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03-31-2016, 06:33 PM
Fired female Nintendo employee targeted by Gamergate hits back
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Alison Rapp, the former product marketing specialist at Nintendo who was let go (http://mashable.com/2016/03/30/nintendo-alison-rapp-fired-moonlighting/) on Wednesday for holding a second job, has responded to the company's statement on the matter.
"Moonlighting is actually accepted at Nintendo. It's policy," she wrote on Twitter (https://twitter.com/alisonrapp/status/715362408227713025).
SEE ALSO: For 'LittleBigPlanet' studio head Siobhan Reddy, diversity in gaming is the key to success (http://mashable.com/2016/01/04/siobhan-reddy-media-molecule/)
Rapp — a self-professed outspoken feminist — had been targeted in recent months by "GamerGate" (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gamergate_controversy) and others involved in an ongoing "culture war" (http://kotaku.com/the-ugly-new-front-in-the-neverending-video-game-cultur-1762942381) over video game fandom. Their behavior included digging up personal information on Rapp and sharing it with her employer. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/03/31/nintendo-alison-rapp-moonlighting-response/)
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Alison Rapp, the former product marketing specialist at Nintendo who was let go (http://mashable.com/2016/03/30/nintendo-alison-rapp-fired-moonlighting/) on Wednesday for holding a second job, has responded to the company's statement on the matter.
"Moonlighting is actually accepted at Nintendo. It's policy," she wrote on Twitter (https://twitter.com/alisonrapp/status/715362408227713025).
SEE ALSO: For 'LittleBigPlanet' studio head Siobhan Reddy, diversity in gaming is the key to success (http://mashable.com/2016/01/04/siobhan-reddy-media-molecule/)
Rapp — a self-professed outspoken feminist — had been targeted in recent months by "GamerGate" (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gamergate_controversy) and others involved in an ongoing "culture war" (http://kotaku.com/the-ugly-new-front-in-the-neverending-video-game-cultur-1762942381) over video game fandom. Their behavior included digging up personal information on Rapp and sharing it with her employer. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/03/31/nintendo-alison-rapp-moonlighting-response/)
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