Olivia Munn Breaking Gamer Stereotypes

Perhaps more important than seeing Olivia Munn in a skimpy bikini is that she is breaking the ugly stereotype that all gamers are grotesque slobs. If you ask any random person what their vision of a gamer is, the first thing that they will tell you is a tale of an introverted individual that is socially awkward.

[taz8080]

Olivia has taken her good looks and personality and transitioned them to different forums. Good for her and for all gamers out there. Maybe now we won't be viewed as fat monsters all the time.

[SuicidalTendencies]

Something I learned a long time ago is that you'll never get rid of stereotypes. Most people view Olivia Munn as the exception, not the rule.

[Tony P]

I'd say the big three are doing far more than Olivia Munn.

The visibility of Xbox brand, the versatility of PS3 esp. as a blu-ray player, and the overwhelming (if hateful) success of the Wii have continued to endear gaming to the masses and non-gamers. Even if they don't play games, at least these days people can name a few like Halo, GTA, or Guitar Hero.

[Syronicus]

Standing at 6 foot 2 inches and weighing in at 188 pounds, I have always thought of myself as the husband to a wonderful wife, father of two that has a middle class paying job and plays games to relax kind of guy. Monster - nope.

[Shane Kim]

Hey why don't you tell us your life story Syronicus.

[JsonHenry]

She's NOT a gamer. Anyone that thinks that is crazy.

Kevin on the other IS proving we are not all fat slobs.

But seriously, Olivia took the first job that came her way on TV. If she could afford to quit and making a living on sitcoms, dramas, and movies on the big screen she would never mention video games again.

[Christopher]

In all honestly, Olivia Munn hasn't done anything for gaming that others haven't already done. I'm also extremely disappointed at how overlooked Kevin is in that show, as he seems to display more talent in both comedic delivery and gaming knowledge and capability.

[ThanatosDMC]

Yuck... that picture looks ugly. There are better cosplayers out there... way sexier too.

This sex bomb girl for example: http://farm4.static.flickr....

This one is just ugly: http://i28.tinypic.com/rk33...

[FamilyGuy]

Im pretty sure you mismatched those two photos-descriptions

Olivia isn't a gamer, what non-sense is this?
Morgan Webb maybe, that Tina T-Dub Woods was a gamer. Munn = no

For those who forgot Tina
http://www.gametrailers.com...

[Millah]

Olivia Munn isn't even really a gamer though....

Before she got to G4 she hardly knew a thing about anything technology related. She even says this herself.

*edit*
Just noticed "Thehaters" post right below mine xD

[DR0Z0]

It would have been better if G4 hired a REAL 'girl gamer' (fat, ugly). Maybe SHE would know something about games/technology.

[Sheikh Yerbouti]

Thanks for showing Tina and Laura. Those two are the reasons I started watching G4, along with the Judgment Day guys.

[nothere413]

Olivia Munn, a gamer? That's a good joke...

[AAACE5]

When I think of the fanboys on here, I envision them as the typical stereotypes! It's so bad, that when I read their comments I can almost see them... That's why I always got a little giggle out of it!

[njr]

Olivia Munn does nothing to break stereotypes. She probably doesn't even game that much compared to what should would do on her free time.

[TheDude2dot0]

AAACE5, there wasn't any way you could say that creepier.

[The Dude]

@ThanatosDMC

Which of those pictures is you again?

[You Already Know]

one thing though...

Olivia Munn isn't a gamer...

[coolfool]

I was just going to say that!

She isn't a gamer she is just paid to present a show on games.....that's it!

[TheHater]

Olivia Munn in not a gamer, just a tool for G4TV to used. Why is it that everyone other than Olivia Munn speak about their game collects or what systems they own.

[MattyF]

Exactly. She has even admitted in interviews she doesn't know much about the gaming scene and only some knowledge about technical gizmos. She doesn't break the stereotype of what a gamer is in the eyes of many.

[beavis4play]

i've heard her talk about gaming and she doesn't know the first thing about it.
and seriously, she isn't that hot.

[coolfool]

being in her job but she really doesn't care. I don't think she games in her spare time, she doesn't read articles on games (unless it's for work) and dare I say it, she might not even like them!

[iiprotocolii]

I would do disgusting things to this woman. Disgusting, I say.

[Eiffel]

I'm sure we needed to know that, lol.

