Yes, but it's usually more subtle. I've been pants-ed, stalked, e trash talked (like, not just as a gamer - downright malicious shit) dragged around like a poodle/trophy, spoken down to...
But I can shrug most of it off. And I know a lot of gamers are.... Shall we say... Socially awkward lol.
Those things that happened are unacceptable. Being awkward is not an excuse for treating anyone like a second class citizen based on any bias, in a gaming environment or any environment. Its your choice to shrug it off and not let it bother you, I honestly understand its a huge burden to deal with the gravity of confronting absolutely every situation. I do feel its the responsibility of everyone around, guy or girl, to put a stop to this sort of behavior. I think its peoples awkwardness that stops them from putting their foot down against people being sexist, homophobic, racist etc... bottom line is if you see someone treating someone wrong, you can help by being a voice that stands up for the minority.
I feel passionately about this because my wife is also a gamer but hates playingv online because of the dumb ignorant stuff that happens and because you cant do anything about it online... does she have to just acceptvit cause its online? Hell no, but the only other option besides a meaningless complaint is to just not put herself in that situation, way to go nerds your boys clubhouse is successful at kicking out yet another female. My wife likes mk but hates seeing the ignorant crap people send me when I play online. She also sees the garbage shit talk in the stream chat andc thats turned her off from offline. She does come with me to offline locaks in minnesota and everyone has been aweome so far... but we're both weary of going to other events because of the shit weve seen.
So basically I feel that we ABSOLUTELY SHOULD NOT feel like we just have to put up with it because its video games, or because its the internet or whatever. DONT TREAT PEOPLE LIKE THEY ARE DIFFERENT just because you are in the majority and they are a minority.
With that said I dont see why this thread needs to be here. If this kind of thread is ok, then along the same lines we could create tier lists for all minorities, lets start with the gays, latino, etc. If it were created and handled with more tact then maybe, but this one isnt excersising much tact.
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