I m a girl get over it

[fusangite]

One wonders why we need to preface the Gamer title with a gender. Hopefully some day we won't need to.

That's only going to happen when women represent a larger portion of the hobby. Titles like "male cheerleader" and "male nurse" continue to be used without people taking offence because these professions are dominated by women. In any group that is overwhelmingly one gender or the other, gender-defining language will be affixed to most references to members of the minority gender.

Sometimes I wonder if the "look at me, I'm a female gamer" mentality is part of the reason why such differentiations still exist.

I'm more inclined to put it down to demographic realities and terminological precision.

 

[Mrbunny]

So i shall now unmask myself as the guy who calls your beloved SJ a rookie.
I'm Bens (Scratched_back) and Sarajaine"The Solar" very good real life friend.
It is between me and ben that SJ has got the idea that guys hide there geekness away from the world. This is our view of the world that has come from mine and bens long on again off again working relationship with our local gaming store.

 

[Sarajaine"The Solar"]

So i shall now unmask myself as the guy who calls your beloved SJ a rookie.
I'm Bens (Scratched_back) and Sarajaine"The Solar" very good real life friend.
It is between me and ben that SJ has got the idea that guys hide there geekness away from the world. This is our view of the world that has come from mine and bens long on again off again working relationship with our local gaming store.

Hehe hey Leady welcome to the madness

 

[Thanee]

My original reason for writing this drivel was that girls seemed to get a severe mocking when it comes to having an interest in Dnd.

What bugs me is why whenever girls talk about DnD or claim they know someting related to it we get laughed at!

Can't say, that I ever noticed anything like this.

Bye
Thanee

 

[Mrbunny]

Hehe hey Leady welcome to the madness

Oh i know i just couldn't help myself.

 

[Sarajaine"The Solar"]

Can't say, that I ever noticed anything like this

good for you

 

[yennico]

Can't say, that I ever noticed anything like this.

Bye
Thanee

I also never noticed anything like this.

A fellow GM disallows any female in his group because if a female plays in his group the male players act totaly different as if there sits no female gamer at the table.

 

[Belen]

Can't say, that I ever noticed anything like this.

Bye
Thanee

So is it time for another Thanee thread?

 

[Vraille Darkfang]

Well Great,

Leave, come back after a day & look what I started.

She actually POSTED a picutre in a bikini. I guess now I'll have to put on my wife's and post my pick here too.

Actually. Why not put all this "Who's a hottie" physical appearence debate to rest? Everybody take bikini pictures and post them.

I KNOW I've been wondering what Crothian & Piratecat would look like in a nice Brazilian cut G-String.


Just to make sure everyone's clear on this..... I'M JOKING. Please lets not turn this into Hot or Not for gamers. Everyone has a different standard of beauty. And, ultimatly if you want to spend the rest of your life with someone, personality is what counts, both in love & friendship.

After 50 years of marriage, looks will fade, persona will remain.

As to SaraJaine & Scatched Back. I wish you nothing but love & happiness for a long time.

P.S. When you want name Ideas for the baby. Come here and ask. Nobody comes up with better names than gamers (as detailed in another thread around here).

 

[Djeta Thernadier]

*raises hand* Yup, the bf would be me. I'm still here, still reading all the threads but rarely posting (and rarely remembering to log in even).

Djeta usually asks me what's going on here or reads over my shoulder (and tries to get me to post more...can't say for sure why I don't...)

This is an interesting discussion though, enough to bring me out of lurk mode.

I'll have to tell Djeta about this thread, I'm sure she'd agree with Sarajaine on this one.

Oh, by the way, Hi Sarajaine. Welcome to the boards!

I'm here. ::waves::

Sarajaine, I can totally relate.

I most definately do not look like someone who'd know a lot about gaming. (Trust me, I'm at my office job right now wearing a pink baseball shirt with Bambi on it and designer jeans and I look like the total opposite of your stereotypical gamer)

I dated a guy in college who gamed and when I wanted to play, know what I was told??? I was told, they did not want any female players because they didn't think I'd catch on or that I'd quit if I ever broke up with the guy. (Needless to say, I did break up with him because he was a woman hating loon, and this didn't help his case. )

Then I met another gamer group. There was one girl in the group and she was unbearably catty and the thought of another female intruding about her gamer boys just made her worse. I fell out of touch with that group too.

Now I play two games on a regular basis. In one group, I'm the only girl and the only one whose PC has not died yet.

I know what you mean about being taken seriously. It's almost like it's okay for guys to be geeky, but women should all be fluffy and rainbows and dreadful pop music and shopping and every other stereotypically female thing there is. And 20 sided dice are not on that list.

Luckily, I think with the advent of the LOTR movies, being into fantasy is becomming more acceptable socially, and with it, hopefully more and more women will take to gaming. I have a female friend who is somewhat interested and have known a handful of women in my lfie who I think would probably get into it if it was more "socially acceptable".

Oh, and sweetie, if any guy in your gaming group ever talks down to you are tells you to fetch the men a beer, kick him in the shins for me.

And then, the next time you slay a dragon, keep all the treasure (and XP) for yourself.

~DT