After three years of silence, Rockstar Games surprised the world with an update for Red Dead Online, the MMO-lite spinoff of its acclaimed open-world western. Strange Tales of the West is a humble affair compared to previous updates, which introduced things like new classes, but players are saddling up and joining posses all the same. And it’s upon this return that some players are being reminded of a disheartening reality: It really sucks to play as a female character in Red Dead Online. The conversation has been bubbling in the weeks since Red Dead Online’s sudden July 1 update, which...