God I really am so fucking angry. I really am. Nobody believes women in esports endure backlash and abuse. Now every time a woman tries to get involved, her harassment will be justified with “We’re just trying to make sure it isn’t another Ellie situation!”
Women already have to go through hoops to be recognized as good players (and that goes for trans women too, even if they were playing/streaming before they came out!). What, are we gonna have to provide our birth certificates now? Sing, dance, do facecams and handcams and detail our past history so people believe we’re real? Respond immediately to every question? Talk constantly in our games? We shouldn’t HAVE to constantly prove we’re real people who are good at a game!! We shouldn’t HAVE to go through hoops!!
But nobody believes us until a BRAVE MAN stands up to endure the ABUSE that women don’t receive until he says they do.
