Sexism on VGC Forums

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Brii said:

bigtakilla said:

Brii said:
To me personally, at least, anything that is meant as a lighthearted joke (women preferring, say, Kitchen Chartz to VGChartz ;) ) isn't offensive at all.

But when people start becoming scathing and blaming entire groups for a few individuals' actions ("Oh great, wait until the feminazis start complaining"), then it starts getting uncomfortable and unwelcoming. You can pretty easily tell when a comment is made with hate and disdain as opposed to a mere jest.

Things said in jest can make people uncomfortable just as much as things said with sincerity, just saying. Things aren't that black and white.

And that's why I prefaced my entire statement with 'me personally'. I am fully aware I don't speak for all other women, and I never claimed to. It isn't an easy issue to address, but I thought some insight from an actual female on this sight might have helped some.

And  I tend to be in the same boat as you.

But as you said, sexism can offend anyone, men or women, regardless of which gender it is levelled against.