I think it's because milktea is constantly seeking attention, using this issue to achieve good results.
I agree with her message, but I find her annoying as a person. Not gonna lie, was tempted to thumbs down it myself... not because I disagree, because I'm sick of this same person bringing up the same issue for the past few years. You're a girl, guys can be *******s, we get it.
... My best friend at the weeklies is a girl. Occasionally guys hit on her there and she politely tells them she has a boyfriend. I respect her attitude, and for not making a HUGE DRAMATIC STATEMENT about it, but rather leading by example.
She is also one of the top peach players in the city.
I'm not implying anything. It's annoying to see the same person talk about the same thing, for YEARS no matter who they are.
You're literally attacking me for having an opinion. Calm down. I don't see how your insults / negative attitude are any better for competitive smash than sexism.
This is clearly an emotional issue for you, but please keep your cool. This is a discussion, no need to attack me just because you disagree.
Ok.
What I'm getting at, is that if guys keep on pestering her and paying her attention solely for the fact that she is female, she really should cause some drama.
BECAUSE IT NEVER HAPPENS TO MALE PLAYERS. EVER.
Imagine this scenario, if you will:
Female smasher plays at Xanadu, does well against some high ranking player (Boss, Seagull, Officer etc.) and goes to the youtube channel to see the game again and what people think of it, as some helpfuls usually leave advice to aid a players game.
However, she sees lots of sexist remarks, reducing attention to her actual play at the tournament and focusing instead on her physical figure (I will link you actual comments and actual videos.)
However, she chooses to ignore it, and focuses on the helpful comments.
Next Smash weekly, she plays, and the same comments go up again.
It's irritating that these comments are usually the most liked in the whole section, and it looks like the Twitch chat was no different. But it's only some smashers, and she doesn't want to offend male smashers who actually aren't sexist if she makes a complaint about it.
And then it happens next week. And the week after that. And the next one.
It doesn't appear on male Smashers videos at all, and those seem to get more serious attention towards their gameplay and use of the characters than she does.
But, she can't complain. Otherwise, it's drama.
So, after weeks and weeks of seeing this, she stops looking at her videos altogether, and focuses on talking to attendees at tourney instead, because they're not gonna behave like these guys. They understand that she's just a smasher like them, and that competitive gaming is totally accepting towards female and male gamers alike, and she's not gonna behave like
that woman. She's cool.
...do you see where I'm going with this? This was the situation MilkTea, and many female gamers I have met over years of attending cons were in.
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I know that this really is your opinion, and you really don't see sexism in Smash as a big or even harmful thing. I know you want to focus on competitive smash above all else, because gameplay is the only thing that matters in that regard, and if we begin talking about sexism in smash, it's something that's totally not relevant within the sphere in gaming, because its only perpetrated by guys who are sexist and should just play the game like everyone else.
But it is harmful. It doesn't affect you, and theres an atmosphere of "dont stir up trouble not relevant to gameplay", but you need to break that.
Be a good representative of the community and listen to one of it's most compassionate members.
She is looking for attention, but it's not for her sake, it's for the community. Could you help to make it better?
