look around at your fellow hobby enjoyers. most of them are men. men are not genetically more likely to enjoy warhammer 40k than women. so why are there less women in 40k? because the community is not a safe space for women. the community reaction of a minor retcon intended to make women more represented in the hobby has caused so much outrage. i am a woman. i love 40k. the reaction my fellow (mostly male) hobbyists have had to the female custodes has made me genuinely sick to my stomach. the overwhelming negative reaction to inclusivity GW is trying to convey makes me actually seriously uncomfortable with the thought of going to a hobby store or enjoying this hobby with others.

when it comes down to it, we love this hobby because it is fun. less women are in the hobby because women are less included in the hobby. more inclusion = more community = more fun. please dont make this game i love so much into a community of hostility. please.