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congrats to the girl who won. she is def a little young looking. she looks about 12, but hopefully her talents will compensate for that.
does she have any talents?
does she have any talents?
awesome, i guess the average gamer is a 14 yr. old virgin who gets turned on by a barely legal putting dog tags and joysticks (no i mean real joysticks) in her mouth suggestively. that girl looks like she still needs a babysitter, what's sexy about that???
So that's it? I thought they had to compete or something after the voting round. contest sucks and blows at the same time
I hate the whole "gaming" girl "culture". Alot of these women have no clue what being a serious gamer is, and I'm not saying there are certain criteria for meeting this status. But I just hate how every girl who plays Halo and Guitar Hero thinks she is some "hardcore" gamer. I have a girl friend that I know who claims to be the biggest "gamer" in the world, I ask her who the main character in Metroid is and she freezes. 80% of the "gamer" girls who advertise themselves as one could not answer such simple questions as that.
Boo.
/rant
Boo.
/rant
There's no easy reply that doesn't make me sound like a sexist pig or an oaf.
Basically, you don't have to try to be sexy to be a girl gamer. If you wanna cram controllers in your mouth, fine, but that's a totally different part of my brain/anatomy you're trying to please.
Being a girl gamer should not predispose you to have to be sexy all the time, lay around naked with NES carts on your cooter and bewbs, or have to have you suckling a Wii-mote in the least subtle manner.
I'd think that if you want to do the sexy-sexy thing with your video games, go right ahead, but it doesn't make me add you to my friends list on that basis alone.
When I'm playing games and I run into a girl gamer, if she wants to impress me, she needs to be able to play games, not look vapid yet sexy. That other part is totally unrelated to gaming. Any girl who has a gaming BF/significant other surely realizes that when us guys are gaming, we are not paying attention to them, so trying to intrinsically tie the two together, for me personally, does very little to knock my socks off.
Basically, you don't have to try to be sexy to be a girl gamer. If you wanna cram controllers in your mouth, fine, but that's a totally different part of my brain/anatomy you're trying to please.
Being a girl gamer should not predispose you to have to be sexy all the time, lay around naked with NES carts on your cooter and bewbs, or have to have you suckling a Wii-mote in the least subtle manner.
I'd think that if you want to do the sexy-sexy thing with your video games, go right ahead, but it doesn't make me add you to my friends list on that basis alone.
When I'm playing games and I run into a girl gamer, if she wants to impress me, she needs to be able to play games, not look vapid yet sexy. That other part is totally unrelated to gaming. Any girl who has a gaming BF/significant other surely realizes that when us guys are gaming, we are not paying attention to them, so trying to intrinsically tie the two together, for me personally, does very little to knock my socks off.
Your last paragraph pretty much sums it up for me, Colette.
As much as some men idolize these types of women, are you honestly going to 'score' someone like that with cheetos stains and the week-old BO? Hot chick will likely laugh any nerd back into their gaming hole. I bet you most of these sexy types are extremely high maintenance.
Would you give up your gaming allowance to court Ms. HAWT-but-Hi-Maintenance? If it was me, I sure as hell wouldn't. Unless somehow you found your soulmate with one.
In the end, men will always oggle the hotties.
As much as some men idolize these types of women, are you honestly going to 'score' someone like that with cheetos stains and the week-old BO? Hot chick will likely laugh any nerd back into their gaming hole. I bet you most of these sexy types are extremely high maintenance.
Would you give up your gaming allowance to court Ms. HAWT-but-Hi-Maintenance? If it was me, I sure as hell wouldn't. Unless somehow you found your soulmate with one.
In the end, men will always oggle the hotties.
i'm all for womanizing but when they use video games to taint the age-old sport, it's horrible
where the fuck are the pictures of her playing? it's just picture of her posing with game shit
where the fuck are the pictures of her playing? it's just picture of her posing with game shit
i think dvddesign says it all...although personally, i'd pay my girlfriend to lay around naked with nes carts on her cooter and bewbs.
No, that's not a Logitech MX-100 in my pants, but thanks for noticing.
What do you say I take my flag to your base and score?
You're just like an RPG! I can't wait to take you home, unwrap you, put it in, and then grind away until the sun rises.
If you're a Devil, you May Cry by the time I'm finished with ya.
You remind me of a game of Tetris -- you always want the long ones.
I lost my Friend Code... Can I have yours?
Babe, you're hotter than my 1st edition 360's power supply.
"How you and your friend join me on a search for the Tri-Force?"
Hey baby, come touch my mushroom and maybe I'll give you a 1-up.
What do you say I take my flag to your base and score?
You're just like an RPG! I can't wait to take you home, unwrap you, put it in, and then grind away until the sun rises.
If you're a Devil, you May Cry by the time I'm finished with ya.
