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[cait001]

Linking back to some older threads from 2016:

Sexism in Pinball: Practical Examples

Thanks for sharing. Are there any suggestions for how men can help women feel more welcome in the pinball world, beyond not doing these sorts of things, and calling out others who do?

Making Pinball More Welcoming (AKA #PinballSoWhite)

Inspired by the sexism thread … does it bother anyone else that the pinball community is not only 90% male, but at least 95% white? Frankly, it creeps me out sometimes. How can we make pinball more welcoming to a diverse crowd? I expect that making sure to introduce myself to the one black guy who shows up to a local tournament is probably not the way to go… (translation: already tried that). Of course this problem isn’t limited to African Americans, but they’re the largest racial minority in…

I’d link back to the earlier pinside threads (that resulted in a few women being doxxed by angry gamer men) but pinside mods seem to have nuked those.

The pinside version of this thread went… less well. Backbox podcast: Let's Talk About Diversity! | Podcasts and video streams | Pinside.com