Gender issues on the Internet

[Miner9823]

It is sometimes quite peculiar knowing that some people may be surprised knowing that girls too play video games. And depending on where it is found out, some individuals would act as if they hadn't seen a female body type, nor talked to a girl at all in their entire life. What does perplex me is how some people can act so disgustingly towards having that knowledge of female players, and from what I have seen, and have been told before, that some males can make some discrete comments, and references, as well as using harsh stereotypes towards the individuals that it sometimes goes too far. It's quite painful knowing that some people have to put up with something like this, and known victims are well recognized as females, here's a video to which tells what it is like to be a woman on the internet, and I warn you with extreme concern, that it does have inappropriate language and pictures, and viewer discretion is advised, I also do not have any intentions of advertisement, nor to troll, but to provide a video that helps prove a point towards this topic, it is found here
If any staff member disagrees with me showing the video, feel free to private message me so I can delete the link.

Back to topic, some women can be harshly threatened, and live in a potentially hostile environment around the internet, depending on where they are, this is usually due to the fact that some people would tend to target them and of course, ruin their day, and in extreme cases, their life. I have also had an experience with a friend of mine, (She is a female) who had added a mysterious contact on Skype, but without warning or suspicion had decided to video chat the mysterious individual, and we all know where that went, and no, she wasn't hacked, but she was traumatized. This shows how some people can showcase, and type in some pretty nasty stuff, it also proves that no one is really safe on the internet, regardless of it being a girl or a boy, there are some things we must keep a look out for.

This also comes in with gaming, and as previously stated, a lot of stereotype is used towards women who play video games online. Some people get easily confused when it comes to such matter, and to clarify, gender does not define skill in video games, practice and dedication defines skill in video games, people from both genders can get confused with that, and usually doesn't end so well. That's why I have always have hoped for global encouragement of acceptance of both genders of being on the internet, there's supposed to be nothing wrong with who you are on the internet, because in the end, we are humans anyways.

 

[ChibiGoose]

The girls are bad at videos games is a miss conception, first off, most girls I know really don't care about the game and just play with friends for fun, (instead of tryharding) second, there are more males that play, from what I've seen. So that means that more males will be good at the game but it's probably around the same percent of males.

Also about girls being weak, a woman's body is actually more durable then a man's. All in all, I think both genders should be treated equally.

 

[TicklishCreeper]

The young boys who still hold that theory are the ones that are the most respectful... but also the most impressionable.
The players between 11-14 are the ones who participate the most in trash-talking.
And the people between 15-19 are the ones who are incredibly "thirsty". (I still feel like I'm using the term 'thirsty' incorrectly.)

That word makes me wanna take a shower

 

[ArgaJones]

I honestly can't think of too much to say on the subject that hasn't already been said, but as a mod i have removed some things off of some girls profiles that made me pretty sad.

 

[DPinky]

I'm just going to say Men and Woman are different and that's what God (or what ever you believe in) intended it to be. There are no an's, if's or buts. They are different. Men produce different hormones than Woman.

One of the main hormone Men produce is testosterone. Of the many things testosterone is used for in our bodies the main one is the ability to get bigger and stronger, females don't get anywhere close to the amount of testosterone we produce, but they still get a little bit. Which is why woman can't get big or muscular from working out, with out the help of a steroid. The "fit girls" you see on instagram, are genetically gifted with muscle mass and have a low body fat percentage to show off their abs and hips. They have very little muscle that they have made in the gym, yes they can make a bit, but nothing compared to a Man. Another thing testosterone affects is our mood. Testosterone is the main contributor to causes us be in rage very quickly. You might have heard the saying "Roid Rage". It's when a Man is on a steroid like T3 (testosterone booster) there testosterone levels go from the average 680 ng/dL to anywhere up to 3000 ng/dl (depending on how much you inject into your body). With that amount of hormones in our body it will help us grow very big very fast and get very, very violent. Testosterone also is basically our sex drive. Which is why some of you going trough puberty might notice your testosterone levels rising (not the only thing rising ). While they say our testosterone levels go up as we age, peaking when we hit age 25. After that they start going down hill. (which is why they have pill like Viagra {a small test booster} for older men).

For Woman their hormone equivalent to testosterone is estrogen. Estrogen is what makes a woman fertile, low estrogen levels can cause miscarriages or cause them not have their menstrual cycle. Estrogen also makes their emotions more caring, loving and sensitive. When your estrogen levels are really high (on your cycle, PMS) your emotions can go all over the place, from being very sad to being very aggressive. Estrogen also makes our sex drive much lower than men, which is why girls usually don't have the desire to search for a mate. Female hormone is also why they have breasts and carry more fat than men.

Both Men and Woman have estrogen and testosterone, however men have way more testosterone and woman have way more estrogen. Everyone is born with different amounts of each hormones it's all genetics. That's why you see the typical "Jock" has lots of testosterone and very little estrogen, a very big body and violent with a huge sex drive. There are also the "Divas" with low testosterone and high estrogen, very feminine and can get really emotional very quickly. There are also guys labeled as the "sensitive type" he would have a little more estrogen than the normal, but that's what makes you, you. Same with "athletic girls" they have more testosterone than the normal girl, which is what makes them perform in sports so well.

Hormones is what makes you, you. God gave woman estrogen and gave men testosterone for a reason. It's not society that labels men stronger and violent or woman loving and caring. It's what we are.

I do believe that there is a gender issue in video games or even the internet. I personally think it's cool if a girl plays videos games. The girls will get harassed by as you said it "thirsty" 12-19 year old's, it's mainly because of our hormones, not society. However I know lots of girls who play MCGamer and don't get harassed, because they don't show their face. If you really don't like the attention you're getting from guys, remove the profile picture of your self and make it your Minecraft character. That way it can remove the temptations from the males. But in most cases the girls put their profile picture as their self to "show off" or to get attention, which is cool if that's what you want. Just don't complain about it...