EPTOn July 15 2011 03:56 Malyce wrote:
When you're a dude you're judged on your skill
When you're a dude you're judged on your skill
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tofucake
Hyrule19177 Posts
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tofucake
Hyrule19177 Posts
On July 15 2011 04:14 TheGiz wrote:I have a lot of respect for Riku for not taking advantage of her gender and also for sharing her experiences. What? This entire blog is taking advantage of her gender. | ||
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Dance.
United States389 Posts
On July 15 2011 04:16 tofucake wrote: Really? Explain the LoL forum. Sure, there's not much talk about cosplay here, but there are plenty of other groups of people who come just for certain boards, even for only certain threads. TL is a community of people. People have different interests. We aren't going to say "you don't talk about SC fuck you", and frankly I find your attitude annoying. That's a good point. Didn't think about that. I see TL as an SC site, I find it annoying when someone constantly talks about WoW and LoL in a thread not relating. That's my attitude, I'm sure I'm not the only one. Correction, I find it annoying when someone constantly talks about WoW and LoL showing VERY little interest in SC. Just saying you like it doesn't count. | ||
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Lennon
United Kingdom2275 Posts
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StorkHwaiting
United States3465 Posts
On July 15 2011 04:19 Dance. wrote: That's a good point. Didn't think about that. I see TL as an SC site, I find it annoying when someone constantly talks about WoW and LoL in a thread not relating. That's my attitude, I'm sure I'm not the only one. Apparently some of the mods don't agree with you. I was just warned yesterday by a mod for simply asking Riku why she posted an entire blog solely talking about her WoW issues. | ||
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JingleHell
United States11308 Posts
You like attention. We all do. That's been done to death here. Nothing wrong with liking attention. But if you take advantage of your minority status (attractive female in a sea of males is definitely taking advantage of being in the minority), there WILL be people who dislike it. It isn't equal footing any more when you do that. Do I think it's absolutely moronic that benefits or drawbacks exist? Absolutely. There should be no benefit or drawback. The fact is, it does happen. Since it does, and since people are really slow about changing in ways that would make them more reasonable, you are in a position where you have to pick. If you want the benefits of being a known female in a majority single male group, you have to have thick skin. If you put yourself in the spotlight, at the forefront, to get that attention you like (like everyone else does), you have to be able to take what's going to come your way. I'm a male. No, I don't have to hide that. But I also don't have to say it. Here's a better example. I'm an ex-soldier. I was in the US Army. That makes a lot of people hate me without any actual reason. You know what though? They can say what they want, I'll say something back, I'll laugh about it, they might piss me off, but I'll get under their skin too. But I didn't have to tell them. It's not hiding it at all. It's leaving the irrelevant baggage at the door. My time in the Army has NOTHING to do with SC2. Your gender has NOTHING to do with SC2. If you bring it into things to get attention, you should be ready for the consequences. In other words, if you go about being an active part of the community without referencing being a female, you'll be on equal footing for getting attention. You throw the female thing out there, it isn't equal footing anymore, but some of the attention just got negative. That's life, even if it is stupid. | ||
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matjlav
Germany2435 Posts
On July 15 2011 04:20 Lennon wrote: This OP screams "girl on the internet syndrome". You're a woman who is talking about herself. Of course everyone will spam "attention whore". What else were you expecting? ugh getting attention is the point of blogs in the first place, isn't it? seriously, the double standard here is ridiculous. | ||
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Dance.
United States389 Posts
On July 15 2011 04:20 StorkHwaiting wrote: Apparently some of the mods don't agree with you. I was just warned yesterday by a mod for simply asking Riku why she posted an entire blog solely talking about her WoW issues. Yea? And some mods like to create artificial drama in Riku's blogs even against prominent translators of the community. I didn't say everyone agreed with me, but I can't be the only one. | ||
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xarthaz
1704 Posts
I tried googling image "Riku's body" but i couldn't find it. I want to see pictures of her nice body, anybody have it? | ||
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Backpack
United States1776 Posts
On July 15 2011 04:19 tofucake wrote: What? This entire blog is taking advantage of her gender. Agreed. If you stop drawing attention to your gender, you will stop getting shit for it. I post negatively in some of your blogs and rate them low from time to time because I don't like them for various reasons, none of which is you being female. If you want to fit in, stop stereotyping yourself and accept the fact that there may be other reasons why people don't like you. | ||
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ComaDose
Canada10357 Posts
On July 15 2011 04:25 xarthaz wrote: So i heard that Riku was a girl and has a pretty good body. I think I saw a picture on here but i cant find it. I tried googling image "Riku's body" but i couldn't find it. I want to see pictures of her nice body, anybody have it? ROFL! i see what you did there! EDIT: remember when blogging was good and pure | ||
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Whole
United States6046 Posts
On July 15 2011 04:22 matjlav wrote: ugh getting attention is the point of blogs in the first place, isn't it? seriously, the double standard here is ridiculous. but the manner in which you get attention is important | ||
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Treemonkeys
United States2082 Posts
