I think gamers as a whole, though specifically those in niche communities, need to take a long and hard look at themselves. We should celebrate the volunteers that create wonderful content for us, generally with no financial gain. Instead, commonly, there are communities that criticize and tear down every little thing they can think of. They even went as far as to doxx the poor woman. We need to be better, and we need to hold these kind of toxic trolls accountable. Especially those of us who are men, we have a responsibility to call out other men who mistreat women in the gaming industry, or gaming in general.
*Edit: I apologize if I insinuated that all gamers are guilty of this kind of behavior, that was not my intention at all. My sentiment is that many of us do not think about this kind of thing, and less are willing to speak out against their friends. We need to be better about that as a whole. I appreciate you as a person if you are already of this mindset.
I don't want you to feel like you're getting it from all sides but...
You really gotta ignore those "not all gamers" type of posters. They are literally adding nothing to the conversation. If you are a normal person who doesn't harass women only, then you should also be a normal person who doesn't take offense when the community as a whole is criticized.
I always hate these kinds of responses. Let me just go to the extreme, would you say the same if someone made broad negative generalizations about a race?
Sad you're being down voted for this. Generalizing a whole group like this is not OK and your point about race is completely valid. People saying things like "ah yes, gamer race" either can't read or comprehend.
This is literally the same argument being made by "thin blue line" apologists.
You can choose to work as a cop, you can’t really choose what you like to do as a pastime.
Lol you tried
¯\_(ツ)_/¯ I’ve had this conversation before. I knew going into it people would disagree, but I don’t only voice my opinion when others will agree.
what do you mean lol were you born with a controller attached to your hands?
I wonder if we could get this guy to work if defeating misogynists online could earn him CoD points or something.
"Dad said mom was a b**** c*** w****? Shit, I'm about to hit prestige."