《APEX 英雄》(APEX Legends)遊戲設計主管 Daniel Z Klein 已確認離開 Respawn Entertainment,英雄因年言論原因是首席設計師遭繼動視暴雪的性醜聞風暴之後,網友挖出他在 2007 年曾發布的開除不當言論。
事件正好發生在動視暴雪因性醜聞訴訟案身陷嚴重的不當被起公關危機,同一時間 Klein 在 2007 年部落格曾留下的歧視文章,被網友挖出疑似含有性別歧視與種族歧視的英雄因年言論言論。
The首席設計師遭se are the screenshots he is referring to. Calling Women unable to make rational decisions, only good for cum in the eye, etc…Also a sly comment on Africans on the last one. Is this who you want as the lead balancer at respawn? https://t.co/JtQGSYymrn pic.twitter.com/mOrG7Hy9as
— The Sherrif (@Apex_Sherrif) July 28, 2021
事情爆出後,Klein 於第一時間在推特發文,開除為自己過去的不當被起不成熟言論致歉,而他的歧視同事 Ryan K. Rigney 也為他緩頰,認為 2007 年的英雄因年言論行為不能反映這人在 2021 年的現在,同時也認為網友在沒有明確的首席設計師遭證據情況下就指控 Klein 有性別歧視實為不妥。
I apologize unreservedly for what I said. The開除 work to become a better human being continues until the day you die and I am committed to that work.
— Daniel Zenon Klein (@danielzklein) July 27, 2021
Daniel sent me the video himself to make me aware of it—Regarding the comments: I don't think anything from 2007 reflects on a person in 2021. People grow up. And accusing him of "possible sexual assault" is over the line, you should never say stuff like that without evidence.
Klein 過去曾在 Riot Games 任職,2018 年因為拒絕配合公司的社交媒體政策而被開除,理由是之前在 PAX West 遊戲博覽會中,Riot 曾舉辦一場隻限女性與非二元性別人士參加的活動而遭到玩家抗議,Klein 則是公開捍衛活動立場,進而與 Reddit 論壇網友引起爭辯,隨後便被 Riot 開除。
This reddit thread about some events we're hosting at PAX being open to women and non-binary people only was just as much of a toxic landfill as I expected it to be:https://t.co/H8xoYPCLoF
So let's talk about this for a little bit!
— Daniel Zenon Klein (@danielzklein) September 1, 2018