Gaming Inequality

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By:Nikole
I'm going to do my best to leave me opinions out of this and make it as unbiased as I can, because I mostly want your opinions on the matter.
I was reading an article on bingegamer.net. The author Allison Boyer was discussing her experiences while playing XBL. She complains that she doesn't like using her mic due to the fact that she has a woman's voice, as most women do. The problem with having a woman's voice you ask? You get comments like these:

"Ooo, your voice sounds sexy, Ooo, I'll protect you baby, Ooo, you up for some fun?



She says that while playing she will either get killed non-stop by guys thinking its funny to kill a girl or be protected by players who think its chivalrous to keep her from harms way. The bottom line being: "I'm a girl. I like to play video games. STOP RUINING IT FOR ME."


There, a simple painless little article stating how this girl felt she was being harassed and treated differently on live. Hardly breaking news or any kind of oddity. But the part that strikes me is the comments she received. The article went up today and there are already 50+ comments, the majority of which being negative and involving the world kitchen and/or sammiches. [Guys get some new jokes!!!]

* "-Get back to the kitchen" x9000!!!!

* -"grow some balls "

* "Get over it. You know the nature of how online play is on xbox live and PSN. You know what to expect. All that one can do in your position is endure it. You can't change anything by writing a piece crying about how annoying people are towards you when you play online. I get irritated at the idiots who only know how to swear all day and talk over the mic just to hear themselves say something in the game. But I don't care that much to write a cry me a river style article. If I want to play online then that is what I have to expect. It is the "nature" of playing a game online."

* -"The irony in this article is amazing. The jerks pick on you because you act like a little girl, in fact you ARE a little girl (no i don't care about your real age, someone who cries about the ean people on the internet is as naive as a 8 years old). Instead of whining you should understand that xboxlive is full of morons and the fact that you're a girl is just one more reason to add to a countless list for acting like a complete idiot. I hope you're just a troll playing the old "EHI AIMMA GRRRL GAMER!!!" card for some easy baiting. In that case it was a pleasure to feed you. tl;dr Cry me a river, build a bridge and get over it."

* -"Don't wear your mic or turn on mute. Seriously, why so many words for a non-issue? And I'm really sure the fellas are waiting in lines to tap your sh--, sister"

* -"Cute arguement, but one article on the next isn't anything more then a gossip. I appologize but no ones going to look at this and change their ways for it, ethier way it was clevar and I got a few laughs out of it."

* -"WAHHH. Like any woman, all you can f------ do is bitch. Grow some f------ ovaries, and either kill the m----------- trying to kill/protect you, or, hey, tell them to f--- off. Jesus christ, do you honestly expect the internet to feel sorry for you? Why? Because you have a f------ hole between your legs? GTFO, you stupid, worthless, hypocritical c----. Seriously. Just get the f--- off the internet right now. You belong in the kitchen anyways."



I'm gonna avoid bitching about the obvious idiots she has to deal with. I don't see how this will ever change for xbl or anywhere on the internet as long as people can hide behind the anonymity of the internet.


Am I the only one that thinks this is ridiculous?

And guys, is this how you really are and how you really view girls?

Does talking about these issues actually bring about change for the better?

Is there really anything that can be done to stop stupidity on the internet?

Source: http://www.gamegirl.com/article/6487...ing-continues/

[Veskgar]

Yeah, I play Halo 3 on XBOX Live often and its funny to hear the loser loner lowlife perverts get all in a frenzy when they find out a girl is playing. Really pathetic and I can't really blame girls for feeling intimidated.

My advice:

Don't use the mic at first, practice, get really good, then beat the hell out of guys and laugh at them when they get beat by a girl.

We need more girl gamers!

[RV2006]

I always treat everyone online as equals.
Its a shame that others are too immature not to...

Golden Rule: Respect your rivals, even if they don't respect you. (Or you could just boot them from the game...)

[titch.ryan]

to be honest, some people are morons you just have to ,live with that.

ok being a girl seems to push them p***s at little further but theres simple ways to avoid it.

[Pilot_51]

The only major factor that determines how I treat people online would be their attitude, not things they can't control such as their gender or skin color or any of that.

I have a distaste for immature people who swear a lot or break rules, so I naturally want to give them a harsher treatment if I can do it without getting myself in a mess.
If I get owned by well-mannered players, I either shut up and take it or leave.

When it comes to women gamers, I generally respect them more than the average gamer. When in the action, it's often hard to tell who exactly I'm shooting at, so I shoot at all enemies the same and put my full focus on the survival and success of my self and my team. I try to learn the skills of my teammates and adjust my strategies accordingly, especially when the team is divided into small squads.

So yeah, when in the game, women get the exact same treatment from me as the guys.


By the way, haven't I seen that image in a website or the packaging for gaming headsets?

[MicroNut]

Yes, its too easy for @ssholes to abuse voice.
They do it because they don't have to look in the face when they do it.

I am a guy and I hate using the mic too.
Hated it playing WoW and hate it playing FPS
Unless I know the person personally I dont waste my time with it.
I didn't pay for that crap, so why should I endure it?
So I don't.

Yes, its ridiculous.
No, i see women as equals and do not use lame language.
Change for the better? not any time soon.
How to stop it?
Regulated voice chat as the only option for premium game servers.
Violate the rules and your banned.

[newb_fo_life]

We're all the same so leave women alone

[FaIIen]

I think she's flattered, all women are when men pay attention to them, she's just bitching about it cause again she's a woman and she has to complain about something to draw even more attention.

This phenomenon that appears on multiplayer games has its roots deeply to human evolution, you can't accuse males for being males or women for being women.

The real problem is that there are not many women playing games and I don't really think it's because men are harassing them. Most computer games don't appeal to women. If we had more women...if they were something common like men are in multiplayer games I don't think we would be having that problem.

If you really think about it (article writter) you are actually the protective type for her. So..meh

[Cloudhunter]

Hmm, I think the comments are disgusting really. Why would you be flattered when people are trying to either bully you, or protect you getting in your way? Simple, you wouldn't be. It'd just annoy the hell out of you, and make you feel bad.

If you ask me, most of the male population need to grow up.

Cloudy

[stevo11185]

i lol'd

Firstly someone gave a completely valid argument. DON'T TURN ON THE MIC. If they don't know you are a girl then they wont harass you. If you have a gamer tag like XxStephaniexX then you are asking for trouble...otherwise no one will find out. What retard wants to speak online and say crap like

hahahaha i owned you
lololololol you all suck
etc etc

It a known fact that women are a lot more mature than men. No one on the internet cares. Just play the damn game.