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Brilliant, glad to see it all came together for you.
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Eager for the HotBid edition.
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On June 19 2012 17:49 ShadeR wrote:
Eager for the HotBid edition.
BOOM!
Hot_Bid, you know you wanna LOL :D and whoa, esports going big in that respect too ^^
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The thing I want to know is who got forced to go to the zoo and why. Nice article too, the focus was much better than I expected from the title.
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I love a lot of Seltzers interviews, she brings a lot out of the players and makes them more fun =P
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I've no idea how FMH translates into diffrent regions with its demographic, but FHM (uk) is almost the last place I'd want to be featured as a 'gamer girl'... I'm really not sure what the goal of things like this are... it would be akin to Attitude doing an artical on the 'hottest' guy gamers... would that be a good thing?
I guess it raises the profile, but least in the uk version, it would be raising the profile to people who don't and probaly wont care.
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Thanks girls for taking one step forward and two steps back.
Okay so apparently the thread dies after I post this. Instead of leaving a shitty one liner I'll expound my initial response.
When I saw this I thought of this. No real focus on the talent or level of skill. Just sex appeal and weird fans. Maybe if I was 15 instead of 25 I would approach this differently but, regrettably, I've had a lifetime of experience to dull the sensation of OMG TET TETS!.
^ If this was not the intention then I have to ask, why FHM? FHM is pretty much a softcore playboy. I wouldn't write a research paper and submit it to the national enquirer if I wanted to be respected for my views. I wouldn't appear in a sex-oriented periodical if I wanted to be judged on my personality or talent at Starcraft.
So, that's the summary version of my views. You can cite the article being an intriguing interview with gamer girls but I don't think people will read them as closely as they will stare at cleavage. If that's what it takes to be noticed or at least the approach desired then that's fine by me. I rarely post or think about this subject. Just don't go back later and ask why women are underrepresented, objectified or poorly respected when you've willingly appeared in FHM. I'm not making an audacious claim that this instance is responsible. I just don't see how it could possibly help.
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On June 19 2012 21:52 Probe1 wrote:
Thanks girls for taking one step forward and two steps back.
... Read the article -_- it just is introducing the ladies who actually do stuff in eSports to more mainstream media.
Stop thinking being in a magazine = bad -_-?
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Sadly my edit came five minutes too late. If you were in MLG magazine or any other gaming periodical I wouldn't bat an eye. It was the choice of venue that sabotaged any respectable intent for me.
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Awesome article Kelly! 
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On June 19 2012 22:44 kellymilkies wrote:Show nested quote +On June 19 2012 21:52 Probe1 wrote:
Thanks girls for taking one step forward and two steps back. ... Read the article -_- it just is introducing the ladies who actually do stuff in eSports to more mainstream media. Stop thinking being in a magazine = bad -_-?
[given that I don't live in singapour i can only comment based on how FHM is read and who its read by, in the UK]
its really not doing that though, it's putting them into a place that essentially sells the idea of sex to adolescents (the general audience that buys FHM in the UK anyway)...
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On June 19 2012 23:25 baldgye wrote:Show nested quote +On June 19 2012 22:44 kellymilkies wrote:On June 19 2012 21:52 Probe1 wrote:
Thanks girls for taking one step forward and two steps back. ... Read the article -_- it just is introducing the ladies who actually do stuff in eSports to more mainstream media. Stop thinking being in a magazine = bad -_-? [given that I don't live in singapour i can only comment based on how FHM is read and who its read by, in the UK] its really not doing that though, it's putting them into a place that essentially sells the idea of sex to adolescents (the general audience that buys FHM in the UK anyway)...
So they should avoid articles until some "legit" magazine feels like writing about them?
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On June 19 2012 23:30 Adila wrote:Show nested quote +On June 19 2012 23:25 baldgye wrote:On June 19 2012 22:44 kellymilkies wrote:On June 19 2012 21:52 Probe1 wrote:
Thanks girls for taking one step forward and two steps back. ... Read the article -_- it just is introducing the ladies who actually do stuff in eSports to more mainstream media. Stop thinking being in a magazine = bad -_-? [given that I don't live in singapour i can only comment based on how FHM is read and who its read by, in the UK] its really not doing that though, it's putting them into a place that essentially sells the idea of sex to adolescents (the general audience that buys FHM in the UK anyway)... So they should avoid articles until some "legit" magazine feels like writing about them?
I think most women should avoid magainzes that sell them as objects of desire when they are doing so much more, yes.
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Turning anything like this into a discussion about sexism in gaming is at least something that will definitely do more harm than the article itself could do (though I doubt it will), in my opinion. What you definitely do not want is a walk on eggshells when it comes to female gamers, and yet that is what is collectively forming.
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That's the best they could come up with? Not one of them is attractive.
User was temp banned for this post.
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On June 19 2012 23:36 logikly wrote:
That's the best they could come up with? Not one of them is attractive.
I would absolutely love to see a picture of you. If you've got such high standards you've got to be so dreamy you would melt my heterosexual genitals.
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On June 19 2012 23:36 logikly wrote:
That's the best they could come up with? Not one of them is attractive.
Wat.
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Props to me for suggesting Jessica Chobot. On a more serious note, its a great article!
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