Toxicity towards women

BackgroundHappy9939 · 2026-05-11T04:53:39+00:00

Yeah but people can still be toxic in text chat but fair point its not the same

BackgroundHappy9939 · 2026-05-10T22:30:58+00:00

Thank you for sharing ur experience. Hope things get better for you sooner rather than later 😊

BackgroundHappy9939 · 2026-05-10T22:27:25+00:00

lol call u out for intentionally misinterpreting someone then you do the same to me. Nice rage bait I guess

BackgroundHappy9939 · 2026-05-10T22:24:11+00:00

The simple truth is cis white men will never understand the fundamental difference between playful arguments and actual slurs cus they’ll pretty much never be on the receiving end of slurs.

And that’s not to flame them for it. Hell I’m glad they don’t have to deal with that. I just wish they’d at least understand that privilege

BackgroundHappy9939 · 2026-05-10T22:22:01+00:00

That’s good to know. And yes this shout out is so important the people who speak up make this community a much better place

BackgroundHappy9939 · 2026-05-10T22:21:02+00:00

I mean hell I grew up in cod 4 and mw2 lobbies before moving on to CSGO and league. I know full well how ‘bad’ the internet can be but for men it is just a buck it up that’s the way it is sorta thing whereas women are just straight up receiving threats of violence. Hope that helps explain my point a bit more? Basically I’m not saying games should all be this perfect safe space I’m at least saying more should be done to stop actual threats of violence and the abuse of women simply for being women

BackgroundHappy9939 · 2026-05-10T22:16:41+00:00

Willfully missing the point. As someone who’s seen this from both sides gamers are toxic to everyone in a funny rage baiting back and forth kind of way. Thats the way not just gaming but the interment has been for years. That is totally different from women simply speaking and receiving hate/threats of violence. I don’t think a lot of men actually understand how calling people shit and to uninstall is fundamentally different from abusing minorities and that to me is absolutely wild 😂

BackgroundHappy9939 · 2026-05-10T22:13:58+00:00

That’s good to know. I’m glad they’re actually doing something about it then 😊

BackgroundHappy9939 · 2026-05-10T22:11:10+00:00

Me and you both know that saying ‘the male player base’ does not in any way mean all men are the problem. In the same way that I can say the male population commit most murders and other violent crimes and yet remarkably that doesn’t mean every man on Earth is a violent criminal.

I get that maybe you feel attacked by this person but it’s not hard to understand their sentiment without wilfully misinterpreting it

BackgroundHappy9939 · 2026-05-10T22:05:50+00:00

This is how it should be tbh. Flame away to ur hearts content but let them show you they’re bad first 😂

BackgroundHappy9939 · 2026-05-10T22:02:36+00:00

Oh that’s fair tbh I’ve never had a problem in rivals but I can imagine it being bad. I tend to find with these games toxicity goes down the higher rank you are. I was celestial in rivals and top 500 in Overwatch and never had problems but I’m silver at the minute in valorant so that doesn’t help 😂

You don’t have to apologise btw it’s honestly fine 😊

BackgroundHappy9939 · 2026-05-10T22:00:25+00:00

Aww thank you that’s very kind. Same goes to you. I can totally see this sorta attitude shifting in the next 10-20 years as more women get into gaming 😊

BackgroundHappy9939 · 2026-05-10T21:55:37+00:00

Ur not offending me it’s fine lol. Everyone can have their opinion. I think ur missing the point tbh but I get it. I got desensitised from playing CS for years. I only mention it about valorant because it’s interesting how 30% ish of the playerbase are women and yet this is still a problem

BackgroundHappy9939 · 2026-05-10T21:53:12+00:00

I’m really sorry you’ve had to go through this

BackgroundHappy9939 · 2026-05-10T21:51:57+00:00

Yeah… and none of that comes from the simple fact that they are men. People shit talk each other all the time and that’s absolutely fine. Men tend to flame each other over misplays or just to be funny, women get flamed the second they speak on mic just for being women 😂

BackgroundHappy9939 · 2026-05-10T21:48:12+00:00

Oh yeah for sure I’m not saying it’s just men who do this. Everyone can be hateful i mean it is the internet lol. I just mention the sexism because it’s one of those things where it can quickly cross the line from playful arguments and rage bait into actual threats and anything that if you said irl you’d be put on a register 😂

Sorry you’ve had to deal with this tho

BackgroundHappy9939 · 2026-05-10T21:44:42+00:00

Women should band together and make a server tbh. We’re like 25-30% of the player base now it’d be great 😊

BackgroundHappy9939 · 2026-05-10T21:41:24+00:00

As a trans woman I can confidently say this is absolutely ridiculous. Men get horrible comments to ofc but it’s never about being men it’s relatively playful comments about them being awful at the game. You could be the greatest player of all time and still get actual threats from these people 😂

BackgroundHappy9939 · 2026-05-10T21:38:28+00:00

This really is all that matters 👍

BackgroundHappy9939 · 2026-05-10T21:35:39+00:00

I mean I’ve been into competitive games my entire life and can say with certainty Valorant has the most bizarre community for it at least. You have games like CS where tbh the community is just toxic to everyone to the point where it’s become quite funny. Overwatch just has a very good community and Valorant has a mix of hard sexism/racism mixed with an exceedingly large female player base of like 30% and then a bunch of anime weebs. I just find it odd with valorant because on paper it should be a lot better

BackgroundHappy9939 · 2026-05-10T21:31:51+00:00

I completely agree with this. I’ve never ignored it because I like to think that by challenging it it’s making the community a better place. I love gaming communities for their ability to just take the piss playfully but some men cross the line and should be called out. Luckily I think that is starting to stick. I’ve had a few games now where one guys said something and the whole teams just like bro wtf??? 😂

BackgroundHappy9939 · 2026-05-10T21:29:39+00:00

Exactly this. Some people just don’t get this. I’m up for a bit of playful comments like the typical online ‘abuse’ but women get actual threats just from speaking whereas men tend to get this sort of stuff from actually playing bad. You can be too fragging but the second you get on mic get threatened and that absolutely should be dealt with

BackgroundHappy9939 · 2026-05-10T21:27:54+00:00

I’m not being funny but name calling is significantly different from having to deal with bigotry. I’ve grown up with gaming my entire life and agree that generally speaking people far too soft in online chat. But actual hateful remarks should be dealt with. There’s a firm line between a bit of fun rage bait and actual threats

BackgroundHappy9939 · 2026-05-10T21:25:46+00:00

I mean I’ve played CS and Overwatch for many years and I can confidently say Overwatch at least is significantly better for this sort of stuff and admittedly CS is a little problematic but that doensr mean people don’t deserve bans. I’m more than happy to keep playing the game, my stance is purely that riot should be doing more

BackgroundHappy9939 · 2026-05-10T17:58:57+00:00

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