Gendered Insults

“It’s just a game”: Toxic Triggers in the Competitive FPS Valorant

Sociolinguistics

David Vuong, Emma Tosaya, Jane Heathcote, Kai Garcia If you have ever played an online game, of any variety, chances are you have run into a toxic player or two. Online gaming has a long, deep rooted history of toxicity, often attributed to many games’ violent or competitive natures. However, toxicity can stem from a […]

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“Pussy!”: Gendered Insults While Video Gaming

Language and Gender

Nisha Porchezhiyan The present article is a research study about the use of gendered insults while playing Super Smash Bros and Mario Kart. This study consisted of three players, one female and two male playing both of the games and analyzing their conversations to see which gender used “pussy” as an insult more often and

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