EPT[Trans] ESPORTS: It's not just for men - Page 3
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netherDrake
Singapore1831 Posts
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Azriel
Mexico462 Posts
On January 05 2011 01:02 netherDrake wrote: Perhaps Tossgirl should consider breaking contract and switching to SC2.. it's really hard for her in BW to catch up right now They should just let Tossgirl prove herself again in live games. I imagine she can't do worse in a game than say... Juni or Canata. | ||
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Ryo
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tedster
984 Posts
On January 04 2011 14:45 Crunchums wrote: it's good to see that they're not complaining about sexism (at least so far), rather they are just saying that having no Y chromosome is bad for a career in esports They aren't complaining much about sexism because it's not part of the Korean culture to consider this. Gender roles are much more conservative and traditional in Korea, and it's a little depressing to see that they are still so heavily boxed into these roles that they are otherwise overwhelmed by the thought of "growing up, having to get married, having to give birth, and then having to devote all time to the child" and such. Obviously this is a major difference in perception and they don't see this as unusual thinking at all, but it's clearly shoehorned gender roles like this that result in major disparities. | ||
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ninini
Sweden1204 Posts
On January 05 2011 01:26 Amaranthine wrote: They should just let Tossgirl prove herself again in live games. I imagine she can't do worse in a game than say... Juni or Canata. Tossgirl is probably just not good enough even compared to these players. It's easy to forget that players around the top end of the B-team are actually really good players, and I can imagine the gap between Canata and the worst B-teamers being pretty large. Looking at Tossgirls performance in the prelims, she's probably in the bottom 3 in the STX lineup, maybe even the worst, and if you take age into consideration she's definately the worst investment in the team. I don't think the coach would be very popular if he let Tossgirl play, only because she's a girl (which is basically the only reason to play her unless she have improved drastically). I also hope she'll get to play eventually, but she'll have to earn it first. Unfortunately I don't think it will ever happen, since she's had a ideal practice environment for years now, and still not reached the A-team. | ||
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Risen
United States7927 Posts
On January 05 2011 02:25 tedster wrote: They aren't complaining much about sexism because it's not part of the Korean culture to consider this. Gender roles are much more conservative and traditional in Korea, and it's a little depressing to see that they are still so heavily boxed into these roles that they are otherwise overwhelmed by the thought of "growing up, having to get married, having to give birth, and then having to devote all time to the child" and such. Obviously this is a major difference in perception and they don't see this as unusual thinking at all, but it's clearly shoehorned gender roles like this that result in major disparities. This was going through my head non-stop while reading this article... especially when one of them said this... Seo Ji-Soo: Being a progamer, it was disappointing for me to lack stamina and emotion control. Since I lack physical stamina, I can't practice for long hours. Then the skill gap becomes bigger, and I start to lose games. I have the desire to win and compete, but I can't control my emotions since I lose all the time. After losing so many games, I become depressed and wonder if this is really worth doing anymore. I have to deal with these emotions myself, so it becomes very difficult at times. A woman in the US would never admit to such weaknesses (Disclaimer: If they exist) | ||
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Khul Sadukar
Australia1735 Posts
On January 04 2011 15:36 [Azn]Nada wrote: was I the only one who saw the title and thought this was going to be an argument that BW was a culture, not Blizzard's (One Man's) possession? Same. Very interesting article! Can't wait for the rest. Never really thought about the female perspective of the industry. Tx for translation. | ||
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SmoKim
Denmark10305 Posts
HAHAHAHAHA :D | ||
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hacklebeast
United States5090 Posts
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CanucksJC
Canada1241 Posts
On January 05 2011 06:45 hacklebeast wrote: If you are still considering translating the rest, please do. I found out yesterday that the topic for my english class this semester is "gender in popular culture" and I was going to do mine on Tossgirl+january+ the female leauge. Then this came up the same day and I was like OMG WHAT LUCK!!!!! LOL i will work on it later tonite before GSL starts  | ||
Kipsate
Netherlands45349 Posts
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hacklebeast
United States5090 Posts
On January 05 2011 06:55 CanucksJC wrote: LOL i will work on it later tonite before GSL starts  Thanks a lot.And If you ever need something translated from german that was written at a 5th grade reading level, I've got you covered. | ||
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zenMaster
Canada761 Posts
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blahman3344
United States2015 Posts
Hearing the female opinions and struggles in progaming, either a player or a coach, is something that had me wondering for a time. I always wondered about Tossgirl's gaming career, and now I know for sure that she's serious about it. Also, is January pregnant, or is she considering having a child? o_O | ||
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CanucksJC
Canada1241 Posts
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Renkaoru
390 Posts
Damn Tossgirl is cute. I wonder why, with all the gimmicks STX is doing, they don't think of sending Tossgirl out in Proleague. Fans would go nuts. | ||
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Hot_Bid
Braavos36401 Posts
![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/mzNUv.jpg) MBC Game Hero Plus' coach Lim Soo-Ra. ah, so this is where effort went after retiring from CJ, i'm diggin his new look. awesome wig. did the MBC zergs get better this round after he coached them? | ||
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GoodRamen
United States713 Posts
On January 05 2011 09:02 Hot_Bid wrote: ah, so this is where effort went after retiring from CJ, i'm diggin his new look. awesome wig. did the MBC zergs get better this round after he coached them? lol i just started to see the resemblance | ||
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Slardar
Canada7596 Posts
Props to Canuck for posting this eh?! | ||
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shannn
Netherlands2891 Posts
On January 05 2011 09:02 Hot_Bid wrote: ah, so this is where effort went after retiring from CJ, i'm diggin his new look. awesome wig. did the MBC zergs get better this round after he coached them? Damn... At first I thought what a familiar cute face. Then reading your post I can't stop but think about Effort now loool. | ||
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