I could not agree more with your position on having a woman in The 25. It's been a huge wake-up call seeing just how large of a portion of the community is legitimately /scared/ of a woman "invading" their competitive gaming environment. They fail to grasp what the purpose of The 25 panel even is, and how someone's eligibility for it is determined by more than just their competitive expertise. I've never been more disappointed in my fellow Melee players.
yeah the moment you take a step back and think about how we’re talking about a single person being on the 25 it really comes down on you how fucking pathetic this is. These melee dudes, like dudes in gaming overall or even life in general, aren’t willing to admit what they don’t know on the matter, and they’re not willing to learn. They can acknowledge that there aren’t a lot of women in smash and it’s probably no coincidence but every damn time a woman brings a grievance to the table nothing comes of it.
And I love that too, pretending like the only thing the 25 is gonna vote on is about shit like setups controllers and in game rules (definitely something that people other than skilled players are qualified to discuss btw that’s why the 25 is like more than half Not Players) when they’ve already shit themselves over being “censored on smash.gg” cuz they no longer get to pre-register themselves as ManlyUglyLookingT***nyF***ot to make the trans girl TO uncomfortable (not making that one up for the record)