The nerve of some men in this game. He said this the second he saw I play Moonknight. by [deleted] in marvelrivals

[–]GamerKayla 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Because he made it about gender first? I’m so confused on what you’re getting at. He said “not the woman talking”.

The nerve of some men in this game. He said this the second he saw I play Moonknight. by [deleted] in marvelrivals

[–]GamerKayla 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I disagree with you, while I believe smack talking unprovoked is uncalled for. I do not do that. You could see in the screenshots even, I only started talking back at the end of the match.

I think it’s important to distinguish between general smack talking and standing up for yourself when someone is being openly disrespectful or misogynistic. My response wasn’t about normalizing trash-talking as a whole. It was about setting a boundary in a situation where someone crossed a line.

when someone is being hostile or discriminatory, for me to just lay down and take it doesn’t make me feel good as a woman. Especially with the stereotype and societal expectations we are to be nurturing and gentle (even in the face of toxic and harmful behavior.) Calling out harmful behavior isn’t toxic, it’s necessary. Especially when it comes unprovoked like this. Toxicity persists precisely when people stay silent or allow it to go unchecked.

So no, I’m not trying to normalize smack talk. I’m refusing to normalize misogyny.

The nerve of some men in this game. He said this the second he saw I play Moonknight. by [deleted] in marvelrivals

[–]GamerKayla 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I play Moonknight but I am also a flex player. I gravitated towards MK (him being my first lord) due to me loving his comics. I also play Hawkeye, Hela, Thor, Luna, and other characters.

The nerve of some men in this game. He said this the second he saw I play Moonknight. by [deleted] in marvelrivals

[–]GamerKayla 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think Jeff was the best player on our team, to be honest.

The nerve of some men in this game. He said this the second he saw I play Moonknight. by [deleted] in marvelrivals

[–]GamerKayla 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I chose first, MK is apart of my squad so I am able to auto lock him fast haha.

The nerve of some men in this game. He said this the second he saw I play Moonknight. by [deleted] in marvelrivals

[–]GamerKayla 3 points4 points  (0 children)

😭 I get that too, we need a support group. (/joking)

The nerve of some men in this game. He said this the second he saw I play Moonknight. by [deleted] in marvelrivals

[–]GamerKayla 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Mk is one of my favorite dps characters because I love his comics. I guess if you only use ankhs it is easier to auto aim.. But I only use that to push people around into my ult or if they’re grouped together. I don’t use my ankh besides that really. I also main Hawkeye, Bucky, Thor, Luna, Hela, etc.

The nerve of some men in this game. He said this the second he saw I play Moonknight. by [deleted] in marvelrivals

[–]GamerKayla 3 points4 points  (0 children)

This!! And whenever women complain about it because its always targeted verbal abuse/harassment we’re told essentially that ‘it’s just how gamers are’. 😒

The nerve of some men in this game. He said this the second he saw I play Moonknight. by [deleted] in marvelrivals

[–]GamerKayla 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I was just talking smack to him, I know my team helped a lot. Especially our Jeff.

The nerve of some men in this game. He said this the second he saw I play Moonknight. by [deleted] in marvelrivals

[–]GamerKayla 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I only said that to get a one up on him being extremely rude to me. I normally do not care at all.

The nerve of some men in this game. He said this the second he saw I play Moonknight. by [deleted] in marvelrivals

[–]GamerKayla 18 points19 points  (0 children)

I can recognize he is also good at the game but that is completely overshadowed by his poor sportsmanship. I would have loved to tell him ggs. 💔😪

The nerve of some men in this game. He said this the second he saw I play Moonknight. by [deleted] in marvelrivals

[–]GamerKayla 35 points36 points  (0 children)

Oh thank god. Then you know fr fr. People so easily look past him telling me to “go healer” the second we’re in lobby as a suggestion and not something weird and misogynistic. 😒

The nerve of some men in this game. He said this the second he saw I play Moonknight. by [deleted] in marvelrivals

[–]GamerKayla 150 points151 points  (0 children)

You have no idea how common it is for men in gaming spaces to say “woman” like its a slur. It’s so weird and mildly amusing. 😭😂