For the first time ever I joined a voice call while playing a game (among us) and as soon as I said something everyone immediately started going "Is that a female??" "You're a female??" "There are females here??" I get that it was supposed to be a joke but fuck it felt so alienating to be bombarded with that in my first attempt at gaming socially
Not just women. It may unfortunately contribute to it being a self-fulfilling prophecy but I'm a cishet white guy and you couldn't pay me to turn chat on with a bunch of strangers in video game.