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Subject: The commodification of the female gamer online

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Posted by: halomaster10144

Posted by: DarkJet7
The way males treat females online kind of makes you wonder if we're really the same species >.>

In their defense, society still hasn't worked out how to properly treat women, despite how painful obvious it is, so expecting men who haven't really interacted with women to act better than all of society is asking a bit too much.


lol

Sweeping generalizations done in attempt to persuade equality

>>>
I don't feel like arguing my point, but you can't deny that the internet has a pretty backward view towards women.

  • 01.01.2013 6:37 PM PDT

Posted by: Comrade Napoleon
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The girls who are annoying purposefully draw attention to their gender.
Have you ever considered the idea that their gender draws attention because people let it draw attention?

A girl that was in the group I am in once said something along the lines of "As a female, I...".

That first part doesnt matter when having most discussions.

  • 01.01.2013 6:38 PM PDT

Posted by: Kurosaki_Kun

I know, right?
Jay acts like she's better than everyone else simply because she's a chick.
I hope she chokes to death.


Posted by: Recon Number 54
I can't help but keep tripping over the term "commodification" as if the issue is that women online is a "commodity".

If so, who is selling and who is buying and isn't that sort of exchange demeaning and another name for prostitution?

Or are women refusing to be commodified? Which is hard to balance with an idea of "I am someone of value and deserve specific consideration".
Well, yes. It is demeaning. That is part of the problem.

Seriously, though, I need to eat, back later.

  • 01.01.2013 6:38 PM PDT
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Well, here we are. I guess that it was destined to come to this.

Public Notice:

I am getting really tired (as in pissed off that I am not in the loop, but then again, I really don't want to be) with the Private Group drama spilling over into the public forums. After a time (I'm not setting my watch) but I would like anyone and everyone who is reading this to know that soon, if I see it, The Soul is going to be busy. If it persists, I'll discuss it in the Private Group of which I am an active member and ask for some discussion, collaboration and uniform response from my colleagues.


PS:
If you think that this is a matter of "oh yeah, you tell THEM Recon" but you know what I am talking about? Then I am speaking to YOU as well. Drama such as this belongs in P_ Groups or Messages.

MFW.

  • 01.01.2013 6:38 PM PDT

Don't LOL if you aren't L'inOL.

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Even if you don't count smartphone games, there are still a lot more female gamers out there than people think.

  • 01.01.2013 6:39 PM PDT
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So do all who live to see such times, but that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us.

-Gandalf

I have aspergers and I find this highly offensive. You're on my -blam!- list now, punk.
Posted by: halomaster10144
Girls who play games are pretty much the equivalent to that aspergers kid who sits with all the other aspergers kids at lunch, consequently talking about anime.

dey'r weeerd


[Edited on 01.01.2013 6:39 PM PST]

  • 01.01.2013 6:39 PM PDT

"I firmly believe that any man's finest hour, the greatest fulfillment of all that he holds dear, is that moment when he has worked his heart out in a good cause and lies exhausted on the field of battle- victorious"

I agree with a few of OP's points. Why should women who play videogames deserve a different response? But I have a severe distaste for the fact that you're secluding a particular group as the only people that are treated differently online. The Internet is a nasty place, you will be attacked or insulted regardless of whether you're male or female. But that's the price we have to pay for using a service such as this.

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Posted by: DarkJet7

Posted by: halomaster10144

Posted by: DarkJet7
The way males treat females online kind of makes you wonder if we're really the same species >.>

In their defense, society still hasn't worked out how to properly treat women, despite how painful obvious it is, so expecting men who haven't really interacted with women to act better than all of society is asking a bit too much.


lol

Sweeping generalizations done in attempt to persuade equality

>>>
I don't feel like arguing my point, but you can't deny that the internet has a pretty backward view towards women.


That's because the internet is made up of primarily the people Darkie is defending: Fggts that will never touch a poon in their life. (aka the same people who watch anime, listen to metal, etc.)

