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This is my two cents on sexual harassment in online gaming.

Editorial Opinion
By TheBlerdyReport - Jun 09, 2016 09:06 PM EST
Filed Under: Video Games
Source: TheBlerdyReport.com
 

The other day while I was enjoying a game of COD Black-Ops 3, I received several messages in my  inbox for a young man. Now, I did not immediately respond because I was in the middle of playing a game. He proceeds to blow up my inbox leading me to unfriend and block him on X-Box Live. Now, I've been playing COD and Battlefield online for a few years now and there is a trend  which was highlighted during Gamer Gate. Online sexual harassment, this annoys me to no end. If you don't know what Gamer Gate is, please click on the link to get a more detailed description of the controversy. In short, my problem is men or boys trying to hook up or make love connections while playing a game where my primary and only objective  is to kill everyone and enjoy myself.

 

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My main goal when playing these type of first person shooter games online, well any game online  really is not to make a love connection. I am there to escape or procrastinate  and talk shit with random people. Growing up, my brothers introduced me to Nintendo, Sega, and Playstation.When we played together it was some of the most shit talking and joking we'd do together as a family. Now, when I'm online playing with X-Box friends it is all about talking shit and cracking jokes. It is simply to have fun, but because of the type of sexual harassment I've experienced and the vast majority of the women  I play with ALL have experienced the unconfomtable advances of random strangers in a place meant for fun.  After dealing with this harassment yet again on Monday, I felt the need to go ahead and write a blog addressing the issue.

One of the ways hyper-masculinity is encouraged in our society is through the lack of punishment or consequences  when these men or boys make threats to rape or stalk women while in these open video game chat room. For example, some parents feel that well since little Billy is upstairs in his room and not in the streets getting into trouble, he's fine and don't need to check on him or monitor his behaviour. But little Billy is in a COD chat room and he just said he wanted to attack a female gamer because she rejected his romantic overtures. All that happens to little Billy if he's reported is his account is deactivated. What kind of punishment is that? Little Billy verbally assaulted a young lady, and he is not shown the dire consequences of his actions. Microsoft or Sony should include in their terms of agreements that if caught sexually harassing a fellow gamer they will be prosecuted. This lets every one of all ages in the online gaming community know that there are consequences in your inappropriate actions towards women. 

ONLINE GAMING  IS FOR FUN! That's it.

 

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This means I'm not here for your:

  1. Sexist comments ( yes, girls know how to play video games)
  2. Racist ass jokes
  3. Cat calling ( literal cat noises)
  4. Online Stalking ( How did you find my real name)
  5. Bad Ass Kids (Its 3am why is your kid up talking shit)
  6. Unsolicited Party and Game invites (I'm already in a party and no I don't have a mic)
  7.  Rape threats once I reject yo ass (this has happened)

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Gaming is supposed to be enjoyable instead if you're a woman this is yet another place where you made to feel unsafe. The Gamer Gate situation has not changed anything and I'd like to challenge Microsoft and Sony to make a more concerted effort to handle these types of situations. I pay to play, not pay to be harassed.

I'd love to hear from you everyone and love for you to share your experience in the comment section.

 
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CrappyNappy
CrappyNappy - 6/9/2016, 11:49 PM
this has literally 0 to do with CBM's at all
TheBlerdyReport
TheBlerdyReport - 6/10/2016, 1:22 AM
@CrappyNappy - Cubic Meters? Confused Black Man? I have no idea what you are talking about.
CrappyNappy
CrappyNappy - 6/10/2016, 12:38 PM
@TheBlerdyReport - What are you on about? I said that this article has literally nothing to do with Comicbooks or comicbook movies. To be fair, this site also talks about TV shows but this isn't even about that.

It's about online gaming. It has no relevance here.
WYLEEJAY
WYLEEJAY - 6/10/2016, 12:44 PM
Just a suggestion. If you have a cutsie gamertag, it invites this kinda attention. It is ridiculous. My friend made her gamertag not so gender obvious, and it helped a ton. Especially if you don't use a mic when your not in a party. They will have no clue. You shouldn't have to do this. But it's helped.
CrappyNappy
CrappyNappy - 6/10/2016, 3:09 PM
@WYLEEJAY - Most social justice warrior's are only interested in having society change for them.

If you're only interested in playing, then don't talk in the main chat on online games. And if you want a cooperative experience, then find some good friends that aren't children or perverts and play with them. She does realize that male gamers also get harassed, not for being men, but because online gaming is competitive as f*ck and there are some super toxic people on there.
WYLEEJAY
WYLEEJAY - 6/10/2016, 8:53 PM
@FrozenJoy - What? I'm trying to help. My friend had the same problem, and now she doesn't. Like I said, it's still ridiculous that she has to do that. How on earth can you guys be trying to paint what I said in a negative light?
SimplyAz
SimplyAz - 6/10/2016, 2:53 PM
Quite an interesting article, I actually enjoyed reading it.
Good article and keep up with the gaming
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