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Also, congrats to Pikachu. :D
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Bibbit
Canada5377 Posts
Also, congrats to Pikachu. :D | ||
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boken_
Australia1 Post
I just thought I'd chime in with my thoughts on the issue. I really don't understand the focus on the inference that female only competitions exist only due to a weakness in women. Female only competitions are NOT discrimination to women or men because they do NOT say that women are weaker. I believe the aim of a female only tournament and a girls support group is to increase awareness of girls in gaming and to send the message to other people that hey, gaming isn't just for boys, girls can and do play too! This is very similar to women's professional groups in perceived boys club professions such as law and engineering. I'm sure if gaming were 50/50 girls and boys, this sort of competition would have less of a reason to exist. Also, to say that it is ok to have a girl support group but it isn't ok for the group to have their own tournament is ridiculous. If an organisation exists, it should be within their scope to have their own competition. tldr; this competition isn't about saying that girls are weaker, its about saying that hey, girls play starcraft too! (pun intended) | ||
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EpiK-J
Australia78 Posts
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Eknoid4
United States902 Posts
Oh no, a girls only tournament. The fact is video games are where a lot of the world's most desperate and socially inadequate people turn. And when those people meet people of the opposite sex, things don't go well. I'm happy for any tournament that is fun for the people in it. There are enough people playing this game that it won't affect anybody's gaming experience who isn't in the tournament. I would think even the most trollish of teenboys would be happy enough to have an opportunity to show a positive experience of online RTS gaming to the females of the world who are so questioning of the genre we all love. | ||
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Slaytesics
United States123 Posts
well, you have to take out the guys posing at girls, which leaves us with -14 User was warned for this post | ||
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GGTeMpLaR
United States7226 Posts
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aztrorisk
United States896 Posts
User was warned for this post | ||
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shaladdle
United States41 Posts
I am super excited that ESL is doing this to promote female competitive gamers. I hope that this gets more women involved in the progaming scene and I would LOVE to see women competing in high level tournaments like GSL  . | ||
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dcemuser
United States3248 Posts
On November 01 2010 15:08 aztrorisk wrote: how would you know that the participants are actually female? This question has been asked hundreds of times in this thread and answered just as often. On topic: Congratulations Pikachu on the win! | ||
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Peanutsc
United States307 Posts
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Spidinko
Slovakia1174 Posts
On November 01 2010 08:22 Kleinmuuhg wrote: gogo win that laptop, gz for the 1k so far! I had to travell home so I didn't see it live. Thanks for spoiling it for me in a thread that has nothing to do with it at all...You ruined my day, hope you're happy ;( | ||
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acyu
6 Posts
On November 01 2010 12:11 Bibbit wrote: Are we sure that checking gender with the voice is adequate? I've got a pretty mean falsetto. Also, congrats to Pikachu. :D Any guy who would go the lengths to use falsetto/get a girl to do the voice check for him just to participate in an all-girl tournament would be beyond dbag-ish. At least the winner, Pikachu, is a female. A well known Taiwanese celebrity singer/actress in fact. | ||
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SilverLeagueElite
United States626 Posts
On November 01 2010 12:32 boken_ wrote: tldr; this competition isn't about saying that girls are weaker, its about saying that hey, girls play starcraft too! (pun intended) I'm no master of the English language by any means. So someone please help me see the pun in the above quote. | ||
KwarK
United States43978 Posts
On November 01 2010 17:02 SilverLeagueElite wrote: I'm no master of the English language by any means. So someone please help me see the pun in the above quote. Play Starcraft too/2. | ||
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Sqalevon
Netherlands523 Posts
Also Dzejna Amaterasu and VampireLady for making it that far. Thanks for casting Smoky. Good music too between casts And ESL for organizing. | ||
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crazeman
664 Posts
Grats to pikachu! | ||
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SunsetSC2
Australia148 Posts
This is awesome. Yayayay, ESL. Anything like this on the cards for NA/SEA servers, I'm totes in. | ||
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Tomken
Norway1144 Posts
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BenKen
United States860 Posts
On November 01 2010 08:38 darkponcho wrote: She was posted in a blog before I think. http://www.facebook.com/lindalinda777?v=wall http://www.teamliquid.net/blogs/viewblog.php?topic_id=153814 BTW, the TL blog link is a little NSFW, I just opened it at work lol. Congrats Pikachu! Sounds like everyone had a good time in the tournament. | ||
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Asianic
Singapore99 Posts
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