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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Henry" data-source="post: 202469" data-attributes="member: 158">For the same reasons as the gamer community is perceived in a negative light, I try not to look down upon anyone or their gamer styles. However, the only thing I cannot ignore is (as in any social situation) someone with bad personal hygeine. No one I game with is physically unpleasant to be around, and it visibly distresses me when someone is. Anyone with horrendous body odor, or is unclean in a fundamenatally obvious fashion, I cannot abide being in a social situation with. This is a clear marker to me that that person has taken no time or consideration with how they appear to others, and barring serious medical reasons, this is a clear sign that they are someone who shows little concern for others.Why do I mention this? Because at one point it was a very common concern in our hobby. At conventions and the like, the "stereotypical" greasy, unkempt, socially-unequipped gamer is no longer a stereotype - a noticeable percentage was very visible. For games and gaming types, you enjoy what you enjoy, and it is your own choice and personal freedom to play what you wish and how. However, when you do something in a social situation that physically offends others, then it no longer becomes just your concern, but it steps upon the sensibilities of those you associate with. Just as it is socially unacceptable to tell jokes with racistic or sexist punchlines, or to go publically naked,  it is unacceptable to appear in public in a manner that offends others. It also reinforces the stereotype of the "social misfit gamer" every time such a convention or even is covered by local news.Sorry to rant, but that's the ONLY gamer sub-group I have ever "looked down" upon.</blockquote>

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