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"You know, when you were a baby laying in your crib, your father looked down at you and said to himself, 'One day, my son will grow to be a man.' Well, look at you now. You just got yer asses whipped - by a bunch of goddamned nerds."
"NERDS!"
"NERDS!"
It's all part of the scaremongering to ban videogames. We all know that people tend to stereotype others. So when an image of a gamer (who has legitimate problems0 come up, suddenly, all gamers are like that.
*shuffles off*
Seriously though, my 'gamer' (for lack of a better word) friends and myself are some of the most animated and awesome people that I know. I don't really get how people say that gamers are bad with talking to people or anything of that nature.
Seriously though, my 'gamer' (for lack of a better word) friends and myself are some of the most animated and awesome people that I know. I don't really get how people say that gamers are bad with talking to people or anything of that nature.
Seriously, if anything, video games have helped me become more social. It's a common interest with other people I meet and gives me a way to start conversations and discussions. Guys in my class that I've never met I'm now very good friends with because we all enjoy video games.
It's also helped boost my self-esteem, it makes me feel more confident talking to someone if I know I can probably kick their ass in Guitar Hero. :3
It's also helped boost my self-esteem, it makes me feel more confident talking to someone if I know I can probably kick their ass in Guitar Hero. :3
Stereotypes, duh... blondes are stupid. Black people are good at basketball. Asians are super smart. Lawyers are blood-sucking assholes. And gamers are shy people with no social life. When you have little knowledge and few (if any) experiences with a group in society, stereotypes tend to be what you go with.
Ugh.
Yet another "study" using surveys to poll individuals (because people never lie, right) put out by a self-serving, self-aggrandizing "scientist" with a self-interest in the subject matter doesn't mean that the results are accurate.
I really don't care if the results are accurate or not. What I do care about is people taking this kind of crap science as accurate when it fits their needs or agenda.
Yet another "study" using surveys to poll individuals (because people never lie, right) put out by a self-serving, self-aggrandizing "scientist" with a self-interest in the subject matter doesn't mean that the results are accurate.
I really don't care if the results are accurate or not. What I do care about is people taking this kind of crap science as accurate when it fits their needs or agenda.
Its because they would rather not talk to us.
They pretend we are shy so they dont have to talk to us.
or not.
i dont know.
They pretend we are shy so they dont have to talk to us.
or not.
i dont know.
Because gamers are often nerds, and the negative nerd stereotype was previously handled by, like, Trekkies and shit?
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That reminds me, When the hell are any of you gonna have a NARP in Miami or at least South Florida? Just saying.
That reminds me, When the hell are any of you gonna have a NARP in Miami or at least South Florida? Just saying.
Gamers were shy nerds. Ten years ago. Since then people who would have turned out to be jocks now sit around and play online FPS. Same thing with MMOs. Gaming has changed, but more often than not society as a whole doesn't see this. However, this has also changed the people who would have been shy nerd, they now do have people to talk to about gaming, but its different now. More likely than not, this stereotype is perpetrated by the people who don't game at all.
Movies portray us as shy, bumbling idiots. Usually this is for comic relief, but the label still sticks. This, like all stereotypes, is largely untrue of the people it is supposed to represent.
Unfortunately I am part of that stereotype. I'm mostly reclusive, just shy of being an honors student, and I could really care less about much of television, popular culture, and sports et al. However, I'm also great with children, and haven't had any trouble finding a date for a while.
Personally, I'm more worried about the stereotype that gamers may "snap" and engage in the violent behavior from the games they play.
Personally, I'm more worried about the stereotype that gamers may "snap" and engage in the violent behavior from the games they play.
Meh.
It's hard to say "Yeah I'm a stud that gets lots of chicks, loves sports, parties like a rock star AND will drop your jaw with my list of PSO rares" and not sound like a douche.
That being said:
I'm a stud that gets lots of chicks, loves sports, parties like a rock star AND will drop your jaw with my list of PSO rares.
It's hard to say "Yeah I'm a stud that gets lots of chicks, loves sports, parties like a rock star AND will drop your jaw with my list of PSO rares" and not sound like a douche.
That being said:
I'm a stud that gets lots of chicks, loves sports, parties like a rock star AND will drop your jaw with my list of PSO rares.
I know that NOBODY cares, but
I allready posted the news at my c blog.
I allready posted the news at my c blog.
This an many other points were made in the recently hyped novel Grand Theft Childhood, which everyone should read. In fact, Drs. Kutner and Olsen heavily press the fact that gaming is a social activity, and all these stories of the kid sitting up in his room all day constantly playing a game are myths, or at the very least, abnormal circumstances that could be signs of trouble.
Yeah I guess I fall into the 1 percent catagory.
Basic human connections fill me with intense anxiety.
I feel uncomfortable grouping up in MMO's sometimes too.
I can't make a phone call without going through 15 minutes of hell before hand as I'm just to scared to even call someone I know.
Alas it seems that I am a walking stereotype, luckily no one in the outside world ever sees it so I guess I'm doing the community a service by staying inside.
Basic human connections fill me with intense anxiety.
I feel uncomfortable grouping up in MMO's sometimes too.
I can't make a phone call without going through 15 minutes of hell before hand as I'm just to scared to even call someone I know.
Alas it seems that I am a walking stereotype, luckily no one in the outside world ever sees it so I guess I'm doing the community a service by staying inside.
i dont get alone easily outside. i dont play either that much time on my games... well maybe.
anyway, i never did fit in. im like mental.
anyway, i never did fit in. im like mental.
@Blue Ryd3r: you pretty much described me right there also.
but i usually do ok talking with someone 1 on 1. but i dread ever going to the store or talking on the phone. i hate paying for gas because it requires that i actually "say" something to the clerk.
thank god for online shopping! am i right? lawl.
but i usually do ok talking with someone 1 on 1. but i dread ever going to the store or talking on the phone. i hate paying for gas because it requires that i actually "say" something to the clerk.
thank god for online shopping! am i right? lawl.
I'm actually pretty shy. But I love sports (although being a runner doesn't really detract from the skinny, reclusive stereotype) and I was a member of a fraternity (so sue me).
Peronthious, my younger brother did a research project for his English class this past year on violence and video games, so we bought that book for it.
It's actually written very well, makes lots of good points about studies like these in general, and provides more practical advice than what you normally hear from mass media outlets. I'd highly recommend it to any worried parents of gamers. :3
It's actually written very well, makes lots of good points about studies like these in general, and provides more practical advice than what you normally hear from mass media outlets. I'd highly recommend it to any worried parents of gamers. :3
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