Firstly, congrats to all the ladies who participated. I always think its cool when more girls take part in my hobby and I'm sure you all do too.

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)

EpiK-J

Australia78 Posts

November 01 2010 05:09 GMT

#243

A guy must be a serious douche or a creep to join a female only tournament.

Eknoid4

United States902 Posts

November 01 2010 05:17 GMT

#244

Men complaining about being excluded don't understand the entire lifetime of discrimination women experience on a daily basis from any activity deemed difficult or pride worthy.

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.

Slaytesics

United States123 Posts

November 01 2010 05:24 GMT

#245

On October 30 2010 00:33 happyness wrote:

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I think there are almost 8

well, you have to take out the guys posing at girls, which leaves us with -14

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GGTeMpLaR

United States7226 Posts

November 01 2010 05:40 GMT

#246

is this gonna be casted?

aztrorisk

United States896 Posts

November 01 2010 06:08 GMT

#247

how would you know that the participants are actually female?

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shaladdle

United States41 Posts

November 01 2010 06:36 GMT

#248

Ok I asked a stupid question before but I think I have my answer...

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

dcemuser

United States3248 Posts

November 01 2010 06:47 GMT

#249

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!

Peanutsc

United States307 Posts

November 01 2010 07:00 GMT

#250

I'll be spreading the world about the ESL female gaming facebook fan page in the hopes that I can help drum up interest in a NA girls' tournament. Didn't know it existed - thanks!

Spidinko

Slovakia1174 Posts

November 01 2010 07:32 GMT

#251

On November 01 2010 08:22 Kleinmuuhg wrote:

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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 ;(

acyu

6 Posts

November 01 2010 07:50 GMT

#252

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.

SilverLeagueElite

United States626 Posts

November 01 2010 08:02 GMT

#253

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 States43345 Posts

November 01 2010 08:04 GMT

#254

On November 01 2010 17:02 SilverLeagueElite wrote:

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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.

Sqalevon

Netherlands523 Posts

November 01 2010 08:12 GMT

#255

Congrats with winning Pikachu!
Also Dzejna Amaterasu and VampireLady for making it that far.
Thanks for casting Smoky.
Good music too between casts

And ESL for organizing.

crazeman

664 Posts

November 01 2010 08:36 GMT

#256

Hopefully word will get out about these female-only tournaments. I know that there's at least a couple of females on TL that's in diamond that didn't participate

Grats to pikachu!

SunsetSC2

Australia148 Posts

November 01 2010 13:55 GMT

#257

Aw, man, how did I not know about this?!
This is awesome. Yayayay, ESL.

Anything like this on the cards for NA/SEA servers, I'm totes in.