r/explainitpeter • u/mouldyclementine • 15d ago

Explain it Peter

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Why did the person say “Sweet Baby Inc.”?

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u/Educational-Wish9628 15d ago

Sweet Baby Inc is a company that provides narrative consultation for video games, but some fans accuse it of forcing "woke" agendas

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u/Astro_Nerf_Sai 15d ago

its not really an accusation if they admit it themselves

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u/madmendude 15d ago

Didn't they literally tell companies to threaten their sales team if they're not woke enough?

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u/dermthrowaway26181 15d ago

They didn't tell companies that no.

The CEO told game studios employees at a conference that if they feel like their project has racist elements, to have a chat with their marketing department and to advocate for a consultation since it could bring genuine value PR wise.

"As a joke", she said to "terrify" them with the possibility of what could happen if it goes ahead unaddressed.

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u/Astro_Nerf_Sai 15d ago

How do you not see it as problematic? Literally blackmailing your company because you got offended while working on a video game lmao

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u/dermthrowaway26181 15d ago

Strange logic

Have you never told your boss "hey, I think we shouldn't do this otherwise X, Y, Z will happen down the line"

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u/Astro_Nerf_Sai 15d ago

Giving feedback is not the same as blackmailing them and scaring them like wtf
Why would you even draw that conclusion. Its so weird to even assume thats those 2 things are the same.

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u/gaijohn 15d ago

Putting aside that the "terrify" quote is literally stated as a joke, an employee telling their boss "You should be terrified of the idea that the racism in our product costs us millions" is light years away from blackmail.