There are a lot of posts here excusing unacceptable behaviour because of a specific player’s interactions. Maybe Rona was an asshole, but she’s not the only woman/non-man in this game who’s received gender-based harassment and it’s misleading to focus only on her interactions, since I believe the point of this thread was to start a wider discussion on abuse/sexism in the community. Additionally, comments on gameplay, regardless of how rude or unwarranted they might be, are also not at all equivalent to comments about someone’s appearance, gender, or other out-of-game personal attributes (or videos/leaking pictures/socials wtaf??) .
To broaden the conversation, I’ll share that I’ve experienced degrading sexual comments directed towards me by an otherwise respected community member. It’s not just Rona receiving sexist abuse (although hers appears to have been particularly awful), and it’s definitely not being perpetrated by just a few “bad apples” or only players in certain divisions. It’s something that’s embedded into the culture that, as a community, we’ve fostered.
