The Truth About Girl Gamers.

[michael_ab]

-SNIP- its two in the mornign and my judgment is a little off, i regret that post

 

[Unmitigated Hatred]

my main problem with female gamers is, in fact, the voice. because over the mic you really do sound like a pre pubecent boy. which are invariably painful to listen to, never shut up, and always act tough, which is annoying to no end no matter your age. this sets up bad first impressions which are eaisally remedied by the end of the game, or hopefully sooner

i dont care the gender of the gamer, it is only the kind of gamer that matters

The truest thing I've heard all week.

 

[Cid Silverwing]

The reason for this is 4channers, /b/-tards and other fuckwits affiliated with either Anonymous or similar made up the pretentious "Internet law" that quotes, "There are no girls on the Internet."

You'll be surprised how often and retarded people are every time they recite that bullshit clause.

 

[rex922]

Who cares if its a girl gamer.
Honestly i have never met many girl gamers in my life but if you want to play the same game expect to be treated the same.

 

[crypt-creature]

Having a girl around that plays video games with you is also not magical. Oogling over women because they can hold an Xbox controller in their dainty little hands ensures the rest of us look like mouth breathing basement dwellers. A girl that holds a common interest with you (e.g. Gaming) should be nice, but calling "gamer couples", whatever the hell that is supposed to mean, is nice and healthy, but also normal. Couples should have common interests. Thus I reiterate my previous statement: Vagina's don't make people different, and the more you put girl gamers on some sort of magical pedestal, the further you kneecap the female gender and the worse you make us look.

You might have gotten a bit further if you had just said this in the first place.

Where as

blah blah blah I obviously have not and never will see a womans vagina in real life.

Having different sex organs than you doesn't make them magical. Just annoying.

Was insulting for no reason.

and

The Truth About Girl Gamers:

They exist and are useless.

Just made you look like a sexist prick.

 

[Kortney]

I'm a female and I don't see how me playing games has much to do with anything. It's just something I like doing.

 

[Flowerpot]

THEY DON'T EXIST. MYSTERY SOLVED. GET OVER IT.

Anybody who says otherwise or claims to be a girl is a liar.

 

[Unmitigated Hatred]

[Y]ou look like a sexist prick. Parts of your second response just reinforce it.

I'm not sexist. Thats unfair. I never said male gamers were useful in any capacity.

 

[Daedalus1942]

The Truth About Girl Gamers

So, Fellow Escapees, this is my first time posting a thread, but I feel it will provide a valid insight into both your minds, and the ever long issue of girl gamers. I keep reading these articles such as "Riot Grrrls Wanted" and "235. Vaginophobia" on the escapist website, and I just really do wonder about the Myth of the Elusive Girl Gamer, and what people think about it.

Personally, every guy I meet, whether whilst gaming online, or in the real world, either think the fact that I'm a girl gamer is too good to be true, or just don't take me seriously. Maybe this fact causes fewer girls to play online. Or maybe the girls just aren't playing the same games as you, so you don't realise they are out there! Also, I know one of my female friends doesn't like using a mic online because people think she is a prepubescent boy :\ Also a lot of the girl gamers out there were probably introduced to it by their boyfriends. Just Saying. I just believe that there must be more girl gamers than guys believe there are, or who get given credit for.

The truth is, we are out there, but you probably won't notice us, because our gamertags aren't like "FluffyBunnyGirl" or "GirlPwnsYou" or whatever.. And I personally don't fit the girl gamer stereotype of Cooking Momma and Barbie Ponies, with Guitar Hero being a step up! I am an expert at guitar hero and play a range of Xbox 360 games from Left 4 Dead and Gears of War to Too Human and Fable. Hell, I've even spent 30 hours straight playing my Xbox like a deranged fool.

Basically what I wanna know is: why is there SUCH a fuss surrounding the topic of girl gamers; how elusive they are and such, and, girl gamers, I want your opinions on this because I know you know exactly what I mean.

I just really want to know what you guys think!

UPDATE: i honestly believe im a gamer who just happens to be a girl. and i agree with the attention seeking. it annoys me.

I have no qualms whatsoever about getting my arse whipped by a woman. My problem is it hasn't happened to me, This isn't because i'm just that good at games (far from it), I'm just yet to have played against a female in any game I play. I would be oh so happy to play against a girl. It would be an immensely welcome experience rather than all the tossers on Modern Warfare 2 who have way too much time, testosterone, and ego pumping through their arses.
If I could play against a girl, I wouldn't care if she could kick my arse (chances are quite likely she would), I'd just like for once to play with a gamer with different chromosomes than myself.
I think the reason for this is the majority of female gamers are most likely console gamers, and I myself tend to be primarily a PC gamer (with a few ps3 games here and there).
Also, if I come off as sounding desperate for some gaming interaction with a girl, it's because i am! I'm bored of only ever versing guys in every single game I play, whether it be rts, fps, rpg, platformer (haven't ever encountered women on LittleBigPlanet either), mmorpg, or even puzzler.

 

[AngloDoom]

I am self righteous and in middle school, a combination of literally the worst things in the universe.

Having a girl around that plays video games with you is also not magical. Oogling over women because they can hold an Xbox controller in their dainty little hands ensures the rest of us look like mouth breathing basement dwellers. A girl that holds a common interest with you (e.g. Gaming) should be nice, but calling "gamer couples", whatever the hell that is supposed to mean, is nice and healthy, but also normal. Couples should have common interests. Thus I reiterate my previous statement: Vagina's don't make people different, and the more you put girl gamers on some sort of magical pedestal, the further you kneecap the female gender and the worst you make us look.

