squirrel@lemmy.blahaj.zoneM to Ghazi@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish · 5 days agoWomen gamers boycott global esports tournament over trans banwww.advocate.comexternal-linkmessage-square106fedilinkarrow-up1519file-text
arrow-up1519external-linkWomen gamers boycott global esports tournament over trans banwww.advocate.comsquirrel@lemmy.blahaj.zoneM to Ghazi@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish · 5 days agomessage-square106fedilinkfile-text
Several teams of female gamers have dropped out of the Dead by Daylight Women’s World Cup after trans women were banned.
minus-squareAnarchistArtificer@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up20·4 days agoIt’s similar to women’s only chess championships. Think of it sort of like an affirmative action type of thing, where the misogyny that’s prevalent in a particular pursuit causes women to be disproportionately underrepresented. That makes this decision even more galling to me.
It’s similar to women’s only chess championships. Think of it sort of like an affirmative action type of thing, where the misogyny that’s prevalent in a particular pursuit causes women to be disproportionately underrepresented.
That makes this decision even more galling to me.