Where are you from that just speaking would be enough to know your race? Similarly, what are you playing where this occurs? Just curiosity since I’ve never experienced this (from either side).
Letstakealook@lemm.ee 3 months ago
I don’t talk on mic, because as soon as I do, all the white folks, women included, start hurling racist shit in my direction. I’m definitely not interested in forming a community with that trash. Ultimately, though, I’m thankful that anonymity makes white folks comfortable enough to express their true selves. I’m never under any illusions that they can be trusted.
Halosheep@lemm.ee 3 months ago
Letstakealook@lemm.ee 3 months ago
I’m from the US. Some standouts where this occurred are battlefield, cod, counterstrike, and overwatch.
SkyeStarfall@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 months ago
I presume it’s due to African American Vernacular English (AAVE), there is a cultural aspect there that is detectable through voice
3dogsinatrenchcoat@slrpnk.net 3 months ago
You’ve never heard of an accent?
Halosheep@lemm.ee 3 months ago
An accent isn’t exactly a perfect indicator for race.
grrgyle@slrpnk.net 3 months ago
It’s an indication of ethnicity which is good enough for racists.
3dogsinatrenchcoat@slrpnk.net 3 months ago
It’s not perfect, but it is an indicator. I mean if I heard someone talking with say a chinese accent I’d probably assume their race is asian.
jbloggs777@discuss.tchncs.de 3 months ago
It truly is a shame that this behaviour is considered acceptable in many games. I still report racist comms, but it’s sometimes hard to manage as (a) it’s near impossible to report 5 people chanting n****r all at once (b) they rarely get banned when you do.
It is incredible to me how little imagination these people have, acting like primary school children who just learned a bad word and now use it all the time.
In the EU, it is primarily russians and americans who engage in this behaviour (as far as I can recognise the accents). A downside of the sanctions is that many games no longer have russian servers.
I would like to see some legislation that “encourages” large multiplayer game server operators to police their online environments properly.
UselesslyBrisk@infosec.pub 3 months ago
Many of them are and dont understand the power or history of the word. And some just never mature past HS.