You remind me of a game of Tetris -- you always want the long ones.
I lost my Friend Code... Can I have yours?
Babe, you're hotter than my 1st edition 360's power supply.
"How you and your friend join me on a search for the Tri-Force?"
Hey baby, come touch my mushroom and maybe I'll give you a 1-up.
well, the secret is that guys actually really like whores, and that being called a slut really isn't an insult, which explains why men drape their rooms with sluts.
so slut around all you want :)
so slut around all you want :)
Hmmm, there is a "gamer girl" *shutter* who lives near me who looks like that who is incredibly stuck up. I didn't see where she lived so I don't know. If it is her, G4 = dead.
I really, really don't like "Girl Gamers" cause it is like, "Let's put me on a pedestal so I can tell everyone how totally not different I am than you."
Something about that just rubs me in the wrong way.
Something about that just rubs me in the wrong way.
"You're just like an RPG! I can't wait to take you home, unwrap you, put it in, and then grind away until the sun rises."
Wookie....you're my new hero.
Wookie....you're my new hero.
I'm really glad this is over with. The entire contest was embarrassing. I really Aktrez would have done a great job.
Wookie wins 2 internets. Congrats.
I'm with blehman, that RPG line is Epic.
Also, I'm stealing it. Thanks.
I'm with blehman, that RPG line is Epic.
Also, I'm stealing it. Thanks.
Hmm, here is her gamercard.
http://live.xbox.com/en-US/profile/profile.aspx?pp=0&GamerTag=Bunnyxablaze
For someone who seems to be pushing thats shes a hardcore shooter player, she doesn't have a whole lot of achievements in GOW, COD4, Halo3, or Bioshock and she hasn't even played Orange Box from what I can see.
Yeah, sounds like shes a real passionate gamer to me. *rolls eyes*
http://live.xbox.com/en-US/profile/profile.aspx?pp=0&GamerTag=Bunnyxablaze
For someone who seems to be pushing thats shes a hardcore shooter player, she doesn't have a whole lot of achievements in GOW, COD4, Halo3, or Bioshock and she hasn't even played Orange Box from what I can see.
Yeah, sounds like shes a real passionate gamer to me. *rolls eyes*
Beauty contests generally make me sick to my stomach.
It's usually a collection of individuals who have no problem in objectifying and commodifying their own bodies. When you do this you stop being a person and start being someone else's product.
I hope she's real proud of herself...
It's usually a collection of individuals who have no problem in objectifying and commodifying their own bodies. When you do this you stop being a person and start being someone else's product.
I hope she's real proud of herself...
the contest on a whole didn't bother me. In fact, from G4s point of view, it was a very clever contest. What bothered be was simply the bitching. the bitching did let the team down big time.
i had alot of personal frustration at the contest, you know, i really didn't like some of the girls who were in the 'top 10'. no guesses which ones. but i did take solace in the fact that i knew G4 were picking the girl (who they thought was best for them) and not the people of the innernets. At one point G4 actually took votes off one girl particular because she was accused of cheating.
also, i know it seems like a beauty contest, but at the end of the day, this is TV not radio. G4 have to give in to the will of what the public demand.
another thing i wanted to say is that these girls are going to be told what to wear, what to say and how to act on TV. this isn't EG. an amazing, witty dtoid style female wouldn't win this because she wouldn't want to give in to the demands G4 would make of her. She may even have to play certain games, not just what she wants. I don't think this is as spectacular as these girls seem to think.
a fellow dtoider actually had a convo with a girl who entered this contest, and that girl had completely forget that if she won she would actually have to move cross country!!
however, G4 are now looking for a new MALE to appear on the show....http://www.gotcast.com/castings/G4-Tech-Correspondent/50417
LET THE BITCHING BEGIN....oh wait, thats just the vagina's.
i had alot of personal frustration at the contest, you know, i really didn't like some of the girls who were in the 'top 10'. no guesses which ones. but i did take solace in the fact that i knew G4 were picking the girl (who they thought was best for them) and not the people of the innernets. At one point G4 actually took votes off one girl particular because she was accused of cheating.
also, i know it seems like a beauty contest, but at the end of the day, this is TV not radio. G4 have to give in to the will of what the public demand.
another thing i wanted to say is that these girls are going to be told what to wear, what to say and how to act on TV. this isn't EG. an amazing, witty dtoid style female wouldn't win this because she wouldn't want to give in to the demands G4 would make of her. She may even have to play certain games, not just what she wants. I don't think this is as spectacular as these girls seem to think.
a fellow dtoider actually had a convo with a girl who entered this contest, and that girl had completely forget that if she won she would actually have to move cross country!!
however, G4 are now looking for a new MALE to appear on the show....http://www.gotcast.com/castings/G4-Tech-Correspondent/50417
LET THE BITCHING BEGIN....oh wait, thats just the vagina's.
