Tyra Banks show "Decodes video game player"

[squid5580]

Look I know games sometimes get a bad rap in the media. But holy crap gamers hypersensitive much? Seriously getting all nerdragey the moment a bit of justifiable negative light is shed on our hobby is only enforcing the stereotype.

Wow Tyra is a total *****. Holy shit.

I would have slapped that whore of a girlfriend, called Tyra a jaded ***** and left.

If your girlfriend forces you to choose between your favorite hobby or her, she isn't the right girl.

Right how dare she ask for you to spend some time with her. How dare she ask for a little attention to tend to her needs? Or did you completely miss the part where everyone agreed that it is fine he plays games. But maybe he should step away from the controller once in a while? That maybe it isn't all that healthy to neglect real life because I R GAMER derp.

Reading some of these responses makes me glad I am not a gamer. I am just a person who plays games quite regularly. Keeps himself updated on the gaming news. And has a general love of video games that he has carried with him since the days of Coleco. Being called a gamer I now take as a personal insult. And the media has nothing to do with that.

You're a fool if you think his girlfriend cares about him, she brought him on that show to berate him. Whether he deserved berating or not (he didn't) makes no difference. Noone should be berated on television like that by their "loved one".

Tyra looks down on anyone who plays videogames, you included. You must be 13, why else would you allow someone to look down on you and then defend them.

Lol you know there is a difference between who I am and what I do right? Gaming doesn't define who I am. It may be an important hobby to me but that is where it ends. I love that you accuse me of being 13 with that kind of mentality though. Well done.

And you wonder why gamers can't shake these stereotypes. Say one slightly negative thing and we look like a bunch of 5 yr olds.

Tyra said that videogames are for 13 year olds, you didn't take offense to that yet you admit to playing videogames.

Obviously I know that there is a difference between what someone does (plays videogames) and who they are. That's the entire reason why that video was offensive. Tyra backhandedly mentions that gaming is for children, then Morgan comes in and explains how each type of videogame is played by different types of people. All of these views were linking what someone does to a stereotype of who they are.

Then you come in and link what people do (play videogames) to a different attitude. You're the blanket sweeper on this one, and in my opinion you must be extremely ignorant on relationships to side with the girlfriend.

If things are as bad as she claims they are you are damn right I side with the GF. Why?? Because I have been exactly where she is and I have witnessed first hand the effect it has on a relationship and a family. My x fiance (who is also the mother of my child) became addicted to an mmo (not Wow but Grand Fantasia) to the point that was all she did. I am not talking oh a few hours a day oh no I am talking 10 to 12 hours a day. I am talking she would have stacks of dishes around her PC because it got to the point where I just refused to clean up after her. So don't come in here with your holier than thou attitude until you have walked a mile in her shoes. Not all gamers are perfect. Not all of them have self control. Yes there is a dark side. And you have absolutely no idea how bad his habit is.

And I know it is shocking isn't it. A gamer who is 35 years old hears something like that and doesn't get offended by it. Why? Because it doesn't matter. OMG thats right I said it. It doesn't matter. Now I can kick and cry and act like a 13 year old over it or I can say meh it doesn't matter and move on to ensure I am not reinforcing the stereotype. And if I was face to face with here I could point out the obvious flaws in such a statement but I think Morgan did a damn fine job by bringing up FF7 and how it made grown men cry. A medium that is able to spark such an emotional response from grown men obviously can't just be for 13 yr olds can it? That was a well fought battle right there. She knew her enemy and she turned it against them. But nooo she was stereotyping us. And maybe she did use blanket statements to make a point. It doesn't matter since she made the point that needed to be made as far as I am concerned. And did you not catch how she asked if he played sports games? OMG a gamer reinforced the stereotype burn the witch. Maybe if you weren't so hypersensitive about being a gamer (what are you ashamed or something?) you would understand more of what she really did. And why she did it. Since she did something people like you are incapable of. Made a valid arguement about the positives of gaming and why we gamers love them so without flying into a nerdrage at the first perceived insult.

 

[Zeetchmen]

Morgan "Manjaw" Webb bashing video games when her job is based around them... ?

Vas?

 

[Lilani]

GAWD GUYS AND VIDEO GAMES GEEZ. IT'S SO WEIRD AND NERDY, I MEAN WHO HAS HOBBIES THAT THEY SPEND HOURS A DAY WORKING WITH? WHY CAN'T THOSE NERDS JUST STAY IN THE ARCADES, THE FREAKS.

I find this whole video to be as credible as one of those quizzes in Cosmopolitan. I'm a woman, I play games, and I KNOW that all of this is complete shit. If in a relationship you're trying to get the other to cut back on their passions, then it's probably not their obsession that is obstructing the relationship. He said he grew up with Nintendo. He knew video games long before he met her. Of course you need to be able to give time to each other too, but that should happen naturally if they like each other enough.

