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minus-squarespacecowboy@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16arrow-down1·9 months agoThat toxicity you speak of is pretty evident in humans in general, you don’t have to just leave it at the feet of gamers.
minus-squareShustOne@lemmy.onelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down3·9 months agoBut we are specifically talking about toxic gamers in this case
minus-squaretopinambour_rex@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down9·edit-29 months agoDid you hear the same behavior about soccers or tennis fan ? Do they threaten the children of referees by example. Never heard such behavior. There is a part of the gamer community which is strongly toxic and seems to have no limits.
minus-squareJeeBaiChow@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·edit-29 months agoUh… they sometimes kill players when they mess up in crucial games (soccer - colombia national team), and stab other players who threaten their favourite (tennis - Monica seles fan). Edit: it was a Steffi graf fan who stabbed Monica seles.
minus-squareGamoc@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·9 months agoSoccer? You mean the fans who are known to riot? Sometimes when they win?
minus-squarespacecowboy@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·9 months agoFairly certain I’ve read about soccer fans cutting off a referees head in South America. What say you?
That toxicity you speak of is pretty evident in humans in general, you don’t have to just leave it at the feet of gamers.
But we are specifically talking about toxic gamers in this case
Did you hear the same behavior about soccers or tennis fan ? Do they threaten the children of referees by example.
Never heard such behavior. There is a part of the gamer community which is strongly toxic and seems to have no limits.
Uh… they sometimes kill players when they mess up in crucial games (soccer - colombia national team), and stab other players who threaten their favourite (tennis - Monica seles fan).
Edit: it was a Steffi graf fan who stabbed Monica seles.
Soccer? You mean the fans who are known to riot? Sometimes when they win?
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Fairly certain I’ve read about soccer fans cutting off a referees head in South America. What say you?