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Message: <blockquote data-quote="MonkeyDragon" data-source="post: 2914847" data-attributes="member: 23929">Gamer Girl StereotypesGirls don't REALLY roleplay.  They're just there because their boyfriends are.Girls don't learn the rules as well/easily as guys.  They're not interested in learning the rules because they're just there because their boyfriends are, or because...Girls aren't into the structure of the game, or the fighting.  They only like the story.  For this reason, girls usually only play VtM, or....Girls playing D&D always want to be characters that somehow involve: faeries, unicorns, maidens, or something otherwise sweet and pretty.Girls that don't fall into the categories above are usually less "girly."  They are tomboys or in some other way do not fit with the prescribed image of femininity.  They are just one of the guys.The odd thing is, I rarely see these stereotypes discussed outside of gamer circles.  Most people express surprise that I (or anyone other than geeky adolescants) roleplay at all.  I more often see the stereotypes expressed here on the boards.  One or more of them is bound to pop up whenever gender is relevant to the topic.  Usually the statement (or anecdote) is followed by the female contingent of posters or men that have played with women relating their own experiences to the contrary.  Finally all present agree that female gamers are the same as male: each different with every different playstyle represented.  Then it starts all over again next time.</blockquote>

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