League of Legends FlyQuest top-laner Gabriël ‘Bwipo’ Rau recently contributed to discussions around equality in esports. Did he do so by finding ways to support women’s esports scenes? Highlighting some of the incredible women working in esports? No.
He claimed that women should not play League of Legends while they are on their period. In doing so, he has, however, prompted vital industry conversation.
So, here is the ultimate Bwipo crash course on menstruation, from the women’s esports community.
Bwipo Rule Number 1: Women can’t play competitive League of Legends on their period
First of all, the ultimate Bwipo crash course on menstruation must start by understanding precisely what nuggets of incredibly valuable information (intended to be read sarcastically) Bwipo has shared on his platform.
On his livestream, Bwipo declared the following to 32,094 viewers: “When a woman is on the wrong time of the month to play competitively… there’s a time of the month where you should not be f*cking playing competitive games as a woman, this is my opinion”
yeah, women are so welcome in competitive esports!
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