LadyZephyr said:
None of my fellow gamers participate in forums because what a hive of sexism and male privilege they are (
The Internets: You will never find a more wretched hive of sexism and privilege. We must be cautious.
In truth the sexism and "male privilege" are not the device of the many, but the taint of the few. Take into account "trolling" trolls make up the smallest part of any community, but they can make there presence known the most. Most people online are not sexist, or trying to get with or hold women down. It's just a coupling with the anonymity of the internet mixed with age or rage (hormonal or actual). Take into account a bar. You walk into a bar, you are most likely going to be hit on. But notice how its not the entire bar. You are just representing the many (the male) by the actions of the few (the jack asses)
While we are at fault for fostering and help creating this air of maleness on line, it does not mean we all are of like mind. Hell alot of it plays into a stereotype, you call me an animal so i will behave like an animal. The gamer stereotype is consumed by games, socially inept, living at home, and sub-par on the attractive scale. When you take that stereotype of gamers, you begin to see how gamers are conditioned to "see them selves". In the eyes of society that is who they are lumped with, so they are not afraid to behave that way.
In short, fuck the system, lets burn it down and start again!