I discovered Laci Green a while back when one of her videos was recommended to me. I watched all her videos and then kind of forgot about her. Yesterday another one of her videos was recommended for me and I watched it.
So here is my experience with girl hate and slut shaming.
When I started to detach from my ex, who would not even allow me to use my real name on my Steam profile, because men could see that I was a girl, I started to reshape said profile. I added a picture of myself as my avatar and a couple of quotes of funny situations to cherish the memory of it. None of it was sexual, none of it was sexist, racist or derogatory, yet my twin took offense in it.
Why?
Because I developed into one of those "gamer girls" who want men to know they are "gamer girls". I confronted her about it. I told her that I don't mind people knowing that I am a girl, because I am not ashamed of that fact and I enjoy playing with the guys I played with. She said, she didn't want me to become one of the fake gamer girls who want attention, but what is so wrong about enjoying attention? Of course I enjoyed it! All of the players had fun and all of them were nothing but respectful to me, none of them ever crossed a line and I was feeling really comfortable playing with them, why should I not enjoy the attention I get? Sure, some of them hit on me, because yes, I am a girl who plays games, but I am also a person who cares about the people I play with, so some tried to get with me, which was perfectly fine. When I told them I was not interested, they were okay with it. This is how I found my fiancé, so yes