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Congratulations on reaching this thread. In the rare event that you are in grandmasters league, have a scorching hot girlfriend, and somehow avoided the terrible stench of being a gamer, please refrain from telling us about it. The 10 pages of people informing us that they do, in fact, have sex should provide enough of a counterexample to any non-believers.
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On August 25 2011 07:23 Jhax wrote:
I've been to Lans and unfortunately some of the stuff they say is true. Some gamers don't care about their appearance and hygiene and when they all gather together for a big LAn it shows.
How do people smell at an openair festival? It's the same thing at gatherings of many people.
Even our big lecture hall at the university smells like sweat in summer.
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On August 25 2011 07:21 sleepingdog wrote:Show nested quote +On August 25 2011 07:20 spinesheath wrote:
You forgot to mention that they also ask her if she's surprised that many gamers are heterosexual. She answers: "no, because I also know many [gamers?]" and then it cuts off.
Can't really tell if she got caught there or not... I didn't mention it because I thought it didn't make much sense....I mean, the stereotype is that gamers are incapable of having a girlfriend, not being gay.
She does however state that she knows a lot of gamers.
So you wonder... does she know a bunch of smelly introverted guys who probably wouldn't really talk to a girl like her in the first place, or does she just know them in the sense of "I once saw him for a second from 10 miles away", or is she blatantly lying about her own experiences with gamers, or did she insult her friends without realizing it?
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When I shorted out my third computer in the shower, I realized that hygiene was the price to pay for a Bejeweled Blitz high score.
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For the german-reading people here - finally a found the article I was looking for:
already from 2009 but still true
It's from the "FAZ", one of the if not the best german newspaper:
http://www.faz.net/artikel/C30280/rtl-quote-ist-alles-30033419.html
It covers the problem of how RTL has consistently aired shows that have the only intention of ridiculing certain people. The approach of RTL to entertain by insulting others is nothing new.
Meaning: the "intelligent" media has been aware of the problem for a long, and tries to raise people's attention. Unfortunately quite hopeless.
EDIT: oh yeah, nearly forgot - what RTL does is obviously borderline illegal, but that's touching the very delicate issue of freedom of the press...
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My girlfriend is hotter than that bitch talking shit and I'm in masters league, problem?
And look at grubby, Incontrol, or even idra...........
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HAHAHA
I go to the gym. I get laid at least monthly (more so when in a relationship). I'm relatively good looking and not smelly XD. And I'm a big fuckin nerd to top it off. This topic has been addressed here many times, but these prejudices never get old.
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She got a point , i smell like shit.
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yeah read about it yesterday in a german sc2 forum as well. It's kinda sad.
I'm used to gamerbashing and we won't change a thing about it and obviously gamescon is a several day "festival" with loooots of people camping there or sleeping in a car for one night to get 2 days of games instead of just one. So yes you will find some (a lot?) that haven't shaved or did not have a shower for a day or 2. Just like every other event that takes more than 2 days I guess.
But thats not really a problem for me, that's in television all over the place. The really bad thing is the girl doing some live-judging on some guys to tell everyone that this guy is ugly/smells/never touched a girl/ whatevs. That's just disgusting...
Obviously it's kind of lame for a tv station to pick out some teens, interview them and to show them off so everyone can think "yeah, I'm better than this stupid kid". This really is nothing new for TV (pretty much all those shows between 12:00 and 20:00 aim for that) and those people are paid in general but I really don't know if you should do that with kids...
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On August 25 2011 07:31 sleepingdog wrote:For the german-reading people here - finally a found the article I was looking for: already from 2009 but still true It's from the "FAZ", one of the if not the best german newspaper: http://www.faz.net/artikel/C30280/rtl-quote-ist-alles-30033419.htmlIt covers the problem of how RTL has consistently aired shows that have the only intention of ridiculing certain people. The approach of RTL to entertain by insulting others is nothing new. Meaning: the "intelligent" media has been aware of the problem for a long, and tries to raise people's attention. Unfortunately quite hopeless. EDIT: oh yeah, nearly forgot - what RTL does is obviously borderline illegal, but that's touching the very delicate issue of freedom of the press...
I'm reading that right now, I think a lot of people are aware of that. At least those who don't watch tv. Didn't know there's an article about it.
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lol
the website programmbeschwerde.de ("programmbeschwerde" = program complaint) is down, too many gamers want to complaint about this :D
Of course it is unprofessional and just stupid by RTL to support prejudice like this, but people shouldn't overcommit to it and flame RTL in a harsh way, this will just improve the prejudice against us (gamers).
For me it's just another reason to stop watching TV, especially RTL which is like FOX in America.
There are much better and more professional news and information sources on the internet.
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its funny i kind of fit the bill of any negative sterotype whenever any discussion comes up when they mention gamers(especially WoW),D&D roleplaying, horror, potheads, musicians, metalheads (especially black metal), grunge, freaks, nerds, liberals, emo, hipsters, hippies, punks. Why seperate the discussion, lets just fucking ban everything thats not sports or mainstream and get it overwith as its the same shit with new wrapping. Seems like im going around waving the flag for losers out there, as Ive got no choice, as all I ever was interested in is bad for you it seems.
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What is almost as stupid as this article is all the bragging going on in this thread. "Yeah guys I get laid all the time and I got a hot girlfriend!" What are you trying to prove? Insecure people, man...
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I would like to think I smell pretty good =<
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Fotball players don't have time for girls, makes just as much sense as this article.
for the smell funny part, i don't know about others, but i tend to shower 2-3 times a day to relax after practicing. -.-
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I dont know why everyone is so upset about that. It's just RTL. They talk shit all day long. Ridiculing people is not limited to gamers, but rather the channel's philosophy. Shows like "Das Supertalent" oder "Deutschland Sucht Den Superstar" (Pop Idol) to name a few really make fun of people and their only goal seems to be to emberrass the people to get many viewer.
This is nothing special, imo it's just the way tabloit journalists do their work. I think people wouldnt be that upset when BILD, The Sun or the New York Post would write articels like that.
But don't get me wrong. The article is fucking offending and biased. But this is not a "waaah the society is afraid of gamers!!!!" thing. It's rather a minority-bashing thing.
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The interview is a complete lie
Gamers don't smell bad. We don't do a lot of physical exercise so we're not all sweaty and stuff. What smells bad is the slice of pizza that's been lying under the bed for a week, or the half carton of milk that's been on the counter for a month.
Gamers not having time for girls is also false. Imagine a fat pale lard living in his mom's basement eating twinkies and playing call of duty all day. Do you think he's single because he doesn't have the time for a girl? I'd say time is the least of the reasons why he doesn't have a girlfriend.
I am deeply offended by this interview.
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Meh, stereotypes are just stereotypes. Not worth wasting your time on really. I don't agree with it obviously, but I couldn't care less.
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Can't say I understand why anyone would care about this sort of thing. People have ignorant opinions about most hobbies, who cares? By the next generation "gamers" will as meaningless as "film watchers" or "book readers" because it will just be part of society.
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can i has sexy girlfriend? (yes)
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Your honour please look at exhibit A
Exhibit A:
![[image loading]](http://www.lyvido.com/pics/nick-plott.jpg)
I rest my case.
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Funny how a mediocre looking girl is so stereotypical of anyone, who cares what this chick thinks?
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