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Egirl should be considered a severe insult.

Yangs Wrath·2/21/2019, 9:33:55 PM·12 votes·10,280 views

Hi,

So i am starting this thread in the hope that this egirl name calling would stop. I personally feel extremely insulted being called an egirl. Just because i have a female name and i play this game it doesn`t mean anything. I could be trans, gay or simply genderless. Right? Or i could be a wife or a husband. The definition of egirl is an insult for any of mentioned above.. Is there a posibility for this to be punishable as sever as name calling in general? Below some definitions of egirl:

eGirl An egirl is an internet slut. A girl who tends to flirt with many online guys. Her world revolves around getting attention from professional gamers as well as guys who are extremely "ethirsty". She may possibly send nudes or do anything else for these guys in order to seek their attention, including possibly spreading nutella all over her body. Calling a girl an "egirl" is an insult. You might as well be calling her a hoe who's sub thirsty.

egirl an egirl is a species of emo usually found on tiktok but commonly spends time on tumblr. can be found wearing pink eyeshadow with a large wing, little hearts under the eyes and a blushed nose. normally wearing some type of shirt from urban outfitters over a longsleeve striped shirt. commonly found doing the me!me!me! dance but has probably never seen it before.

~eGirl Often seeking the attention of professional gamers, eGirls are born and raised on Twitter where they gain exponential amounts of attention from pub players and competitive players alike, and still complain about being lonely. If you ever are looking for a good late night show on Twitter, look no further than eGirls.

Shortly after the first Major League Gaming event in Dallas, TX 2013, the rate at which eGirl nudes were released increased by 70% compared to the previous Pro Circuit year. Due to the influx of content, traffic on sites such as Brazzers and Playboy reduced dramatically during this time.

Live sightings of eGirls can be found at gaming LANs. The largest gathering to date was during a MLG event in Anaheim, CA 2013.

Nicknames: Pro-Hoes, Gamer Groupies~

~eGirl (Noun)

  1. An internet girl who thrives off of the attention of others no matter who it may be. An "eGirl" will often post pictures where she is dressed in very skimpy clothing in order to evoke a reaction from her followers. Person A: "Hey, did you hear about that eGirl?"~

105 Comments

Hotarµ2/21/2019, 9:42:01 PM11 votes

I don't think it should be on the same level as conventional hate speech (such as racism, homophobia, etc.) because, while it is grating and rude, it's not always meant in a negative context. As you quoted from Urban Dictionary, there is no set definition as to what an egirl actually is and (in my experience) most people (90%+) use it as a term to just describe a girl who plays games, not to slutshame or used with any ill intent.

That being said I do think it should be reportable (if it isn't already, not really too sure on that to be honest even though I always assumed it to be so) if used in a negative light, but it shouldn't result in a 14-day ban.

Quiet Dude2/21/2019, 10:52:59 PM6 votes

We're complaining about "Egirl" now?

Jo0o2/21/2019, 9:41:17 PM4 votes

Gaming culture has come far since the days of everybody playing Halo on Xbox having at one point fucked my mother, but there is still a massive gap between it and polite society. Treatment of women is a major road block in that path.

With utmost respect to your situation and full knowledge that I might be considered to be victim-blaming in saying this, I recommend to female gamers that they remove the sex identifiers from their gamer tags. It sucks that you can't choose the name you want, but ultimately you'll save yourself a lot of grief in the long run by doing so.

As for your proposal, I don't think Riot will agree that "egirl" on its own should be classified as an insult, let alone hate speech/deserving of an escalated punishment, but sexism is generally received poorly by Riot, so you're within your rights to report and expect punishment if you're made to feel worse for being or appearing to be a woman.

General Matty2/22/2019, 5:20:16 AM4 votes

Most people are joking around when they say egirl

Minimac20002/21/2019, 11:40:17 PM2 votes

I'm just gonna leave this here... https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=7onpZl0tayA)]

bluefire mark 22/22/2019, 5:18:01 AM2 votes

I've never actually seen this ever be used in game.

The Highest Noon2/21/2019, 10:45:47 PM2 votes

As a man, I am not insulted by being called an eGirl. I like it, tbh. Better than being called an eDude, anway. That sounds so stupid.

Apriccot2/22/2019, 12:54:52 AM1 votes

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