[OSIRUSSS]

I agree. First she would have to keep that Chun Li outfit on while I get my Vega Mask and Claws.

[Syko]

Even if this is true...All the good she has done is currently being undone by that dude Ronnie on the US version of Big Brother. He is a fat, annoying slob, that sets regular gamers back 15 years.

/Rant =)

[Baka-akaB]

really ? I just see another stereotype replacing another . The sexy girl being used as props .

I'm sure she's cool but i havent see her much , and when i did she didnt seems to be playing that much (unless i'm mistaken)

[Tony P]

I dunno much about Munn but I despise that some model or pretty girl holding an unconnected controller is supposed to be a "gamer girl". Taking a half-nude photo with a console/controller does not make a gamer.

Of course I have no problem with half-naked women, but gamer girls they are not :)

[ShiNe-Box-]

I see it as "nerdy gamer girl" being replace by "attractive air-head girl."

[kingme71]

Olivia is a TV personality first and a gamer a distant second. Now Morgan Webb on the other hand actually does play games and has her whole life. I'd rather see her in Playboy even if she has a man jaw.

and no nudity in Playboy? Come on, what's the point?

[JonnyBigBoss]

I'm probably the only person who doesn't think she's that good looking. I saw her at E3 and still wasn't impressed. She's pretty but come on now.

[Reibooi]

exactly what I was thinking. I don't get the whole group of thinking she is the hottest woman ever to be.

I find her even less attractive thanks to the disgusting way she acts and the sometimes downright offensive things she says. Being moderately good looking doesn't mean a thing if she is a deplorable human being.

[TheHater]

I will only f@#K her if I am drunk. I do not find her attractive at all because she is fake. I hate fake chicks.

[Baka-akaB]

well it's no use to makes those claims online anyway , as they'll probably label us as mythomaniacs or "rebels" .

However , be it luck or whatever , i hardly have troubles finding good looking and genuine gamer girls .

And no they arent nerdy , with some irredeemable flaws or any apparent issues . Just normal girls who likes gaming , since it's pretty much a common thing and huge part of the culture of our local youth (with mangas , anime or comics ) .

Sure i see more of them in starcraft , rpgs or mmo , than in a fighting game or some fps . But i still got some friends who loves tekken , street fighter or kof .

[beavis4play]

o. munn is a loud-mouthed idiot with marginal looks.

bring sarah lane back to AotS and i'd start watching again.
ooooooooohh.......sarah lane- brains and looks!

[Tomonobu Itagaki]

Olivia Munn broke one stereotype showing gamers can be girls and can be relatively sexy (or at least, not snort fatty), but she also feeds a stereotype with the gamers' reaction over her: the stereotype that male gamers are virgin kids feeling all excited when they see a woman.

It's a double-edged sword.

[JokerSGS]

In all seriousness you must be clean out of ideas if this is what you're gonna waste your time to write about. She probably doesn't play video games and if she does, it's probably Guitar Hero and Wii which are "socially" cool to do and some of the more casual things in the video game world today. She's nice for G4 and brings attention to the network but don't make a dumb article assuming she is actually a gamer.

[HDgamer]

This bytch is not a gamer and she's not even that pretty. I've seen much better looking gaming girls who are not as ditsy as this sad pathetic excuse for a gamer. She's only the host of AOTS, she doesn't play any if not zero games that's not in her contract with G4Tv. She's only there like maximum magazine, to get horny going through puberty boys to look at her and claim she's the best thing since porn.

[MegaPowa]

Shes not a gamer all ive seen her do is lick gaming consoles but then again i stopped watching g4 since it stopped being g4 so whatever

[NMC2007]

Not really, I mean when they called gamers names they are talking about the male gamer, the female gamer is too busy trying to get noticed for being a female gamer and when they are noticed then everyone goes nuts, on the other hand, a really good male gamer is a basement dweller that needs sunlight, so no, she hasn't broken anything.

What's her gamerscore by the way? What games does she play? Is she a gamer or a host of a tv show posing as a gamer, that's like saying the host of cheat is a gamer, no, just because you're on a show about games doesn't make you a gamer, but what do I know, I barely know anything about this woman, actually, all I know is her name and the show she co hosts. *shrugs*

[danielle007]

She's numero uno on girls I'd go lesbian for. Idk about breaking stereotypes about girl gamers, I don't really know what they actually are.. Because, I just .. Kinda game.. Like a pro.

But I love Olivia, regardless.