If not, then I know there are plenty of girls who would be more than happy to play CoD or TF2 with whatever man they end up with.

 

[godofallu]

Look I know games sometimes get a bad rap in the media. But holy crap gamers hypersensitive much? Seriously getting all nerdragey the moment a bit of justifiable negative light is shed on our hobby is only enforcing the stereotype.

Wow Tyra is a total *****. Holy shit.

I would have slapped that whore of a girlfriend, called Tyra a jaded ***** and left.

If your girlfriend forces you to choose between your favorite hobby or her, she isn't the right girl.

Right how dare she ask for you to spend some time with her. How dare she ask for a little attention to tend to her needs? Or did you completely miss the part where everyone agreed that it is fine he plays games. But maybe he should step away from the controller once in a while? That maybe it isn't all that healthy to neglect real life because I R GAMER derp.

Reading some of these responses makes me glad I am not a gamer. I am just a person who plays games quite regularly. Keeps himself updated on the gaming news. And has a general love of video games that he has carried with him since the days of Coleco. Being called a gamer I now take as a personal insult. And the media has nothing to do with that.

You're a fool if you think his girlfriend cares about him, she brought him on that show to berate him. Whether he deserved berating or not (he didn't) makes no difference. Noone should be berated on television like that by their "loved one".

Tyra looks down on anyone who plays videogames, you included. You must be 13, why else would you allow someone to look down on you and then defend them.

Lol you know there is a difference between who I am and what I do right? Gaming doesn't define who I am. It may be an important hobby to me but that is where it ends. I love that you accuse me of being 13 with that kind of mentality though. Well done.

And you wonder why gamers can't shake these stereotypes. Say one slightly negative thing and we look like a bunch of 5 yr olds.

Tyra said that videogames are for 13 year olds, you didn't take offense to that yet you admit to playing videogames.

Obviously I know that there is a difference between what someone does (plays videogames) and who they are. That's the entire reason why that video was offensive. Tyra backhandedly mentions that gaming is for children, then Morgan comes in and explains how each type of videogame is played by different types of people. All of these views were linking what someone does to a stereotype of who they are.

Then you come in and link what people do (play videogames) to a different attitude. You're the blanket sweeper on this one, and in my opinion you must be extremely ignorant on relationships to side with the girlfriend.

If things are as bad as she claims they are you are damn right I side with the GF. Why?? Because I have been exactly where she is and I have witnessed first hand the effect it has on a relationship and a family. My x fiance (who is also the mother of my child) became addicted to an mmo (not Wow but Grand Fantasia) to the point that was all she did. I am not talking oh a few hours a day oh no I am talking 10 to 12 hours a day. I am talking she would have stacks of dishes around her PC because it got to the point where I just refused to clean up after her. So don't come in here with your holier than thou attitude until you have walked a mile in her shoes. Not all gamers are perfect. Not all of them have self control. Yes there is a dark side. And you have absolutely no idea how bad his habit is.

And I know it is shocking isn't it. A gamer who is 35 years old hears something like that and doesn't get offended by it. Why? Because it doesn't matter. OMG thats right I said it. It doesn't matter. Now I can kick and cry and act like a 13 year old over it or I can say meh it doesn't matter and move on to ensure I am not reinforcing the stereotype. And if I was face to face with here I could point out the obvious flaws in such a statement but I think Morgan did a damn fine job by bringing up FF7 and how it made grown men cry. A medium that is able to spark such an emotional response from grown men obviously can't just be for 13 yr olds can it? That was a well fought battle right there. She knew her enemy and she turned it against them. But nooo she was stereotyping us. And maybe she did use blanket statements to make a point. It doesn't matter since she made the point that needed to be made as far as I am concerned. And did you not catch how she asked if he played sports games? OMG a gamer reinforced the stereotype burn the witch. Maybe if you weren't so hypersensitive about being a gamer (what are you ashamed or something?) you would understand more of what she really did. And why she did it. Since she did something people like you are incapable of. Made a valid arguement about the positives of gaming and why we gamers love them so without flying into a nerdrage at the first perceived insult.

They said he played a few hours a day and had a job. A few hours a day is not 10 hours a day.

I think Morgan took a more neutral stance as a whole, the blanket sweeps from her didn't offend me at all to be honest. I just thought it was funny how you attempted to act like there were no generalizations in the interviews.

 

[Nyce1]

All I can say is if you are a gamer and it is part of your lifestyle let your woman know that upfront. My girlfriend and I play together occasionally and then few nights a week I get to chill and play for an hour or 2 letting her know ahead of time. There is a grey area of being addicted and then it just being something you do for entertainment. The haters seem to make things worse with their uninformed illogical opinions and shows like this seem to not help at all.

 

[squid5580]

Look I know games sometimes get a bad rap in the media. But holy crap gamers hypersensitive much? Seriously getting all nerdragey the moment a bit of justifiable negative light is shed on our hobby is only enforcing the stereotype.

