• GTFO: A Film About Women In Gaming Is Going Ahead
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Oh my here we go again.
I have a feeling it's going to be unbelieveably biased And to the people rating me dumb: FYI what I mean by "unbelievably biased" is that they're very very likely to only interview girls who are having it done to them, and no men from their point of view or anything, just to further increase "believeability" of their cause among those extreme feminists. Personally I think the whole feminism thing is a good cause for equality- But did it really need to be brought into gaming? Everyone throws insults around in gaming like it's nothing because they can and because they're anonymous, not because you're a woman playing the game, I find it annoying how they so strongly believe that. Furthermore comments such as "r u hot?" and "id lik to fuk u hard lolo", etc, really don't occur strictly in gaming between men and women, it might not occur in face-to-face situations as often, but it does occur in alot of other places - Online games are just one of them.
[QUOTE=VaSTinY;40569427]I have a feeling it's going to be unbelieveably biased[/QUOTE] Couldn't of said it better myself.
muh privilegs
watch it make forty times what it asked for and only shit out a fifteen-minute trailer in five years [editline]8th May 2013[/editline] I seem to recall another 'grrl gmaers' kickstarter going something like that
[QUOTE=cccritical;40569451]watch it make forty times what it asked for and only shit out a fifteen-minute trailer in five years [editline]8th May 2013[/editline] I seem to recall another 'grrl gmaers' kickstarter going something like that[/QUOTE] And it'll include a large section of history that does nothing but take up time.
Women in gaming. They play games. They develop games. They get harrassed by idiots. Anything else I forgot to add?
[QUOTE=Keyblockor;40569475]Women in gaming. They play games. They develop games. They get harrassed by idiots. Anything else I forgot to add?[/QUOTE] The shear number of idiots to be found everywhere, in and out of the industry?
[QUOTE=cccritical;40569451]watch it make forty times what it asked for and only shit out a fifteen-minute trailer in five years [editline]8th May 2013[/editline] I seem to recall another 'grrl gmaers' kickstarter going something like that[/QUOTE] ye any girl who plays and/or criticizes video games is immediately a dumb bitch looking for attention couldn't have said it better myself
[QUOTE=Jeep-Eep;40569522]The shear number of idiots to be found everywhere, in and out of the industry?[/QUOTE] True that.
Is it only going to be interviews of girls, because that makes it incredibly biased no matter how true what they say is. I want to hear the mens point of view as well. I'm not talking random guys in the crowds, but professional gamers and people working within the field.
I've personally never seen anyone insult girls who play online, unless that girl is kicking their ass then it's probably just trash talk. My older sister plays a lot of online games and I don't think she's ever got a bad pm. Not saying it doesn't exist but I just don't think it's as common as most people make it out to be.
[QUOTE=slapdown3;40569607]I've personally never seen anyone insult girls who play online, unless that girl is kicking their ass then it's probably just trash talk. My older sister plays a lot of online games and I don't think she's ever got a bad pm. Not saying it doesn't exist but I just don't think it's as common as most people make it out to be.[/QUOTE] I think it's more common than you make it out to be. Does your sister have a nickname that implies she is a girl? Because if not, then duh.
Literally any time anybody attempts to address or even talk about the issue of the [I]obvious[/I] sexism in the video games industry, FP denies their credibility and, ironically, if they are a woman usually accuses them of attention-seeking or ignorance. Just accept that it's there and that it needs to be confronted. Imagine it was racism of this scale (IE blacks always being shown with big lips and bulging eyes in games).
[QUOTE=dgg;40569617]I think it's more common than you make it out to be. Does your sister have a nickname that implies she is a girl? Because if not, then duh.[/QUOTE] Most of them are part of her name and have a heart at the end <3.
Trolling's a part of gaming. Regardless of gender. Roll with it or ignore it.
Who cares if the person you are playing with is a girl or a boy, lol. It's like, people are indifferent but when you say you are a girl suddenly people act way different even though they'll never know you? Why.
[QUOTE=shozamar;40569641]Literally any time anybody attempts to address or even talk about the issue of the [I]obvious[/I] sexism in the video games industry, [B]FP denies their credibility and, ironically, if they are a woman usually accuses them of attention-seeking or ignorance.[/B] Just accept that it's there and that it needs to be confronted. Imagine it was racism of this scale (IE blacks always being shown with big lips and bulging eyes in games).[/QUOTE] You haven't been reading facepunch much have you. A lot of people on here are pro-feminist.
I think it's stupid that girl gamers are getting this sort of special attention. There has always been girl gamers, only now they are giving them this kind of stupid extra publicity. All this shit just makes it seem that girl gamers are somehow supposed to be treated different. NEWS FLASH, you're playing a game, just like anyone else. Being a girl doesn't change jack shit, you're still playing a fucking game. Someone should make a movie about men who enjoy knitting. It would be just as unnecessary and stupid as making a movie about girl gamers.
