GamerGate, Misogyny, and Why it's Relevant to General DUers

[TygrBright]

17. I've actually made a few friends among the young guys, but...

...I think some of that is my age. I always do pick a non-gendered gaming name, and when I get to know another gamer well enough to admit to being female, I ALSO include my age in general terms. Some guys are tickled to know that a grandmother is whaling on monsters with them. But I'm not at all sure how they'd feel if I were in their age group.

I don't pretend to being a gamergeek, I think the most I've ever spend gaming in a given week is 6-7 hours, and I've never reached utterly utter levels in any game. But no one should have to, IMO. The community should be large enough, welcoming enough, and diverse enough to be kind and welcoming to hobbyists and noobs and casual gamers.

But as long as the gamerbro subculture protects "their turf" to the point of creepy online terrorism, we as a community won't realize all the creativity and cultural impact we could have.

regretfully,
Bright