Wow Tyra is a total *****. Holy shit.

I would have slapped that whore of a girlfriend, called Tyra a jaded ***** and left.

If your girlfriend forces you to choose between your favorite hobby or her, she isn't the right girl.

Right how dare she ask for you to spend some time with her. How dare she ask for a little attention to tend to her needs? Or did you completely miss the part where everyone agreed that it is fine he plays games. But maybe he should step away from the controller once in a while? That maybe it isn't all that healthy to neglect real life because I R GAMER derp.

Reading some of these responses makes me glad I am not a gamer. I am just a person who plays games quite regularly. Keeps himself updated on the gaming news. And has a general love of video games that he has carried with him since the days of Coleco. Being called a gamer I now take as a personal insult. And the media has nothing to do with that.

You're a fool if you think his girlfriend cares about him, she brought him on that show to berate him. Whether he deserved berating or not (he didn't) makes no difference. Noone should be berated on television like that by their "loved one".

Tyra looks down on anyone who plays videogames, you included. You must be 13, why else would you allow someone to look down on you and then defend them.

Lol you know there is a difference between who I am and what I do right? Gaming doesn't define who I am. It may be an important hobby to me but that is where it ends. I love that you accuse me of being 13 with that kind of mentality though. Well done.

And you wonder why gamers can't shake these stereotypes. Say one slightly negative thing and we look like a bunch of 5 yr olds.

Tyra said that videogames are for 13 year olds, you didn't take offense to that yet you admit to playing videogames.

Obviously I know that there is a difference between what someone does (plays videogames) and who they are. That's the entire reason why that video was offensive. Tyra backhandedly mentions that gaming is for children, then Morgan comes in and explains how each type of videogame is played by different types of people. All of these views were linking what someone does to a stereotype of who they are.

Then you come in and link what people do (play videogames) to a different attitude. You're the blanket sweeper on this one, and in my opinion you must be extremely ignorant on relationships to side with the girlfriend.

If things are as bad as she claims they are you are damn right I side with the GF. Why?? Because I have been exactly where she is and I have witnessed first hand the effect it has on a relationship and a family. My x fiance (who is also the mother of my child) became addicted to an mmo (not Wow but Grand Fantasia) to the point that was all she did. I am not talking oh a few hours a day oh no I am talking 10 to 12 hours a day. I am talking she would have stacks of dishes around her PC because it got to the point where I just refused to clean up after her. So don't come in here with your holier than thou attitude until you have walked a mile in her shoes. Not all gamers are perfect. Not all of them have self control. Yes there is a dark side. And you have absolutely no idea how bad his habit is.

And I know it is shocking isn't it. A gamer who is 35 years old hears something like that and doesn't get offended by it. Why? Because it doesn't matter. OMG thats right I said it. It doesn't matter. Now I can kick and cry and act like a 13 year old over it or I can say meh it doesn't matter and move on to ensure I am not reinforcing the stereotype. And if I was face to face with here I could point out the obvious flaws in such a statement but I think Morgan did a damn fine job by bringing up FF7 and how it made grown men cry. A medium that is able to spark such an emotional response from grown men obviously can't just be for 13 yr olds can it? That was a well fought battle right there. She knew her enemy and she turned it against them. But nooo she was stereotyping us. And maybe she did use blanket statements to make a point. It doesn't matter since she made the point that needed to be made as far as I am concerned. And did you not catch how she asked if he played sports games? OMG a gamer reinforced the stereotype burn the witch. Maybe if you weren't so hypersensitive about being a gamer (what are you ashamed or something?) you would understand more of what she really did. And why she did it. Since she did something people like you are incapable of. Made a valid arguement about the positives of gaming and why we gamers love them so without flying into a nerdrage at the first perceived insult.

They said he played a few hours a day and had a job. A few hours a day is not 10 hours a day.

I think Morgan took a more neutral stance as a whole, the blanket sweeps from her didn't offend me at all to be honest. I just thought it was funny how you attempted to act like there were no generalizations in the interviews.

You mean like your blanket sweeping statement about being a gamer so we should all be offended by the 13 year old comment?

 

[LordOrin]

On the next Tyra Banks, a guy who sometimes ignores his girlfriend to watch football. (Spoiler: he's not 13 either)

 

[godofallu]

Look I know games sometimes get a bad rap in the media. But holy crap gamers hypersensitive much? Seriously getting all nerdragey the moment a bit of justifiable negative light is shed on our hobby is only enforcing the stereotype.

Wow Tyra is a total *****. Holy shit.

I would have slapped that whore of a girlfriend, called Tyra a jaded ***** and left.

If your girlfriend forces you to choose between your favorite hobby or her, she isn't the right girl.

