Cliffhanger Games’ associate narrative designer Dani Lalonders stated in a video that “She Does Not Hire White People In Her Team” while claiming she does not feel safe working around them.
She made that comment in 2021 in a video where she was promoting and introducing her new game, ValiDate, and the video rapidly spread all over social media sites.
Dani Lalonders’s disputable comment led her into a huge controversy, which even impacted the market price of ValiDate, as people kept saying, “No one is going to buy your ra#ist game.”
Moreover, some even demanded EA (Electronic Arts) to fire Dani Lalonders, claiming she was unworthy of leading the team.
Key Takeaways
- Dani Lalonders, web developer, opinion towards white people led her career to danger as people demanded she should be fired immediately.
- Many famous people, including the SEO of Twitter, Elong Musk, criticize her opinion.
- Dani Lalonder’s video has reached 6.6M views on Twitter, while 13k users reposted it.
- Dani Lalonder’s discriminating statement also impacted on Electronic Arts brands.
Elon Musk reacts to the controversial video of Dani Lalonders with a simple exclamation mark
Many critics replied to the controversial racial comment made by one of the developers of the upcoming Black Panther video game, Dani Lalonders.
During a talk at the Game Devs of Color Expo, Dani Lalonders said, “ValiDate has a team of all people of color. We have no white people on our team.” which many people found offensive.
Moreover, she also claims that she did that to create a safe environment at work, as she said, “I did that because I wanted to create a safe environment, and I know the best way for an environment to be safe is to be around people who are just like me.”
The black panther developer tries to defend her point by adding, “I’m not saying white people are creating unsafe environments; I’m saying sometimes it’s hard to work with white people because sometimes they think something is okay, but it’s actually a microaggression. And no one wants to deal with that while you’re trying to make a game that they love.”
After her discriminatory comment went viral on Twitter, people started reporting and criticizing her opinion, including the CEO of Tesla Motors X, who replied to her statement with a single exclamation mark.
This is Dani Lalonders, a nonbinary game developer. She was hired by @CliffhangerDevs to create a game based on @Marvel's #BlackPanther.
— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) March 12, 2024
She says she doesn’t hire white people because they’re unsafe and it’s hard to work with them and only hires people of color.
Is this… pic.twitter.com/zVodAvagLN
Similarly, web developer Erfan Ebrahimnia commented and criticized her opinion by saying, “Lead Developer of new Black Panther game admitted to hiring based on skin color.”
She adds, “Where did we go wrong as a society that someone like this can be proudly racist online without any repercussions?”
Erfan Ebrahimnia also made a bold statement while claiming Dani Lalonders should be fired by Electronic Arts, “This person clearly isn’t able to lead any team and should be fired immediately.”
FAQs
Unfortunately, there are no details available regarding Dani Lalonder’s birth date. However, many people believe she might be in her early 30s.
Unfortunately, there are no details available regarding Dani Lalonder’s birth date. However, many people believe she might be in her early 30s.
Dani Lalonders’s marital status remains a mystery to date. Moroever, due to her lack of activities on social media sites, it’s hard to confirm whether she has a husband and kids.
