Sunday Loot REMIX! Combating Toxic Games Culture By Boosting Positive Voices
What? FemHype isn’t doing Twitter roundups anymore?? I know, I know. We’re going through some growing pains as a community right now, but I promise it’s all for the better! A little real talk to go with your Sunday afternoon coffee: I started this blog seven months ago in the hope that it would become a safe haven for women gamers and our supporters. That we could come here and be ourselves, free from toxic, exclusionary games culture rife in so many a comment section. I want to brew some tea and hang out with all of you! But I’ve learned that creating safe spaces is easy, but maintaining it is the tricky part. It’s been a rough few months for everyone in the gaming sphere, and sometimes it can feel like the internet—particularly social media—will never change for the better.
That’s where this new Sunday Loot series comes in. After much discussion with FemHype’s new Social Media Manager (and plenty of Minecraft meditation, right Paige?) we decided it was about time we started a weekly effort to boost smaller voices in our community, much like our earlier #SupportSmallStreamsinitiative. We’ve personally curated a list of gamers on Twitch, YouTube, WordPress, and beyond who are consistently making an effort to create friendly, positive spaces in an otherwise toxic environment. It’s a tough job facing the gaming industry with a smile, but these creators are doing it and doing it well.
So, follow them! Boost them! And share with us your favorite content creator deserving of a little boost, too. Who knows? If you’re on board with our sincere hope to create a more positive space in this new series, we just might spotlight your gaming space next Sunday!
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