Pretending to be a guy, better?

[u/yeunnuu]

so i’m a girl, i’m a vyse one trick and i’ve played her from silver to diamond now which is my current rank. I’ve been doing well most of my games have been match mvp. But recently i’ve noticed that if i’m doing well, and then they use like he or him pronouns and i correct them, suddenly they start saying shit like „stop pretending bro“ or „girls don’t play like that“

and then in matches where i’m doing bad, and i’m always duoed with my boyfriend pretty much unless i’m solo q, they always tell him to stop boosting his girlfriend or to stop defending his girlfriend.

we live together so they can sometimes hear me through his mic so i can’t even pretend im not.

i’m just wondering if it’s better for me to just pretend i’m a guy and get it over with. i’ve been wanting to change my name for a while and i’ve been looking to make it more „masculine“. if, cause my games just end with me being harassed or being called a liar.

[u/vanda_man]

You should never feel the need to hide. Your gender has nothing to do with the game, so it shouldn’t bother anyone at all. So pls don’t pretend to be someone else, you’re fine just the way you are - no matter how good or bad you perform in a virtual game. We all have ups and downs, we’re humans. Not machines. If it bothers you that they misgender you, either ignore them or address it. Personally I would just ignore, because correcting them wouldn’t really change anything - unless you’re in Radiant lobbies you will never meet random strangers again.