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> It's still common for men to talk down to women on video game I only play games where you can't tell anyone's sex (Starcraft 2 for instance) and you get insu
by himinlomax 5y ago
> It's still common for men to talk down to women on video game
I only play games where you can't tell anyone's sex (Starcraft 2 for instance) and you get insulted all the time. You get insulted when you're playing badly, you get insulted when you're playing too well, you get insulted whether you're a man, a woman or a dog.
- foobarian 5y agoI tried playing Heroes of Newerth at some point, which was a DOTA clone with voice comms. Right in the first round I get told that I need to be raped and murdered by some punk. I didn't take it personally but that's a very bad onboarding experience and a good learning opportunity for game designers. It's also likely it's the type of game that attracts the more aggressive/testosterone driven player. Contrast that to say World of Warcraft or LOTRO where most people are very nice, and any ladies that come up on voice comms are treated with respect. This is just anecdata I guess.
- ssully 5y agoThat's general smack talk, which can be brutal, but is besides the original point. The bigger point is that if a woman's sex is revealed, say by using voice chat, then it is inevitable until they are harassed and insulted for being a woman and receive misogynistic insults. Do you understand why that is different from general insults?
- pb7 5y agoIt's not all that different, it's just extra ammunition. If they hear you are a male with a lisp or your voice sounds hispanic or black, they will attack that too. The gender part is just low hanging fruit but all of it is equally fucked up.