Nailed to the Perch wrote:Arkinesia wrote:It's not “victim-blaming,” it's a completely appropriate criticism of a certain part of Western culture.
...apparently, the female part. Or at least the female part that openly acknowledges being female. The nerve of us, not disguising our voices if we want to talk on Vent or Xbox Live! The audacity of us, designing characters that look kinda like ourselves! The sheer chutzpah of us, daring to make an LP while simultaneously possessing breasts!
I have never, not once, heard a male gamer criticized for "making sure you know they're male." Male players are perfectly allowed to sound male, look male, introduce themselves by male names, tell dick jokes, whatever without anyone accusing them of being an terrible attention whore flaunting their maleness in public. Why in the hell should I be held to a special standard in which I must try to hide my gender in order to enjoy my hobby?