"I tell people I play videogames for a living and they're impressed, they think it's a dream job, and I get a lot of hate from people" That's not because you're a girl, that's a fairly odd "job" to have and people who judge how [I]xbox live[/I] treats them are extremely dumb, females or children or men or whatever they are. Everyone getshate messages on XBL. Are men starting a documentary because people claim to fuck their moms and call them faggots? [editline]8th May 2013[/editline] [QUOTE=shozamar;40569641]Literally any time anybody attempts to address or even talk about the issue of the [I]obvious[/I] sexism in the video games industry, FP denies their credibility and, ironically, if they are a woman usually accuses them of attention-seeking or ignorance. Just accept that it's there and that it needs to be confronted. Imagine it was racism of this scale (IE blacks always being shown with big lips and bulging eyes in games).[/QUOTE] I understand the sexism but most approaches toward it in the form of documentaries/videos/etc are either misguided or a scam. #1reasonwhy was probably the one example of that topic being handled right.
[QUOTE=latin_geek;40569736]"I tell people I play videogames for a living and they're impressed, they think it's a dream job, and I get a lot of hate from people" That's not because you're a girl, that's a fairly odd "job" to have and people who judge how [I]xbox live[/I] treats them are extremely dumb, females or children or men or whatever they are. Everyone getshate messages on XBL. Are men starting a documentary because people claim to fuck their moms and call them faggots?[/QUOTE] That documentary will be called "How I slept with your mother"
[QUOTE=latin_geek;40569736]And people who judge how [I]xbox live[/I] treats them are extremely dumb, females or children or men or whatever they are. Everyone getshate messages on XBL. Are men starting a documentary because people claim to fuck their moms and call them faggots?[/QUOTE] There is a difference in being told "go suck a cock, faggot", "you got owned, shitcunt" and "Are you pretty?" "How hot are you?" "ure a slut". The one is just a general insult, the other is treating the person as a sexual object and focusing on gender.
[QUOTE=dgg;40569753]There is a difference in being told "go suck a cock, faggot", "you got owned, shitcunt" and "Are you pretty?" "How hot are you?" "ure a slut". The one is just a general insult, the other is treating the person as a sexual object and focusing on gender.[/QUOTE] No matter how many documentaries you shit out, it won't change that.
[QUOTE=Hullu V3;40569731] All this shit just makes it seem that girl gamers are somehow supposed to be treated different. NEWS FLASH, you're playing a game, just like anyone else. Being a girl doesn't change jack shit, you're still playing a fucking game.[/QUOTE] congratulations you have taken the point of this equality movement and pretended they were claiming the opposite [editline]8th May 2013[/editline] [QUOTE=Hullu V3;40569765]No matter how many documentaries you shit out, it won't change that.[/QUOTE] so lets do nothing!!!
[QUOTE=dgg;40569753]There is a difference in being told "go suck a cock, faggot", "you got owned, shitcunt" and "Are you pretty?" "How hot are you?" "ure a slut". The one is just a general insult, the other is treating the person as a sexual object and focusing on gender.[/QUOTE] Most insults are supposed to be as insulting as possible, hence racists and their name calling.
[QUOTE=Hullu V3;40569765]No matter how many documentaries you shit out, it won't change that.[/QUOTE] That's not the whole point either? It's making people aware that it exists, is a problem and hopefully change the attitude of some individuals. Basically your solution to any problem is not doing anything about it? How do you solve anything at all then? [QUOTE=slapdown3;40569774]Most insults are supposed to be as insulting as possible, hence racists and their name calling.[/QUOTE] Yes?
[QUOTE=Bletotum;40569767]congratulations you have taken the point of this equality movement and pretended they were claiming the opposite [editline]8th May 2013[/editline] so lets do nothing!!![/QUOTE] I wonder when did this even become a [B]problem[/B]. I've only started to hear about this EQUALITY IN GAMING movement not more than a few months ago. Sounds to me like making a problem out of nothing.
[QUOTE=Hullu V3;40569798]I wonder when did this even become a [B]problem[/B]. I've only started to hear about this EQUALITY IN GAMING movement not more than a few months ago. Sounds to me like making a problem out of nothing.[/QUOTE] Equality in gaming has been a problem for years, hell, decades, the fact that you only heard of a movement about it a few months ago makes it clear that you're part of the target audience this documentary is trying to reach.
[QUOTE=dgg;40569807]Equality in gaming has been a problem for years, hell, decades, the fact that you only heard of a movement about it a few months ago makes it clear that you're part of the target audience this documentary is trying to reach.[/QUOTE] No matter how you put it, but I'm failing to see the actual problem here. Are there actually girls that are somehow traumatized by the fact that the gaming community consists mostly of males and people say mean things also in the virtual environment?
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