[ZombieNinjaPanda]

After that comment you may get some attention.

Just a heads up.

And why does everyone think Olivia is hot?

[danielle007]

But Olivia is a sexxy lady. Lovelovelove. Morgan Webb is sexy, too.. but .. I liked her more when she was grungy on xplay instead of sexxed up..

[Tony P]

I just assumed it was a gamer fetish thing.

She's good looking gal no doubt, but she's no will-sell-my-soul-for-a-chance type imo. But I'm totally enthralled by Rosario Dawson and Summer Glau so make of my preferences what you will.

I dunno much about either girl, but I know I prefer Morgan Webb superficially.

[danielle007]

Rosario Dawson is like # 6 on my list of girls I'd go lesbian for. Hahah. I like Olivia more superficially.. Probably because I'm jealous of 99% of her clothes.., but Morgan and her are kind of equal on their awesomeness. They both make me laugh, but .. Idk. Morgan kinda wins out just because I've seen her for forevers on Xplay.. I don't really watch AOTS very much.. That Kevin guy annoys me. Adam is way awesome-er.

[Final_Rpg]

LMAO! One of the only girls on here is tracked by 15 users and only ignored by 1 person. Coincidence? I think not.

[danielle007]

I resent that. I'm 100% pure awesome-ness, kthx.

[Tony P]

There is no way I can read mention of "my list of girls I'd go lesbian for" and remain on topic. So share, please.

[dawgsfan117]

Lol Tony I was thinkin the same thing. Most girls i know dont have tht list.

[danielle007]

1.) Olivia Munn
2.) Morgan Webb
3.) Megan Fox
4.) Missy Peregrym
5.) Yvonne Strahovski
6.) Rosario Dawson
7.) Felicia Day
8.) Britney Spears
9.) Rihanna
10.) Anne Hathaway

Lovelovelove.

[Tony P]

There goes my imagination...

Solid list, my good gamer. Bubs fer ya.

[danielle007]

I like to think I have good taste in women. :) Hahah

[Reibooi]

I still don't believe any of the people on G4 are really games aside from Adam Sessler all to often they sound as if they are talking about something with info they heard other people saying.

Munn in particular only seems to be a gamer thanks to the Teleprompter. Why is she always cosplaying as game characters? Because the higher ups make her because it tricks lonely gamers into thinking hey girls like that DO exist. Which in turn leads to more viewers.

[TheHater]

Morgan Webb is a gamer dude.
The show that used to air on G4TV back a few years ago know as G4TV.COM had two kick ass hot chicks as gamers. Tina was a beast at Halo and owned people on the show regularly.

[beavis4play]

tina wood and laura foy kicked ass!

[Reibooi]

Laura Foy and Tina Wood were indeed awesome.

About Morgan while I know she is a gamer she is becoming more and more jaded as time goes on because she seems to hate everything and anything that isn't A PC game a RTS or WoW. Which as a gamer is pretty stupid. On top of this all she does is complain and without valid reason.

Here is a example. I'm sure there are those out there who have heard of the segment "Morgan's Minute" In which she complains or talks about something. Recently there was one where all she did was complain about Tecmo doing the new Metroid because she thinks they are gonna turn Samus into big boobed DOA girl. Now if she had done her damn research she would have found the interviews with Tecmo that talked to them about this very subject in which they said that they like there women to be attractive be that physical or because they are strong willed(Ala Samus) and that they will not mess up Samus and to not worry about it.

Yet here we have Morgan still sitting there complaining about something that is pretty much a non issue.

[AuToFiRE]

obviously some people havent seen -The Corrupt-

[user3915800]

I like her body, although her boobs should be bigger, and her face its just too ugly to ignore, reminds me of elephant man.

One thing I know for sure about her its that her been demented just make me laugh a little.

Another thing I noticed its how uncoordinated she is.

She reminds me of the PS3 fandroids on this website uncoordinated, brainless babooms.

[KILL-ALL-CURE]

So your saying that people that rely on sheer numbers and facts to back up their arguments are brainless baboons, whereas bots just talk about sh1tloads of nonsense 24/7

[AuToFiRE]

hey -watch your mouth - Corrupt is very beautiful and so is Cat

[Leathersoup]

Yay!! Now instead of being seen as socially inept nerds, gamers can be thought of as vacuous bimbos!!!

