Prejudice is more intensified in the digital sphere as people have the guise of anonymity and distance to protect them from taking responsibility for their actions. They can blurt out racial slurs, sexist remarks, or other discriminatory insults without fear of being held accountable.
Female gamers are probably the most victimized in these contexts. There's too much vitriol online in a male-dominated space so it's not rare to see and hear people spouting hate speech. That's the reason why the community called Black Girl Gamers has been created to make a safe space for female gamers.
...Black Girl Gamers (BGG), an international online community dedicated to creating a safe space for women gamers. The community originally started as a private Facebook group launched in 2015 by Jay-Ann Lopez, an avid Halo and Call of Duty fan who has dealt with her fair share of racists and sexists online.
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