[Effortpost] An article in /r/gamernews about how women experience abuse online has all our favorite...

[Effortpost] An article in /r/gamernews about how women experience abuse online has all our favorite comments.

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"a macho environment where women are exposed to abusive language? please. stop flattering yourselves. it's a retarded environment where everyone is subjected to abusive language." [ 102]

"There we go; I was hoping someone would say this. The reality is that online video gaming is like this for everyone. Women aren't dealing with anything here the rest of us aren't dealing with as well. [ 6]"

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"Men are exposed to abusive language, too. Don't let the fact that they put up with it fool you into thinking that's okay. The problem isn't that women are abused. It's that some gamers abuse other gamers. Gender is not the issue." [ 45]

"Everyone else just gets general unfocused abuse." [ 37]

"in the world of video gaming, white males and black females have to deal with the exact same level of verbal abuse." [ 1]

"They receive a different kind of abuse, perhaps. But the threat of rape, murder, family insults etc. is not limited to female gamers." [ 19]

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"The problem isn't sex, it's idiots being idiots." [ 5]

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"Even though I'm a girl, I already know that you're going to be insulted, gender isn't a factor." [ 7]

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"Really, that doesnt make sense one would think [male] gamers would welcome a girl to the mix"

"You're just talking to the wrong people."

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"I've never been abused or heard abuse over microphone, it's one of those things I've heard a lot of people rambling about but I think it's rare."

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