I think that you're forgetting that it still is pretty unusual for a girl to like videogames on the same level as a guy, at least where I live. Indeed, most women seem to look down on men where I live for playing videogames and patronisingly 'allow' us to play games. My ex-girlfriend, for example, once said she felt excluded from a conversation I was having with a friend because it involved games. When I said that I would try to steer the conversation I was having with my friend more into something she could also talk about, her reply was "Oh, but don't...I know gaming is a big part of your life" without any sense of irony. At that point in time, I was working to get money so I could spend it on us as a couple. I spent about a couple of hours a week at the very most on games because I used every oppurtunity I had to spend time with said girlfriend, however she still looked at me like I was a some kind of childish heroine addict because I had an Xbox in my room.

Maybe the women around your area are more forgiving, but it honestly is more of a big deal when a guy and girl can play videogames together in every place I've ever lived. In fact, I've only seen one couple play together on games in my entire life and it did honestly look odd to me. I've seen girls play games before, so it's not sure a big deal, but a guy playing a videogame with his girlfriend without her looking bored out of her mind or sad because they're not discussing their relationship is actually very rare in my experience.

Also, changing someone's quotes can get you in big trouble on the Escapist. It also labels you an immature troll, which isn?t helped when you obviously created your account for just that reason. Please try to keep things civil. I know it's funny to hide behind the anonymity of the internet and scream hatred at everyone you meet, but it's something we've all grown up with and it makes you seem more like a stereotype 'middleschooler' than the people you try to put-down.

 

[Daedalus1942]

I know quite a few girl gamers and I find them more fun to play with, they never take the thing too seriously and I've never met one who's an arsehole.

That is precisely the reason I wish I had female friends who were gamers!
I am very jealous of you, sir... >.<

 

[The_Graff]

Ah, the elusive Grrl Gamer. urban legend mate, urban legend.

 

[kommunizt kat]

most of the guys online cant find girls in real life so they try to find them online... My cousin (girl) is a gamer and has had (since she first started XBL) about 8 relationships with guys online.. it creeps me out.

 

[Mr.Governor]

All of the girl gamers i played with are all attention whores
who spends most of the time talking on the mic hoping to receive extra attention.

 

[StarStruckStrumpets]

Ah, the elusive Grrl Gamer. urban legend mate, urban legend.

Now that is the kind of response that should be given some credit. Should we call MythBusters?

 

[Unmitigated Hatred]

I think that you're forgetting that it still is pretty unusual for a girl to like videogames on the same level as a guy, at least where I live. Indeed, most women seem to look down on men where I live for playing videogames and patronisingly 'allow' us to play games. My ex-girlfriend, for example, once said she felt excluded from a conversation I was having with a friend because it involved games. When I said that I would try to steer the conversation I was having with my friend more into something she could also talk about, her reply was "Oh, but don't...I know gaming is a big part of your life" without any sense of irony. At that point in time, I was working to get money so I could spend it on us as a couple. I spent about a couple of hours a week at the very most on games because I used every oppurtunity I had to spend time with said girlfriend, however she still looked at me like I was a some kind of childish heroine addict because I had an Xbox in my room.

You should have gotten her to date a real heroin addict. They're insufferable and she would have come crawling back to you and you're video game addiction. No one should ever "allow you" to do anything. No two human beings have the same set of habits. If you are dating someone who can't deal with the fact that you like something she doesn't, it's a problem that goes far deeper than video game bias.

Maybe the women around your area are more forgiving, but it honestly is more of a big deal when a guy and girl can play videogames together in every place I've ever lived. In fact, I've only seen one couple play together on games in my entire life and it did honestly look odd to me. I've seen girls play games before, so it's not sure a big deal, but a guy playing a videogame with his girlfriend without her looking bored out of her mind or sad because they're not discussing their relationship is actually very rare in my experience.

The women you talk about sure do seem needy. I've dated about six different "girl gamers in my life", and I would take my current girlfriend over any one of them, which is funny, because my current girlfriend wouldn't touch an Xbox with a ten foot pole. We have a fun and productive relationship that has nothing to do with playing video games, but sometimes I just want to be antisocial and play videogames. Couples do not have to exist as one being every second of every day. If she's bored out of her mind, tell her to read a book.

The point I'm trying to make is that putting someone of the opposite sex on a shining pedestal just because she doesn't role her eyes when turn on your Wii is actually doing an incredible
disservice to them and their gender.

Also, I thought you had me on ignore?

 

[Sigmastrain]

my thoughts on girl gamers:

you have just as much a right to game as the guys do, and if you good at it, mad props. most of the girls i know that are gamers can walk up one side of me in a FPS and down the other, doesnt make me ashamed that i got my ass handed to me by a girl, just mean there that good.

now, on the other hand (now that i got the praise out of the way)

gamers in general who whine, piss and moan, or arrogant as all hell annoy the crap out of me. while gaming is a hobby i endorse for anyone of any gender, i seriously think they should ENFORCE the ratings on games. too often times i get harrassed by a whiny pre-teen who thinks there hot shit because of the fact they game all day long, well excuse me, i work a full time job and i have bills to pay.

but at this point im digressing from the topic. girl gamers are great, as long as they have the maturity level to back up their skills.

and as far as the rest of the posters. girl gamers aren't useless. if there good there good, give props where ther'e due. and anyone who thinks there useless fall into the whiny pre-teens who still think girls have "cooties" and/or don't have the social skills where women are concerned.

don't worry guys, when you hit puberty, you wont find girls annoying, and girl gamers will become prized and exceedingly rare, probably like how you think your Yu-gi-oh cards are.

and yes i know i just dated myself. get over it.