[WickedLester]

With all due respect to Olivia Munn, I believe that she is about as much of a "gamer" as Erin Andrews is a sports expert. Do I think she's PLAYED games before? Sure but I would say there is no room to be a "gamer" in her life now. She posed for Playboy for god's sake! Her career has really taken off and she's riding the fast lane. That life is too crazy and too fast-paced for her to even think about plopping down on a couch, picking up a controller, and spending a few hours on Oblivion or Metal Gear Solid 4.

[gauntletpython]

Olivia Munn is not a gamer... Morgan Webb is doing a better job of that.

[Jhun]

a) Olivia Munn isn't even THAT hot

b) Shes not a gamer

c) The stereotypical view of the gamer is not going to change even if she WAS a hard core gamer because thats just the way society is structured.

Celebrities can't change stereotypes, money can.

[beavis4play]

have a bubble!

[iiprotocolii]

someone, who've you banged, that is hotter than Olivia, then by all means continue chopping her down. However, how many girls do YOU know that can shove seven large sausages in her mouth? The disgusting things she might do, I say!

[sunnygrg]

lol that is so condencending.

[likedamaster]

No pics of her with a 360 controller? Fail. (or any controller)

Front cover pic is the only good one, in my opinion.

[FantasyStar]

Olivia Munn is a horrible image for us gamers. If there's anything she's perpetuating, it's the stupidity of gamers. Jade Raymond is far better at representing gamers than Munn is seeing as how Raymond actually develops games and plays games as a career and hobby. Also Raymond is good-looking as well.

Only thing Munn knows how to do is read teleprompters and she barely knows about the games she's talking about. Last time I checked, most of us gamers know far more about games than she does. Any one of us is better qualified than she is. I'd rather be stereotyped as a fat-geek, than a dumb brunette. At least one is smarter than the other.

[devilhunterx]

And yet she takes back Feminism few hundred months.

[keltickennedy]

I don't understand why people assume that Olivia Munn is a "gamer". She is just a pretty face to look at. Her purpose is to read less attractive people's knowledge about gaming and tech having it come across as her own opinion. Watch a episode of AOTS, she barely manages to do that right.

[BigKev45]

She STILL will get the "Daddy Long Stroke"

[Man_of_the_year]

Olivia Munn is just a poster girl for gaming. I really don't think she is a "gamer". Now Morgan Webb is a gamer girl.

[jurahsik]

At this years E3, she thought that star wars trailer was actual gameplay.

[gumgum99]

*holds laugh with hand*

[conswella]

whoever write this article is an idiot. this article is garbage.

[iiprotocolii]

As is your grammar, my friend. Not going to sit here and judge your opinion because it is an opinion. But you should _probably_ make sure that you sound very intelligent, or close to "normal" when typing such things. In the end, you look like a douche, bud. ;)

[conswella]

interweb argument! i'll point out now how EVERy douche bag on this message board has brought out they're supreme douchebaggery as a result of the craptastic article that this is. you have proven me right already. do so again if you wish :) everyone now dislikes her blah blah, when at the core its just the idiotic statements that this article brings that has subconsiously infuriated us all by, in itself, sterotyping everything that it says. the guy talks about boobs. its like.... WHY are ANY of us wasting our time right now reading this sentence? o.O And think, it's over an article about who? some girl? that does WhAt? theres your grammer. now i hate myself more lol.

[iiprotocolii]

It's funny how you can speak for an entire subculture of gamers. Making an egregious argument of how some writer decided to whip up an *opinion* piece of a woman who some folks think is hot. I respect YOUR perspective. But who are you to say what is sucks and what's godly? I, personally, thought the piece was good. It wasn't intentionally meant to heighten your I.Q. level by any means. It was written for sheer entertainment and response. So, yea...

Also, you spelled grammar wrong... Jesus Christ. You make me want to beat you in the head with a tack hammer continuously.

[click 2 get virus]

she's not even a gamer, Morgan webb is a gamer

[iiprotocolii]

Morgan Webb has man jaw. However, I'd still stick her stink.

[click 2 get virus]

i did NOT!! say anything about her looks, im just trying to say shes the only gamer girl on g4

[Grandreaper9999]

Morgan seems more of the geek-gone-hottie type. Olivia Munn seems... Oh i dunno. Like one of those girls you find nowadays that "love games" but only played "mario".

[Hot_tea]

And she is no more a gamer, than any of those hot chicks on cable news channels are professional announcers/journalists.

