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Like many others, I'm super excited about an esports event for women, but I too hate the term 'girl gamer'. It is archaic and infantalising.
I'm not a child; please do not refer to me as one. And my gender is not a novelty; please do not brand it as such. @AUesportsleaguehttps://twitter.com/raejohnston/status/1123123445494009856 …
Also I'm so tired of women's events being pink. Most of my friends (particularly ones interested in esports) don't even like pink. Surely, as a society, we should be aiming to move beyond the gender stereotypes by now?pic.twitter.com/ymDFW0VtRT
Let's just start calling them gamer boys and see how long it takes for them to get huffy that we're not calling them men.
I still wonder why there is a difference between women and men in gaming? Does it imply they cannot react quick enough like a man or have an aiming issue or cannot be that tactical? Myself got beaten up by a lady and her AWP in CS & demorailzed in C&C Red and it´s fine.
Nah, it's because 'male' is assumed by a lot of people to be the default gender when referring to gamers. Women who play games (i.e. half the population, or something) are seen as a divergence from the norm and so require a modifier for clarity. It's ridiculous.
honestly same, so much It irks me that I'm sometimes referred to as a "gamer girl"/ "girl gamer" when I've been playing games my whole life it insinuates something that I'm not and I hope the term soon becomes a thing of the past
Society really has to get its shit together, fr...
Can it not just be called an esport gamer event, what does gender have to do with it? Is it a surprise that woman want the same exposure, acceptance and praise that everyone should get regardless. Gaming unites so many people, this only divides again...
I totally appreciate there being an event for women as all other events cater almost exclusively for male gamers. What bothers me is the name & branding which are infantalising. Girl gamer is a term that's been used to insult us for years too. (eg Nobody calls you a 'boy gamer'.)
So no to the girl gamer, but all about that girls only event. Lol.
You calling us girls shows you clearly don't understand the issue.
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