BOOTH BABES SUCK

they're at all of our trade shows... they smile... they are groped... they hate every moment... and worst of all, they cheapen the image of our industry; a near-naked woman handing out fliers and press kits to showgoers doesn't help to dissuade the perception that videogaming is only for adolescent boys, does it?

i hate booth babes. not the girls themselves, so much as the fact that marketing types still consider them a necessary addition to a trade show booth. i mean, even the ziff booth was full of them at e3. why? who knows?

i saw a link to GameGal's E3 2004 Hall of Shame on Slashdot. The pictorial looks at the "best of the worst from the many examples of sexist marketing practices at the Electronic Entertainment Expo." It's a bit short and unfulfilling, but the sentiment is sound. Posted by ryan at May 24, 2004 01:12 PM