Here’s what it’ll take to clean up esports’ toxic and sexist culture
https://thenextweb.com/syndication/2020/08/24/heres-what-itll-take-to-clean-up-esports-toxic-and-sexist-culture/
In day-to-day life, you probably haven’t had someone yell at you, “Get back in the kitchen and make me a sandwich!” If you’re a woman who plays online video games, though, statements like this, and worse, are all too common.
As COVID-19 has driven much of life online and fueled a boom in online gaming, harassment in these and other internet spaces has increased. Forty-one percent of computer and video game players are female, down from 46% in 2019.
Here’s what it’ll take to clean up esports’ toxic and sexist culture
Aug 24, 2020, 11:34am UTC
https://thenextweb.com/syndication/2020/08/24/heres-what-itll-take-to-clean-up-esports-toxic-and-sexist-culture/
> In day-to-day life, you probably haven’t had someone yell at you, “Get back in the kitchen and make me a sandwich!” If you’re a woman who plays online video games, though, statements like this, and worse, are all too common.
> As COVID-19 has driven much of life online and fueled a boom in online gaming, harassment in these and other internet spaces has increased. Forty-one percent of computer and video game players are female, down from 46% in 2019.