Right how dare she ask for you to spend some time with her. How dare she ask for a little attention to tend to her needs? Or did you completely miss the part where everyone agreed that it is fine he plays games. But maybe he should step away from the controller once in a while? That maybe it isn't all that healthy to neglect real life because I R GAMER derp.

Reading some of these responses makes me glad I am not a gamer. I am just a person who plays games quite regularly. Keeps himself updated on the gaming news. And has a general love of video games that he has carried with him since the days of Coleco. Being called a gamer I now take as a personal insult. And the media has nothing to do with that.

You're a fool if you think his girlfriend cares about him, she brought him on that show to berate him. Whether he deserved berating or not (he didn't) makes no difference. Noone should be berated on television like that by their "loved one".

Tyra looks down on anyone who plays videogames, you included. You must be 13, why else would you allow someone to look down on you and then defend them.

Lol you know there is a difference between who I am and what I do right? Gaming doesn't define who I am. It may be an important hobby to me but that is where it ends. I love that you accuse me of being 13 with that kind of mentality though. Well done.

And you wonder why gamers can't shake these stereotypes. Say one slightly negative thing and we look like a bunch of 5 yr olds.

Tyra said that videogames are for 13 year olds, you didn't take offense to that yet you admit to playing videogames.

Obviously I know that there is a difference between what someone does (plays videogames) and who they are. That's the entire reason why that video was offensive. Tyra backhandedly mentions that gaming is for children, then Morgan comes in and explains how each type of videogame is played by different types of people. All of these views were linking what someone does to a stereotype of who they are.

Then you come in and link what people do (play videogames) to a different attitude. You're the blanket sweeper on this one, and in my opinion you must be extremely ignorant on relationships to side with the girlfriend.

If things are as bad as she claims they are you are damn right I side with the GF. Why?? Because I have been exactly where she is and I have witnessed first hand the effect it has on a relationship and a family. My x fiance (who is also the mother of my child) became addicted to an mmo (not Wow but Grand Fantasia) to the point that was all she did. I am not talking oh a few hours a day oh no I am talking 10 to 12 hours a day. I am talking she would have stacks of dishes around her PC because it got to the point where I just refused to clean up after her. So don't come in here with your holier than thou attitude until you have walked a mile in her shoes. Not all gamers are perfect. Not all of them have self control. Yes there is a dark side. And you have absolutely no idea how bad his habit is.

And I know it is shocking isn't it. A gamer who is 35 years old hears something like that and doesn't get offended by it. Why? Because it doesn't matter. OMG thats right I said it. It doesn't matter. Now I can kick and cry and act like a 13 year old over it or I can say meh it doesn't matter and move on to ensure I am not reinforcing the stereotype. And if I was face to face with here I could point out the obvious flaws in such a statement but I think Morgan did a damn fine job by bringing up FF7 and how it made grown men cry. A medium that is able to spark such an emotional response from grown men obviously can't just be for 13 yr olds can it? That was a well fought battle right there. She knew her enemy and she turned it against them. But nooo she was stereotyping us. And maybe she did use blanket statements to make a point. It doesn't matter since she made the point that needed to be made as far as I am concerned. And did you not catch how she asked if he played sports games? OMG a gamer reinforced the stereotype burn the witch. Maybe if you weren't so hypersensitive about being a gamer (what are you ashamed or something?) you would understand more of what she really did. And why she did it. Since she did something people like you are incapable of. Made a valid arguement about the positives of gaming and why we gamers love them so without flying into a nerdrage at the first perceived insult.

They said he played a few hours a day and had a job. A few hours a day is not 10 hours a day.

I think Morgan took a more neutral stance as a whole, the blanket sweeps from her didn't offend me at all to be honest. I just thought it was funny how you attempted to act like there were no generalizations in the interviews.

You mean like your blanket sweeping statement about being a gamer so we should all be offended by the 13 year old comment?

I've never labeled myself as a gamer. I did say anyone who has ever played a game should be offended by the 13 year old comment, how would that be illogical?

The argument here seems to be whether the boyfriend did wrong, and whether the girlfriend should have dragged him on stage. In my opinion a couple hours a day while maintaining a job is no big deal, and in my opinion any couple that chooses to air their disagreements on national television should break up.

 

[squid5580]

Look I know games sometimes get a bad rap in the media. But holy crap gamers hypersensitive much? Seriously getting all nerdragey the moment a bit of justifiable negative light is shed on our hobby is only enforcing the stereotype.

Wow Tyra is a total *****. Holy shit.

I would have slapped that whore of a girlfriend, called Tyra a jaded ***** and left.

If your girlfriend forces you to choose between your favorite hobby or her, she isn't the right girl.

Right how dare she ask for you to spend some time with her. How dare she ask for a little attention to tend to her needs? Or did you completely miss the part where everyone agreed that it is fine he plays games. But maybe he should step away from the controller once in a while? That maybe it isn't all that healthy to neglect real life because I R GAMER derp.

