Shooter like Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II are known for sexist remarks directed at women. When a female player reveals her identity as a woman, she is sometimes subjected to hostility. Common insults include phrases like “Go to the kitchen” or “Make me a sandwich” – a Twitch streamer has taken it upon herself to teach a lesson to men who say such things.
What’s with “Make me a sandwich”: The phrase “Make me a sandwich” originates from a sketch on the US show “Saturday Night Live” from 1995. It is a euphemism suggesting that women are subordinate to men and belong in the kitchen.
In gaming, the phrase is hurled at women in a sexist manner, conveying: “You don’t belong here. Your place is in the kitchen.”
Even major influencers are often noted for hostile behavior towards women in shooters.
Twitch Streamer Aims to Break “Fragile” Male Egos
This is the streamer’s mission: The Twitch streamer SteffyEvans is an excellent player of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2.
She aims to expose sexist men in the game. Clips of her actions are posted on TikTok.
The streamer often identifies herself as a woman over voice chat and finds it amusing that men attack and insult her – then she takes them out. She repeatedly refers to the men as “fragile” – indicating a fragile, attacked ego.
@steffyevans Today I’m listening to what the COD boys tell me😩 #callofduty #sandwich #kitchen #steffyevans #snd #mw2 #fragilemen ♬ original sound – SteffyEvans
In a special challenge, the streamer identified herself as a woman over voice chat. Whenever someone told her “Make me a sandwich” or “Go to the kitchen”, she actually did it:
- The streamer set up cameras in her kitchen
- Every time she heard the phrase, she would get up, rush to the kitchen, make a sandwich, turn it into a meal, and store it in the refrigerator
She then returned to her computer and often won the round while telling the men: “Of course I was just away, after all, I had to make you a sandwich”.
Twitch Streamer Donated Sandwiches to the Homeless
This is what the action was about: In a conversation with Kotaku she says she lost one or two rounds because of the sandwich action, but won most of them.
I tried to be quick with the sandwiches, they took about one and a half to two minutes: I made sandwiches with turkey or ham or cheese sandwiches. Then I added chips and 2 bottles of water and packed everything up, ultimately storing it in the fridge.
At the end of the stream, the streamer distributed the food packages to the homeless.
@steffyevans Whatever they tell me to do, I actually do it🥴 #sandwichmaking #snd #steffyevans #fragilemen #callofduty #sameenergy #mw2 ♬ original sound – SteffyEvans
Why is the topic serious? The streamer says that people shouting at her to make a sandwich is still one of the more harmless things that happen to her as a woman in Call of Duty. There are also death threats and sexually aggressive comments.
The streamer says she does this to raise awareness of what is said in video games. This should also have consequences in the real world.
She also wants to advocate for people who are afraid to play a shooter due to the toxic nature of multiplayer games.
Is she succeeding with this? On Twitch, the streamer has relatively low success, reaching an average of 60 viewers over the past 365 days. But it’s gradually increasing: in the last 14 days, she had an average of 164 viewers.
Her major success comes from TikTok: her most successful video reached 5.2 million viewers. Many streamers use the TikTok platform to boost growth on their main channels, usually Twitch or YouTube.
Women in gaming are repeatedly confronted with sexist remarks. When they strike back, men often come off poorly:
“What color is your thong?” – Twitch streamer reacts perfectly
