Girl Gamers Unmasked

This may surprise you, but girl gamers are actually everywhere, and they’re surprisingly diverse in their tastes. Regardless of what the media and marketers insist, women aren’t solely interested in playing with digital doll houses, ponies, puppies and SingStar. Instantly pigeonholing women’s tastes like this is counterproductive – our favourite gaming flavours are just as varied as yours.

[Anime-Vixen]

Some of you guys need to read this. Im getting tired of all you guys insults. Hopefully this article will open your eyes about girlgamers!

[rroded]

the amount of grief girls get online...

insults, sexual innuendo, stereotyping etc etc

tho most of the girl gamers on my friends list have thick skin. Still they tend ta stick to people they know. Just cause if they game on their own with a female sounding nick or heaven forbid use their mikes it usually results in grief from some morons.

[Red_Orange_Juice]

Kitchen is the safe place

[handheldwars]

Put that "Vixen" in her place!

Bubbles to you, sir.

[Count]

Orange, it wasn't funny the first time, and you can bet that it still isn't any funny right now.

[AndrewRyan]

"Ahh stop talking trash to girl gamers!" BLAH BLAH BLAH.

Do you have any form of intelligence? Trolls target people who complain, therefore, they are obviously going to target the women that start talking shit about their rights and leave the women alone who just plays and ignores them.

[MrLife]

Aww girl your tears are tasty

[Count]

Get a life, Mister Life.

[Ocelot525]

why so serious Anomen?

[zootang]

He wants to be a hero/saviour of women. Not realizing it is as condescending as some of the statements on here.

[smilydude13]

I went in for scantily clad gaming-whores. Non to to be found.

[darkcharizard]

Go back to the kitchen!!

[theonlylolking]

Yup, when I get online and a girl gamer with a mic and starts speaking. Most of the guys are like WILL YOU BE MY GIRLFRIEND or other sexual stuff or flirting.

Cant girl gamers play without be pestered?

[baodeus]

it is simple, these guys don't have girl friend or a social life what so ever. I welcome girl gamers, at least they tend to social a little bit and just having fun rather than cursing each other out from the top of their lungs. Worst, they body slam their mother when she cuts off their online gaming account.

If you expect to see mature gamers, you are in the wrong spot.

[Nate-Dog]

★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★

[DarkBlood]

O.O OMGOOOOOOOOD i found the appreintence...... lol jks its all good

[Christopher]

An article about how girl gamers shouldn't be stereotyped as bad at certain games or as playing only certain 'girly' games... with a headline pic that stereotypes girl gamers as sex objects.

Interesting.

[BannedForNineYears]

You need to open your eyes..........Twighlight is horrible!

[baodeus]

i totally agree. Twighlight totally ruin the entire Vampire tradition. What kind of vampire that can walk during the day and have diamond glowing body in the sun? At least give them some Rayban sun glasses or something.

[Acquiescence]

GIGGITY!

Apart from that morbidly obese one that's all over the internet. She can stay dresssed thank you very much.

[Crossifixxo]

Not again!! Women and their rights, they want everything to be fair but will still always want us gentlemen to treat them better than we treat ourselves, boy, what a world.

[BeAGamer]

well said

[Count]

So you think that we shouldn't treat them fair? That them wanting us to treat them better than we would ourselves is grounds for not treating them fairly? Boy, what a world.

[AssassinHD]

I think what Crossifixxo means is that they want to be treated as equals, yet still want us to hold the door open for them. It is a contradiction.

Before anyone slams the disagree button, I am a big supporter of equality, and I do hold the door open for ladies.

[Gilliand]

I'm a big supporter of equality too, I just hold the door open for every one...

[n to the b]

in grade school I overheard guys saying they'd never hit a girl back. I remember thinking wtf?? I'm built like peter f*ing parker before the spider bite lol so I don't go hitting dudes bigger than me it's called common sense. why should girls be exempt from such common sense just cause they have a vag? if a girl struck me I just might go ahead and knock her back. so yeah I gotta take Crossifixxo's side on this 1.

[CherryLu-Chan]

I remember dating a lass who was flat out exceptional at Halo.

There was one point where she was over at mine ... We were playing the game split screen on XboxLive and one of the other players said "That *other* [my name] is *REALLY* good!"

O_o

XD

[WIIIS1]

Most are on PSN I think.

[EmperorDalek]

...being girls or guys. I see them as kids and adults...or good players or jerks.

If anything is true, female gamers typically bring out the worst in many of the knuckle bleeders they play on-line with or against.

[Shane Kim]

Booooooneeeeeeeeeeeeeeer!!

[ipunchedGOD898]

I sometimes play a female character, and marvel at the lame attempts of interaction guys throw at my character.

[amrasmord]

Good job putting a picture of half-naked woman on an article about respect for girl gamers. It really drives the point home. -_-'....

[SKUD]

I wood. Twice.

[VoodooHack]

Funny. I was just about to post the same thing. Each time we have an article about female gamers, the lead pic almost always has a sleezy/sexy look to it.

Irony or a touch of unintended hypocrisy? I tend to believe the latter.

[TheBand1t]

Let it be known that when I insult and smack talk, all are equal before my eyes.

Besides, I've met girls who whoop my ass at certain games. Certainly is a lesson in modesty.

[TitanUp]

i have met some good girl gamers and i have no problems with girls gaming i say the more people thats playing the better.

[Keltik82]

girl gamers that kicked my ass, it's no big deal in fact more props to them. It is a humbling experience though lol. Especially when they call me a bitch, I'm like WTF?! <---- I don't talk trash I usually play with my mic off. Damn, sometimes those girls can get mean when they're good though lol.

[BlueEye]

My sister is a girl game (not a attractive one by far and in my opinion a bitch). She plays COD loves shooters and is good at adventure games.

[Count]

It saddens me that people actually view their family members the way you do.

[turok]

that sorta view among siblings is quite commmon here in the us.

[WharenPeace]

What is it with this sense of entitlement amongst women nowadays? I'm glad that you enjoy gaming, but what do you want from us? A pat on the back? I'm all for gender equality but please don't think that means you should also get special treatment because you have childbearing hips, breasts and a vagina. Feminism = yawn!

[clarkdef]

Girls and boys are equally as good at games, all you do is press buttons so strength is not an advantage. Girls need to be treated equal for sure, why not? However if a boy wants to hit on a girl its a free world, thats what guys do.

However when it gets abusive then the player needs to look at themselfs. <<This is the problem.

Guys carry heavy things for females, inexchange males can hit on them, its the silent agreement.

[Hazmat13]

there just "girl" gamers nothing more nothing less, big deal.

[gfunkera10]

Clicked link expecting at the very least......5 hot pictures of chicks playing video games. Upon realizing there were none, I came back here completely flaccid and angry.

For shame to whoever wrote this.......for shame.

[Garrus_Vakarian]

I know right? How dare they use those legs in such a mean way. >:(

[theroadtoruin]

instead of online gaming they should be making us sammaches, amirite?