What? No I don’t think they do it for solidarity? Most people think they’re dudes anyway? I wasn’t talking about that.
How is gender a “personal” detail? When was the last time someone rold you to get back into the kitchen for having a male voice in an online game? Trust me, there’s a reason I don’t turn voice chat on in online games but if I had a male voice I wouldn’t think twice because that shit doesn’t get you harassed. Are you going to tell me sexism doesn’t exist next?
It’s funny you should mention women switching to male avatars to avoid rape, because when I played online games I would pretend to be a dude because I would get treated better.
Theres more to sexism then rape, is what I’m saying. Men that use female avatars in VR chat get to avoid the worst parts of sexism because everyone assumes they’re male until proven otherwise “there are no women on the internet, tits or GTFO” is how the old saying goes, isn’t it?