'I got death threats when men thought I put feminist gesture in video game' (www.bbc.com)

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"There were insults I'd never heard before, they were disgusting and inhumane," said Darim, which is not her real name. One read: "You've just sabotaged your job."

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[-] IDKWhatUsernametoPutHereLolol@lemmy.dbzer0.com 16 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

Men are fine, the "Gamer" culture is toxic

Just go to any multiplayer FPS game, and you have right wing shit in the chat. 🤦‍♂️

[-] AbsolutelyNotAVelociraptor@sh.itjust.works 6 points 6 days ago

Yeah, because all those dumbfucks you see on twitter who probably don't even know how to grab a gamepad are fine...

Many men (and women) are not ok. They are either ignorant or evil (or both) enough to think that the middle age was a great time to be alive. And today, they are free to say it on the internet without the risk of being ostracized or ridiculed because "all opinions must be respected".