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You Don't Look Like a Gamer: On Toxicity, Gatekeeping, & Women Who Share Gaming


There’s often a reaction that appears whenever women publicly share that they play games. It’s not always overt hostility. Sometimes it’s framed as jokes, disbelief, or mild condescension. Other times it slips into something more direct: questioning authenticity, mocking interest, or redirecting attention away from the person

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