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<blockquote data-quote="Buttercup" data-source="post: 1072117" data-attributes="member: 990"><p>I'm weighing in a tad late on this thread, but better late than never, I suppose.</p><p></p><p>Like Djeta, I've recounted my bad experiences before, so I won't rehash them. But I think it's worth mentioning that most of them were with college age guys. Right now the youngest guy in my gaming group is 32. The oldest is 52. I haven't ever had a single moment of discomfort, and there hasn't been any of the behavior you describe in your initial post.</p><p></p><p>My experience and observation these days, both at the game table and away from it, has been that most men are decent human beings who treat women just fine. Locally, I've gamed with half a dozen guys, and none of the problems you mentioned have ever reared their ugly heads. And when I was at GenCon, I met a few dozen of the guys who frequent this place. None of them were condecending, or obnoxious in any way. In fact, they were all great guys who I would be proud to game with or even just hang out with. I don't want to gush, but I can't imagine any of them behaving the way you described. They're proof of the existence of decent men. (My husband is proof too, but you don't know him.)</p><p></p><p>I'm not trying to suggest that you didn't experience what you have said you did. I do think that a certain percentage of humanity are jerks. I run into one now and then, but perhaps my experience has been so good because you have been meeting my share as well as your own.<img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" /> Thanks for taking them off my hands.</p><p></p><p>That was a long-winded way of saying that guys in general aren't the problem. I think it's most likely a maturity issue.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Buttercup, post: 1072117, member: 990"] I'm weighing in a tad late on this thread, but better late than never, I suppose. Like Djeta, I've recounted my bad experiences before, so I won't rehash them. But I think it's worth mentioning that most of them were with college age guys. Right now the youngest guy in my gaming group is 32. The oldest is 52. I haven't ever had a single moment of discomfort, and there hasn't been any of the behavior you describe in your initial post. My experience and observation these days, both at the game table and away from it, has been that most men are decent human beings who treat women just fine. Locally, I've gamed with half a dozen guys, and none of the problems you mentioned have ever reared their ugly heads. And when I was at GenCon, I met a few dozen of the guys who frequent this place. None of them were condecending, or obnoxious in any way. In fact, they were all great guys who I would be proud to game with or even just hang out with. I don't want to gush, but I can't imagine any of them behaving the way you described. They're proof of the existence of decent men. (My husband is proof too, but you don't know him.) I'm not trying to suggest that you didn't experience what you have said you did. I do think that a certain percentage of humanity are jerks. I run into one now and then, but perhaps my experience has been so good because you have been meeting my share as well as your own.;) Thanks for taking them off my hands. That was a long-winded way of saying that guys in general aren't the problem. I think it's most likely a maturity issue. [/QUOTE]
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