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I think this is the only argument that is necessary.
"Gamers smell bad and dont have time for girls.." - Page 19
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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. Thanks in advance for your cooperation. | ||
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MrDonkeyBong
Canada103 Posts
I think this is the only argument that is necessary. | ||
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StarStruck
25339 Posts
On August 25 2011 09:52 JoeSchmoe wrote: Yes because everyone on TL knows and cares about your affiliation with sports. And also jocks and athletes are not interchangeable terms. you're not called a jock just because you do sports. Where I come from, the word took a life of it's own. There were only a couple of guys who weren't very bright, but the rest were pretty smart and honor role students. Others still labelled us as the jocks though. :/ | ||
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Divine-Sneaker
Denmark1225 Posts
That really says it all. | ||
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Doppelganger
488 Posts
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. Thanks in advance for your cooperation. Thank you TL. Just thank you XD But really RTL is not known for its well performed journalism so I am not really shocked that they bash on the stereotype of "gamers". All the shit people watch on that channel ... I mean they watch it voluntarily they are already lost in my eyes. | ||
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d_so
Korea (South)3262 Posts
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Venus.exe
United States285 Posts
"Do you get some?" >Often >Sometimes >Rarely >Never >..Get what? | ||
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ICarrotU
United States254 Posts
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Licmyobelisk
Philippines3682 Posts
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Tektos
Australia1321 Posts
On August 25 2011 10:48 ICarrotU wrote: I love how people are so offended by this, probably because they fit the description to a tee. We all have met someone like that, so it's not as if they're wrong here, and if it doesn't pertain to you, then why do you care? Because it is perpetuating a false stereotype. Do you also think black people should just ignore racist sterotypes of "he's black and has money/a job/a car/a bike ... he must have stolen it lolololol" or how about sexist stereotypes which are demeaning towards women? Just because the stereotype does not apply to me personally does not mean that it is not offensive. | ||
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lubu42
United States314 Posts
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aka_star
United Kingdom1546 Posts
But its the same to say blonde girls are dumb or demographic x is this and demographic y are like that. Not in all cases of course but her statement is generally what her social group experience of us and its I think they are fair because I wouldn't want to speak to some dumb blonde and the best way to do that would be not to wash for a week and ignore her completely by playing a game  | ||
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Lord_J
Kenya1085 Posts
On August 25 2011 10:55 Tektos wrote: Because it is perpetuating a false stereotype. Do you also think black people should just ignore racist sterotypes of "he's black and has money/a job/a car/a bike ... he must have stolen it lolololol" or how about sexist stereotypes which are demeaning towards women? Just because the stereotype does not apply to me personally does not mean that it is not offensive. I agree with your general point of view. However, some of the reactions in this thread are a bit too defensive. (seemingly) Desperate, unsubstantiated claims of "not me!" only invoke skeptecism and may even reinforce the stereotypes they aim to refute. | ||
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ICarrotU
United States254 Posts
On August 25 2011 10:55 Tektos wrote: Because it is perpetuating a false stereotype. Do you also think black people should just ignore racist sterotypes of "he's black and has money/a job/a car/a bike ... he must have stolen it lolololol" or how about sexist stereotypes which are demeaning towards women? Just because the stereotype does not apply to me personally does not mean that it is not offensive. Yes, like I said, if this doesn't pertain to you, then why should you care? I believe most of the people getting so defensive about it are perhaps the ones this stereotype really hits home with. | ||
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MERLIN.
Canada546 Posts
On August 25 2011 10:59 lubu42 wrote: This is definitely really stereotyped. I have an incredibly cute girlfriend that I love very much and at one point I was one of the top 15 best GH/Rockband players in the world. I WILL admit that since i've been with my girlfriend I haven't had much time for gaming. But school and work also come into affect there as well. I think it doesn't matter how much of a gamer you are. You can be good looking and be a gamer, and you can take showers and be a gamer too lol. This stereotype is more about gamers who choose to not do any of this and might be one of those "ugly, nerdy" type people that you would see in high school. Gaming and smelling bad and being good with the ladies has very little correlation. Doesnt the top of this thread say congrats, this isnt a dick measuring competition/we dont need to hear about your awesome gaming skills, or your "cute" girlfriend. Jusssssssssst incase you missed the header. | ||
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Tektos
Australia1321 Posts
On August 25 2011 11:58 ICarrotU wrote: Yes, like I said, if this doesn't pertain to you, then why should you care? I believe most of the people getting so defensive about it are perhaps the ones this stereotype really hits home with. So you're fine with people perpetuating racist and sexist stereotypes? | ||
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splinter9
Canada172 Posts
On August 25 2011 02:52 Skilledblob wrote: maybe it is just because you are from america that you see more fat people. see what I did here? yes im in north america and that definently is a huge factor. | ||
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Tdelamay
Canada548 Posts
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Tektos
Australia1321 Posts
On August 25 2011 12:05 splinter9 wrote: yes im in north america and that definently is a huge factor. And maybe there is just a large proportion of fat people where you're from and hence you see people who are also gamers and in your mind you correlate the two, while disregarding all the fat non-gamers in your area. Anchoring bias is a lovely thing. | ||
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AntiSleep
Canada91 Posts
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RavenLoud
Canada1100 Posts
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