EPTAbout some troubles (SlayerS_Jessica) - Page 31
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Steveling
Greece10806 Posts
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Steamroller
Finland756 Posts
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SolidPirate
United States7 Posts
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S.O.L.I.D.
United States792 Posts
On July 22 2011 08:34 K3Nyy wrote: Nobody should ever be bullied but to not expect it from the community because she was invited because of her looks seems quite naive. There will always be criticism from people when something feels off. This this this. Jessica and SlayerS can't have really expected the community to support this move wholeheartedly when they admit to choosing a new player based on looks and potential as opposed to results and skill. That being said, the porn shit and hateful posts are taking this too far. | ||
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iinsom
Australia339 Posts
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DNA61289
United States665 Posts
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flyingbangus
United States121 Posts
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imallinson
United Kingdom3482 Posts
it is no mean feat for a female to reach Master level while laddering against males. She was not inducted so that she would achieve incredible feats in individual leagues like the GSL. Holding people to a different standard will only exclude them further from the community. You can see the same thing with sports at the moment. Football is the biggest sport in the world yet barely anyone watches female football tournaments. For women to actually be accepted and feel welcome we need to expect them to be able to compete with everyone. There is no reason why a woman who practices enough couldn't win any major tournament and if you don't expect someone to be able to compete then they shouldn't be a professional gamer whoever they are. | ||
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ClysmiC
United States2192 Posts
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Merfyn
United Kingdom945 Posts
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Haze.884
New Zealand192 Posts
And he must have believed that it was better to spread this on TL instead of trying to do it in Korea. (He says that someone on TL independently posted his claims. I find this hard to believe.) Well, you can believe him now.I decided to post that thread because the way you have been acting was really questionable. You must surely know that your tone of writting was way beyond 'keyboard warrior' I like how you have apologised (hopefully to that high-school girl too). I wish best of luck to SlayerS. | ||
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decaf
Austria1797 Posts
Even mentioning that she is female is already differentiating no matter what your intentions are. Women in esports should not receive any more attention than equally skilled males do. As IdrA already put it, it's a video game and not a dating show. I find those who attack and those who defend females equally disturbing and wrong. When will we ever be able to actually only care about meaningful information? | ||
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LesPhoques
Canada782 Posts
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Abdool
United States53 Posts
SlayerS fighting! | ||
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Itsmedudeman
United States19229 Posts
Worse players get a lot more attention than really good unknown players for a variety of reasons (Destiny) so this isn't anything new. | ||
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iamahydralisk
United States813 Posts
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mangoloid
100 Posts
My hat is off to Slayers Jessica. Judging by the very harsh community response, I was worried about what would happen (and it has indeed become much worse), but Slayers Jessica has been strong and professional and has taken responsibility and defended her decisions (and her team). I don't know whether girl progaming will ever be able to succeed considering the environment of the community, but if it does succeed it will be thanks to this example. To Slayers Jessica: stay strong and continue the good work. Hopefully one day there will be many more progaming teams with female divisions and we'll have competitive female tournaments worth watching; but there are still many hurdles to jump until that point, and the community needs good examples to follow. You have earned my respect for your professionalism (especially in the face of vicious criticism) and your clear vision for the Slayers team, and I am sure I am not alone in saying so. Best of luck to the team. | ||
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Probe1
United States17920 Posts
As always, TL <3 SlayerS | ||
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Deleuzebwo
72 Posts
On July 22 2011 08:56 mangoloid wrote: I haven't been following the story and had no idea this was getting so crazy in Korea. My hat is off to Slayers Jessica. Judging by the very harsh community response, I was worried about what would happen (and it has indeed become much worse), but Slayers Jessica has been strong and professional and has taken responsibility and defended her decisions (and her team). I don't know whether girl progaming will ever be able to succeed considering the environment of the community, but if it does succeed it will be thanks to this example. To Slayers Jessica: stay strong and continue the good work. Hopefully one day there will be many more progaming teams with female divisions and we'll have competitive female tournaments worth watching; but there are still many hurdles to jump until that point, and the community needs good examples to follow. You have earned my respect for your professionalism (especially in the face of vicious criticism) and your clear vision for the Slayers team, and I am sure I am not alone in saying so. Best of luck to the team. Again, though, what she wrote in the post is a step in the wrong direction. I'm still hoping that it is actually a language barrier issue, but implying that women could not compete in Brood War and that Jessica cannot perform in the GSL, being there merely for entertainment, is a regressive step. Why not just say "We think Eve has a lot of potential, as she won the women's tournament and is a strong Diamond player?" | ||
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EchoZ
Japan5041 Posts
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