A Woman Not Bashing Video Games? Impossible!

**Shrygue** · February 4th, 2008, 18:52

via Kotaku

After a week of women name-calling guys who play games Man-teens and Child Men, Amanda Marcotte has proposed a radical idea: A woman can play video games, and can even spend that time with the man in her life. Marcotte's article responds to a piece written by Kathryn Jean Lopez, Arrested Development, on how Jason Bateman's character in Juno is nothing more than your typical immature husband, opting out of adulthood for an idealized adolescent lifestyle. Marcotte isn't having any of it. She sounds as tired of this whole "manboy" thing as the rest of us, and is stepping up to the table to say what all these angry women seem to be missing:

Women play video games. Our vaginas, surprisingly, do not stop us from using a controller.
The Xbox is not a widow maker. No matter how many TV specials say otherwise, men can be happy, productive individuals - both as part of a couple and a part of society - while still playing video games.
Movies are not the ideal place to be developing deep psychoanalytical theories about men.

Finally, a woman who isn't cursing all things video game related.

**Mister Klownes** · February 4th, 2008, 20:22

Makes you feel all warm and fuzzy to hear about a woman playing video games, doesn't it?

Oh wait, no, that's not what makes you feel good. The warm and fuzzy part is to hear that at least one person in the media isn't wholly retarded.

We can only hope her voice is heard...

**wolfpack** · February 4th, 2008, 21:20

about time.

a woman actually understanding the bond between guys and video games.

this makes me happy........

**mike_jmg** · February 4th, 2008, 21:37

me too

Nice

**ExcruciationX** · February 4th, 2008, 22:32

My Mom's like that too, she doesn't see anything bad about them.

**JKKDARK** · February 4th, 2008, 22:46

Originally Posted by ExcruciationX

My Mom's like that too, she doesn't see anything bad about them.

But your mom said you can't buy Grand Theft Auto

**Sp3ct0r** · February 4th, 2008, 23:08

lol i know alot of girls that like games. Prolly cuz most of them are the anime-freak types who play stuff like kingdom hearts.

**idapimp** · February 5th, 2008, 07:12

damn. i love this chick.

**bah** · February 5th, 2008, 08:47

Not a rare thing at all. Many women, even attractive ones, like games; especially less 'hardcore' games like old school sonic etc.

It's just that they like to do other things too you know......
My ms likes to play games sometimes, she couldn't care less about the technical side like hardware specs/emulators etc though.