I don't know what the big deal is. I'm a 29 year old woman who plays and has a higher gamerscore than most of the guys I come across in 360 forums. What does it matter if they want to market a game about Barbie or Bratz for little girls? Who else would buy the games? Little boys? Grown men or women? No. Girls. I think the problem here is actually that some of you use the word girl to describe yourself. Have you gone through puberty? Then you are no longer a girl. Use chick if you must, use young lady, but for the love of god STOP REFERRING TO YOURSELF AS A GIRL.
I turn 30 in September. I'm not a gamer girl. I'm a grown woman who has grown up loving games since all the way back when I WAS a gamer girl. I have an 8 year old daughter who plays games. She loves Sonic and Mario, and all the petz games, and Girls Game Room, and Pet Vet and all those other terrible titles you would never catch anyone over the age of 10 playing. I have no problem with her wanting those games. #1, at least she's gaming and #2, I'd rather she wait until she was at least 12 to watch humans and aliens being dismembered.
Not every girl feels the need to be "anti-girly" and that's FINE. These games create more gamers than what we would have if the only games out there were head splattering gore fests. This contributes to gaming becoming more socially acceptable. I have NEVER gotten a weird look from a cashier when I purchased a game. I've NEVER been ignored when I spoke about games. I get in conversations with people about games, give my opinions, talk about what I like, and I've never once been treated as more or less than just another gamer.
I feel bad for guys who game, because they're subjected to some of these "I'm a gamer girl" threads, and the need girls have even on the INTERNET to bring attention to the fact they are GIRLS WHO GAME. I shut off that BS games for girls review after less than a minute. It was TERRIBLE! Not the game, I didn't get a chance to even watch that. That girl's VOICE. Ugh! Nails on a chalkboard! Why is she punishing us by reviewing games that no self respecting person over the age of 13 should buy ANYWAY??? No one would listen to that garbage if it was a boy who posted it. Girls don't want equal treatment, they want to be acknowledged and idolized.
Threads like this... they actually do keep the "gamer girl" stereotype alive. Because even on the INTERNET we feel the need to announce we have boobs? Look, ladies... you aren't alone. You aren't pioneers for femininity. You aren't an anomaly. You're a gamer. Deal with it.
