Current Events > Why does speedrunning have such a high proportion of transgender people in it?

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Kyle1022
06/25/19 2:00:12 PM
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Watching Games Done Quick the last few years, I've seen like 10+ transgender speedrunners at the event. Just curious why, of all hobbies, this one has such a high concentration of trans people?
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AloofHermit
06/25/19 2:04:21 PM
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they speedrunned so fast they blurred the lines of their gender
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UnfairRepresent
06/25/19 2:04:55 PM
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Who cares tho?

I guess it's a non judgemental hobby where people respect your skill more than who you are?

You don't get personalities like Angry Joe or big tited models in the speed-running community because it takes time, skill and effort.
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mooreandrew58
06/25/19 2:06:54 PM
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I guess cause gaming is a go to hobby for anyone who had trouble making friends growing up. which im sure a lot of trans people did.
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Alteres
06/25/19 2:09:19 PM
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I actually like unfair's response.
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vocedelmorte
06/25/19 2:14:08 PM
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mooreandrew58 posted...
I guess cause gaming is a go to hobby for anyone who had trouble making friends growing up. which im sure a lot of trans people did.

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MC_BatCommander
06/25/19 2:15:03 PM
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It doesn't, they are just over-represented at AGDQ.
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Rikiaz
06/25/19 2:15:09 PM
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UnfairRepresent posted...
Who cares tho?

I guess it's a non judgemental hobby where people respect your skill more than who you are?

You don't get personalities like Angry Joe or big tited models in the speed-running community because it takes time, skill and effort.

mooreandrew58 posted...
I guess cause gaming is a go to hobby for anyone who had trouble making friends growing up. which im sure a lot of trans people did.

Im sure both of these contribute to it.
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Kyle1022
06/25/19 2:25:53 PM
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UnfairRepresent posted...
Who cares tho?

I do? That's why I made the topic.

mooreandrew58 posted...
I guess cause gaming is a go to hobby for anyone who had trouble making friends growing up. which im sure a lot of trans people did.

Hmm. Gaming in general? I'm not sure that's true. Especially if most of these people at the event are in their 20s, they would have grown up when gaming became mainstream.

MC_BatCommander posted...
It doesn't, they are just over-represented at AGDQ.

Why?
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TeaMilk
06/25/19 2:29:09 PM
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mooreandrew58
06/25/19 2:29:54 PM
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Kyle1022 posted...
Hmm. Gaming in general? I'm not sure that's true. Especially if most of these people at the event are in their 20s, they would have grown up when gaming became mainstream


Being mainstream doesnt change the fact its a hobby you can pick up and waste away your life with if you lack a social life.
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Kisai
06/25/19 2:33:02 PM
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Are there that many? I only popped into SGDQ a few times for a few minutes and only saw one. My memory's shit though.
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Foppe
06/25/19 2:35:28 PM
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A transwoman I know once said that one cause could be that they sit at home playing games simply because it is an easy hobby that doesnt require you to actually meet somebody, and some transpersons hates their bodies so much so they dont want to meet other people and be social.

That is of course a pretty individual trait.
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UnfairRepresent
06/25/19 2:40:18 PM
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Kyle1022 posted...

I do? That's why I made the topic.

Why?

Stop being bigoted, we're all equals.
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Kisai
06/25/19 2:46:47 PM
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Foppe posted...
some transpersons hates their bodies so much so they dont want to meet other people and be social.

I kinda relate to this. _

Not that it affects much, since I was never the kind to go to clubs or bars anyway. Not my kinda thing.
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Kyle1022
06/25/19 2:50:08 PM
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UnfairRepresent posted...
Why?

Stop being bigoted, we're all equals.

Never said we weren't. I'm all for trans rights, just trying to learn. Stop being divisive.
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Kolibri X
06/25/19 2:51:58 PM
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Now that you mention it I know a number of trans who are gamers.
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UnfairRepresent
06/25/19 2:59:58 PM
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Kyle1022 posted...
UnfairRepresent posted...
Why?

Stop being bigoted, we're all equals.

Never said we weren't. I'm all for trans rights, just trying to learn. Stop being divisive.

"Why are there so many blacks here!?"

"Hey I'm not bigoted, I'm just trying to learn."

Just see people as people and live your life, you'll be happier.
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fan357
06/25/19 3:00:13 PM
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The real question is why is only one of them passable as a woman? And why does AGDQ ban good runners just because of a couple swear words?
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UnfairRepresent
06/25/19 3:06:15 PM
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fan357 posted...
And why does AGDQ ban good runners just because of a couple swear words?

I don't know about the politics of it but don't they raise money for charity? And have a lot of children watching?

They probably have some standards of content
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fan357
06/25/19 3:07:12 PM
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UnfairRepresent posted...
fan357 posted...
And why does AGDQ ban good runners just because of a couple swear words?

I don't know about the politics of it but don't they raise money for charity? And have a lot of children watching?

They probably have some standards of content


They speed run M rated games. They had Hotline Miami 1 and 2 for goodness sake. This is common sense.
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berlyman101
06/25/19 3:09:53 PM
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most hobbies and jobs require you to look and act a certain way at least within a range. this makes most things difficult as a trans person, I imagine.
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UnfairRepresent
06/25/19 3:10:18 PM
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fan357 posted...
UnfairRepresent posted...
fan357 posted...
And why does AGDQ ban good runners just because of a couple swear words?

I don't know about the politics of it but don't they raise money for charity? And have a lot of children watching?

They probably have some standards of content


They speed run M rated games. They had Hotline Miami 1 and 2 for goodness sake. This is common sense.

They did Silent Hill 2 as well

But thanks to Christianity violence isn't considered as bad as fleshy bits and rude words in the US and that's the bulk of the AGDQ audience.

Same reason everyone freaked out at Janet Jacksons nipple but don't care when Obama drone strikes 5000 Civilians.
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BLAKUboy
06/25/19 3:12:26 PM
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Looking into it a little bit, transphobia has been a pretty huge problem in the community. So GDQ probably wants to promote inclusiveness a bit more to try and combat that image.
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Kyle1022
06/25/19 3:20:47 PM
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UnfairRepresent posted...
Why are there so many blacks here!?"

"Hey I'm not bigoted, I'm just trying to learn."

Just see people as people and live your life, you'll be happier.

Kyle1022 posted...
just trying to learn. Stop being divisive.

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