A subject many of my other female gamers have been touching, so I thought I would give my 2 cents about it also.
http://pinkdragonfly.wordpress.com/2008/03/02/negativity-in-modern-day-gaming-world/
I agree with you and liked what you had to say. Unfortunately, some people just don't understand that you can still have fun and joke with people without being rude or degrading to the other players. Trash talk can be fun, but not at the expense of others' feelings. Anyway...thanks for sharing!
i have written blogs about this myself. I myself cannot seem to come up with any GOOD answers yet. :(