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<blockquote data-quote="jdavis" data-source="post: 566050" data-attributes="member: 8704"><p>I really hate the stereotypes that go on with these type of stories. I don't think you can say that this is a gaming convention problem, it's probably a problem that happens at almost any type of convention. You get alot of guys together and give them alcohol, then walk women in front of them and you are bound to have some problems. I think women are alot safer at the average gaming convention than they are at a College Frat party. Alot of geeks and nerds don't know how to act around women but they are generally harmless, they annoy men and women both, they just don't have good social skills.</p><p></p><p>I've noticed that alot of times a woman thinks it's stalking just because she isn't attracted to the man. I have been accused of stalking just because I have been nice to a person before, you live in the same college dorm with somebody and you have classes with them does not make you a stalker when you say hello ( yes I am always following you, we are going from the same building to the same class at the same time.), I found that the simple act of cutting my hair short changed me from a wierdo stalker to that nice guy who opens the door for women and says "hi" in the hallway. I never let it bother me too much because bad things do happen, and it better to be safe than to worry about hurting somebodies feelings. I have known girls who were dating guys who were stalking them, they didn't find out till they tried to break up with them. I have seen all sorts of problems, as has anybody who has ever been to college, but I can't remember any problems like that at a gaming convention, most of the time it is just some goofy guy who wants to tell you about his favorite dinosaur or how he likes the same anime that is on your shirt, he isn't a sexual predator just a goofball with limited social skills. Now if a 'roided up Football player comes up to you and gives you a open beer, watch out.</p><p></p><p>My knowledge of Japanese culture is limited but by everything I have heard they have alot more problems there with this sort of thing. It's hard to imagine a culture with more sexual repression than America but they may have us beat.</p><p></p><p>Edit: I have a friend who doesn't like to game with women because he says that it makes everybody act funny if a woman is there (we are all thirty somethings, most of us have children and are married or in long term relationships).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jdavis, post: 566050, member: 8704"] I really hate the stereotypes that go on with these type of stories. I don't think you can say that this is a gaming convention problem, it's probably a problem that happens at almost any type of convention. You get alot of guys together and give them alcohol, then walk women in front of them and you are bound to have some problems. I think women are alot safer at the average gaming convention than they are at a College Frat party. Alot of geeks and nerds don't know how to act around women but they are generally harmless, they annoy men and women both, they just don't have good social skills. I've noticed that alot of times a woman thinks it's stalking just because she isn't attracted to the man. I have been accused of stalking just because I have been nice to a person before, you live in the same college dorm with somebody and you have classes with them does not make you a stalker when you say hello ( yes I am always following you, we are going from the same building to the same class at the same time.), I found that the simple act of cutting my hair short changed me from a wierdo stalker to that nice guy who opens the door for women and says "hi" in the hallway. I never let it bother me too much because bad things do happen, and it better to be safe than to worry about hurting somebodies feelings. I have known girls who were dating guys who were stalking them, they didn't find out till they tried to break up with them. I have seen all sorts of problems, as has anybody who has ever been to college, but I can't remember any problems like that at a gaming convention, most of the time it is just some goofy guy who wants to tell you about his favorite dinosaur or how he likes the same anime that is on your shirt, he isn't a sexual predator just a goofball with limited social skills. Now if a 'roided up Football player comes up to you and gives you a open beer, watch out. My knowledge of Japanese culture is limited but by everything I have heard they have alot more problems there with this sort of thing. It's hard to imagine a culture with more sexual repression than America but they may have us beat. Edit: I have a friend who doesn't like to game with women because he says that it makes everybody act funny if a woman is there (we are all thirty somethings, most of us have children and are married or in long term relationships). [/QUOTE]
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