| Blogs > AtreSamus |
Chill
Calgary25951 Posts
On June 22 2011 04:26 AtreSamus wrote: :/ thats a shame. As said before I didnt mean to make offense to anyone or any gender. You didn't offend me. The conversation has been played out and you haven't really brought anything new to the discussion whatsoever. You've restarted a conversation that never reached a conclusion by starting is back at the beginning. | ||
|
Servius_Fulvius
United States947 Posts
On June 22 2011 04:21 Chill wrote: I think women-only tournaments are great. I think the threads about them are not. ^ This I'd watch it if it were streamed! Thanks to the campus starcraft club I've been exposed to a number of girl gamers, most of which could beat me without breaking a sweat. Emasculating? Little bit. Fun? You bet! Though, I do find all the bleeding hearts in this thread a bit humorous. Come on people - perspective! If you're going to start crying about social justice make it about something that actually matters, like clean drinking water in third world countries. 100% gender equality in a video game? It feels rather petty that our entertainment means THIS much to us... | ||
|
ninini
Sweden1204 Posts
On June 22 2011 02:07 c.Deadly wrote: There's nothing insulting or morally wrong about all-female SC2 tournaments. They're actually a fantastic idea and only help further the Starcraft and ESPORT community. There is currently a disproportionate representation of males:females in video games and ESPORTS, in the RTS genre especially, so female tournaments help facilitate more women becoming active in the competitive scene and in the community. This is especially helpful because there are many barriers to entry for women into competitive video games (sexism, awkward internet social hierarchy, etc). I also want to point out that this is completely wrong - there is no difference in aptitude between men and women. Any differences that you observe through life experience is influenced entirely by societal expectations and our natural tendency to conform to those expectations. And you know this for a fact? I showed why I believe that the genders are different. You just say I'm wrong, without really doing anything to disprove my theory. I think you do that because it's not socially accepted to say that men and women are different, so you don't want to question it. I think that we're very similar, but also that we have specific differences. If you look at us on a biological level, there's a difference. If you look at how men change in behaviour when they go through puberty, you can clearly see that the hormones have an effect on us. It's the same for women. Why is it so far-fetched that a higher testosterone level would make men more driven and adventure-seeking? It's scientifically proven that our hormones have an effect on our brain, so there is obviously some differences between how we think and act. I'm not saying men are superior. I'm just saying we're different on some levels. It takes years to become really good at something, and most of the brilliant ppl in this world were more or less seen as idiots before they reached that level. If you play guitar in your basement for 6 hours every single day, your parents won't say "that's great, son. Keep practicing!". No, they will tell you to get a "realistic" goal instead. In general, if you want to get really good at something, the only encouragement you'll get is from yourself. | ||
| ||
|
|
OSC
StarCraft2.fi
The PondCast
StarCraft2.fi
OlimoLeague
StarCraft2.fi
|
|
|
EPT
