RWBY production company Rooster Teeth, part of WarnerMedia’s AT-T, recently turned to Twitter to claim that the company defends “social justice” and told its consumers to get lost if they were with them, a contradiction with their earlier statements. last august.
Rooster Teeth wrote on Twitter: “This is your usual reminder that we are a satisfied and proud advocate for social justice.”
They added: “We don’t tolerate racism, sexism or harassment of any kind.”
Finally, they concluded: “If you’re with us, this is an airport, I don’t want to announce your departure.”
This directly contradicts the facts through the august corporate pre-corporate.
As a component of his announcement that this was a series of videos from his platform that “no longer feel comfortable staying on our platforms,” they said Teeth claimed they were looking to “be more inclusive to everyone.”
They announced the removal of the videos on Twitter. His first tweet read: “Today, as a component of a broader content review process, we are some videos that we no longer feel comfortable hosting on our platforms.”
They continued: “We have taken a look at just over 17 years of videos, many of which were posted online and downloaded daily, and concluded that some have no compatibility with the ethics of our business and are counterproductive to the paintings we tested. Do. to be more inclusive with everyone.”
You will notice that its recent maximum is in direct contradiction to the past. Here, they point out that they need to “be more inclusive to all.”
However, now they are saying very obviously that they do want to have something to do with the inclusion letter: “If you’re with us, it’s an airport, I don’t want to announce your departure.”
They continued: “We aspire to entertain our existing network while fostering links with more diverse audiences. Any content that does not do so does not belong to our platform.”
Rooster Teeth then explained that they would only be able to start removing videos from their platform, but that they would also start editing videos that are found lately on them.
They said: “This review is ongoing. Over time, we will also edit videos, provide disclaimers, if necessary, and continue to remove content if we wish.”
They then asked customers to hold them accountable: “This is an ongoing procedure and this is our latest update on this topic. Acts speak more than words and we hope they will obviously see our movements now and in the future. Please hold us responsible and provide feedback. »
Finally, they referred to a network article on their online page detailing the adjustments that are being made as a component of Black Lives Matter made in June.
The network’s message included everything in their tweets, also including that they created a role of diversity, equity and inclusion.
Rooster Teeth explained: In June, we declared #BlackLivesMatter and said we were executing a plan for more diverse, inclusive and fair teeth. We need to be transparent about what we have completed and what we are still working on. “
“Laney Ingram, our Head of Legal and Commercial Affairs, has expanded her daily work to work with Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI). She works in partnership with Stephanie O’Connor, Senior Director of Human Resources, who comes to us in full screen,” they continued.
Rooster Teeth added: “We are also an external representative of DEI, Ingrid Hadley. Together, Laney, Stephanie and Ingrid laid the foundation for our DEI strategy and projects for the future.
Perhaps the most vital component of this is that they have hinted that it appears to be a business policy for WarnerMedia, as Rooster Teeth writes: “We also work a lot with WarnerMedia on all our DEI methods and are grateful for its help and opportunities in this area.”
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The first was posted on Twitter in May. He said: “There is no network without a drive. We help our friends, family, colleagues and members of the black network who oppose racial inequality and injustice. #NegroLivesMatter”
They would stick to this with a message encouraging their subscribers to other organizations.
They continued with a June on their website.
It all started: “The murders of Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, George Floyd and many others led us all to look in the mirror and inventory our roles as citizens. In this sense, as a company, we will also have to take inventory of our own actions or inactions ».
He continued: “We have looked internally and identified that we want to take much more vital steps: to help the varied storytelling, to improve representation on screen and within our company, to help our talents oppose online hate comments and to ensure our business, values reflect those ideals.»
They then announced that they were donating 40,000 to two organizations, the Loveland Foundation and the Austin Area Urban League, and then told their consumers and subscribers to ask.
They wrote: “The greatest lesson we have been informed from our beyond is that movements speak much more than words. Today, we are donating $10,000 to the Loveland Foundation and $30,000 to the Austin Area Urban League. We inspire you to be informed about those and other teams that are committed to racial equality and justice, and contribute what they can.”
They would then announce a live fundraiser: “In addition, sign up with us on June 12 for a 12-hour broadcast in which we will raise the budget for charities that help the black community.”
“We are committed to equality. We recognize that those donations and our online fundraising are just a small step in the direction we want to take to improve. We have discussions across the company to identify the adjustments we can make, what we can do about it, intolerance, and what we can do to achieve lasting change,” Rooster Teeth said.
Finally, they concluded: “Tomorrow we move on to the next step. And every single day, we will continue to take action until Rooster Teeth becomes the company we aspire to be. We look forward to sharing our action plan with you in the coming days and hearing more from the community. »
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What do you think of Rooster Teeth’ conflicting statements about his policies? Do you even know what you’re doing there? Is this a sign that the company is on the road to failure?
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