Thanks to Nicole Spag from Ladies of Leet for pointing out this article on Twitter.

Personally, I don’t encounter a lot of misogyny from other gamers, because I so very very rarely group – but maybe that’s why I don’t group – or part of the reason.

Because it can be so very very easy to encounter that kind of behavior. And I’d rather just stay away from it.

But I do encounter it in a very real way every single day when I sit down to choose a game to play. So many games don’t even give me the option of playing a female. This is almost a deal-breaker for me. I have a really hard time identifying with a male character. It totally breaks the immersion for me. And the immersion is so much of what I play for. Massive props to Bioware for giving me Commander Kate Shepard. The only Shepard for me.

On the other hand, many games that do offer a female version, and I’m looking at you in particular Tera, give me the sluttiest outfits. I mean, can we say boob bounce and boob exposure? I’m sick of it.

I shouldn’t have to be complaining about this in 2012. The following is quoted from the article below: “Oh, and one more solution that everyone can implement: something a professor of mine once called a “politics of fun.” Women and minority and LGBT gamers should turn on their microphones, dress up their avatars however they see fit, and make the online gaming space their own. Most importantly, have fun. HAVE FUN. And be loud about it. Hopefully, the sound of our fun can begin to drown out the sound of the trolls.”

http://mobile.slate.com/articles/double_x/doublex/2012/08/sexual_harassment_in_the_gaming_world_a_real_life_problem_for_female_gamers_.html