ENWorld women

[Angcuru]

I think it may be appropriate to change the thread title to 'What Women Want...' right about now...or maybe I'm experiencing a brain fart. Who knows?

EDIT: "...and Can Men Supply It?"

 

[Xeriar]

I posted this in another thread but I'll ask the question here. There are guys out there who don't fall into the ethnic caucasion majority who game. How many non-caucasion women out there game?

I am one as an Asian woman but I'm curious how many others there are out there.

I knew a girl of native american descent who gamed, although by her looks it would take a bit of digging to find it out, her name was a dead giveaway (Xia..., Xio..., achu! oi...) - as was her house and family.

I knew a mulatto in high school (half-african half-caucasian) who gamed a lot... She was a woman of amazing intelligence, and then some.

Don't know any others, though no doubt there are some online.

 

[Dr. Strangemonkey]

I grew up gaming with women. Learned to game from a woman. All through high school my game group was mostle women. Only in college did it grow to be mostly men. Last year I gamed with no women, and this year only one.

I don't know why some women in my profession think that in order to perform it, we have to dress like the guys (I so do not - I am so tomboy-girly girl) and talk just like them.

Can't I be a top-rated scientist and a fashion diva at the same time?

I have friend in the biology grad school of my university who complains of this problem. At the time I was more than a little confident that it would go away when her fellows started to need her to actually talk to superiors and other professionals. It will make me very sad if that is not true.

 

[Silver Moon]

How many non-caucasion women out there game?

Kriskrafts is at least one-quarter Native American (the percentage is probably higher, but that is as much as we can verify).

 

[GravyFingerz]

No...but when I get splashed with cold water I get cravings for corn.

You too?

 

[Piratecat]

It's worth pointing out that there are a whole lot more women here than most people think! Many lurk in the story hour forum, though, or just post occasionally. I personally know eleven or twelve women who post here, and that's just considering folks that I've actually met.

I'm always amazed when people say that they've never gamed with women. At a mini-con we recently had, about 15 of the 34 attendees we had were women, and I'd estimate that most full-blown gaming conventions are about 20% female. In comparison, most of the games I'm in are about 40-50% female. I think we're spoiled because we live in Boston.

 

[Tanstaafl]

The ethnicity question: I'm mostly caucasion (irish & german) with some native american heritage (cherokee and sioux). Usually when asked, I claim to be 'american' which bothers people for some reason.

New questions: We've established that female gamers exist and are good or bad at the hobby about as often as their male counterparts. What about GMs and GCs? Women, do you prefer to play, run games, or mix it up (and if so what percentage of your gaming time is devoted to each - not prep time, usually running the game burns that up a lot more than playing does)? Guys, do you like or dislike games run by women?

 

[megamania]

Re: Another female gamer here....

The guys in my group had been gaming together for several years before I joined them, and it was several more years before I felt truly accepted. I knew I was "one of the guys" when they stopped apologizing every time a profanity slipped out.

You know, I never thought about it before but you're right. Our group always apologizes if something rude is said with any of our female players. Hmmm. Human conditioning...

 

[megamania]

I am asexual.

! I couldn't do that...not willingly at least. You have more control than most people. Certainly more than myself.

But do you mean asexual or celebite? Asexual I believe involves reproduces without a mate. (Biology wasn't my created strength)

 

[Conner@Home]

OK, I knew it would take a special thread to get me stop lurking and register, but I never thought it would be a women seeking women personal's ad... ( smiley here )

I haven't gamed in a long time, which is another reason why I haven't posted before, but when I did, we always played with both sexes. Maybe my experience is not typical, but I am kind of surprised that there are not more women on the boards here.

PS: Dear women: Please don't move your girl talk to a private forum, this is too much fun to read!