I like to look at boobs and heinies as much as the next guy, but I'm sick of that seemingly being the sole selling point for these people. I do not want or need a model-caliber woman talking to me about video games on TV. I want someone who has good on-screen presence and knows what the hell they're doing/talking about. Morgan Webb may be pretty (shut up), but she grates on me to no end. Olivia Munn may be brain-bendingly hot, but she sounds like a bitch and isn't much of a gamer.
However, since the majority of male gamers think with their dicks, and a fair number of female gamers take advantage of this for attention, this is the bullshit we're stuck with. Gamers are more to blame for it than G4, I think.
Tiff, let's build a big ol' tree-fort, form a club, and exclude all the assholes, k?
However, since the majority of male gamers think with their dicks, and a fair number of female gamers take advantage of this for attention, this is the bullshit we're stuck with. Gamers are more to blame for it than G4, I think.
Tiff, let's build a big ol' tree-fort, form a club, and exclude all the assholes, k?
@Chiasm: I'm sorry to say with the difficulty up, getting killed by a crab in Morrowind actually happened to many, many people.
@Technophile: Since when did achievements on XBL make you a better gamer? Quite a few people have more than one name on XBL for one thing. For another, who gives a shit about achievements?
@Technophile: Since when did achievements on XBL make you a better gamer? Quite a few people have more than one name on XBL for one thing. For another, who gives a shit about achievements?
Ahh, an 18 year old Xbox fanatic. Good to see G4 is broadening its horizons :)
Other than that, no, I have no issue with this. As someone pointed out above, G4 did hire Blair Butler who is an honest to god nerd through and through, so maybe they'll come through again.
Other than that, no, I have no issue with this. As someone pointed out above, G4 did hire Blair Butler who is an honest to god nerd through and through, so maybe they'll come through again.
also keep in mind, she received the most votes, but all 10 people are having their information sent to G4 casting, so anyone could be hired.
@pheonix-blood
Whomever they hire for the male to appear on the show better not be a poser either, that's all I'm saying.
Why the hell would I get game related news and info from someone that apparently has only a passing interest in it?
that's why I come to dtoid. I know you people at least have a passion for what you do.
Whomever they hire for the male to appear on the show better not be a poser either, that's all I'm saying.
Why the hell would I get game related news and info from someone that apparently has only a passing interest in it?
that's why I come to dtoid. I know you people at least have a passion for what you do.
@Technophile: I'm not sure where you get the idea that she has "only a passing interest" in gaming... That's about as far from the truth as possible, but I do understand people's need to hate online...
i dont have a problem with this. i like attractive girls. their video gaming skills matter not to me. vaginas win.
@dbmon - I've been waiting for that comment. This is why I never said I had a problem with that. Which is why my post clearly says:
"I can't support or criticize the girls in this contest."
Thanks for reading.
"I can't support or criticize the girls in this contest."
Thanks for reading.
@wdsnizek
Can you point me to where you get the idea she's anywhere near as passionate about it as any of the girls here?
She's a poser who was obviously hired for her T&A and not her knowledge about games. I thought that was pretty apparent.
Can you point me to where you get the idea she's anywhere near as passionate about it as any of the girls here?
She's a poser who was obviously hired for her T&A and not her knowledge about games. I thought that was pretty apparent.
The replies you've gotten to this post are really distressing to me. A lot of things said here, whether "ironically" or in earnest, are awful!
The pretention displayed in automatically considering anyone who presents themselves in a sexualized manner a, somehow, less-than-serious gamer, is completely bunk. As far as I'm aware, a guy who doesn't put any effort into his appearance is given pretty much precisely as much worth by game consumers as one who puts a lot of effort in; the fact that this doesn't translate to women is fucking appalling to me. The uppity behaviour displayed by "REAL gamers" never seems more biting than it is towards women, either. I mean, yeah, Castlevania is a great game, but if you've never played one but consider yourself a gamer, the general reaction is "What?! You have to play it!" if you're a man, and "You're a fucking fraud skank!" if you're a woman. There's SO much dismissal in this industry of women for being women by people who don't even realize they're doing it, it drives me mental.
Prefacing ANY comment by saying that you might be considered chauvinist for your opinions is pretty chauvinist in and of itself-- it has this "us vs. them" mentality that I just can't comprehend. It completely misses the point. Look at the issue by wondering, "how can we, as a group, make this group accessable and friendly to everyone?", instead of wondering "how can we, as men, make this group accessable and friendly for women?" and you'll look at the issue in a much more constructive way. Similarly, thinking "I am more interested in a girl's opinion than her looks" is a lot more destructive than thinking "I am more interested in a person's opinion than their gender." Is this making sense at all?
