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Men Who are Bad at Video Games More Likely to Show Hostility to Women
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Men Who are Bad at Video Games More Likely to Show Hostility to Women
Quote:A new study which attempted to explain the sexist reactions of men when traditionally male environments (read: online multiplayer video games) are invaded by women has discovered that “lower-skilled” male players were more hostile to female teammates. Or, as PCGamesN put it, “the worst players were more likely to be the biggest assholes.”

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http://jezebel.com/men-who-are-bad-at-vi...1718558486


From the study abstract:

Quote:We show that lower-skilled players were more hostile towards a female-voiced teammate, especially when performing poorly. In contrast, lower-skilled players behaved submissively towards a male-voiced player in the identical scenario. 

http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article...ne.0131613


Apparently, being incompetent is associated with discrimination against women.  I have to say, that fits with my experience in the world.

"A wise man ... proportions his belief to the evidence."
— David Hume, An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding, Section X, Part I.
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RE: Men Who are Bad at Video Games More Likely to Show Hostility to Women
Butthurt n00bs lol
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RE: Men Who are Bad at Video Games More Likely to Show Hostility to Women
My experience also. Case in point, when I've worked with females in a position of power over men, many would lower the pitch of their voice (consciously or unconsciously) when communicating with male underlings.
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RE: Men Who are Bad at Video Games More Likely to Show Hostility to Women
(July 17, 2015 at 3:03 pm)Pyrrho Wrote:
Quote:A new study which attempted to explain the sexist reactions of men when traditionally male environments (read: online multiplayer video games) are invaded by women has discovered that “lower-skilled” male players were more hostile to female teammates. Or, as PCGamesN put it, “the worst players were more likely to be the biggest assholes.”

...

http://jezebel.com/men-who-are-bad-at-vi...1718558486


From the study abstract:

Quote:We show that lower-skilled players were more hostile towards a female-voiced teammate, especially when performing poorly. In contrast, lower-skilled players behaved submissively towards a male-voiced player in the identical scenario. 

http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article...ne.0131613


Apparently, being incompetent is associated with discrimination against women.  I have to say, that fits with my experience in the world.

When I practiced law I found that really good attorneys weren't the least threatened by growing numbers of women in the field.  Guys barely making it were.  Go figure.
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RE: Men Who are Bad at Video Games More Likely to Show Hostility to Women
its called prescription grade git gud
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RE: Men Who are Bad at Video Games More Likely to Show Hostility to Women
It makes sense. When you're not very good in comparison to X or Y player (who are better than you and have higher skills and stats) you need to find someone to bully to make you feel better - Obviously women are an easy target - Even if there are more women online, many are still afraid to speak out and say "I'm a female" because that alone can get you sexually abusive mail and random sex requests, harassment, etc - So there's a perception that women are easier targets, and of course they're dumb at games so you can mock them.
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RE: Men Who are Bad at Video Games More Likely to Show Hostility to Women
(July 17, 2015 at 3:03 pm)Pyrrho Wrote: Apparently, being incompetent is associated with discrimination against women.  I have to say, that fits with my experience in the world.

Yeah, but that's one study that doesn't surprise me much. Kind of goes with the territory of these kinds of games. Not that every player would fall into that category, but they certainly attract more self declared macho men than city builders or mainstream RPGs.
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RE: Men Who are Bad at Video Games More Likely to Show Hostility to Women
(July 17, 2015 at 4:54 pm)abaris Wrote:
(July 17, 2015 at 3:03 pm)Pyrrho Wrote: Apparently, being incompetent is associated with discrimination against women.  I have to say, that fits with my experience in the world.

Yeah, but that's one study that doesn't surprise me much. Kind of goes with the territory of these kinds of games. Not that every player would fall into that category, but they certainly attract more self declared macho men than city builders or mainstream RPGs.

The interesting thing is, the good players don't tend to treat women like shit in the game.  So it isn't simply a question of who plays the game.

"A wise man ... proportions his belief to the evidence."
— David Hume, An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding, Section X, Part I.
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RE: Men Who are Bad at Video Games More Likely to Show Hostility to Women
(July 17, 2015 at 5:00 pm)Pyrrho Wrote:
(July 17, 2015 at 4:54 pm)abaris Wrote: Yeah, but that's one study that doesn't surprise me much. Kind of goes with the territory of these kinds of games. Not that every player would fall into that category, but they certainly attract more self declared macho men than city builders or mainstream RPGs.

The interesting thing is, the good players don't tend to treat women like shit in the game.  So it isn't simply a question of who plays the game.

Perhaps - And I'm not saying I have any empirical evidence, it's just a speculation - Good players know hardwork, technique and skills count more than what gender you identify with and anyone can become a brilliant player.
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RE: Men Who are Bad at Video Games More Likely to Show Hostility to Women
(July 17, 2015 at 5:00 pm)Pyrrho Wrote: So it isn't simply a question of who plays the game.

No, it isn't. But the shitheads are more attracted to competitive action than to other kinds of games. As I said, not everyone playing these games falls into that category, but my personal observation is, you find your share of knuckleheads there. More than in other online activities.
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