The forum’s administrator then joined the argument, and he told the guys to stop. Ideally, the administrator said that the women are also free to create their clans, just like the men. Moreover, the administrator said that if women make their clans, they can play together with men and compete. Someone joined the conversation, and they said that when the girls lose to the guys, they should say” rape.” This statement is very offensive, especially to women, and they did not hesitate to talk about how offended they were with those sentiments. Nevertheless, the guy who commented on how the women should respond when they lose to the guys did not pull down his comments.



While women are supposed to stand for each other when such sentiments get made about their gender, a woman started commenting and attacking the woman who was the subject matter of the whole thread. She comes on and starts defending the guys who were sexually harassing the lady by saying that there are sexists all over the world. Additionally, she said that the lady should have known that before posting a picture according to the guys’ demands. She said that the lady in question was ignorant of this fact, and she deserved all the harassment comments she was getting. Ideally, she asked why someone would post a picture if they do not expect people to start commenting.

As the threads continued, it became clear that the starcraft2 forum is full of misogynists as every guy who joined the thread was against the woman. They came on and threw harsh words at her, and some of them continued to harass her and make fun of the whole thread sexually. Some people were even saying that they were not even sure if she was a woman, or just a man posing as a woman. Some people said they were unsure if her intentions about creating the women-only clan were genuine, or she was seeking attention from the group members, calling her an attention-seeking whore. In truth, the group’s sentiments about the woman were all sexually-oriented, and they were very disheartening.