2025
Ruotsalainen, Maria; Meriläinen, Mikko
“I bet she’s ‘not like other girls” : Discursive Construction of the Ideal Gaming Woman on r/GirlGamers Journal Article
In: Media and communication, vol. 13, 2025, ISSN: 2183-2439.
Abstract | Links | Tags: Female gamers, Gender, Hostile behaviour, Online games, Reddit
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title = {“I bet she’s ‘not like other girls” : Discursive Construction of the Ideal Gaming Woman on r/GirlGamers},
author = {Maria Ruotsalainen and Mikko Meriläinen},
url = {https://doi.org/10.17645/mac.8802
https://www.cogitatiopress.com/mediaandcommunication/article/view/8802},
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year = {2025},
date = {2025-02-13},
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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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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.