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[-] CyberEgg@discuss.tchncs.de 14 points 7 months ago

Unfortunately, that is not the case. In my humble experience, the most disgusting (and/because inexcusable) shit comes from grown up guys who were 10-17 years old 15-20 years ago (and they never changed). Online gaming is a hostile environment for girls and women, and it's by far not only due to 10-17-year-olds.

[-] ClamDrinker@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Pretty hostile to us men and boys (and anyone who identifies otherwise) who dont need to be toxic to cover up fragility either

[-] Allero@lemmy.today -2 points 7 months ago

Interesting. From my observations (I'm male, so take this with a grain of salt), women and girls are generally given positive attention - which might be unwarranted in its own right, but I rarely see hostility to this group of gamers.

There is even a phenomenon of male gamers, especially among teens, to represent themselves as female to either just get more positive response in players or to actively abuse this for gaining social perks.

[-] CyberEgg@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Then maybe you should do some research. Every female gamer I've talked to told about harassment. And, mind you, screaming "b*tch", demanding her going back to the kitchen, threats of rape are not the only forms of harassment.

Here are some examples for videos that depict a different experience than yours:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=NUFgOQmzXtY

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=46ms4LAhdrE

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=66eYfyYFQIs

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=pdBHywFVEP8

I also recommend looking into the comments every now and then. They're usually either confirming the experience, relativize or being oughtright harassing, too.

[-] Allero@lemmy.today 3 points 7 months ago

Thanks for challenging me up on that with evidence.

Sad to know this does happen.

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