FlyinS
Caldari
Planetary Industry and Trade Organization
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Posted - 2009.03.17 14:18:00 -
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 Originally by: Nikita Alterana
disturbing reasoning aside, I can, as a female eve player, appreciate the desire to bring in more girls.
I'm pretty sure the problem stems largely from the fact that because there aren't any girls in the first place, the guys switch into 'nobody cares guy mode' and swear, and talk about disgusting things, and generally act like asshats. So when a girl comes in, she is bothered by how immature and resembling of 4chan the community is and leaves.
I've tried to get a bunch of my friends to play eve and generally they leave after being ****ed off too much by their corp members with 'get back to the kitchen' type jokes. Its really immature. Honestly, the only reason I tolerate it is because, 1, I'm a lesbian and can get in on most of the jokes and, 2) because I've sorta become numb to male stupidity.
Thats the main reason. Then there is the OTHER reason, being too nice. lets face facts. Eve is a game of piracy, murder, bloodlust, scams, theft, and general violence, and it is going to draw in people that like that sort of thing. Just because I'm a girl doesn't make me any less crazy psychotic or bloodthirsty. So when people start calling me miss and madam, start volunteering to help me with incredibly simple tasks, and being goody toeshoed chivalrous knights, it gets kinda annoying. Yes, I'm a girl, but I'm not royalty and don't expect to be treated as such, I'm a gamer first and foremost, thats how I act, and how I except others to act. I don't wear lace dresses and go to tea parties, I wear sweatpants and stay up all night playing half-life and eating pizza.
In short, I really don't think that anyone in eve actually has ever talked to a girl, we're people and would appreciate it if, instead of treating us like some delicate flower or some horrible joke, you treated us like people. Here is a thought, stop what your doing. turn off your computer, go outside, and make friends with one person who is a girl. Get to know them and how they act, just be cool and casual.
done?
good, now apply that to your general social interactions in eve.
the world will be a better place for everyone.
"Men are dumb. We want to be treated like one of the guys as long as you don't act like you're hanging out with the guys. But don't treat us differently because we're women either. In fact, we have no idea what the hell we want, but whatever you do it will make us annoyed. Other random insults."
Sadly, I haven't become fully numb to female stupidity myself yet.
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