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Posted by: Decimator Omega
I have aspergers and I find this highly offensive. You're on my -blam!- list now, punk.
Posted by: halomaster10144
Girls who play games are pretty much the equivalent to that aspergers kid who sits with all the other aspergers kids at lunch, consequently talking about anime.

dey'r weeerd


did i make fun of aspergers kids? no, i'm just saying that they're weird. never called you anything bad.

[Edited on 01.01.2013 6:40 PM PST]

  • 01.01.2013 6:40 PM PDT

I was playing Halo Reach I think it was and there were these girls who were like betraying, committing suicide and teabagging and I was all like "whaaaaa?" I thought only silly boys did that, but I was wrong.

  • 01.01.2013 6:40 PM PDT
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So do all who live to see such times, but that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us.

-Gandalf

Drama such as this belongs on TV. It shouldn't even be on the internet to begin with.
Posted by: Recon Number 54
Public Notice:

I am getting really tired (as in pissed off that I am not in the loop, but then again, I really don't want to be) with the Private Group drama spilling over into the public forums. After a time (I'm not setting my watch) but I would like anyone and everyone who is reading this to know that soon, if I see it, The Soul is going to be busy. If it persists, I'll discuss it in the Private Group of which I am an active member and ask for some discussion, collaboration and uniform response from my colleagues.


PS:
If you think that this is a matter of "oh yeah, you tell THEM Recon" but you know what I am talking about? Then I am speaking to YOU as well. Drama such as this belongs in P_ Groups or Messages.

MFW.

  • 01.01.2013 6:41 PM PDT

:)

It is annoying I don't get to meet many female gamers on video games. Out of five years gaming on the xbox I've added four girls. One of which I know in real life. The other is simply my friends girlfriend.

It would be nice to chat with some women when I game once in a while, even if most of the time I am just in a party with my best friends.

  • 01.01.2013 6:42 PM PDT
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Who said gamer girls can't be annoying idiots as well?

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Posted by: Recon Number 54
Public Notice:

I am getting really tired (as in pissed off that I am not in the loop, but then again, I really don't want to be) with the Private Group drama spilling over into the public forums. After a time (I'm not setting my watch) but I would like anyone and everyone who is reading this to know that soon, if I see it, The Soul is going to be busy. If it persists, I'll discuss it in the Private Group of which I am an active member and ask for some discussion, collaboration and uniform response from my colleagues.


PS:
If you think that this is a matter of "oh yeah, you tell THEM Recon" but you know what I am talking about? Then I am speaking to YOU as well. Drama such as this belongs in P_ Groups or Messages.

MFW.


there's only one group worse than tfs, and that's sapphire

lolsapphire

  • 01.01.2013 6:42 PM PDT
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So do all who live to see such times, but that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us.

-Gandalf

Yes you did. I don't even like anime! Your generalization of aspergers was offensive.
Posted by: halomaster10144

Posted by: Decimator Omega
I have aspergers and I find this highly offensive. You're on my -blam!- list now, punk.
Posted by: halomaster10144
Girls who play games are pretty much the equivalent to that aspergers kid who sits with all the other aspergers kids at lunch, consequently talking about anime.

dey'r weeerd


did i make fun of aspergers kids? no, i'm just saying that they're weird. never called you anything bad.

  • 01.01.2013 6:42 PM PDT

The world is not beautiful: And that, in a way, lends it a sort of beauty.

~Kino's Journey


Posted by: halomaster10144

Posted by: DarkJet7

Posted by: halomaster10144

Posted by: DarkJet7
The way males treat females online kind of makes you wonder if we're really the same species >.>

In their defense, society still hasn't worked out how to properly treat women, despite how painful obvious it is, so expecting men who haven't really interacted with women to act better than all of society is asking a bit too much.


lol

Sweeping generalizations done in attempt to persuade equality

>>>
I don't feel like arguing my point, but you can't deny that the internet has a pretty backward view towards women.


That's because the internet is made up of primarily the people Darkie is defending: Fggts that will never touch a poon in their life. (aka the same people who watch anime, listen to metal, etc.)
Are you saying i'm defending mysogony(and calling me darkie instead of jet?) because i'm not, i'm just giving a reason as to why they act like that and why it's a bit odd to expect much out of those kinds of people.