That love me / hate me sign is a great way to describe it - you also wear that sign when you go to a bar, when you're at work, when you stop at the gas station, etc. Men in general have a very degraded (that is what I would consider it) view of women, and they can be really good at keeping it a secret. It's often a "guys only" time thing. Then for men who aren't like that are usually too cowardly to normally say something among their peers. That is why whenever you post a picture of yourself you will always have tons of people running wild with absurd levels of rudeness and then there will almost always be a few going way out of their way to be the white knight. I would guess women have their own version, like what you said about being on top. When you first walk into a room, basically every single guy is going to judge how attractive or unattractive you are, and in that moment it is easily the most important thing about you. Most men will just follow through with that while few will try to ignore it. Even for me (ugh). Kind of like how you said females want to be on top, but you think it can mostly be suppressed, well it's the same way for me about this. I don't like it for some reason, so I try to suppress it, but it's still always there. It's got to be some kind of instinct. | ||
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StorkHwaiting
United States3465 Posts
On July 15 2011 04:23 Dance. wrote: Yea? And some mods like to create artificial drama in Riku's blogs even against prominent translators of the community. I didn't say everyone agreed with me, but I can't be the only one. Why are you getting so defensive? Nobody cares if a few random TL people agree with you. If the modders don't agree, then nothing's going to happen. | ||
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Lennon
United Kingdom2275 Posts
On July 15 2011 04:22 matjlav wrote: ugh getting attention is the point of blogs in the first place, isn't it? seriously, the double standard here is ridiculous. A blog doesn't have to be focused on yourself. | ||
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Kurr
Canada2338 Posts
On July 15 2011 04:03 matjlav wrote: Riku, this was a very good blog post. Something happened to you, you were upset about it, and it's a problem in the internet that deserves to be pointed out. It was not a bad post by any stretch of the imagination, and I totally agree that sexism on the internet is quite rampant. Unfortunately, it comes with the territory (much like homophobia) of a community that has a high proportion of immature male nerds. Lol wtf at this viewpoint. Because it's not like guys ever flaunt their "maleness" on the internet. </sarcasm> (Check out the 25 girl blogs that have probably been posted in the last 2 weeks for an example.) Lol, seriously, telling someone you're a girl isn't like telling them that you have a drug habit, or even like telling them that you're homosexual (to which your argument has a striking parallel with the DADT debate). Being a male or a female is one of the most basic and first things that someone usually learns about you when you meet them, at least irl. So your assertion that girls should fly under the radar and keep their gender a secret is quite ridiculous. You don't understand my point. First, it was about online games, not the internet in general. Second, I play online games for fun, not to watch people socialize, much less flirt. I don't care if I'm playing with a guy, a woman or a horse as long as it's fun. My point is that it's pointless to start talking about your personal info and feelings in a game, because it's not a chat room. People play it to, get this, play the game. I make it a point to learn nothing about the people I play with besides their character name, otherwise it ruins the immersion. I don't give out my real name or info ingame. Not everyone follows that and some like to socialize as well. Fine, I don't mind it. There are annoying people in every game : young and old, guys and girls. I don't hate a person because she's a woman and I don't expect her to go out of her way to hide that fact as well (which I said in my first post). But it just happens that, in my experience, women are much more susceptible to being that annoying person that makes me leave a guild or have them on permanent ignore. People that feel the need to flirts with guys in the game and get benefits because of their gender ruin gaming experiences. I do not enjoy playing with such people. I don't, however, mind playing with women that simply cut the BS and play like any other person would. It's not hiding their femininity. It's just that it doesn't matter in this scenario. Girls should fly under the radar, not because they are female, but because they are playing a game the same way as everyone else. I don't proclaim I am a man, and to people online some might even think I'm a woman. At the end of the day, gender in not important in online games. Like I said earlier, only those that want the attention get it. You can be a known girl in an online community with 0 problem with little nerds. Sure, a few of them will try to hit on them when they learn that they're female, but a simple word to let them know you're just another player and it's over. People that become obsessed with the idea of a woman playing get banned from guilds that I'm in. So, in conclusion : You misunderstand my point. Women don't need to hide their gender. It simply does not matter in online games. If no one asks, no need to answer about it. If someone does ask, then simply answer the truth. If they make a big deal about it, it's their own fault. | ||
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LeoLeo
Sweden456 Posts
Fuck the haters Some people on the internet just dont want to do you any good, not because you are ugly or stupid, just because they can. It's the internet you can do whatever you want with no major consequences. Instead of wasting attention on the haters spread happiness to those who GLHF you and mean it. Also, no GG = no skill! | ||
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TheGiz
Canada708 Posts
On July 15 2011 04:19 tofucake wrote: What? This entire blog is taking advantage of her gender. I know, I edited that comment. Goddamn it though.  On July 15 2011 04:25 xarthaz wrote: So i heard that Riku was a girl and has a pretty good body. I think I saw a picture on here but i cant find it. I tried googling image "Riku's body" but i couldn't find it. I want to see pictures of her nice body, anybody have it? Search "Alexstrasza". Hell, after realizing she's just like the rest, might as well treat her that way, eh? To paraphrase my previous marathon post: If a girl so obviously enjoys being an object and we enjoy her being the object, I guess she's an object then. No problem. | ||
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Severedevil
United States4839 Posts
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nttea
Sweden4353 Posts
 . good blog. | ||
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