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Oh no, there are definitely racist and misogynist gamers out there, no doubt. It's just that women are easily identifiable by their voice (or being confused for 10 year old kids), which stands out. It's the same as having another skin color, get-up, car, that the majority of your area - it stands out.
The article you posted doesn't mention (nor link to a study) about how harassment changed with voice changers, which I would be interested in. My guess would be that it becomes comparable to that experienced by male or male sounding gamers - which the article doesn't mention either.
I actually quit playing online games with people who aren't friends and when I did, the mic was mostly off + other players were muted very often. Do you still think I'm not a woman?
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Some male pro Valorant players did an experiment with voice changers. They basically came to the conclusion that the came is almost unplayable as a woman.
Male Valorant Pros Experience Misogyny While Using Voice Changer
Link to Youtube Video (Native Language is Spanish)
I referenced the same thing in another post! :)
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