Reading some of these responses makes me glad I am not a gamer. I am just a person who plays games quite regularly. Keeps himself updated on the gaming news. And has a general love of video games that he has carried with him since the days of Coleco. Being called a gamer I now take as a personal insult. And the media has nothing to do with that.

You're a fool if you think his girlfriend cares about him, she brought him on that show to berate him. Whether he deserved berating or not (he didn't) makes no difference. Noone should be berated on television like that by their "loved one".

Tyra looks down on anyone who plays videogames, you included. You must be 13, why else would you allow someone to look down on you and then defend them.

Lol you know there is a difference between who I am and what I do right? Gaming doesn't define who I am. It may be an important hobby to me but that is where it ends. I love that you accuse me of being 13 with that kind of mentality though. Well done.

And you wonder why gamers can't shake these stereotypes. Say one slightly negative thing and we look like a bunch of 5 yr olds.

Tyra said that videogames are for 13 year olds, you didn't take offense to that yet you admit to playing videogames.

Obviously I know that there is a difference between what someone does (plays videogames) and who they are. That's the entire reason why that video was offensive. Tyra backhandedly mentions that gaming is for children, then Morgan comes in and explains how each type of videogame is played by different types of people. All of these views were linking what someone does to a stereotype of who they are.

Then you come in and link what people do (play videogames) to a different attitude. You're the blanket sweeper on this one, and in my opinion you must be extremely ignorant on relationships to side with the girlfriend.

If things are as bad as she claims they are you are damn right I side with the GF. Why?? Because I have been exactly where she is and I have witnessed first hand the effect it has on a relationship and a family. My x fiance (who is also the mother of my child) became addicted to an mmo (not Wow but Grand Fantasia) to the point that was all she did. I am not talking oh a few hours a day oh no I am talking 10 to 12 hours a day. I am talking she would have stacks of dishes around her PC because it got to the point where I just refused to clean up after her. So don't come in here with your holier than thou attitude until you have walked a mile in her shoes. Not all gamers are perfect. Not all of them have self control. Yes there is a dark side. And you have absolutely no idea how bad his habit is.

And I know it is shocking isn't it. A gamer who is 35 years old hears something like that and doesn't get offended by it. Why? Because it doesn't matter. OMG thats right I said it. It doesn't matter. Now I can kick and cry and act like a 13 year old over it or I can say meh it doesn't matter and move on to ensure I am not reinforcing the stereotype. And if I was face to face with here I could point out the obvious flaws in such a statement but I think Morgan did a damn fine job by bringing up FF7 and how it made grown men cry. A medium that is able to spark such an emotional response from grown men obviously can't just be for 13 yr olds can it? That was a well fought battle right there. She knew her enemy and she turned it against them. But nooo she was stereotyping us. And maybe she did use blanket statements to make a point. It doesn't matter since she made the point that needed to be made as far as I am concerned. And did you not catch how she asked if he played sports games? OMG a gamer reinforced the stereotype burn the witch. Maybe if you weren't so hypersensitive about being a gamer (what are you ashamed or something?) you would understand more of what she really did. And why she did it. Since she did something people like you are incapable of. Made a valid arguement about the positives of gaming and why we gamers love them so without flying into a nerdrage at the first perceived insult.

They said he played a few hours a day and had a job. A few hours a day is not 10 hours a day.

I think Morgan took a more neutral stance as a whole, the blanket sweeps from her didn't offend me at all to be honest. I just thought it was funny how you attempted to act like there were no generalizations in the interviews.

You mean like your blanket sweeping statement about being a gamer so we should all be offended by the 13 year old comment?

I've never labeled myself as a gamer. I did say anyone who has ever played a game should be offended by the 13 year old comment, how would that be illogical?

The argument here seems to be whether the boyfriend did wrong, and whether the girlfriend should have dragged him on stage. In my opinion a couple hours a day while maintaining a job is no big deal, and in my opinion any couple that chooses to air their disagreements on national television should break up.

But that is not the arguement. Well not the entire arguement. That is one piece of the arguement sure but in that aspect it is just entertainment for the viewers and the personal choice of the 2 involved. And I get that if it was you and your GF you would split up (and so would I if it was an ambush).

The other part of the arguement the important part is the so called anti gaming agenda at work here. The stereotypes that Morgan used with her blanket statements (which is funny because Yahtzee insults us far worse than Morgan did but that is ok) that are somehow offensive. And the crying and nerdrage that followed over such a minor grievance IMO. Sure Tyra said the comment, Morgan put her in her place, it isn't a big deal. And by the end Tyra and I am guessing a bunch of other viewers looked at gaming in a different light. That to me is a victory not a reason to get all upset and call foul.

 

[Dags90]

On the next Tyra Banks, a guy who sometimes ignores his girlfriend to watch football. (Spoiler: he's not 13 either)

Aww, I was hoping it'd be another one of the "wacky" episodes like the one with women who had two vaginas.

