My Daughter Gets Harassed, My Son Gets Excluded: Gaming’s Gender Divide is Getting Worse.

[Ezri_Muldoon]

Rule 4 still applies, so this thread will be locked & most likely deleted.

But it's the result of Gamergate and the reaction to it.
Gamers (Male) are all seen as problematic and harmful
Gamers (Female) are seen as an subversive, destructive force
Both are generalisations, but both are a common enough sentiments that can be verified through online engagement with others on sites which do allow for political discussion.

We live in an era where the people who just wanted to play games have been demonised, and a lot of public female content creators financially benefitted from this demonisation.
Pattern recognition is a evolutionary trait designed to protect us from danger, your daughter will be harassed as she is being perceived as a representation of those who ruined gaming, and your son is being isolated because he is a representation of all the "evil" men who just wanted to play video games.

Add in special interest investment, consultancy firms and the wider social & political divide being pushed by extremists on ALL SIDES, and yes that includes your chosen ideology- no different from mine.
Things will only get worse.

The teenagers who were demonised 10 years ago did infact grow up to voting age, and they did not forget. Now we're facing the consequences of a generations calls for accountability not only denied, but retroactively gaslit into "hate speech".
Your children are just the latest victims of this political division within gaming.

 

[FreedyTheMenace]

Rule 4 still applies, so this thread will be locked & most likely deleted.

But it's the result of Gamergate and the reaction to it.
Gamers (Male) are all seen as problematic and harmful
Gamers (Female) are seen as an subversive, destructive force
Both are generalisations, but both are a common enough sentiments that can be verified through online engagement with others on sites which do allow for political discussion.

We live in an era where the people who just wanted to play games have been demonised, and a lot of public female content creators financially benefitted from this demonisation.
Pattern recognition is a evolutionary trait designed to protect us from danger, your daughter will be harassed as she is being perceived as a representation of those who ruined gaming, and your son is being isolated because he is a representation of all the "evil" men who just wanted to play video games.

Add in special interest investment, consultancy firms and the wider social & political divide being pushed by extremists on ALL SIDES, and yes that includes your chosen ideology- no different from mine.
Things will only get worse.

The teenagers who were demonised 10 years ago did infact grow up to voting age, and they did not forget. Now we're facing the consequences of a generations calls for accountability not only denied, but retroactively gaslit into "hate speech".
Your children are just the latest victims of this political division within gaming.

Nah is okay to locked I just want to know why this is happening I happy the people of RGT are Kind and being thoughtful answer I'm satisfied with it.

 

[Badseed Badseed]

Sorry i type faster then i can think. What i meant was video game culture as a whole. Its widely acceptable compared to when i was a kid. People would called you a nerd back then but now everyone plays games or atleast find it more acceptable compared to back then.

Dude you got me with "Sorry I type faster than I think" and I apoligize I am a hard-ass for proper grammar for some stupid reason. Anyway you are totally correct about the normalization of video games into the social zeitgeist. It's really a lot like the social acceptance tattoos now. You are almost weird if you ain't doin it.

Yeah I know is not the menace I just got very angry what they do to my daughter to point I log in her account and hunt down those bastard and give a them a head shot I did thr Punisher style (although the account was now banned but my daughter is okay Since she doesn't want too play anymore)

Brother, I CANNOT IMAGINE how you feel. If I had a daughter and her first date came over to
pick her up, that kid would see

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Rule 4 still applies, so this thread will be locked & most likely deleted.

Once again, stop with the locked bull mess. We always respect the rules, If everyone (especially you)
just rleaxes. We can have a civil conversations about almost anything. In this particular instance
just don't start dropping names or politically based stories, you can go to Msnbc for that. We'll
all be fine, the Mods are eternally benevolent. Spend your energy worrying about presenting an articulate and precise post.

Oh, and I just read your entire post.
Put on your tinfoil hat, the mothership is on it's way...

 

[Dr.Kisaragi Dr.Kisaragi]

Geez what a thread first we got a girl who had already have kids problem on dates and now their kids got harsss by monkeys.

I guess being single is best decision in many years.

 

[Badseed Badseed]

Geez what a thread first we got a girl who had already have kids problem on dates and now their kids got harsss by MONKEYS.

I guess being single is best decision in many years.

MONKEYS!!!! WTF WERE THE MONKEYS? I love monkeys!!!

 

[Nebulon_Galaxy]

Geez what a thread first we got a girl who had already have kids problem on dates and now their kids got harsss by monkeys.

I guess being single is best decision in many years.

Im single and ready to mingle!

 

[Badseed Badseed]

Im single and ready to mingle!

My lady...

 

[Dr.Kisaragi Dr.Kisaragi]

MONKEYS!!!! WTF WERE THE MONKEYS? I love monkeys!!!

