I'm really starting to wonder why I bother posting on the GameFAQs forums.

[baratron]

Look what happened in the middle of this threadHonestly, I could weep, but not for myself - I've had decades to get used to misogyny in geek venues. No - I'd be weeping for all the 14 year old girls on the forum who have to put up with constant dick & rape jokes (not least of all, people referring to "being raped" when they are killed in the game

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[maniackatie]

And that is precisely why I will never set foot near GameFAQs forums. Then again, I'd never consider posting on IGNs either for similar reasons. ;x

[clawfoot]

I think the "gender doesn't matter" idea comes from the same place as the "I'm colourblind and don't even NOTICE race" idea does. In that it actually does come from a place of wanting to be good, but it is in actuality a deeply flawed idea that does much more harm than good.

[baratron]

Yup, because one of the people who made a big point of saying "no one cares if you're a girl" also said "I believe in gender equality"!

Believing in equality is not a free pass for ignoring differences in culture or socialization!

If I wanted to be an asshole I could, of course, go round referring to every other poster on the board as "she" & seeing how much they liked it. But I'm really not that type of vindictive.

[submarine_bells]

Yeah, unmoderated netforums tend to be a bit of a cesspit; even more so when it's gaming-related and all the 13-year-old boys (be they actually 13 or just mentally 13) feel the urge to dick-wave loudly and obnoxiously. Sorry you had to deal with that.

[micheinnz]

Sadly, that doesn't surprise me at all.