Hah, I used to have this same problem, but kinda the opposite. I played wow for a while and I completely avoided vent as much as possible. First off, I'm very shy!! Second, when ever I'd talk, I'd get stupid, annoying attention and/or comments that were completely inappropriate and unwarranted. I just wanted to play the game in peace and be treated like a normal human being. There was nothing about the way I talked that invited these comments and it completely disgusted me!! I ended up just typing out whatever I needed to say and only told people my gender when it was specifically asked of me. If someone used a wrong pronoun, I'd just let it slide. Normally, I don't mind being female or being perceived as female, but the way I was treated on there just made me feel gross. It's kinda the same when I go into a games workshop or something. People just kinda don't talk to me or treat me weird or change the way they talk around me cus they are afraid they'll offend me or something. Ugh, it is so frustrating. I wish there was just some way to get people to ignore my gender because it has nothing to do with the person I am. And btw, I know you said you pretty much hated the girls on vent, and if they were anything like the ones I encountered, I can completely understand that! Many of the ones I've met seem to be such attention whores, they bask in the attention that internet nerds give them. Of course, I've met many tolerable ones as well... I suppose they just aren't as vocal? Good luck in dealing with all of this.. it can be complicated at times.
