six of one

[whitereflection]

Taking Mom to my second cousin's wedding shortly, and Nebraska being what it is, they've changed their mind twice already today about whether it's being held outside or at where the reception will be. They've settled on outside, even though we're still predicted to have thunderstorms. \o/ Should be awesome. At least the aunt I ranted about recently won't be there after all--I guess only some of the family is invited (the term 'good parts of the family' may or may not have been used). Ah, family politics. Just the way my mother's side of the family is--there are just some with whom most people really, really, really, really would not want to associate.

The other day in WoW, I reported another player to the GMs for having the name "Nofatgirlsx". They dealt with the situation, and forced them to change their name. Which they changed to "Nofatgirlsxo". Have rereported them. Saw another name I wanted to report because it's gross and once again a crack on women, but didn't because I didn't want to be seen as causing trouble with too many reports at once. May do so in a couple days. Just a reminder of what the online environment can be like. I once saw a poll on NPComic about whether it was harder to be a male gamer or a female gamer, and it makes me want to rant at all those who voted that it's tougher to be a male gamer. Show me, SHOW ME where boys/men have to deal constantly with sexually derogatory or harassing names or guild names (how many versions of the guild [Come Honor Face] have there been now?), constant demeaning comments about their gender as a whole in the chat channels, even dismissive and near-discriminatory behaviors from their own guildmates? I sure don't remember in any of the guilds I was in having someone say that you had to watch male players because they caused more drama like some guy once tried to tell me was the case with female players.

Cranky, cranky, cranky. Awesomes.

Comments

[annella.livejournal.com]

oh, that is just GROSS. DDDD:

I don't see too many stupid misogynistic names like that because the server I'm on is fairly underpopulated. THANK GOD. I think I'd be reporting left right and centre. D: COME HONOR FACE? FUCK. GRRRR RAGE HATE.

[verbranden.livejournal.com]

God, I hated the Nofatgirlsx name. It's not clever, it's not funny, it's just another reinforcement that we live in a culture where womens bodies are public property and its okay to police them.

I'll report that second one tonight, but like you, I just don't want to be seen as causing trouble. Which is another big problem right there, when we have a legitimate complaint, we're seen as "causing trouble". Five bucks says the "hardships" that male gamers face is an increasing (hopefully, optimistically speaking here) intolerance for shit like that and getting called on it.

But like I said yesterday, won't someone think of the poor oppressed bro-dudes!

[ditta-spn.livejournal.com]

Family is always a problem, right?! LOL

You're so right... being a man is so much easier than being a woman! They should at least understand that!!!

[cacklesthewitch.livejournal.com]

I'm not a gamer, but from what I've glimpsed/overheard, it seems like it can degenerate into an online version of a male locker room pretty quickly. It would turn me off gaming pretty quickly if I had to put up with that.

Good for you for not letting that kind of juvenile (male) behaviour chase you away - and calling them on it!

[akintay.livejournal.com]

Hope the wedding was good anyway!

And man, some people are stupid :(