It’s not victim blaming. It’s just acknowledging the misogyny pervading gaming spaces, and how this act will intensify it. It’s not victim blaming to be frustrated about this, as the ramifications of this act will worsen conditions for women in gaming.
Ultimately the people at most fault are those doing the misogyny. That isn’t this person’s fault at all. But they did take actions that will intensify it, for their own personal gain. Being annoyed at them for doing this isn’t a symptom of latent misogyny. It’s just analyzing the action in the context it happened in. It’s about not ignoring the effects of an individual’s actions on the greater environment.
I understand your desire to see everyone united in a common struggle. But if we were, the struggle would already be won. That’s also part of the context. She gets to choose her own fights and is not duty bound to any party line and even if she were, a line that says “no cheating in gaming if you’re a woman, but it’s fine for men” would be ridiculous.
It’s not victim blaming. It’s just acknowledging the misogyny pervading gaming spaces, and how this act will intensify it. It’s not victim blaming to be frustrated about this, as the ramifications of this act will worsen conditions for women in gaming.
Ultimately the people at most fault are those doing the misogyny. That isn’t this person’s fault at all. But they did take actions that will intensify it, for their own personal gain. Being annoyed at them for doing this isn’t a symptom of latent misogyny. It’s just analyzing the action in the context it happened in. It’s about not ignoring the effects of an individual’s actions on the greater environment.
Forget it, the moralizing idealism has begun. There’s no room for discussing cause and effect.
I understand your desire to see everyone united in a common struggle. But if we were, the struggle would already be won. That’s also part of the context. She gets to choose her own fights and is not duty bound to any party line and even if she were, a line that says “no cheating in gaming if you’re a woman, but it’s fine for men” would be ridiculous.