 

[Emz]

omg Tyra

I WAS ROOTING FOR YOU, WE WERE ALL ROOTING FOR YOUUUUUUUUAGSGSGSHSKHHHHDSKJFHSD

Man I love this reference.

Since when could men be "decoded" by only 3 different type of game? What nonsense - Morgan is an idiot.

 

[godofallu]

Look I know games sometimes get a bad rap in the media. But holy crap gamers hypersensitive much? Seriously getting all nerdragey the moment a bit of justifiable negative light is shed on our hobby is only enforcing the stereotype.

Wow Tyra is a total *****. Holy shit.

I would have slapped that whore of a girlfriend, called Tyra a jaded ***** and left.

If your girlfriend forces you to choose between your favorite hobby or her, she isn't the right girl.

Right how dare she ask for you to spend some time with her. How dare she ask for a little attention to tend to her needs? Or did you completely miss the part where everyone agreed that it is fine he plays games. But maybe he should step away from the controller once in a while? That maybe it isn't all that healthy to neglect real life because I R GAMER derp.

Reading some of these responses makes me glad I am not a gamer. I am just a person who plays games quite regularly. Keeps himself updated on the gaming news. And has a general love of video games that he has carried with him since the days of Coleco. Being called a gamer I now take as a personal insult. And the media has nothing to do with that.

You're a fool if you think his girlfriend cares about him, she brought him on that show to berate him. Whether he deserved berating or not (he didn't) makes no difference. Noone should be berated on television like that by their "loved one".

Tyra looks down on anyone who plays videogames, you included. You must be 13, why else would you allow someone to look down on you and then defend them.

Lol you know there is a difference between who I am and what I do right? Gaming doesn't define who I am. It may be an important hobby to me but that is where it ends. I love that you accuse me of being 13 with that kind of mentality though. Well done.

And you wonder why gamers can't shake these stereotypes. Say one slightly negative thing and we look like a bunch of 5 yr olds.

Tyra said that videogames are for 13 year olds, you didn't take offense to that yet you admit to playing videogames.

Obviously I know that there is a difference between what someone does (plays videogames) and who they are. That's the entire reason why that video was offensive. Tyra backhandedly mentions that gaming is for children, then Morgan comes in and explains how each type of videogame is played by different types of people. All of these views were linking what someone does to a stereotype of who they are.

Then you come in and link what people do (play videogames) to a different attitude. You're the blanket sweeper on this one, and in my opinion you must be extremely ignorant on relationships to side with the girlfriend.

If things are as bad as she claims they are you are damn right I side with the GF. Why?? Because I have been exactly where she is and I have witnessed first hand the effect it has on a relationship and a family. My x fiance (who is also the mother of my child) became addicted to an mmo (not Wow but Grand Fantasia) to the point that was all she did. I am not talking oh a few hours a day oh no I am talking 10 to 12 hours a day. I am talking she would have stacks of dishes around her PC because it got to the point where I just refused to clean up after her. So don't come in here with your holier than thou attitude until you have walked a mile in her shoes. Not all gamers are perfect. Not all of them have self control. Yes there is a dark side. And you have absolutely no idea how bad his habit is.

And I know it is shocking isn't it. A gamer who is 35 years old hears something like that and doesn't get offended by it. Why? Because it doesn't matter. OMG thats right I said it. It doesn't matter. Now I can kick and cry and act like a 13 year old over it or I can say meh it doesn't matter and move on to ensure I am not reinforcing the stereotype. And if I was face to face with here I could point out the obvious flaws in such a statement but I think Morgan did a damn fine job by bringing up FF7 and how it made grown men cry. A medium that is able to spark such an emotional response from grown men obviously can't just be for 13 yr olds can it? That was a well fought battle right there. She knew her enemy and she turned it against them. But nooo she was stereotyping us. And maybe she did use blanket statements to make a point. It doesn't matter since she made the point that needed to be made as far as I am concerned. And did you not catch how she asked if he played sports games? OMG a gamer reinforced the stereotype burn the witch. Maybe if you weren't so hypersensitive about being a gamer (what are you ashamed or something?) you would understand more of what she really did. And why she did it. Since she did something people like you are incapable of. Made a valid arguement about the positives of gaming and why we gamers love them so without flying into a nerdrage at the first perceived insult.

They said he played a few hours a day and had a job. A few hours a day is not 10 hours a day.

I think Morgan took a more neutral stance as a whole, the blanket sweeps from her didn't offend me at all to be honest. I just thought it was funny how you attempted to act like there were no generalizations in the interviews.

You mean like your blanket sweeping statement about being a gamer so we should all be offended by the 13 year old comment?

I've never labeled myself as a gamer. I did say anyone who has ever played a game should be offended by the 13 year old comment, how would that be illogical?

