The role of the GM

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Originally Posted by calgodot

I've developed a theory: adult males gathering for what is perceived to be an adolescent activity fall into adolescent male behavioral patterns and engage in transgressive behavior that is not tolerated in their usual work or social arenas. It is a "safe" place to express things that would be regarded as antisocial or even hostile in most (if not all) other circumstances.

I'm not sure if I've ever run a campaign where all the players were male, at least not in the past quarter century. I recently ran a one-shot where all five players were female. But my games are almost all mixed-sex. Perhaps that's why I don't see much of what you describe.