Sexism in Pinball: Practical Examples

[ErinK]

This topic brings up a related issue I think about a lot, but I don’t want to derail this thread with it. Please go read my new thread on diversity here:

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…