It’s no surprise that people generally think the internet has made our society more violent and toxic. Perhaps it’s not the internet as much as the anonymity it provides, but either way. Hate, misogyny, racism, homophobia, and all kinds of fear-based/difference-based abuse has always existed, of course. We didn’t need […]
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I’ve been thinking about cheating and games a lot lately. It’s not surprising. At least half the time, when I give my elevator pitch, whoever I’m talking too equates what I study, gaming community support sites and the information gamers share there, with cheating. Responses like “You mean those ways […]
NYMG has occasionally written about the sexism issues in e-sports. There have been numerous instances of the very few women who do compete in e-sports being harassed, marginalized, and basically driven out of the competition altogether. Sarah Nixon wrote a great post on the differences between smack talk and discrimination […]