I too, am pissed off that I am never-endingly harassed and threatened while playing video games because I am a girl.

It's scary how much of this behavior brazenly mimics misogynistic religious cultures (not all sections of course).

"Hey, looking for xxxxxx, if you have it, send me a trade!" IMMEDIATELY three of the new guys on the server erupt into "UUUUGH HOLY SHIT ANOTHER FUCKING GIRL HERE TO GET ATTENTION" "NOBODY LIKES YOU" "NOBODY WANTS TO GIVE YOUR WHORE ASS ATTENTION" "I BET YOU HAVE AIDS" "KILL YOURSELF" "SHOW ME YOUR TITS" "I BET YOUR TITS ARE FUCKING GROSS ANYWAYS"

The good ol' "people are harassing you for your gender and some people make too many sexual advances towards you solely because you're a girl, so it's all your fault" spiel. Same kind of thought that goes into demanding women cover up extensively and shaming for having the promiscuity to show leg above the knee. All while claiming poor dudes are being bombarded with lust inducing looks.

I've been told it would be easier if I "just don't use the mic".

"These guys are obviously engaging in harassment, are breaking rules all over the place, and are being complete idiots. Naturally you are the one who needs to change."

See it all over the place on Twitch, youtube, games, etc. The guys won't stop harassing or frothing over women so the name of the game is to demand the women stop participating, not the people doing the harassing. Same deal with clothing, the girl's being too promiscuous and inviting guys to engage in bad behavior, whether it be bad comments or worse.

Your game is not a "boys club" and if you think it is, you need to grow the fuck up.

What? Boys club? Stop being such a whiny baby so easily offended! Now insert every flawed argument blaming the girl for the harassment towards her.

The SJW nonsense is simply an easy way out of discrediting an argument. It's just a catch all term used to establish that someone's a whiner and shouldn't be listened to.

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