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“I bet she’s ‘not like other girls’”: Discursive Construction of the Ideal Gaming Woman on r/GirlGamers

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  • Maria Ruotsalainen

    (Department of Music, Art and Culture Studies, University of Jyväskylä, Finland)

  • Mikko Meriläinen

    (Tampere University Game Research Lab, Tampere University, Finland)

Abstract

Research on women and hostile behaviour in video games has largely focused on women as victims rather than perpetuators of hostile behaviour. In this study, by utilizing discourse analysis, we examine how women’s hostile behaviour is discussed in the subreddit r/GirlGamers, and how the ideal gaming woman is discursively constructed in these discussions.

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  • Maria Ruotsalainen & Mikko Meriläinen, 2025. "“I bet she’s ‘not like other girls’”: Discursive Construction of the Ideal Gaming Woman on r/GirlGamers," Media and Communication, Cogitatio Press, vol. 13.
    • Handle: RePEc:cog:meanco:v13:y:2025:a:8802
    DOI: 10.17645/mac.8802
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    1. Lindsey Darvin & John Holden & Janelle Wells & Thomas Baker, 2021. "Breaking the glass monitor: examining the underrepresentation of women in esports environments," Sport Management Review, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 24(3), pages 475-499, May.
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