PlayStation boss Jim Ryan sent an email today asking his staff to "respect differences of opinion" on abortion rights.
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100% my question too. This feels like the sort of thing you might (incorrectly) say in 1:1 or small team setting to try and simmer down some sort of issue. But a company wide email just screams "both sides" and skips the part where one side is actively trying to fuck over women's rights.
OK Jim's right, everyone here is being ridiculous. It's just like Ukraine. One side wants to live and make its own decisions for itself and the other side simply wants to come in and take over because it knows what's best.
We should respect everyone's wishes and all happily get along.
🤗 yay
/s in case it wasn't fucking obvious
We should respect everyone's wishes and all happily get along.
🤗 yay
/s in case it wasn't fucking obvious
I'm not familiar with the gaming industry but I am with academia. This sort of stuff is pretty commonplace whenever there's like a majority movement within the workplace/institution that is progressive, e.g. anti-racism or anti-sexism. Inevitably you get a white person (usually a dude) with power who sends out a tone-deaf e-mail like this thinking they've solved everything while in reality symbolizing the very issue people are having with the company/institution
The wording about dogs vs cats is absolutely, 100%, not at all coded messaging for women.
not at all.
not at all.
Success of the EU division that led to the market dominance they enjoy today.
Yeah the gross comment about respect is outdone by the backhanded dog comment about knowing their place.
He was President of Worldwide Studios but before that he was CEO of SCEA from 2014 to 2018. He was most certainly a top candidate to replace Andrew House but got sidelined (ie made to focus purely on WWS) and John Kodera took the role instead.
Trying to play both sides is just gonna piss off the majority. I never understand why people always think this tactic works.
He should be fired. The best and brightest studios Sony has are pro-choice, and not a bunch of evil pieces of shit who want to oppress women and deny them control of their own body, something that is just as reprehensible as rape or worse.
Better he leave than actual useful, talented devs. Shareholders shouldn't have to lose money because of this incredibly stupid person.
Better he leave than actual useful, talented devs. Shareholders shouldn't have to lose money because of this incredibly stupid person.
I can respect someone having their own philosophical or theological opposition to abortion and so making the personal decision to never have one.
I can't respect someone trying to enforce that opinion on others and ignoring the obvious and abhorrent impacts a ban will have on personal liberties, healthcare, and society as a whole. It guarantees that person is either acting in bad faith, is lacking empathy/critical thinking, or (most likely) both.
Fuck off Jim and everyone both sides-ing this shit.
I can't respect someone trying to enforce that opinion on others and ignoring the obvious and abhorrent impacts a ban will have on personal liberties, healthcare, and society as a whole. It guarantees that person is either acting in bad faith, is lacking empathy/critical thinking, or (most likely) both.
Fuck off Jim and everyone both sides-ing this shit.
Nah, brother. It's remodeling time. I got my hammer. I'm knocking out drywall.
Classy, "both sides" followed by rambling about pets, it's time to go Jim.
Doesn't sound like rambling to me, just a really fucked up way to make his actual opinion known.
And it's fucking disgusting.
Honest question since I don't follow the internal workings too closely: is Jim Ryan anything special? Or just a random suit occupying the position?
Not that I think this would necessarily result in his firing, but I'm wondering if that's even on the table, or if he's too "important" to Playstation?
Either way, I think multiplats will definitely be getting bought on Xbox.
Not that I think this would necessarily result in his firing, but I'm wondering if that's even on the table, or if he's too "important" to Playstation?
Either way, I think multiplats will definitely be getting bought on Xbox.
What he said was stupid and totally wrong and I also agree that he should be gone.
Yeah we're in agreement here. Sorry I wasn't clear enough haha.
It's really great to see the gaming community come together like this. Or the Restera community anyway. Women need our support.
He's the head of the entire SIE organization which is now centralized as one group based out of California.
Lol no problem. in my original post I was just implying that people in higher up positions in companies/politics should think before they say anything on an issue. In Jim's case, he should've ran it with HR before he sent that out or said anything.
Yeah, I get that.
But is he anything special in that role? Or just a dude who can be replaced?
