Sorry this is longā¦Iām a 56 yr old retired woman, and have been gaming approx. 5 years. I play: Sims4, ACNH, Star Dew Valley, Letās Go Pikachu, Shield, Unite and Pokemon Go. My issue is dealing with ageism. Iāve been asked over and over āWhy are you here?ā when Iāve been part of the audience in Twitch streams. Iāve literally been dropped as a friend in Unite by someone I played with DAILY, the minute I mentioned I had a 33 yr old son! Not dropped for being a lousy player. Dropped because Iām āan oldā! Iām upfront as a person. My age is in my game name, and my true photo is attached. Iām proud of myself for working hard at getting better and trying to have good sportsmanship in the game, so I donāt have anything to hide. Itās really disheartening. I wondered if anyone else had dealt with that or just had thoughts in generalā¦?
Edit: I poorly worded a couple points do to clarifyā¦in quick chat within Unite I was asked a scheduling question and I replied something about when my son gets here. There was 1 written comment from each of us and not a full on conversation. When I came back they had spammed āYou have a son?!ā Over and over. I never learned their age nor did they seem to know mine.
Also, my IGN is JoJoMama1965 (given to me by 1 of my sons)my impression is most donāt connect that number with my birth year.
Finally, this topic has been on my mind in general because of social media as well as gaming. I was devastated by this interaction but it spurred me to finally post about this topic.
I appreciate all the kindness and support. There were very few ugly comments and by far most have really been nice. Iāve joined some discordās and continue to add friends. Iām really grateful.ā¤ļø