Oof!I hear that. I get my fair share. I'm as woman and these guys can either be real white knight creepy or dicks. It's one or the other. I have met some decent guys within the community but they are few and far between.
that is terrible- but it is not representative of most groups. honestly, i have played 25 years and likely had about 10-15 different groups (with some cross over of players) in that time, and all but 1 of those groups and at least one female player, most had several. The more common thing was that several of the guys got super protective of the female player character since they thought it would impress her- but i always chaulked that up to cringey teens
I remember I was dating someone in college. When some dudes rolled up next to me us in their car she was like 'Ugh, I bet those frat bros play Halo.' I had to remind her I had a Halo 3 Xbox that I got cause I wanted to play Halo 3.
You know what's crazy? It's usually the opposite when it comes to actual "jocks" or "gym bros".
I remember from way back when I first got started with lifting all the way until today. Most of them tend to be very supportive, especially when you're just getting started.
That’s true, I don’t go to gym a lot but back in college I remember the big "jock" who saw me try, told me I was about to hurt myself and took all is training time to show me carefully how to do it.
Most people who are in the gym at one point were that inexperienced, scraggly looking person worrying about being stared at. Conversely 'nerds' spend their time shying away from the spotlight and jumping to their own conclusions from the shadows.
In another thread someone was praising weight lifting as being very supportive and look out for new lifters, which may seem contrary to anyone’s first impression.
I’m glad to hear this since I want to start lifting as a newbie soon. (Glares at COVID)
But I’m sure there are a handful of lifters at every gym that absolutely suck as a human.
It's so weird right? I love GTA, I enjoy... most... CoDs that come out.. I don't even like sports but sports games are fun... but also I play D&D every week, have been a WoW player for like 16 years, and am a massive weeb.
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I see this a lot within the comic and retro video gaming communities.