[badkolo]

isnt olivia a ex ho, she was on playboy and things. she a gaming ho

and morgan looks like jaws from the james bond movies

[The_Zeitgeist]

She didn't even get naked in Playboy.

[RockmanII7]

How do you think she got the job?

[lizard81288]

*regurgitates things thats already been said*

1. i haven't seen Tina and Laura in a LONG time. what happened to them?

2. Olivia Munn is NOT a gamer, the only thing game related i've seen her do is cosplay. or be sexy with game objects, like humping a wii or something. although i have low standards on women. as long as their not fat, their fine with me. so yes i think she's hot. if she just randomly came from nowhere and asked if i would be her boyfriend, i'd say yes.

3. morgan webb is doing better as a girl gamer. however i don't get G4 anymore, and people were complain about X-play being M$ whores. on a side note, just to make sure i'd spell her name right i googled her, and...since when did she dress in sexy cloths, like Olivia Munn? shes not bad looking(as a model) however her face looks off a bit off, kind of Gothic like, dark eyes, and dark hair... anyway, just looks weird.

4. from what i've been told, since i no longer get it, G4=Spike TV jr

lolz ratty and drunk link are like the greatest x-play characters(see pics)

[The_Zeitgeist]

LOL Spike TV Jr. That is awesome!

[Campy da Camper]

Who kept saying, "Finally, XBOX is getting MGS4!" at E3? <they're not>

[conswella]

I notice how everyone is bashing Olivia Munn and not the article itself, or the author. There are just so many things wrong with almost every sentence in it that I really don't want to point the entirety of the article out for everybody. I trust you can read and judge for yourself. I hope you can, and I am sure you can, if you take the time to read the article. Really, arguing and dissing her for something that the guy who wrote the article claimed she is, and that "gamers" are, is blaming some one for some one else's misunderstandings of the universe.

One thing I don't like about the article is that it says "gamers" have come a long way. Thats kind of pathetically limiting to be called a "gamer" in the first place, you know, instead of sentient intellectual beings. I am what I am first, then far, far down the ladder am I a gamer, or anything else, thank you. The end.

[iiprotocolii]

You must be the guy who's envious of the popular kids at school.

[conswella]

egregious? aren't you being a bit too obvious now, in your effort?

And who the hell wasn't envious of the popular kids at school? What are you a buddhist now too? Suck.

Lastly "You make me want to beat you in the head with a tack hammer continuously." I mean, god damn. Please don't hurt me in your viscous rage.

[The_Zeitgeist]

No he is just going to be that guy that is making a lot of money while you and the popular kids are stuck flipping burgers because you all drank your lives away.

Smoke pot its better!!

[The_Zeitgeist]

Dude she is not even an avid gamer. Don't believe anything she says. G4 has an image and a target audience to cater to. Not that I mind...I'm just saying.

[vShinobi]

most gamers nowadays are actually rather fit and healthy be it the Wii or less hours of gaming now PC gamers thats another story.

[killinet247]

Funny thing thing is i know her bf lol

[kraze07]

I find it kind of disturbing that a lot of people here don't find Olivia to be attractive. I mean damn your standards must be high as hell. I know straight women who think she's hot.

[hulud86]

Sorry to break it to you but gamers are nerdy slobs like myself. Olivia Munn is just a paid model posing as a gamer. When does she ever talk about video games on G4? Exactly. Shes just there for eye candy.

Video game shows don't succeed without hot chicks.

[outlawlife]

olivia munn has big thighs

[Sitdown]

Seriously...did anybody think this was the stereotype?

[kraze07]

Most of the gamers I know aren't grotesque slobs. They are nerdy though but you wouldn't be able to tell just by looking at them.

[BlackPrince 42]

Munn's not a gamer, she's just a piece of ass used to attract horny nerds into actually watching AOTS. If anything she is part of the stereotype that all fat nerds care about is games and boobies, a stereotype I loathe.

Also, I theorize that as attractive as Munn is with her clothes on, she doesn't pass the naked test. That's why she refused to go naked in Playboy. If she gives it all away there the mystique will be gone and all of her fans well see her orangutan tits or whatever she knows will kill her career as eye candy for gamers.

[Parapraxis]

It's sad that some people still hold this stereotype, it's old, outdated and completely untrue.

[lizard81288]

are under weight, like myself, or average. and if your wondering, i'm 120 pounds.