The more I read about women in gaming, the more I wish that one day I'd wake up and grow a penis so as to leave the microscope once and for all. Until 'the industry' became concerned about how I was feeling regarding games, I never really considered that I was 'odd' or 'different' for playing a bit of Doom. But now it seems that I'm not only odd, but something to be dissected to locate how exactly I enjoy holding a controller so much and harness it to get the rest of my gender to fall in line.
And the more that this campaign to suck women into PS3 hysteria continues, the more cynical marketing schemes are unleashed amongst an unsuspecting public.
These are usually drivel infested beauty contests masquerading under neo-feminism and empowerment.
As an example, meet Miss Video Game contestant Sarah-Rochelle. She's a Suicide Girl (nothing says empowerment like working in crappy alt.porn.) She wants to be a 'influencial' woman via hairdressing and 'no pink' photography and denying ' tyranny.
Young Sarah-Rochelle believes that women are intimidated by men when they game. To which I say, "oh really?" Please enlighten me as to how exactly that happens. Not once have I had a male colleague or friend loom over me aggressively when I play Atellier Iris. Intimidation, to me, is the sum of trying to dominate someone. How many men go on a seek and destroy when a woman picks up a controller? Or you know, is it possible they have something better to do?
I'm not going to go into why so many members of my gender are ignoring the latest Halo release in favor of a facial. There's plenty of analysis being used as kitty litter liner for you glance at on your way to the fridge. What I will say is it's unlikely that contests like Miss Video Game are going to drag receptionists in kicking and screaming. What's more likely is female gamers will scoff and go back to Black whilst some men, feeling throughly charitable and hip, vote while considering how exactly to get SR to finally go hardcore.
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