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I remember a conversation with my (now) Ex-wife when we started playing an MMO together regarding her nickname; They would use a name that was vaguely ambiguou
by to11mtm 4y ago
I remember a conversation with my (now) Ex-wife when we started playing an MMO together regarding her nickname;
They would use a name that was vaguely ambiguous on gender but was far more likely to be considered Male than female, and it was for similar-ish reasons. They would still get some harassers occasionally (usually someone who found out they were female in guild chat... which was thankfully dealt with swiftly by leaders. [0])
[0]- Which, semi-related to the topic, was often instigated by finding out they were my partner!
- sdze 4y ago[flagged]
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- mutagen 4y agoAlong these lines, nearly 20 years ago in World of Warcraft I made a female human character with a slightly unconventional combination of features and received gender related comments on the character's appearance by the time the character got to Westfall (relatively low level area).