The argument here seems to be whether the boyfriend did wrong, and whether the girlfriend should have dragged him on stage. In my opinion a couple hours a day while maintaining a job is no big deal, and in my opinion any couple that chooses to air their disagreements on national television should break up.

But that is not the arguement. Well not the entire arguement. That is one piece of the arguement sure but in that aspect it is just entertainment for the viewers and the personal choice of the 2 involved. And I get that if it was you and your GF you would split up (and so would I if it was an ambush).

The other part of the arguement the important part is the so called anti gaming agenda at work here. The stereotypes that Morgan used with her blanket statements (which is funny because Yahtzee insults us far worse than Morgan did but that is ok) that are somehow offensive. And the crying and nerdrage that followed over such a minor grievance IMO. Sure Tyra said the comment, Morgan put her in her place, it isn't a big deal. And by the end Tyra and I am guessing a bunch of other viewers looked at gaming in a different light. That to me is a victory not a reason to get all upset and call foul.

See now we're getting somewhere. On the anti gaming sentiments I found Tyra to be biased against gaming, thinking it is an inferior hobby that people should grow up and give up.

Morgan tried to open her eyes, and she didn't offend me with what she was saying. I just found it to be kind of sad that she had to try and use tricks to get the women of the audience on board.

 

[Wintermoot]

what,s complicated about a guy playing video games? also why doesnt the host let people finish talking?

 

[squid5580]

Look I know games sometimes get a bad rap in the media. But holy crap gamers hypersensitive much? Seriously getting all nerdragey the moment a bit of justifiable negative light is shed on our hobby is only enforcing the stereotype.

Wow Tyra is a total *****. Holy shit.

I would have slapped that whore of a girlfriend, called Tyra a jaded ***** and left.

If your girlfriend forces you to choose between your favorite hobby or her, she isn't the right girl.

Right how dare she ask for you to spend some time with her. How dare she ask for a little attention to tend to her needs? Or did you completely miss the part where everyone agreed that it is fine he plays games. But maybe he should step away from the controller once in a while? That maybe it isn't all that healthy to neglect real life because I R GAMER derp.

Reading some of these responses makes me glad I am not a gamer. I am just a person who plays games quite regularly. Keeps himself updated on the gaming news. And has a general love of video games that he has carried with him since the days of Coleco. Being called a gamer I now take as a personal insult. And the media has nothing to do with that.

You're a fool if you think his girlfriend cares about him, she brought him on that show to berate him. Whether he deserved berating or not (he didn't) makes no difference. Noone should be berated on television like that by their "loved one".

Tyra looks down on anyone who plays videogames, you included. You must be 13, why else would you allow someone to look down on you and then defend them.

Lol you know there is a difference between who I am and what I do right? Gaming doesn't define who I am. It may be an important hobby to me but that is where it ends. I love that you accuse me of being 13 with that kind of mentality though. Well done.

And you wonder why gamers can't shake these stereotypes. Say one slightly negative thing and we look like a bunch of 5 yr olds.

Tyra said that videogames are for 13 year olds, you didn't take offense to that yet you admit to playing videogames.

Obviously I know that there is a difference between what someone does (plays videogames) and who they are. That's the entire reason why that video was offensive. Tyra backhandedly mentions that gaming is for children, then Morgan comes in and explains how each type of videogame is played by different types of people. All of these views were linking what someone does to a stereotype of who they are.

Then you come in and link what people do (play videogames) to a different attitude. You're the blanket sweeper on this one, and in my opinion you must be extremely ignorant on relationships to side with the girlfriend.

If things are as bad as she claims they are you are damn right I side with the GF. Why?? Because I have been exactly where she is and I have witnessed first hand the effect it has on a relationship and a family. My x fiance (who is also the mother of my child) became addicted to an mmo (not Wow but Grand Fantasia) to the point that was all she did. I am not talking oh a few hours a day oh no I am talking 10 to 12 hours a day. I am talking she would have stacks of dishes around her PC because it got to the point where I just refused to clean up after her. So don't come in here with your holier than thou attitude until you have walked a mile in her shoes. Not all gamers are perfect. Not all of them have self control. Yes there is a dark side. And you have absolutely no idea how bad his habit is.

And I know it is shocking isn't it. A gamer who is 35 years old hears something like that and doesn't get offended by it. Why? Because it doesn't matter. OMG thats right I said it. It doesn't matter. Now I can kick and cry and act like a 13 year old over it or I can say meh it doesn't matter and move on to ensure I am not reinforcing the stereotype. And if I was face to face with here I could point out the obvious flaws in such a statement but I think Morgan did a damn fine job by bringing up FF7 and how it made grown men cry. A medium that is able to spark such an emotional response from grown men obviously can't just be for 13 yr olds can it? That was a well fought battle right there. She knew her enemy and she turned it against them. But nooo she was stereotyping us. And maybe she did use blanket statements to make a point. It doesn't matter since she made the point that needed to be made as far as I am concerned. And did you not catch how she asked if he played sports games? OMG a gamer reinforced the stereotype burn the witch. Maybe if you weren't so hypersensitive about being a gamer (what are you ashamed or something?) you would understand more of what she really did. And why she did it. Since she did something people like you are incapable of. Made a valid arguement about the positives of gaming and why we gamers love them so without flying into a nerdrage at the first perceived insult.

