So, after reading this article http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-18280000 and seeing this site http://fatuglyorslutty.com/ I have been in two minds about the whole thing.
There's feminist Tammy (who barely exists but can understand where they're coming from, when they're not being completely ridiculous) and normal Tammy who faces the same shit every day that millions of women do and takes it in her stride... because that's being a actual strong woman - not bitching about being a female all the time.
So, firstly I think: Quit your fucking moaning. Women seem to be so self obsessed they assume everyone who is nasty is being nasty because they're female. What if (and I know it's hard to imagine seeing as you're so soft and smell like strawberries) those other people simply don't like you? They don't like your attitude, or they don't like the way you talk and conduct yourself. It's akin to the situations when I call someone a cock end and they ask, "Woaaah, time of the month?" Wow. As if some people must imagine there has to be some hormonal reason why I consider them to be retarded. Perhaps... perhaps you're just retarded and it's nothing to do with my hormones. I'm calling it as I see it, regardless of where my womb lining is at the moment. You can't suggest to a dude that it must be his hormones when he decided to smack you in the face, so what's his excuse? Exactly, maybe you're just a prick.
Anyway, put simply: many female gamers have a huge chip on their shoulder, coupled with the idea that they're not only the sole female gamer in the universe, but also gods gift to gaming (and men) simply because you've got excess breast tissue and a wizards sleeve. That attitude makes people target you because it's disgusting, quite frankly.
However, I imagine that these women begin perfectly nicely. All female voice (trying to sound sexy?) and talking about girly stuff. Even worse, trying to fit in with the blokes on the game. "HA, yeah... tits... love 'em. Good old titties, eh?" Okay, so what exactly is your reason for needing to speak on Xbox Live? You know you get abuse hurled at you (whether because you're female or just fucking annoying) but you continue to speak out loud knowing that it's going to awaken the troll and pervert in everyone online. I think it's an attention seeking thing. I play Xbox Live and I listen to the chat, but I don't talk. I'm usually in a private chat with some friends while playing with them, and everyone else on the game. Would it hurt you to just... not be known as a female? Do you need to have the name, "SexyStacy2001"? Do you need to use constant smiley faces and giggle? I don't think so. If those guys didn't know you were female, they'd ignore you and that bothers you more than any abuse could.
I wonder if, after a session with the guys hurling abuse and you stammering back what you believe to be scathing retorts, you feel satisfied. Or, do you feel like shit? You made a fool of yourself. It was ten guys against one puny little girl. You're not even particularly good at the game. Any nice comments were from the fat guys that assumed they could form a long lasting friendship that would last well into the night and result in naked pictures. Pictures that they would be inevitably disappointed with as I've yet to see a genuine female GAMER (not one of those ones who played WoW for a month, thinks they rule Halo or takes pictures of themselves seductively sucking their Xbox controller) who was actually hot.
So clearly, my anti feminist side has taken the lead here. I'm sure I'm wrong. There are real life female gamers who just want to be able to chat on xbox live while they play a game. Why shouldn't they be able to? Sure, it's a male dominated world, but why should it be? I shouldn't have to just sit and listen to the chat while not being able to speak for fear of having every male start throwing his shit around like an aggravated monkey.
However, if you'd pull your eyes away from your tits long enough to take a look at any youtube video of COD (and your ears from wherever they happen to be...) you'll notice it's not just you that gets abuse. It's everyone. Every man, woman, child that chooses to speak will at some point be subjected to, "Suck a dick, you fucking faggot. God, you SUCK at this game." It's just that when a smart arse woman's voice comes on, they begin to formulate more appropriate insults.
Whatever. The point is, suck it up. Everyone gets insulted. It's a male world and you'll never fit in. Just enjoy the game enough that it doesn't matter.
Last point is just about the website, Fatuglyorslutty.com. What a stereotypically female thing to do. That's just like women: Get shouted and bitched at, APPARENTLY dominate the whole game and the whole chat with your crippling wit and mad skillz and then cry on the internet about it. How bitchy can you get? Bless them, all grouping together like a flock of seagulls just shot in the tits by some kids with a BB gun. I know you all think you're just laughing about it, but it seems to me they hurt you. They got to you, you're feeling insecure and you need your gal pals to fake laugh along with you because in the end you've come out top. Only... you haven't. You look like a hurting pussy and everyone can see it.
Lol. So true. I have a similar story to tell involving a game on steam; A player kept calling me and a friend a 'Honky', a term I was not personally familiar with. I asked him what it meant and he said 'White Bastards', to which I replied - "Oh, so you're a nigger then?". He was not amused. People are just retarded, they take things to seriously and act in a hypocritical manner. Fuck em is what I say!
ReplyDeleteI once read Germaine Greer's "The female eunuch" ... never again.
ReplyDeleteYou have outlined precisely why I don't use voicechat on xbox live, and was similar on PS3 too when I used to play on that.
ReplyDeleteThe chances of finding a random game, where people are using the chat to add to the game rather than sound off about their latest gripe is very rare.
Well time to cook dinner and see if I can score some good scores on BF3.