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Don't worry they were on Monkey Island and eating delicious Nanners with Ice Cream.

 

[Ikagura]

As a parent, I'm really curious why the gender divide in gaming feels so much worse now than before. My daughter gets harassed by some male gamers (voice/looks comments), which is awful and pushes girls away. But then her female group won't allow boys—including her own brother. She stepped away from that group. Why is this happening more?

It's terrible to harass people online, especially when there's a sexist remark.

I understand that exclusion isn't the best solution but it creates a relatively safer place for them so they won't get harassed again...

Parents should teach about respect and tell their boys not to harass women because I feel like many of those gamers weren't taught about that...

 

[Mr. SyS]

I've noticed society has been getting more and more kid hostile. You've got parents that don't want to parent, Big Tech brainwashing, the disappearing of places where kids can just be kids, nobody being able to afford everything, and that's just the tip of the iceberg.

 

[Badseed Badseed]

It's terrible to harass people online, especially when there's a sexist remark.

I understand that exclusion isn't the best solution but it creates a relatively safer place for them so they won't get harassed again...

Parents should teach about respect and tell their boys not to harass women because I feel like many of those gamers weren't taught about that...

You know bro we always have our back and forths, and I probably piss you off. what can I say I'm an ahole. But I do apologize and I want to say YOU ARE THE MAN and you hit it EXCATLY on the head.
"Parents should teach" I believe the breakdown of the traditional family leads to 90% of society's ills.
I'm talking women with 6 kids and 4 different fathers, junkies ignoring their babies while booting up,
parents chaining up their children worse than animals, you get the idea. No one was taught morals or that there are consequences for their actions.

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I've noticed society has been getting more and more kid hostile. You've got parents that don't want to parent, Big Tech brainwashing, the disappearing of places where kids can just be kids, nobody being able to afford everything, and that's just the tip of the iceberg.

you belong up with @Ikagura Truer words were never said. And under that ice berg is the worst, darkest, most disgusting, evil thing and I'm not sure how to say it so as not to endanger the thread. Gimme a sec I have a pice of paper called a degree that says i am smart... worming their terrible black tendrils in ALL
of EVERYTHING, and EVERYWHERE are the child predators. Everyone here understands what I mean. I don't want to say much more that way on here. Anyone else is welcome to, but go easy.

 

[Zerohour2k12]

Part of the reason why I don't go online in most games, to me it's fun enough alone or with my fam and friends on the couch. Still, that's awful stuff, specially when you or your folks are just looking to have fun.

 

[BrawlMan]

Grifters, schemers, bitches in boxstands cause nothing but social divide. Hence why these attitudes are happening with your son's and daughter's respective groups in the first place. These rage baiters don't care about anyone but themselves and causing discourse for the sake of the algorithm and money.

 

[nobitakun]

As a parent, I'm really curious why the gender divide in gaming feels so much worse now than before. My daughter gets harassed by some male gamers (voice/looks comments), which is awful and pushes girls away. But then her female group won't allow boys—including her own brother. She stepped away from that group. Why is this happening more?

And what the heck with woke feminist political doing on video games

I know I sound like I’ve been living under a rock for not knowing about this, but I was in military service and never really cared about Twitter or online drama. I recently retired from the military because of an injury, so now I spend most of my time with my kids — and this is the kind of thing I’m seeing.

I might sound a little apocalyptic, but mankind isn't evolved enough for that. But do not get me wrong, we will never be evolved enough for that.

But I am curious, because I've been growing up with girls that were very into videogames and they played most of games like boys. My group was very healthy regarding having fun with videogames, the only "harassments" some people used to do were like "Playstation is better than Saturn" or mocking about Dreamcast, etc. But just jokes because at the end of the day we played almost everything we liked.

But nowadays I see people that consider themselves "gamers", a word which I really don't like, just by playing DOTA, CS, Overwatch, Genshin Impact or any other online game, and even they show videos and do reviews in a very awkward way.

I always do the analogy with sports. If you like baseball or tennis means you like and enjoy watching it, regardless of who is playing. If you just watch it when your favourite team / person is playing means you don't like it, that is my opinion.

Liking videogames is not having a room full of gadgets, colors and other themed stuff where everything is perfectly prepared. A person who likes and knows about videogames does not necessarily need to play any famous game, let alone have a wonderful room where everything blends into the "videogame" theme.

So, do not feel bad about the situation of your children, that's what mankind created and is not going to stop. If else, it only will get worse, as getting worse is the only language human beings recognize to take advantage of other human beings through different ways.

