A majority of the League community appears to hate female players.

Zyrannosaurus·5/3/2018, 5:48:12 PM·8 votes·5,136 views

This occurs in-game, and on the forums. If you even have the slightest hint of femininity in your name, you're immediately scrutinized. If someone finds out you're a female -- you're now an "E-girl" If you're a female that mains support -- you were "carried" to whatever rank you currently are.

I had a much more girly summoner name, and ended up paying for a name change because of the harassment.

I get told that females don't belong in league, to get back in the kitchen, I'm a stupid E-girl at least 5 games a week.

It's gotten to the point where I don't even want to socialize in this game anymore.

This needs to stop. Why do you men feel this way? I honestly want an answer. Are you upset that we share the same hobby? Does it intimidate you that a female could be the same, or better than you at a game?

77 Comments

Hammermancer5/3/2018, 6:03:51 PM11 votes

I'm calling you out on your shit

I play with multiple wammenz

they have names that have words like "Pretty" in them

Also there are plenty of people who I play with who have names that are more or less explicit on their sexual orientation

None of these people get any flak for these things

I have a theory... are you stating in allchat that you're a chick and people are just using that to annoy you because for whatever reason you're inviting the negative attitude?

Frickface5/3/2018, 6:16:31 PM10 votes

As a girl, and a support main... Yeah no. If you're getting this kind of behavior commonly, you're doing something to provoke it. Probably something along the lines of what "T3H UB3RN07" said. No one actually cares that you're a girl. I get some shitty "lol ur a girl playing support" once every few months at most... And I just laugh and mute/report the guy. Also... you're not even ranked, and have never been ranked. Maybe don't go into games announcing you're a girl, or trying to get attention for it.

ModThe Djinn5/3/2018, 5:54:25 PM10 votes

Unfortunately, while I don't believe this group is a majority of the playerbase at all, they are a very vocal minority, and I definitely believe that that level of vocalization can feel like the same thing as a majority. I definitely agree that it needs to stop, although I'm afraid I can't do more than guess at the motivations of the individuals who engage in this behavior. :(

ModPrandine5/3/2018, 6:34:01 PM7 votes

Yeah, no, I highly doubt you're telling us the whole story here. While I agree that cyber-bullying needs to stop, people won't know you're a girl if you don't go out of your way to tell them so. Also, did you ever stop to think that maybe it's your attitude that's inviting rage and flame your way rather than your gender or name? Let's look at your first post in this thread alone:

The downvote only proves my point further. Thank you.

You assume that the people who are downvoting you are female haters. This is a bad attitude to have and assumes the worst out of people just because they disagree with you.

Bottom Line: If you want to have a civil conversation then you need to make an effort to do so rather than just immediately assuming that anyone who disagrees with you or downvotes you is an "insert cop-out reason here". It has nothing to do with your gender or name or whatever, it's about having a mature and respectful attitude when interacting with others. If your first response to disagreement is to lash out at others then it's only natural that people don't treat you with the respect that they might do otherwise.

KennysDreamGirl5/3/2018, 5:53:02 PM7 votes

its called online trolls lul

get used to it

Infernape5/3/2018, 10:36:17 PM4 votes

Please. Generalise men more. It totally doesn't come across as hypocritical.

Kaioko5/3/2018, 6:30:56 PM4 votes

How do people even find out you're a girl in the first place? Unless you're sharing that information in game they would have no way to know. I personally don't nor do I see the point of it. I'm playing with a team and I don't care if they are males or females.

Honestly half the girls in this game do give a bad rep to the rest of us -- I had one just last night that was complaining her boyfriend wasn't buying her a better computer and another that said she got to the rank she was in (diamond) because her boyfriend helped her increase her rank. They both have one thing in common though -- we found out that they were girls just because they were trying to be little attention whores which none of us cared.

Xidphel5/3/2018, 6:09:06 PM4 votes

A majority of the League community appears to hate female players.

Yeah. It's the majority you've personally encountered.

Zyrannosaurus5/3/2018, 5:52:23 PM3 votes

The downvote only proves my point further. Thank you.

FOR JUSTICE5/3/2018, 6:02:31 PM3 votes

To be fair, trolls are going to troll.

If they see something they can insult you with, then you should expect them to use it. Thats just how they work.

Also youre generalizing the playerbase, most dont give a crap. unless you put some kind of femininity in a name, they wont actually know your female. Adding to that point, youre name doesnt appear to be even slightly feminine at first glance, so the only way they could have known is if you explicitly stated it.