Argh, and the casual sexism displayed in at least half of the above posts is so much of the problem-- there are two amazing ways to hide being a shitty person, though; one, is by saying "it's just a joke" and just referencing the sarcasto-nerd culture as your reason for being a shithead. Second, burning anyone who dares call people out on it as being a wet blanket who doesn't get a joke-- it's nuts!
I do have hope, though; sites like gaygamer.net are making inroads for queer gamers, in my opinion. Hopefully some good gamer blogs with a positive, feminist-friendly perspective can gain some traction in the new media sphere. As far as this G4 thing goes, I don't really know why anyone's shocked that a television show would have a presenter whose skills are in presenting; do you people think Pat Sajak and Vanna White were, like, REALLY INTO WORD PUZZLES? I just have a huge issue with the clear and casual sexism that gets thrown around by so many people on both sides of the fence about contests like this.
The pretention displayed in automatically considering anyone who presents themselves in a sexualized manner a, somehow, less-than-serious gamer, is completely bunk. As far as I'm aware, a guy who doesn't put any effort into his appearance is given pretty much precisely as much worth by game consumers as one who puts a lot of effort in; the fact that this doesn't translate to women is fucking appalling to me. The uppity behaviour displayed by "REAL gamers" never seems more biting than it is towards women, either. I mean, yeah, Castlevania is a great game, but if you've never played one but consider yourself a gamer, the general reaction is "What?! You have to play it!" if you're a man, and "You're a fucking fraud skank!" if you're a woman. There's SO much dismissal in this industry of women for being women by people who don't even realize they're doing it, it drives me mental.
Prefacing ANY comment by saying that you might be considered chauvinist for your opinions is pretty chauvinist in and of itself-- it has this "us vs. them" mentality that I just can't comprehend. It completely misses the point. Look at the issue by wondering, "how can we, as a group, make this group accessable and friendly to everyone?", instead of wondering "how can we, as men, make this group accessable and friendly for women?" and you'll look at the issue in a much more constructive way. Similarly, thinking "I am more interested in a girl's opinion than her looks" is a lot more destructive than thinking "I am more interested in a person's opinion than their gender." Is this making sense at all?
Argh, and the casual sexism displayed in at least half of the above posts is so much of the problem-- there are two amazing ways to hide being a shitty person, though; one, is by saying "it's just a joke" and just referencing the sarcasto-nerd culture as your reason for being a shithead. Second, burning anyone who dares call people out on it as being a wet blanket who doesn't get a joke-- it's nuts!
I do have hope, though; sites like gaygamer.net are making inroads for queer gamers, in my opinion. Hopefully some good gamer blogs with a positive, feminist-friendly perspective can gain some traction in the new media sphere. As far as this G4 thing goes, I don't really know why anyone's shocked that a television show would have a presenter whose skills are in presenting; do you people think Pat Sajak and Vanna White were, like, REALLY INTO WORD PUZZLES? I just have a huge issue with the clear and casual sexism that gets thrown around by so many people on both sides of the fence about contests like this.
@sharpless
"However, since the majority of male gamers think with their dicks, and a fair number of female gamers take advantage of this for attention, this is the bullshit we're stuck with. Gamers are more to blame for it than G4, I think."
Quoted for emphasis. If the vast majority of gamers that watch G4 wanted a knowledgeable female gamer I kinda doubt it would be this chick. Most think with their dicks as you said. Its kinda sad and not surprising that this happened. I'm not saying she isn't qualified I'm saying that I'm sure there was someone with more knowledge that would have been better. And all this was just a voting contest right? No on screen airtime before voting? Kinda stupid if thats the way it went down.
I know you have to fit a certain "attractiveness" level to be on TV most times but I just feel this 16 year old girl wasn't the right choice. I know a few female gamers that are more attractive and have been gaming longer than this chick has been alive. Glad I don't get G4, and I'm not sure I'd watch it anyway.
"However, since the majority of male gamers think with their dicks, and a fair number of female gamers take advantage of this for attention, this is the bullshit we're stuck with. Gamers are more to blame for it than G4, I think."
Quoted for emphasis. If the vast majority of gamers that watch G4 wanted a knowledgeable female gamer I kinda doubt it would be this chick. Most think with their dicks as you said. Its kinda sad and not surprising that this happened. I'm not saying she isn't qualified I'm saying that I'm sure there was someone with more knowledge that would have been better. And all this was just a voting contest right? No on screen airtime before voting? Kinda stupid if thats the way it went down.
I know you have to fit a certain "attractiveness" level to be on TV most times but I just feel this 16 year old girl wasn't the right choice. I know a few female gamers that are more attractive and have been gaming longer than this chick has been alive. Glad I don't get G4, and I'm not sure I'd watch it anyway.
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