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Message: <blockquote data-quote="dungeon blaster" data-source="post: 2167354" data-attributes="member: 30575">I'm gonna address a few issues in your rant.  Please don't take anything too personally.I think you are fishing for attention here. Your argument in this rant is that as a girl you are treated unfairly. There's no need to mention your looks.A valid point, although once again you refer to your looks.I think for many guys, it is the fear that the girl will think they are a loser. Most guys (of my age) WILL lose "sexual credibility", and therefore be less of a man. It's the sad but honest truth, gaming is a turn-off to many, many girls. I'm glad you aren't one of them. I'd say that it is mentally stimulating, but not a "healthy" past time. I mean, you are sitting around for hours, usually eating junk food and drinking soda, and you aren't even outdoors.Many gamers are ashamed begins society shames them. It's only natural for them to hide something that society views as immature, geeky, and for people who can't get a date on a friday night.-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------This is unfortunate, but not not endemic to all gaming groups. While I'm sure you could find another group of people who would treat you well, I doubt you want to do that. I'll try to provide a few reasons why they may be acting like this. First, as strange as it sounds, D&D is often a testosterone saturated activity, primarily because there are a LOT more male gamers and when you get a lot of men together ... well, there's a lot of testosterone. Some men may resent a woman intruding on what they feel is "guy time". Second, some gamers have little to no social skills, especially when it comes to females. Now, I don't want to see anyone post a long rant about how they are super suave, get all the ladies, are first picked for dodgeball, blah blah blah. I'm not talking about you, I'm talking about the substantial number of guys in this hobby who shower, have cheeto stains on their shirt, and were president of the A/V club.I think the advice is good, give it a shot. It will be a kodak moment when you correct a guy on the rules. Also understand that getting called rookie is pretty common when you are new to any testosterone saturated activity. Just be glad you aren't a guy... you'd probably suffer even more. Of course, that doesn't mean you have to accept their behavior (and you shouldn't). You aren't admitting anything, you are just bragging.</blockquote>

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