There's been a whole lot of talk lately about how introducing voice chat is going to make life more difficult for gamer girls and I'd specifically like to call out this article in particular:"Being a girl is hard". Well, no. No it's not. I should know; I've been one all my life. Being a human being is hard (I also happen to have been one of these for, like, ever). Whether you were born black, female, red-haired, too short or too tall becomes less relevant because everyone experiences hardships and toxicity both in and out of their gaming sessions. Instead of women once again using this as an excuse to shine the spotlight upon themselves, let's use this as an excuse to shine a spotlight upon toxicity in the gaming experience altogether.I've been gaming all my life and what I can tell you is this: for every 1 person that finds out you are female and exhibits toxicity towards you, there will be 10 people who shower you in oppressive and unwarranted...kindness. That's right; free loot, an immediate pass to top clans and guilds, undeserved raid slots and mountains of credits and gold. Further, for every 1 of those fanboys or toxic players, there will be 50. If you fall in that camp, you're doing it right, and I thank you.Women are not at all the only ones who will be affected by this. If you've played any other MOBA, you know that a female voice isn't all it takes for toxicity to happen. Without getting into expletives or inappropriateness, let's all just assume we know how toxic players utilize the following comments and themes (this list isn't even all inclusive; just some of the more common ones I hear):*A person who speaks some Spanish inevitably leads to toxicity related to crime, laziness or border wall security.*A person who has an accent resembling African American speaking patterns leads to racial slurs.*A person who has a Middle-Eastern accent evokes toxicity regarding terror and Islamaphobia (regardless of actual religion or beliefs, might I add).*A very young person is assaulted with caustic terminology because "6 year old shouldn't play this game" (...but seriously, if they are playing, I'm impressed).*A person with a particularly nasal voice will inevitably receive comments about his mother's basement and lack of female contact.Oh, and let's not forget the most common and relevant reason to be targeted by woefully overzealous toxicity...bad play.Our generation has just taught women (and men) to be oversensitive to women's issues because we were brought up in the aftermath of the (then necessary and relevant) women's movement. So, instead of putting women on a pedestal as though they have the monopoly on frustrating experiences and toxicity in gaming, let's band together to fight toxicity in it's many forms. If you truly want to help make gaming a better experience for women, treat them like anyone else. Don't clean up your language for us, don't give us free stuff, don't shower us with emojis in private messages; just be yourself and let's win the video game together.