Fact check: Kim Belair stated that one of her motives for founding Sweet Baby Inc was because she was unhappy that in Mass Effect 2 other gamers were not playing a black female character like she was.

1. Summary of the results

1. Summary of the results

The analyses present conflicting information about Kim Belair's statements regarding Mass Effect 2. While one analysis confirms she made comments about witnessing her black female character interacting with another black character in Mass Effect 2, there's no direct evidence this was a primary motivation for founding Sweet Baby Inc. The company was actually co-founded with Ari MacGillivray in 2018, and has worked on major titles like God of War Ragnarök and Alan Wake 2.

2. Missing context/alternative viewpoints

The original statement omits several crucial pieces of context:

• Sweet Baby Inc. was founded as a professional narrative consultation company, not just as a response to gaming representation
• The company provides specific services to game studios, including narrative development and consultation on inclusive storytelling
• Belair's concerns about representation were expressed professionally through venues like her 2019 GDC Panel "Now You See Me: Representation as Innovation"
• The company has a broader mission of supporting marginalized talent in the gaming industry and helping studios create inclusive stories without stereotyping

3. Potential misinformation/bias in the original statement

The statement appears to oversimplify and potentially misrepresent Belair's motivations by:

• Reducing a complex professional venture to a single personal grievance
• Ignoring the business and consultancy aspects of Sweet Baby Inc.
• Omitting the co-founder Ari MacGillivray's role
• Presenting a narrative that could be used to diminish the company's professional credentials by those who oppose diversity initiatives in gaming
• Taking a comment about Mass Effect 2 out of its broader context about representation in gaming

The framing benefits those who wish to delegitimize diversity consultancy work in the gaming industry by portraying it as driven by personal grievances rather than professional expertise.