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<blockquote data-quote="Xath" data-source="post: 1654297" data-attributes="member: 17040">Hmm...I think the last time I seriously got made fun of for being a geek was in middle school, and I didn't even RP then.I've never hidden my gaming from anyone and it has turned out very well for me.&nbsp; Of course, the majority of my friends are gamers and former gamers.&nbsp; The only time I felt any angst about being a gamer was when I first moved into my college dorm as a freshmen.&nbsp; I was in a triple with two other girls and I unloaded my bookshelf's worth of D&amp;D books.&nbsp; But there was no need to worry.&nbsp; They asked a few questions about the game, and came to accept me as the lovable dork I am.&nbsp; <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink&nbsp; &nbsp; ;)"&nbsp; data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" />Sure, I get mocked (jokingly) for being a gamer.&nbsp; However, the mocking is being done by CompSci and Engineering majors who have boxes of comics in their dorm rooms and can beat the snot out of anyone in any particular system game.&nbsp; So I mock them as well.&nbsp; It's a fun circle.&nbsp; Then when we get tired of mocking, we pull out Starcraft and kill aliens until 4am.What I'm trying to say is, don't be embarassed.&nbsp; Chances are that the people around you are dorks as well, or will be completely understanding.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Xath, post: 1654297, member: 17040"] Hmm...I think the last time I seriously got made fun of for being a geek was in middle school, and I didn't even RP then. I've never hidden my gaming from anyone and it has turned out very well for me. Of course, the majority of my friends are gamers and former gamers. The only time I felt any angst about being a gamer was when I first moved into my college dorm as a freshmen. I was in a triple with two other girls and I unloaded my bookshelf's worth of D&D books. But there was no need to worry. They asked a few questions about the game, and came to accept me as the lovable dork I am. ;) Sure, I get mocked (jokingly) for being a gamer. However, the mocking is being done by CompSci and Engineering majors who have boxes of comics in their dorm rooms and can beat the snot out of anyone in any particular system game. So I mock them as well. It's a fun circle. Then when we get tired of mocking, we pull out Starcraft and kill aliens until 4am. What I'm trying to say is, don't be embarassed. Chances are that the people around you are dorks as well, or will be completely understanding. [/QUOTE]

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