Microsoft’s Sexist and Stupid GDC Party

Microsoft, apparently forgetting that it’s 2016 and not 1996, thought it was appropriate to have “erotic schoolgirl dancers” at their GDC party.

I thought we were past this crap. The whole “booth babe” concept has always been offensive, pandering, and sexist. It took a while, but the world finally seemed to wake up to that fact within the past decade. Where was Microsoft?

I cannot imagine the reaction if Apple did something like this.

Update:

The guy who should probably be fired for allowing this to happen issued a half-hearted apology:

Phil Spencer says:

At Xbox-hosted events at GDC this past week, we represented Xbox and Microsoft in a way that was not consistent or aligned to our values. It was unequivocally wrong and will not be tolerated. I know we disappointed many people and I’m personally committed to holding ourselves to higher standards. We must ensure that diversity and inclusion are central to our everyday business and core values. We will do better in the future.