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E3 Gaming Conference Says No More Booth Babes
from the you-must-be-this-ugly-to-attend dept
While there's been plenty of controversy over the fact that many companies employ "booth babes" at various tech-related conferences, it's still a bit surprising to see E3, the video gaming industry's big show, officially ban booth babes at this year's show, threatening $5,000 fines for any semi-clad booth workers or sexually provocative material (presumably, fully clothed, yet still attractive, spokespeople are still allowed). The Reuters piece suggests that this decision may stem from last summer's controversy over sexually explicit material found in Grand Theft Auto (where stealing cars and killing people is fine, but cartoonish consensual sex deserves to be punished), though there are probably plenty of other, better reasons for the ban. While we'd hope that the lack of human flesh on display wouldn't impact the show, it'll still be interesting to see how attendees react to finding all of the booths manned by fully clad spokespeople rather than the more promiscuously dressed representatives they're used to seeing. Of course, it seems that this move will put one website completely out of business.
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WTF?
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this saddens me....a lot
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Booth Babes
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Video game industry is in the same position. Their starting to become a power player and everytime somebody steals or gets shot, its GTA and Dooms fault.
You cant blame them for trying to fix their image up, although its a shame and takes that fun spunk out of the event.
I know i love seeing chics dressed like my favorite video game girl. Makes the fantasy that much better ;)
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Probably The Other Exhibitors Complained
Whatever my personal views on booth babes, if I'd paid $10Ks for a stand and someone else's staff were unfairly distracting my punters, I would be complaining to the show organizers every hour until they sorted out the problem. Multiply this hassle by all the other exhibitors affected and you can see why E3 might want to tighten the rules.
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Re: Probably The Other Exhibitors Complained
The loud music I can understand, but it is a part of the culture to which the show appeals.
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Sex Sells
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Re: Booth Babes
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GOD DAMNIT
E3 is going to suck this year.
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Re: WTF?
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Aside from that, seriously, it's a 14 year old mentality that bemoans this "loss." Either you can meet women on your own, or you can't and you need to have someone pay pretty women to just stand next to you. Which is it?
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ridiculous
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