Opening a dialog about sexism in World of Warcraft

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2-11-2008 @ 1:19PM

llart said...

Like we have a say on how the armor looks on a toon? Or should it be "Sorry, I can't take the awesome epic loot because it makes me look like a tramp?"

The armor doesn't bother me, but it does bother some. And no one appreciates a jerk.

The best response when you are being harrassed?

"Dude, I'm a guy"

:D

2-11-2008 @ 1:22PM

Sam H. said...

Of course, THEN you run into a subset of this discussion: rampant homophobia, which is every bit as bad.

2-11-2008 @ 2:46PM

Lucas said...

Strange, seems to be alot less sexism than homophobia yet we don't see WoW blogs about how the use of the word Fag is the exact same as the word nigger yet its still accepted... strange.

2-11-2008 @ 5:56PM

Havitech said...

@Lucas: I could say the same about racism. My realm's forums are filled with disgusting, bigoted posts targeting Brazilians (otherwise known as BRs... racists are so clever these days). The amazing thing is, a lot of the topics are very active and very large, yet the blues have done nothing about them.

2-24-2008 @ 4:30AM

Danikah said...

Hehe....the answer to trampy tight fitting armor: a lovely tabard of your choice, your guild or your favorite faction or battleground. Not much skin can be seen under that. Or, you can wear a shirt under your armor. Its our choice how sexy we want to look in WoW. Usually I can spot a male playing a female toon pretty quick :P

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