A Tumblr post discussing a snippet of a study about misogyny in video game culture and interactions: A 2015 study found that lower-skilled male
players of Halo 3 were more hostile towards
teammates with a female voice, but behaved
more submissively to players with a male voice.
Higher-skilled male players, on the other hand,
behaved more positively towards female
players. The authors argued the male hostility
towards female gamers in terms of evolutionary
psychology, writing, "female-initiated disruption
of a male hierarchy incites hostile behaviour
from poor performing males who stand to lose
the most status". 
Still the best gaming fact.

Someone on Tumblr replies: “Noted: misogyny is a skill issue”
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[–] 18 points 2 years ago (5 children)

They wouldn't say "you're getting beaten by a girl" as much as they would respond to the guys losing their minds who happened to be below them on the scoreboard by saying things like "Why are you yelling at her she's playing better than you are shut up". Kinda way.

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  • [–] 6 points 2 years ago (4 children)

    There are definitely many competent players that will be like “haha you’re getting beaten by a girl” out there, though.

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  • [–] 0 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Nobody ever claimed pubstompers were good people. We pubstomp precisely because we're not

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

    I’m hoping this is sarcasm, otherwise that is an interesting thing to be proud of.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago*

    I'm not a misogynist but anybody who consistently scores top on a public server pretty much is a pubstomper asshole by definition. And I have certainly been that. You don't do it for the challenge, or you'd be doing league and more competitive modes.

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