Here's the old VO.
Here's the updated VO.
Keep in mind, Riot generally rehires their old VAs.
So I have mixed thoughts about this. In some ways it's good that Riot refused to hire an actor with so many allegations of sexual harassment, but on the other hand Riot definitely does not have a clean record either.
Here Kotaku covered the toxic culture perpetuated from Riot.
Here's an snippet:
"Among the people we spoke to, three women described being groomed for promotions, and doing jobs above their title and pay grade, until men were suddenly brought in to replace them. Both male and female sources have described seeing unsolicited and unwelcome pictures of male genitalia from bosses or colleagues. One woman saw an e-mail thread about what it would be like to "penetrate her," in which a colleague added that she'd be a good target to sleep with and not call again. Another said a colleague once informed her, apparently as a compliment, that she was on a list getting passed around by senior leaders detailing who they'd sleep with. Two former employees said they felt pressure to leave after making their concerns about gender discrimination known. One former male employee said that Riot's "bro culture" is more pronounced behind closed doors, and hurts men too: One of Riot's male senior leaders regularly grabbed his genitals, the source said, adding, "If he walked into a meeting with no women he'd just fart on someone's face."
And earlier this year, a company walkout took place with over 150 employees.
Seemingly, Riot has yet to address these concerns brought by the employees. So what are your thoughts? I think it's good Riot held their voice actors to a higher regard, but I think that they need apply those standards to their management as well.
Here's the updated VO.
Keep in mind, Riot generally rehires their old VAs.
So I have mixed thoughts about this. In some ways it's good that Riot refused to hire an actor with so many allegations of sexual harassment, but on the other hand Riot definitely does not have a clean record either.
Here Kotaku covered the toxic culture perpetuated from Riot.
Here's an snippet:
"Among the people we spoke to, three women described being groomed for promotions, and doing jobs above their title and pay grade, until men were suddenly brought in to replace them. Both male and female sources have described seeing unsolicited and unwelcome pictures of male genitalia from bosses or colleagues. One woman saw an e-mail thread about what it would be like to "penetrate her," in which a colleague added that she'd be a good target to sleep with and not call again. Another said a colleague once informed her, apparently as a compliment, that she was on a list getting passed around by senior leaders detailing who they'd sleep with. Two former employees said they felt pressure to leave after making their concerns about gender discrimination known. One former male employee said that Riot's "bro culture" is more pronounced behind closed doors, and hurts men too: One of Riot's male senior leaders regularly grabbed his genitals, the source said, adding, "If he walked into a meeting with no women he'd just fart on someone's face."
And earlier this year, a company walkout took place with over 150 employees.
Seemingly, Riot has yet to address these concerns brought by the employees. So what are your thoughts? I think it's good Riot held their voice actors to a higher regard, but I think that they need apply those standards to their management as well.
