Transphobia and Sexism

Posted by Steve

Saturday, January 16, 2021 10:07 PM

I was playing ranked with a friend, and we queued up with 3 guys who all insta-locked duelists. I ask if anyone has a mic and they all get excited and say "wait is that a girl?", which made me happy. A couple minutes later one of them says I sound trans(I am). I dont say anything so they assume they were right and the 3 of them start calling me "it" and "apron". I correct them and tell them to use she/hers pronouns or just use my username, and they say "ok it" in a mocking high pitched voice. I muted them after that but it was still just a terrible experience and my performance in-game got much worse. I don't understand why someone would think its ok to call another human being "it", or being sexist by calling me "apron". Most people are nice if any trans/lgbt topics come up but these guys were the worst I've met in a while.

References

  • https://www.reddit.com/r/VALORANT/comments/kyd1yc/transphobia_and_sexism/
  • https://reddit.com/kyd1yc

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