The only way to change the future of your children is to give them the chance and the tools of living in a different country, where people behave better. Talk with them about it, you might be surprised :)

 

[BrawlMan]

The only way to change the future of your children is to give them the chance and the tools of living in a different country, where people behave better. Talk with them about it, you might be surprised :)

With the way the economy is recently, most people can't do that right now, or don't have the luxury. The next best thing will be looking at videos about people from different countries, but with either more nuanced views, or seeing their views personally without any of the false drama.

 

[Aunt Sarah]

You know this was the one place I could talk games without seeing this kind of stuff. Seeing the word "woke" being thrown around unironically though, I dunno. Maybe this isn't the place after all.

 

[nobitakun]

With the way the economy is recently, most people can't do that right now, or don't have the luxury. The next best sing we'll be looking at videos about people from different countries, but with either more nuanced views, or seeing their views personally without any of the false drama.

Yeah, because mankind is not intelligent enough to create an environment of "everyone wins" regarding economy.

But as I don't know what is the situation of the OP, I suggested that as an option, because if it is available it would change his children's lives forever in a way so good he couldn't imagine. I wish my parents did the same with me, but when parents have so short view of things children are condemned to repeat the same life unless they choose not to early on.

 

[Badseed Badseed]

Part of the reason why I don't go online in most games, to me it's fun enough alone or with my fam and friends on the couch. Still, that's awful stuff, specially when you or your folks are just looking to have fun.

That's I was never into it, like in the early days of WoW you had 8 year
olds online raging with mouths like a sailors. Going all

Once again Where are the parents?

 

[ricc]

You know this was the one place I could talk games without seeing this kind of stuff. Seeing the word "woke" being thrown around unironically though, I dunno. Maybe this isn't the place after all.

Ok so im not the only one who thought about it

 

[Badseed Badseed]

Yeah, because mankind is not intelligent enough to create an environment of "everyone wins" regarding economy.

untrue... see Engels,Marx

and I'll point you to Chairman Mao

-satire

I hope that's not too political, but a statement was made.

 

[FreedyTheMenace]

You know this was the one place I could talk games without seeing this kind of stuff. Seeing the word "woke" being thrown around unironically though, I dunno. Maybe this isn't the place after all.

Look I'm if I said I will be honest I didn't know what this word meaning I heard word saying on my daughter

So I do apologize this was a offensive I didn't know better.

 

[Badseed Badseed]

You know this was the one place I could talk games without seeing this kind of stuff. Seeing the word "woke" being thrown around unironically though, I dunno. Maybe this isn't the place after all.

Ok so im not the only one who thought about it

Honestly, weather you guys like it or not "wokeness" is a major influence on video game culture and video games themselves right now, so unfortunately for you, I believe it does (in a minor way) belong as part of the
forum environment.

or I may be a total ass, but I'm pretty sure the former is true.

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Look I'm if I said I will be honest I didn't know what this word meaning I heard word saying on my daughter

So I do apologize this was a offensive I didn't know better.

read above a bit in this post

 

[Clippy]

Let's not get too bent out of shape over politics, eh? Considering that they've intertwined themselves with video games in recent years a mention here and there is inevitable so I don't think us mods should go full Spanish inquisition but let's not get wound up over alt-right this and woke that.

At the end of the day, we're trying to have a bit of fun, not regurgitate the hellscape that is social media and life in general.

 

[FreedyTheMenace]

Honestly, weather you guys like it or not "wokeness" is a major influence on video game culture and video games themselves right now, so unfortunately for you, I believe it does (in a minor way) belong as part of the
forum environment.

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or I may be a total ass, but I'm pretty sure the former is true.

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read above a bit in this post

Thanks mate the reason I apologize because this type user will bring the police to ban you.

 

[Morgan Katarn]

hmm this topic not locked even when people say it should be ???????

Anyway as a father my self of 2 kids I wanna say I not seen any Gender Divide increases. I wanna say it is as it´s always been dudes being a bunch of creepy bastard the the point you wanna neuter them with piano strings.

What I have seen allot of TOXIC positivity, Child grooming and morons that think their opinion is the only correct one.

There is a reason I BANNED my kids from ever playing Fornight, Robolox and they are even banned from Playing minecraft online. If they wanna play minecraft with friends they will have to do so on a server I set up where I have power to decide who joins and not.

But no I don´t think I seen gender dived in fact most kids today are so open minded does not mater if your a girl or a boy or of color as long as your a kind they get along rely well.


In fact I think the younger generation is better than my generation when it comes to how friendly they are.

But the fact is ASS CLOWNS exist every where on internet but then it´s your job as a parent see to your kinds don´t play does cancer ridden online games. Like Robolox, Fornight, Lol, dota and so on.

You want your kids to have a good gaming experience then do your fucking job as a parent and quit bitching.