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Opinion: Why do we need all-women esports teams?

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I almost didn’t write this story. Frankly, I’m tired—no, downright exhausted—by the constant dictation of what should make me angry in this world. If social media comments and woefully under-researched article pitches are to be believed, women esports teams should either make me very happy or inconsolably outraged.

About 10 years ago, it was brought to my attention that being a girl who plays video games is something that makes me special or unusual. I guess it does, statistically speaking (at least the unusual part), but I never could understand why that was a big deal.