You are technically correct, she was born biologically male, and she certainly must have had a more straightforward relationship with gaming while growing up that was more socially accepted than if she were born a girl.
I wouldn't make the testosterone argument, definitely not as an "advantage". There's little evidence that biological characteristics actually affect gaming tastes or skills other than correlation (if this is false I'm happy to read any sound studies).
It's also remotely possible she doesn't attract (that much) hate from the gamer community because many of the guys just think she's just even more of a societal misfit than themselves.
But today she has a large and respectful fanbase, several of whom don't even know she was born male. While there was a bunch of flaming when she first came on the scene over 2 years ago when she first attended Iron Maiden tourneys, she's now quite well-loved because of her skill and online personality (she's one of the most-followed SC2 players on twitter).
Not being a biologist, I can't really say anything with regards to the hormonal advantage, though I wouldn't be surprised if it did play a part - the brains of young men and women are different, and it's likely that hormones play a role.
She does attract a ton of hate. Any reddit thread focusing on Scarlett will have heaps of ridiculous comments (in both directions). James Harding made his famous comment about Scarlett which InControl decided to white knight even though Scarlett herself said she found it harmless, and everyone on reddit took that opportunity to shit all over her.
I do think she gets about 1000% less hate than she would have if this were 1994, but there's still stupidity on both sides of the gender equation.
I wouldn't make the testosterone argument, definitely not as an "advantage". There's little evidence that biological characteristics actually affect gaming tastes or skills other than correlation (if this is false I'm happy to read any sound studies).
It's also remotely possible she doesn't attract (that much) hate from the gamer community because many of the guys just think she's just even more of a societal misfit than themselves.
But today she has a large and respectful fanbase, several of whom don't even know she was born male. While there was a bunch of flaming when she first came on the scene over 2 years ago when she first attended Iron Maiden tourneys, she's now quite well-loved because of her skill and online personality (she's one of the most-followed SC2 players on twitter).