so far as to say that women needed a whole new "simplified" control set for this game, based on her personal experiences, passing them off as the opinion of the female gaming community.

    In the past, Anita has even spoken against her status as a gamer, only to rebut her stance to serve her own purposes.

    We are not against strong portrayls of women in video games, but believe that consultations on games should be given by more credible and experienced sources. We agree with Anita's right to voice her opinion on any subject matter she sees fit, however we do not agree with her input on a professional level and do not want to see the game we love influcened by ignorance.

    LETTER TO
    EA Games
    Mirror's Edge Development Team DICE
    Remove Anita Sarkeesian from Mirror's Edge 2 game development.


    HALFWAY UPDATE

    Halfway!

    Danielle Bristol
    Syracuse, NY

    8 Dec 2014 — Now that we're over halfway to our goal, we would like to reiterate and clarify our intentions regarding this petition. We are aware that Ms. Sarkeesian is not a paid spokesperson or employee of any game development company. This petition arose primarily out of a concern that industry professionals (and the media at large.) are regarding this self proclaimed ambassador's personal opinions and poisonous rhetoric as a credible source and representation of the gamers she claims to speak for. As one of our petition signers so eloquently stated,

    "I am a female gamer and Anita Sarkeesian does not speak for me."
    -Rachel Morgan

    Remember, while the title of this petition concerns one seemingly small incident regarding Anita's agenda being brought into the professional arena, our main concern is that Anita's lack of credibility and experience could be spread much farther than this. We fully support the development of unique games full of diverse characters and settings, however, the uneducated opinions and "critiques" of non-gamers have no place in game development.

    We also want to thank all of our supporters and petition signers. Without the effort of video game enthusiasts, we cannot realize a truly equal gaming community.
     

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