![]() Even when it does, I’ve been pleasantly surprised to see other players, even guys, step in to squash that behavior. Though I still brace for the snide comment, but it rarely comes. Despite this lingering dread, I’m happy to say things have gotten better. ![]() When I’m asked to play with friends - or worse, with people I just met - I see the relaxed faces around me and I wonder if I’m the only one whose heartbeat just skyrocketed. That apprehension still rears its head t oday. It was as if, to them, my performance reflected an entire gender, and would be added to their arsenal of stereotypes to pull from the next time a girl asked to play. ![]() Oftentimes it felt like it wasn’t just me playing. Growing up, I often felt a heavy weight of expectation whenever I found myself playing video games against boys.
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