Woman Who Top Fragged in the Matches of a Local Valorant Competition Gets Harassed by Her Male Teammates
To make matters worse, her boyfriend dismissed the sexist comments as mere game banter.
When it comes to excelling at games, gender is irrelevant. The misconception that gender plays a role arises from the fact that males generally spend more time gaming than females.
A study from the University of California, Davis Campus revealed that women can advance at the same rate as men in online games. The data was collected from two MMORPG titles played in the US and China.
Despite efforts to make the gaming community welcoming to everyone, there are still toxic male gamers. When they play with or against female players, they often resort to sexist remarks.
What is even more disturbing is that these individuals make such horrible comments even when the woman is performing well in the game. They mask their own weaknesses by belittling the female player because of her gender.
This is exactly what happened in a local Valorant competition at a university. A Reddit user named ihatemenwhogame shared her experience on the "Am I The A**hole" (AITA) subreddit.
She was top fragging and carrying the team in most of the matches, yet the "boys" on her team never acknowledged her contributions. To make matters worse, her boyfriend failed to defend her against the toxic comments and insisted that they were just game banter.
She left in the middle of the competition as she could no longer tolerate the toxicity. Her boyfriend even became angry with her, claiming that she embarrassed him.
Now, she is asking the community if she was wrong for leaving in the middle of the match.
That is one immature boyfriend right there.
ihatemenwhogameThe boys are calling her out even though she's the highest-ranked player and the best performer in the match.
ihatemenwhogameThis guy shouldn't be in a relationship.
ihatemenwhogame
Her gamer friends are divided on her decision.
ihatemenwhogame
Everything ended well for the original poster. She even received a bonus item from a Riot staff member.
ihatemenwhogame
An overwhelming amount of support poured in for the original poster.
HoldFastO2, qwertyasd258
The fact that the boyfriend made an issue over not making the university Valorant team is already indicative of misogyny.
ivanvector, Fool0fShit
These comments are so true.
Every-Conversation89, badnewsfaery, Globalpigeon
Boyfriends are supposed to protect their girlfriends, yet this guy allowed his friends to vocally harass her.
iMOONiCORN
The boyfriend is not worth her time and energy.
AudaciouslyRed, Latvian_Goatherd, Stealin
Men allowing their egos to be hurt through a game.
greensickpuppy89
We hope she gets to achieve 30+ kills against her boyfriend's team.
Alita_Moonsong, MagentaCloveSmoke, NotYetASerialKiller
The boyfriend doesn't understand what the word "banter" means.
Decent_Bandicoot122
Many people agree that it's time to say goodbye to the boyfriend.
rikiikori
It's the guys' fault they lost. They're supposed to be supporting each other.
calling_water
The team might just be taking advantage of her skills.
Dawntooth__
Perhaps it's better that they didn't win.
Dawntooth__
The boyfriend would rather hang out with his insecure friends. That's why she should leave him.
scr33nplaythrowaway
The boyfriend blew it.
VodkaBear123
Other guys would take care of their gamer girlfriends.
VodkaBear123, ihatemenwhogame
Are these boys even aware of what they should be doing as teammates?
Wtcher
Gender inequality exists even in online games.
It's unfair, yet women face this reality. No matter how skilled they become, they often go unacknowledged for their abilities.
Some women are even forced to hide their gender to avoid harassment. According to award-winning game developer Robin Hunicke, the best way to address this issue is to promote diversity in game studios.
By fostering diversity, developers can create games with a broader appeal.
