Juan_Carlo t1_j1khjju wrote on December 25, 2022 at 2:26 AM

I don't want online games to turn into fucking reddit, where you get banned if you hurt a mod's feelings. I rarely encounter racism or sexism playing online games, but I'd rather people be able to say anything, even if it allows the occasional racist, than have everything censored away. There's just something exciting about a space where people can say anything. It's more......interesting.

SophiaofPrussia t1_j1l2qtb wrote on December 25, 2022 at 6:10 AM

> I rarely encounter racism or sexism playing online games

Why do you think that is?

Juan_Carlo t1_j1l56wt wrote on December 25, 2022 at 6:42 AM

Because it's not as big of a problem as people claim. And when it happens, it's easy to freeze out.

Requiredmetrics t1_j1lujn5 wrote on December 25, 2022 at 1:05 PM

lol where have you been? This has been an ongoing issue for CoD games going back to 2007 when Modern Warfare originally released.

But racism and sexism have been existing issues in the larger gaming community for years. I can testify to that through lived experience.

Friends can go a long way to help insulate you from the toxicity. But if you’re playing solo you’ll seldom get a break from it.

Juan_Carlo t1_j1mstf6 wrote on December 25, 2022 at 6:16 PM

I don't play CoD. I play everything solo, almost exclusively. Maybe it's because I play mostly older games, but I don't encounter it that often.

OGBEES t1_j1l7i1f wrote on December 25, 2022 at 7:13 AM

Because you only hear the vocal minority because all they do is complain all day.