  • 01.01.2013 6:43 PM PDT

Sometimes I am tempted to quit gaming. I can no longer play without seeing ponyphags, horrendously bad teammates and mexicans.

Gaming community, I want you to know that you suck.


Posted by: Decimator Omega
I have aspergers and I find this highly offensive. You're on my -blam!- list now, punk.
Posted by: halomaster10144
Girls who play games are pretty much the equivalent to that aspergers kid who sits with all the other aspergers kids at lunch, consequently talking about anime.

dey'r weeerd
Every time I see one of these posts, I laugh my ass off.

  • 01.01.2013 6:43 PM PDT

If we disagree, it's nothing personal, opinions are opinions.
Antagonizing me to build a false sense of worth is so damn cute.

Brighten your day with science.

Posted by: halomaster10144
My opinion is narrow-minded because I take observations on what goes around me? (e.g. people who watching anime being weird as -blam!-)

lolk

Yeah, and you make arrogant generalizations with those observations.

  • 01.01.2013 6:43 PM PDT

I know you are but what am I?


Posted by: jaythenerdkid
they just congregate in different kinds of fan spaces, where the discussion is...more intellectual,

Why?

  • 01.01.2013 6:43 PM PDT
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Posted by: Decimator Omega
Yes you did. I don't even like anime! Your generalization of aspergers was offensive.
Posted by: halomaster10144

Posted by: Decimator Omega
I have aspergers and I find this highly offensive. You're on my -blam!- list now, punk.
Posted by: halomaster10144
Girls who play games are pretty much the equivalent to that aspergers kid who sits with all the other aspergers kids at lunch, consequently talking about anime.

dey'r weeerd


did i make fun of aspergers kids? no, i'm just saying that they're weird. never called you anything bad.


Fine. I will apologize to you. I'm sorry.

My still remains though: People watch anime are effing losers.

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Well, here we are. I guess that it was destined to come to this.


Posted by: halomaster10144

Posted by: Recon Number 54
Public Notice:

I am getting really tired (as in pissed off that I am not in the loop, but then again, I really don't want to be) with the Private Group drama spilling over into the public forums. After a time (I'm not setting my watch) but I would like anyone and everyone who is reading this to know that soon, if I see it, The Soul is going to be busy. If it persists, I'll discuss it in the Private Group of which I am an active member and ask for some discussion, collaboration and uniform response from my colleagues.


PS:
If you think that this is a matter of "oh yeah, you tell THEM Recon" but you know what I am talking about? Then I am speaking to YOU as well. Drama such as this belongs in P_ Groups or Messages.

MFW.


there's only one group worse than tfs, and that's sapphire

lolsapphire

I said that I'd wait. But this is long enough.

  • 01.01.2013 6:45 PM PDT

If we disagree, it's nothing personal, opinions are opinions.
Antagonizing me to build a false sense of worth is so damn cute.

Brighten your day with science.

Posted by: Recon Number 54
MFW.

lol

  • 01.01.2013 6:45 PM PDT
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Posted by: DarkSunnyboy1
Posted by: halomaster10144
My opinion is narrow-minded because I take observations on what goes around me? (e.g. people who watching anime being weird as -blam!-)

lolk

Yeah, and you make arrogant generalizations with those observations.


yeah boyyyy

  • 01.01.2013 6:45 PM PDT

Don't LOL if you aren't L'inOL.

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Posted by: Aang the Avatar
Who said gamer girls can't be annoying idiots as well?

The way she talks in that video makes me think she's actually making fun of trolls

  • 01.01.2013 6:45 PM PDT

The bible is the best book Ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I AM A PROUD CHRISTIAN. HALO IS AWESOME BUT GOD IS MUCH BETTER!!!!!!!!
Did you knew that JESUSdied for you?

What gives you the impression most gamers aren't male?

  • 01.01.2013 6:46 PM PDT