Quite honestly, I don't think it's worth worrying about. There are plenty of negative stereotypes about male gamers as well, some of which you have evoked in your own article.
Also, there are a lot of girls out there who, unfortunately, give the rest of us a bad reputation. I'm talking about the actual camwhores who get what they want through sex (or promises of sex) and end up getting whatever they want. I've played MUDs with those kinds of girls... they'd get into elite pvp clans purely through their feminine charms whereas I had to grief the hell out of the leaders of those clans before I could even hope to get in. If this guy (I'm assuming it's a guy, though you can never be sure online) has only encountered girls who fit the stereotypes that he describes, I can understand him being pissed at the whole gender.
I'm against women gamers. But I'm also against men gamers. I'm for gamers period. I don't give a crap what you are- let's game.
That, my friend, is quoatable. Word to you. And I definately agree with the whole "girl-clan" thing. What's a better way to cause more stereotype than encouraging it yourself?
I really can't be bothered to find this offensive, simply because that I found it's difficult to take Rom seriously. However it is also true that there are many women gamers who use their sex appeal to get what they wanted and before male gamers started to stereotype them as pretty face on front of an empty space, they pretty much did that themselves and gave rest of us a very bad name.
honestly, i was pissed at first, but as i read on, i did find him laughable :) i definately agree that the vocal minority (or maybe in this case, photogenic?) pretty much gave the rest a bad name. this guy is either a moran or an attention whore trying to be controversial. i'm kinda betting on the latter :P
Also, there are a lot of girls out there who, unfortunately, give the rest of us a bad reputation. I'm talking about the actual camwhores who get what they want through sex (or promises of sex) and end up getting whatever they want. I've played MUDs with those kinds of girls... they'd get into elite pvp clans purely through their feminine charms whereas I had to grief the hell out of the leaders of those clans before I could even hope to get in. If this guy (I'm assuming it's a guy, though you can never be sure online) has only encountered girls who fit the stereotypes that he describes, I can understand him being pissed at the whole gender.
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That, my friend, is quoatable. Word to you. And I definately agree with the whole "girl-clan" thing. What's a better way to cause more stereotype than encouraging it yourself?
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I really can't be bothered to find this offensive, simply because that I found it's difficult to take Rom seriously. However it is also true that there are many women gamers who use their sex appeal to get what they wanted and before male gamers started to stereotype them as pretty face on front of an empty space, they pretty much did that themselves and gave rest of us a very bad name.
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