Editing Gamer (section)

===Sexes===
Two highly controversial issues surrounding the gaming world in today's day and age are ideas of gender roles and LGBTQ+ involvement in the gaming industry. It is first important to understand the difference between men and women in the world of gaming. Although roughly the same number of men and women play games, the stereotype of a gamer is one that is predominantly male. A justification sometimes given for this is that while many women occasionally play games, they should not be considered "true" gamers because they tend to play games that are more casual and require fewer skills than men. This [[stereotype]] is perpetuated by the fact that at a professional level, most of the teams competing are composed of men, while female gamers of moderate skill are rendered invisible. The average gamer is seen as a male player who is usually Caucasian.'''<ref>{{Cite book |last=Ensslin |first=Astrid |url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/965718557 |title=Language of Gaming. |date=2011 |publisher=Palgrave Macmillan |isbn=978-0-230-35708-2 |oclc=965718557}}</ref> '''A study has shown 48% of game purchases are from female consumers, but in 2015 only 6% of women that are in the U.S. identify as a gamer.{{Citation needed|date=January 2024}} Ideas behind the word "girl gamer" tend to spark a contentious reaction, and the use of this name has been supported as a title that is seen as a [[Reappropriation|reappropriated term]].