Ladies are not new to the world of gaming by any stretch. However, even in 2016, there seems to be a great divide in the gaming world between male and female gamers. It seems to exist partially to ignorance created by what I like to refer to as wacked out misconceptions of the lady gamer. I asked members of gaming groups that I am in, friends, co-workers, and every other random person I could think to ask…”What are some stereotypes you have or have heard about girl gamers?” I was not very surprised with the results; and basically, everyone chimed in with responses that I have summed up below.
1. ALL WE WANT IS ATTENTION
If I had a dollar for every time I heard that girl gamers and nerdy girls just want attention, especially attention from …show more content…
WE USE BEING A GIRL TO WIN
Can we again mention how silly all of these are? We can take the heat just as well as you can. We do not need you to go easy on us because we have a vagina. We do not need your in game gold because we have Fallopian tubes. We do not need you to let us win because we have breasts. We are strong, independent, gaming women that don’t need no extra help.
6. WE ARE NOOBS
So, the logic here is that because I have different reproductive organs than someone else, my thumbs do not work? Damn, I must have missed a lot of information in my anatomy class. SIKE! We play just fine. Some of us are more skilled than others, just like with guys. As well, with all gamers, everyone has their strengths and weaknesses. But that doesn’t mean we only play games we are good at. Where’s the fun in that? Personally, I am a weak first person shooter player…But you better believe you will find me on Call of Duty and Halo sometimes.
7. WE THINK WE ARE BETTER
Nah, we think we are equally good. Enough said.
8. WE ONLY PLAY CALL OF DUTY
Hahaha, good one! Just like any other gamer, we have our likes and dislikes and a diverse game collection. I reference WoW a lot, because it is my heart and soul (Lok’tar Agar!) but a Nielsen report from 2009 confirmed that there is an estimated 400,000 females playing WoW and women ages 25 and up accounted for 54.6% of the gameplay hours. We are
1. ALL WE WANT IS ATTENTION
If I had a dollar for every time I heard that girl gamers and nerdy girls just want attention, especially attention from …show more content…
WE USE BEING A GIRL TO WIN
Can we again mention how silly all of these are? We can take the heat just as well as you can. We do not need you to go easy on us because we have a vagina. We do not need your in game gold because we have Fallopian tubes. We do not need you to let us win because we have breasts. We are strong, independent, gaming women that don’t need no extra help.
6. WE ARE NOOBS
So, the logic here is that because I have different reproductive organs than someone else, my thumbs do not work? Damn, I must have missed a lot of information in my anatomy class. SIKE! We play just fine. Some of us are more skilled than others, just like with guys. As well, with all gamers, everyone has their strengths and weaknesses. But that doesn’t mean we only play games we are good at. Where’s the fun in that? Personally, I am a weak first person shooter player…But you better believe you will find me on Call of Duty and Halo sometimes.
7. WE THINK WE ARE BETTER
Nah, we think we are equally good. Enough said.
8. WE ONLY PLAY CALL OF DUTY
Hahaha, good one! Just like any other gamer, we have our likes and dislikes and a diverse game collection. I reference WoW a lot, because it is my heart and soul (Lok’tar Agar!) but a Nielsen report from 2009 confirmed that there is an estimated 400,000 females playing WoW and women ages 25 and up accounted for 54.6% of the gameplay hours. We are