Eh.

I think that I may have a different paradigm then you all do for giving credit. Basically, if you play games and kick ass, you get respect. Gender doesn't really matter (although it does seem to me that a lot of the "girl gamers" that I've run into in the past really didn't play that well; possibly girlfriends paying back boyfriends who went Salsa dancing?). That's what is great about people like Athy over here; being CH1X0RZ doesn't mean anything, other than having a different scale for measuring shoe sizes. Gaming ability is not governed by gender, only time and effort put into the games. I'm pretty good at Halo, R6:V, GoW, and a myriad of other games, both console and computer. I know a lot of women -as in over 18- who play games competitively over a broad spectrum of games. I think that the Female Gamer stereotype is something that we as a community need to stomp out, both the ladies and the gents.

And as for the Token Hot Female Gamer thing; we live in a society that rewards such behaviour. Solution? Start a colony in the middle of nowhere, and lay down some strick fuckin' rules. AMIRITE? You'll always see people who get to the top by other means, and it's something that everyone will have to live with. The fact of the matter is the gamer culture is still predominately Male-Driven, with Games like Dead or Alive that sport some interestingly dis-proportionate ...errr...qualities. Basically, it's just something we'll have to life with.


But see, to fix the problem, we need a major effort on the part of all gamers. Unfortuneatly, many of which are the kinds of people who buy the newest version of Madden to stay cool, and are highly resistant to all forms or common sense.

So to sum it up, if you want into the industry, kick the hell out of the pretty chick who plays CS in some GoW. Seriously, whats with people's fascination with playing games almost 10 years old competitively?

Also,.......cocks?

Does it matter?

congrats on getting on the front page lauren :P

welcome to the exclusive club for people with community blogs that got on the front page.

@Nex
This might be why all the ladies dont think your single!!!! lol

Whether you become successful at what you want, it shouldn't matter how. You got what you want with out doing any thing bad, you can just use what you have. You shouldn't worry about what other people think.

I try not to pass judgement on other people not out of some religious theory, but because I care about their image about as much as I care what they think of me: Very little (notice, I didn't say I don't, we all do)

Chobot licks a PSP, Summa overhypes some non-news, Workman has an "in" (and has a catch line). Everyone has to do something attention grabbing sooner or later, if they want to get attention. Once you get it are you able to deal with the negatives.

huh!? girls can play games?...

sorry, I just woke up from a coma, let me go back to it...

btw, wake me up when a girl actually wins first place on a game...

I really don't like articles about girl gamers....just PLAY GAMES! Don't pose in a slutty matter or show off your tits online for attention or whatever reason and you wont have a lot to worry about. Guy give you hard time about gaming....just prove him you don't suck and play games. Once again JUST PLAY GAMES.

I admit I haven't read this yet cause I am tired and i don't know the subject but still. And no I am not a girl gamer hater.

That is just my thought on girl gamers...

I agree with the person who has titties.

No, but seriously, I agree 100%. Good post. I have nothing productive to add.

*yawn*

Yeah, being a girl gamer is hard. Being a girl in general is harder than being male. Life did deal you a set of shittier cards than males. I get it.

Life's tough. It will be tough when you wake up tomorrow as well. Playing games and realizing some whore is trying to sell herself by saying "I WUV GAMEZ" won't really change matters. The good looking people will still try to sell every aspect of themselves that they can sell (after all, it's a well sought commodity). The only problem here is that now gaming is becoming popular, that aspect of life is starting to seep in here as well.

The sun rises again. World's still a piece of shit in many ways. Today it is with the added pleasure of having yourself misrepresented by a bunch of attention whores. Tomorrow it'll be something else.

Buy a bullshit filter, is my recommendation. The rest you have to live with. I'm not all that crazy about being misrepresented by the guy yelling "OMG GURL GAJMER!" but since we're both males, I'm as strong as my weakest link, which is him. All I can do, is when the time comes, is not say: "OMIGOSH BOOBZ!".

A feat that won't be hard to accomplish, luckily. Till then all I'll be doing is playing games with my mouth shut, not taking naked pictures of myself with a controller stuck up my ass.

Another good iteration on the topic. But the point is lost a bit. These girly clans and groups are not usually thought up by the members. They are the brainchildren of corporations who know that if they take a bunch of attractive women and hand them game controllers, they will make money.

