squirrel@lemmy.blahaj.zoneM to Ghazi@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish · 8 days agoWomen gamers boycott global esports tournament over trans banwww.advocate.comexternal-linkmessage-square106linkfedilinkarrow-up1527arrow-down114file-text
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Several teams of female gamers have dropped out of the Dead by Daylight Women’s World Cup after trans women were banned.
minus-squareLena@gregtech.eulinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down1·8 days agoWhy are gaming competitions segregated by gender anyway?
minus-squarePrettyFlyForAFatGuy@feddit.uklinkfedilinkarrow-up6·8 days agoYeah, it’s like segregated chess championships. Are they even needed?
minus-squareDraedron@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12arrow-down4·8 days agoThey are. Its not about physical support but about the structures giving men much more support than women. It makes a huge difference whether you can fully focus on learning the game or have to still work maybe even full time.
minus-squarecassandrafatigue@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·8 days agoYes, but for behavior not inequality. IMO should be integrated and shitheads just kicked out.
Why are gaming competitions segregated by gender anyway?
Yeah, it’s like segregated chess championships. Are they even needed?
They are. Its not about physical support but about the structures giving men much more support than women. It makes a huge difference whether you can fully focus on learning the game or have to still work maybe even full time.
Yes, but for behavior not inequality.
IMO should be integrated and shitheads just kicked out.