New Study Finds No Link Between Gaming and Sexist Attitudes

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sundin13 said:

Veknoid_Outcast said:

Not necessarily. A survey that disproves the theory that video games cause sexist attitudes might give the impression that there isn't a problem with sexism in the video game community, when there is plainly a problem.

I'm not going to get into a huge debate here, but I think that there is a general problem with anonymity on the internet which is where most of the "sexism" comes from. I think the hubub around sexism within games themselves and within many communities has been overblown and what problems we do have, don't really need to be remedied through academia.

I definitely agree that the anonymity of the internet fuels the undercurrent of sexism, racism, and homophobia that pops up with alarming frequency in the video game community. But I don't think anonymity explains fully the problem. There are many other factors, including the history of this medium as a "boy's club," the subject matter of video games, and the fact that many of the most vocal video game fans are emotionally unintelligent and immature.