PixelLeaf

I was not at all surprised when seeing the allegations of sexual assault at Sonic EXPO purely because I'm all too aware of how women (myself included) are treated in this community by men (cis men specifically) There is a severe lack of respect towards women by men in the Sonic community, and it's not even a case of them thinking they're better than us, it's a case of them feeling ENTITLED to us Of course it's not all men, but it always tends to be a man I've spoken about this before, because it's been a long going issue at this point, and it can be incredibly frustrating when we already deal with this sort of thing outside of the fandom space My own experiences include: - A man threatening to break into my house and r*pe me because I wouldn't give him the time of day (he made alt accounts whenever I blocked him) - An artist made NSFW art of my irl self - Someone made AI porn of my irl self via selfies I've posted in the past - A man tried to fetishise me in stream chat by constantly asking about my heartbeat (turns out there's a heartbeat fetish) - My ex telling me to my face that I was only well known because I'm "an attractive female" - A man held me by the waist during a photo and then proceeded to follow me around a con without saying anything - Men have come to me asking if my female friends are single (they aren't and one of them is MARRIED which is public knowledge) - Constant friend requests despite me always saying on stream not to do this - Men backseating during streams, once again despite me saying not to which is especially frustrating when I'm playing a game I grew up with or played before And that's all the things I can list just on the top of my head, so there's a good chance I've missed some other experiences I've simply blanked out of my mind at this point Men, PLEASE understand that women are not here for your own gratification. Female creators aren't eye candy, nor a chance for you to practice your bad flirting skills Like Ambresprower says in this video, we just want to have the same level of respect you give to the male creators/fans in the Sonic community. If you wouldn't sexualise or try to flirt with them, don't do it to us Also keep your damn hands to yourself.