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Sexual harassment and a pay-gap higher than almost any other industry are not small non-issues.
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I never said they weren't. If Anita brings that up in her videos, fair enough. I was merely referencing the very minor stuff she brings up about the industry I've heard about.
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I'm surprised you'd bring up gaming industry specific examples considering it's one of the most toxic hobbies for a woman. A lot of that is down to a sheer lack of accountability, and I think perhaps men not wanting to share a space that has traditionally been a hold out for masculinity in the past.
I mean, even from personal experience; the amount of times I've had letchy comments from gross dweebs both online and offline is disgusting, and when you add in the fact that these people often don't know how to deal with rejection, there is a very real threat of physical violence or just the most awful harassment. If you are conventionally attractive woman 'gamer', you have to run a gauntlet, be that at gamer expos or just dealing with online gamers who know what you look like.
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Gaming is a toxic hobby regardless of gender. That's mainly down to the age and immaturity of certain people, And the fact there are almost no consequences for their actions. I won't deny woman can get it much worse than men in online games and on the internet in general. If a game is filled with angsty teenage boys, I think you have to expect it. It a luck of the draw who you find online. And it's not only woman either. If you are different in any way such as having a disability or the way you speak, You're a target for those morons.
As for the attractive woman gamer interacting with other gamers, I think it's simply the fact that the majority of gamers are men and the majority of men are heterosexual. And so if an attractive person from the opposite sex also enjoys and partakes in the same hobby, that's bound to strike a chord? Nothing negative about it.
Now if an individual starts to harass and demean the other person. That's when it become a problem. But either way yeah, I can see how that can be intimidating.
Obviously, I cannot imagine fully what woman go through, I'm just giving my two cents and saying I think it's very dependant on the person or people you encounter. If that upsets you, then I apologise in advance. No way I'm I saying they're aren't any issues within the gaming industry. Far from it.
The average gamer age is going up and hopefully, a lot of them are growing up along with it. Although I admit that's unlikely
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I have female gamer friends who just pretend to be men online so as not to deal with the disgusting shit that spews like fountains from the mouths of these sweaty manlets
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I have a friend who also did that a while ago. But nowadays she just doesn't even mention her gender as she says it isn't really relevant. She's there to play a game with her friends. If she goes on mic to the server, I've not once heard someone reply back in the typical
"ohmygosh are you a girl?" And if they have, it's been a joke.
Again. It's a luck of the draw who you find online and how you deal with the fuckers.
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You do know that your favourite YouTube entertainer; Jim Sterling, was on her side, right?
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And just like that. Now suddenly I'm on Anita's side! Jim Fucking Sterling son can't be wrong!
In all seriousness. No, I didn't know that. But it doesn't surprise me that much nor does it change a thing.