They said he played a few hours a day and had a job. A few hours a day is not 10 hours a day.

I think Morgan took a more neutral stance as a whole, the blanket sweeps from her didn't offend me at all to be honest. I just thought it was funny how you attempted to act like there were no generalizations in the interviews.

You mean like your blanket sweeping statement about being a gamer so we should all be offended by the 13 year old comment?

I've never labeled myself as a gamer. I did say anyone who has ever played a game should be offended by the 13 year old comment, how would that be illogical?

The argument here seems to be whether the boyfriend did wrong, and whether the girlfriend should have dragged him on stage. In my opinion a couple hours a day while maintaining a job is no big deal, and in my opinion any couple that chooses to air their disagreements on national television should break up.

But that is not the arguement. Well not the entire arguement. That is one piece of the arguement sure but in that aspect it is just entertainment for the viewers and the personal choice of the 2 involved. And I get that if it was you and your GF you would split up (and so would I if it was an ambush).

The other part of the arguement the important part is the so called anti gaming agenda at work here. The stereotypes that Morgan used with her blanket statements (which is funny because Yahtzee insults us far worse than Morgan did but that is ok) that are somehow offensive. And the crying and nerdrage that followed over such a minor grievance IMO. Sure Tyra said the comment, Morgan put her in her place, it isn't a big deal. And by the end Tyra and I am guessing a bunch of other viewers looked at gaming in a different light. That to me is a victory not a reason to get all upset and call foul.

See now we're getting somewhere. On the anti gaming sentiments I found Tyra to be biased against gaming, thinking it is an inferior hobby that people should grow up and give up.

Morgan tried to open her eyes, and she didn't offend me with what she was saying. I just found it to be kind of sad that she had to try and use tricks to get the women of the audience on board.

Well sure she is/was but we all have opinions. Some people in this thread are biased against casual games. We can either have a logical debate about it or we can go all nerdragey and get nowhere.

As for Morgan using "tricks" well I don't see it. She used the sports game analogy and it was reinforced. She used the RPG players being more romantic types and wanting magic and orcs running around well that fits me. So really the only thing she did wrong was not use the words "MOST ... players fit into this personality type." Instead she said ALL. And because of that it somehow gave all of us a black eye? It is senseless.

 

[Chancie]

Wow. They talked about it like it was some disorder or something. -eye roll- I never really have liked Tyra Banks, but this just kinda ticked me off. It's called a hobby, and he didn't seem like the kind of guy that's actually obsessed with the games. Now, if he was neglecting everything else in his life for video games, I could see it but on average, it's never as bad as so many women make it out to be.

As the guy on the show, I would've been absolutely livid with her for doing that. Talk about humiliation.

 

[LordOrin]

On the next Tyra Banks, a guy who sometimes ignores his girlfriend to watch football. (Spoiler: he's not 13 either)

Aww, I was hoping it'd be another one of the "wacky" episodes like the one with women who had two vaginas.

Huh, I bet she blamed that on videogames too.

 

[MassiveGeek]

The only problem I had with this clip, and a lot of the comments, is that it's almost completely devoid of the fact that a lot of girls are gamers too.

I know the chick that was on the show is a game enthusiast, but christ people, there are couples where both people play games, or the girl could be the gamer and not the guy.

I know it doesn't have much to do with the issue at hand, but still... :/

 

[Theron Julius]

It doesn't strike as mocking. It's simply an attempt to explain the allure of video games to outsiders. Like explaining the attractions of reading to someone who's never read a book. Morgan does make some stereotypes, but it seems to me as the only good way of explaining some of the different reasoning behind playing games. You have to remember that she's talking to people who've never really played a game and can't understand why others would.

Edit: By outsiders I didn't mean women as a whole, I meant people who haven't played games in general.

 

[Unesh52]

I had no idea that Morgan Webb was a professional psychologist.

 

[gmaverick019_v1legacy]

oh shit, after that "your not 13" comment, i would've had a few smartass things to say back at her

i hate it when people with no experience nor knowledge on these subjects try and talk about and judge games like they are king/queen shit.

please people..ACCEPT that gaming is an ENTERTAINMENT

oh and girls

if your boyfriend is doing that

A) your a boring female dog who needs to pull the female dog pipe out of your ass

or

B) your boring and that's how couples get after 7 years, so stop complaining and find your own hobbies, you are not the most interesting thing on the planet.