Its also possible its just a random insult. Sometimes people just call the autofilled janna a boosted egirl just because.

remakoro5/3/2018, 6:06:32 PM3 votes

Actually. Im pretty sure OP is trolling -_-

The Hook Warden5/3/2018, 6:34:26 PM3 votes

I personally don't think that his happens all too often/it's in any serious way. What does it matter if someone calls you an e-girl or say that you got carried; people are always going to look for ways to insult you when they're salty at, well, anything. If you're a support, "you got carried stfu", if you're Yasuo, "I stomped you in lane you're no Yassuo/Faker/etc." No matter what people are going to be toxic, win or lose, and a feminine name/feminine attitude if just one more way for the toxic people to express it. Don't act like this is some "all men" issue like your original post alludes to lol. That feminist rhetoric is so bullshit it's amazing that it's still around since it takes just a little bit of thinking to look past that surface thought and see the issue that's at play. [sg-miss-fortune]

P4ppino5/3/2018, 8:11:14 PM3 votes

What a sexist post, damn.

LateCustomer5/3/2018, 10:54:02 PM3 votes

As far as I know from talking to the women I play, they don't get any more or less flak than the men I play with. When they ARE harassed, gender comes up if the harasser guesses they're women, and while I agree that it's wrong, it seems like it's only used because the harasser thinks it'll get a rise out of the victim.

I'm not gonna say, "get used to it", it's bad behavior that needs to be adressed, but I disagree that "the majority" hates women in league, it's a vocal minority that would have targeted you for being a given religion/ethnicity/sexual orientation/breathing.

JCPANDIT5/4/2018, 12:29:09 AM3 votes

Okay girl, let me start off with, I completely agree that people shouldn’t be using gender as an insult. A negative stereotype about “gamer girls” definitely exists. And it’s a stereotype that’s been reinforced by a handful of females over the years. These females aren’t representative of a majority of the female gaming population, but unfortunately they’ve made an impression, so yes there’ll be some d-bags in games who will roast you for your gender.

Most guys, however, do not give a fuck about your gender. Yeah, sexism and whatever exists online. But it’s not the majority. You’re focusing on a few negative instances, whilst completely ignoring the times where nobody has said anything about your supposedly feminine name.

In fact, most people online will just assume you’re a guy, anyways. I can’t help but get the feeling - and maybe I’m incorrect - that you’re calling attention to your gender. I’m often misgendered, but I won’t correct someone unless they’re repetitively referring to me as “he” and it’s starting to feel weird. Other than that, it doesn’t matter what my gender is. I’m there to play. If you choose to draw attention to your gender, then anticipate positive, neutral, and negative responses.

Furthermore, if you’re gonna get upset about people making jokes about females playing support, maybe don’t feed into the support stereotype. Or play a support champ that’s commonly respected, like Thresh or Braum. Soraka/Sona/Nami are more often perceived as the “easy” supports that are favoured by girls. I have no clue what champs you actually play, but it’s just an idea.

jocomotion5/4/2018, 5:53:26 PM2 votes

This needs to stop. Why do you men feel this way? I honestly want an answer. Are you upset that we share the same hobby? Does it intimidate you that a female could be the same, or better than you at a game?

Please don’t group all guys together when you’re only talking about the minority, it’s pretty rude.

I personally only know two girls who play league regularly, I’ve never called them e-girls, nor have any of my friends (or if they have I’ve never been around to see it). They play well and we just kinda have fun. Maybe it’s you?

Nevurwin5/3/2018, 7:33:27 PM2 votes

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This occurs in-game, and on the forums. If you even have the slightest hint of femininity in your name, you're immediately scrutinized.

If you're a female that mains support -- you were "carried" to whatever rank you currently are.

This needs to stop. Why do you men feel this way? I honestly want an answer. Are you upset that we share the same hobby? Does it intimidate you that a female could be the same, or better than you at a game?

I hardly ever see women get scrutinized in this game... it happens a lot more in games that have open comms, where people actually hear you. ie Overwatch, PUBG (pre-game lobby)
Theres a big generalization that women are support mains. It doesnt have to be a "bad" thing. Its just a generalization, and well... the majority do main support. If you dont like it, stop adding to the sterotype, go to a solo lane and destroy them.
"men" dont feel this way, 13 year old little boys that dont have respect feel this way.

Silent Gravity5/4/2018, 1:10:37 AM2 votes

When people hate themselves, they take it out on any available target.

When someone decides that I'm female, guys tend to try to give me stuff so that I'll like them and gals express relief that they can relax. But, those experiences have been in MMOs, like WoW and LotRO. As far as I know, no one has expressed an opinion on my gender while playing League.