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Indemaijinj · 06-19-2003, 05:20 AM

As gamers they aren't really that different and share a lot of common traits.

They are in minority, but that's about it. There is a difference in how many girls are active in different gaming communities, but weirdly enough this have little to do with the actual games.

Rather some gaming communities are very hostile to girls. A lot of young gamers have some kind of macho-trip running and are too inexperienced to know what is acceptable fun and what is over the top.

It is kinda sad to see a dedicated 14 year old female gamer being scared away by some juvenile asshats coming with indecent advances. I think it is becoming better as many moderators are becoming more aware of the problem and reacts quicker with warnings and bans. Still the gaming industry isn't exactly helping by aggressively marketing all female protagonists as sex objects.

06-19-2003, 05:20 AM	#5
Indemaijinj Symbol of Cyric Join Date: June 15, 2002 Location: Denmark Age: 44 Posts: 1,163	As gamers they aren't really that different and share a lot of common traits. They are in minority, but that's about it. There is a difference in how many girls are active in different gaming communities, but weirdly enough this have little to do with the actual games. Rather some gaming communities are very hostile to girls. A lot of young gamers have some kind of macho-trip running and are too inexperienced to know what is acceptable fun and what is over the top. It is kinda sad to see a dedicated 14 year old female gamer being scared away by some juvenile asshats coming with indecent advances. I think it is becoming better as many moderators are becoming more aware of the problem and reacts quicker with warnings and bans. Still the gaming industry isn't exactly helping by aggressively marketing all female protagonists as sex objects. __________________ The Bleak Caballero<br /><br />Proud and original member (and secret admirer) of the Pro-Mazzy movement.