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Why is there so few females that play SC?

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StraTkSloth
Profile Blog Joined August 2012
United States181 Posts
August 16 2012 17:51 GMT
#1
In other games, there seems to always be a few lingering around everywhere, but I don't ever seem to come across them in SC. Or is it just because you don't really talk on ladder? I don't know, someone fill me in if you think it is worth your time.
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Torte de Lini
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
Germany38463 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-08-16 17:57:13
August 16 2012 17:53 GMT
#2
  • Because people don't want to place importance on gender, but talk about it regardless, thus promoting the contrasting views of other genders and its relevancy.

  • There's a stigma towards gamers who identify themselves as "girl" gamers" (or vice-versa) and so they try to intergrate themselves as a part of the gamer following, while others misplace the importance of their sexuality/gender/genitalia

  • Plenty of women and men play all kinds of games, the interest in video-games could be more culturally and geographically decided in why there are less of one sex than another.

  • There are some "progamers" that are females, but their achievements are lackluster, but remain on teams. There is a misappropriated dislike for that because they assume the team or player joined/was picked-up because of her gender rather than her raw ability (despite similar teams and players doing the same for males, it's just more common and reasoned differently


the list goes on.
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DODswe4
Profile Joined July 2011
Sweden2157 Posts
August 16 2012 17:53 GMT
#3
they exist, but they don't say, Hi I'm a girl/women. Just like you don't say Hi I'm a boy/man. Think there was a master streamer that was female
HeeroFX
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
United States2704 Posts
August 16 2012 17:55 GMT
#4
Um maybe it has a harder learning curve? I mean you could argue that the majority of the male gamers don't play SC, but we don't have the numbers Maybe girls get into games through there boy friends. For example a friend of mine played CoD with his GF, and she got pretty good and is into games now. Also there may be a ton of girls who play, but we wouldn't know. an account like "DeathAngel" doesn't say you are a girl or a guy. There is nothing in your profile that says what gender you are.
GhostFiber
Profile Joined January 2012
Australia88 Posts
August 16 2012 17:56 GMT
#5
Lets look at LoL (a game girls enjoy)
a) easy to play
b) lots of social interaction
c) fun and cuddly graphics
Torte de Lini
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
Germany38463 Posts
August 16 2012 17:58 GMT
#6
On August 17 2012 02:56 GhostFiber wrote:
Lets look at LoL (a game girls enjoy)
a) easy to play
b) lots of social interaction
c) fun and cuddly graphics


This is stupid, more people like LoL because it's free to play, cooperative and intuitive.
You're assuming all women like cuddly graphics, which then we can just cite My Little Pony also appealing to young adult males.
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Amestir
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
Netherlands2126 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-08-16 17:59:27
August 16 2012 17:59 GMT
#7
On August 17 2012 02:56 GhostFiber wrote:
Lets look at LoL (a game girls enjoy)
a) easy to play
b) lots of social interaction
c) fun and cuddly graphics


I thought we moved past this kind of thing as a species?
We know nothing.
MichaelDonovan
Profile Joined June 2011
United States1453 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-08-16 18:00:06
August 16 2012 17:59 GMT
#8
Why are there so many threads asking this same question?


The answer is the same. Think about it.
Torte de Lini
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
Germany38463 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-08-16 18:00:26
August 16 2012 18:00 GMT
#9
On August 17 2012 02:55 HeeroFX wrote:
Um maybe it has a harder learning curve? I mean you could argue that the majority of the male gamers don't play SC, but we don't have the numbers Maybe girls get into games through there boy friends. For example a friend of mine played CoD with his GF, and she got pretty good and is into games now. Also there may be a ton of girls who play, but we wouldn't know. an account like "DeathAngel" doesn't say you are a girl or a guy. There is nothing in your profile that says what gender you are.


This is wrong as well. Women and men enjoy challenges alike, just in different forms and fashions. I don't think gender plays much of a role!
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Torte de Lini
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
Germany38463 Posts
August 16 2012 18:01 GMT
#10
On August 17 2012 02:59 Amestir wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 17 2012 02:56 GhostFiber wrote:
Lets look at LoL (a game girls enjoy)
a) easy to play
b) lots of social interaction
c) fun and cuddly graphics


I thought we moved past this kind of thing as a species?


Stereotypes and misunderstanding of other genders is more depicted through age and experience, not as a whole of a species.
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bo1b
Profile Blog Joined August 2012
Australia12814 Posts
August 16 2012 18:02 GMT
#11
Probably for the same reason my comp sci. course has a 15:1 ratio of males to females. Whether or not it's right genders are directed in different ways during childhood and leads to a vast difference in interests years down.
StraTkSloth
Profile Blog Joined August 2012
United States181 Posts
August 16 2012 18:02 GMT
#12
On August 17 2012 02:56 GhostFiber wrote:
Lets look at LoL (a game girls enjoy)
a) easy to play
b) lots of social interaction
c) fun and cuddly graphics


I'm not trying to stereotype, just create conversation. I know that girls play StarCraft, just they are very outnumbered and many aren't very active in teh community
Vega Squadron Player || StarCraft II entusiast
Notsober
Profile Joined November 2011
France54 Posts
August 16 2012 18:03 GMT
#13
On August 17 2012 02:51 ThatSweatyNerd wrote:
In other games, there seems to always be a few lingering around everywhere, but I don't ever seem to come across them in SC. Or is it just because you don't really talk on ladder? I don't know, someone fill me in if you think it is worth your time.


close topic
life is ;;
Torte de Lini
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
Germany38463 Posts
August 16 2012 18:03 GMT
#14
On August 17 2012 02:59 MichaelDonovan wrote:
Why are there so many threads asking this same question?


The answer is the same. Think about it.


Because people are naturally curious and through that curiosity aim to understand areas or aspects of life they aren't too familiar with. If more people are asking similar questions, then it shows signs of a service or a product needed to help answer this desire or interest.

This is just an example, but common questions that constantly reoccur are something people can take advantage of to further promote knowledge and thus, popularity, for their own service. There were many female cups that promoted women gamers and their "assumed" minority. These events help quell common questions such as the OP.
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ThatGuy89
Profile Joined February 2011
United Kingdom1968 Posts
August 16 2012 18:03 GMT
#15
On August 17 2012 02:56 GhostFiber wrote:
Lets look at LoL (a game girls enjoy)
a) easy to play
b) lots of social interaction
c) fun and cuddly graphics


as crudely as he put it, hes right.
Chill
Profile Blog Joined January 2005
Calgary26004 Posts
August 16 2012 18:03 GMT
#16
Use the search function or common sense.
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