It's the same with any marketing system for any product or service since man stepped down from the tree and went "OMG BOOBZ". We will always have these Hot Chick Clans because they guarantee more money to the companies. The most you can do is ignore them and not buy their products.

Actually, Farktoid, that's false. The only all girl clan that is corporate is Fragdolls. The others were all member created and have since gotten corporate sponsors since their creation.

That post was nothing short of awesome.

I'm a heterosexual guy gamer. I'm not gonna sit here and tell you that hot women is unpleasing to my eye. Thar be biology in these dem braincells(amongst other places) that make sure of that.

However, I am turned off by insincerity(I call that my BS lobe).

At no point seeing these posts, articles, etc...did I ever -ever- think these women were either gamers or geeks any more then your typical booth babe. And that, to me was a turn off in the same way as if a hot chick were to approach me the day I win the lottery.

Besides, I have fun when facing a tough opponent. Not a "Oh my god...I'm like, so not aiming this rocket thingy. Tihihihi".

And sadly, it appears the gamers market is establishing the same standards big media has already set in the magazine and movie market. I sincerely feel bad for your gender and hope that puking your lunch doesn't become a prerequisite for joining a frag match(it would hard to make fun of fragging someone if it looks like they've had as much to eat as a poor Nigerian hobo...I'd probably fetch em' a sammich instead...not so fun).

In any case, I personally prefer a girl with flaws(well, within reason...a penis would be a deal breaker). I find it adds a cuteness and 'humanity' to em:)

@ bobafettm:

Okay, exception noted. :P

I am so totally proud of you right now. ^_^

I apologize if this has been said previously, just wanted to address one minor point that's been mentioned.

There's no such thing as a "true" gamer - the idea is ridiculous and subjective. Each person's idea of a "true" gamer is one that closely fits in with their own preferences. Calling it "true" like it's the ineffable, decreed-by-God way of playing games is just another mechanism for elitists to feel better about themselves.

In reality, everyone experiences games differently. Some people casually play mobile phone or DS games. Some people forge lasting social networks in MMOs. Everyone values games for different things, and denigrating some types of gamers because they are different than you is tantamount to racism or any other prejudice.

You will probably enjoy the company of and conversation with gamers of similar habits and preferences. There's nothing wrong with that. Just make sure you aren't one of the people who thinks someone who plays "x" game/genre is somehow less worthy of breathing the gamer air we share.

In my opinion, there are 2 classes of gamers. The 1st being, the person who plays madden once every few days. The other being the person who plays games constantly. The latter is the one that posts on the forums, dreams about going to the old E3, and knows how much Jack Thompson is a douche.

Most of these girls fall into the 1st. I think atheistium is right about that. It seems more and more like models (notice I said models) are trying to get geek cred. They'll talk about how awesome games are, but when they're asked what games they play in an interview, they'll spew out super mario brothers.

I just wish they were more genuine. Like I said in my previous post, it all seems so fake. Scores before whores!

Hmm... what would the EG stunt be?

First a disclaimer, its 4am and I skipped most of the comments, so my apologies if I say something thats been said.

Who cares if you, me, or anyone else is "a gamer". There is no reason to be jealous or hate on people for profiting off their looks and/or men's gullibilty(real word?). Just because some girl wears controllers on her tits doesn't make it any more difficult for you to play PS3 if you want to play PS3. Gaming is never inherently discrimintory based on sex, i've never needed to insert my penis into a console to get it working.

The arguement is slightly different if you want to "break into the industry" but basically what you are saying is you also want to make a quick buck off something you love which is the same as every other fucking person in the world. If you can put yourself ahead of other people you should wether its by flashing your tits or if its by doing good work and proving yourself to others is a personal choice.

Anyway 5am late for work hopefully this has been half coherent... Maybe I'll flesh out my thoughts and add pictures of tits and people will read it.

\Has a girlfriend who isn't a gamer
\\Sometimes wishes she was
\\\Also cocks.

I truly respect women and if women want to play video games, then we should let them. A person's gender shouldn't be an issue. We are all gamers here. If you want to play then play. Do not let anyone tell you that you can't.

If the little man in the boat wants to play mario, who are we to stop it?

apparently i was doing it wrong

Aaaaaaaah fuck it all. We got gaming, you got multiple orgasms. What more do you want..... =)

@ted

I CAME

@ted YEAH YOU DID

is it wrong that i find that oddly attractive?