• velma@sh.itjust.works
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    9 days ago

    My ex-husband played a lot of online games when I was with him. He would often laugh and say such things like “I raped you, bro!”. He didn’t give a fuck about how I felt about it and refused to stop using such language. “Everyone does it” type attitude.

    I cannot stand to hear men rage out over video games. It makes my heart pound and gives me such anxiety.

    • LavaPlanet@sh.itjust.works
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      9 days ago

      I’m so glad he’s an ex. I’m so glad you got away from that. I absolutely get it, I have a similar ex, he didn’t rage out about gaming, because he wasn’t a gamer, but nothing else was safe. He had other words he tried to “normalise”. They think they’re gods, but really they’re a dime a dozen, you could pick one up at your local tip shop, half price because so many people throw them out.

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        9 days ago

        Thank you! I’m so much happier without him :)

        My current partner is also a gamer, but he never, ever yells at his computer or throws things or threatens to rape others. It’s so nice.

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      8 days ago

      This is one of two reasons I don’t play video games. The culture is incredibly toxic.