Tag: sexism
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Tesco Self-Checkout Voice Swapped from ‘Irritating’ Female to ‘Friendlier’ Male
UK supermarket chain Tesco has begun replacing the female voice used on its self-service checkouts with a male voice sparking a sexism row on Twitter. The female voice, recently identified as former Eastenders actress Helena Breck, has been used in Tesco stores at the self checkout for over ten years now and is infamous for…
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GamerGate Controversy Rages on
The GamerGate controversy, a politically charged backlash against gaming media bodies and online activists, is reaching critical mass today. The conflict arose when certain indie game developers were found to be personally and financially involved with journalists from gaming news websites, prompting a backlash due to a perceived bias. In other words, the gaming journalism…