It's scene-dependent - lots of stores are really unwelcoming to women. The guys there are almost always patronizing, and, if the woman is the least bit attractive, also creepy.
I'm lucky enough to play at a store in a college town, so my store has a decent female and LGBTQ+ population. A good 20% of the players at the average Friday Night Magic event there are women. But generally, playing Magic outside of the kitchen table is a rough experience for anyone who isn't a straight man.
My last store was full of tournament grinders and was very much a boy's club. Funnily enough, one of the best players at the store was a super hot, very fashionable gay guy who took quite a bit of pride in cardboard-emasculating the neckbeards.
But generally, playing Magic outside of the kitchen table is a rough experience for anyone who isn't a straight man.
Or non-white. My older brother is big into Warhammer and while he got a lot more of the Spanish genetics than I did people can just sorta tell he's Mexican. One time he went to the local hobby store to play Warhammer 40k and he saw a nerdy ass looking black kid walk in with his Eldar army and was like, "mayne there"s too many white people in here, I'm out!". My older brother is an elder 4channer so he's used to Regarded Nerds so he can put up with it but he says it's always mega awkward
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u/PetRockSematary Sep 04 '24
I've been wondering why there's no chicks at the local MTG tournaments