The Normalisation of Racism, Sexism and Homophobia in the Starcraft 2 esports Scene
Recently I was approached by Doji and a few members of Team Legion Gaming to write up an article on a topic that is close to their hearts, racism/sexism/homophobia and general hate within the Starcraft 2 community. This is a heavy topic so I was nervous but I agreed to do a write up as It's something I consider extremely important.
My main goal with this article is not to tell people what is right or wrong but simply to promote thought and discussion on the topic within the community.
My reason for sharing this here is that SEA is a community that is just starting to get it's international footing. As such every thing that our community members do forms the early opinion of us in the international mindset. Remember that for every community leader/streamer/caster that throws around racism/sexism etc there are a dozen, a hundred or even a thousand people behind them that think it's normal and perfectly acceptable.
Here is the Reddit link (Shared by Doji) if you would like to pop in and comment and upvote/downvote to get some more discussion going!
I'd love to hear your thoughts positive or negative. Discussion is the only way forward, the worst thing you can do is just not think about it.
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