EPTHonestly, the more your average gaming fanatic gets exposed to normal, approachable, decent people who happen to be girls, the less likely he is to be his usual threatened, hostile self. It's all about exposure - people are dumb about what they don't get and, in fairness, a rather vocal subset of our community doesn't get women. Ideally, one day it'll be common place to see a girl competing on the mainstage and people won't give it a second thought. Then we can all just get on with living our lives.
Julia "Ailuj" Childress' 18 minute MLG interview - Page 6
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Flaccid
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Honestly, the more your average gaming fanatic gets exposed to normal, approachable, decent people who happen to be girls, the less likely he is to be his usual threatened, hostile self. It's all about exposure - people are dumb about what they don't get and, in fairness, a rather vocal subset of our community doesn't get women. Ideally, one day it'll be common place to see a girl competing on the mainstage and people won't give it a second thought. Then we can all just get on with living our lives. | ||
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Zlasher
United States9129 Posts
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Techno
1900 Posts
I hope all of us forever-aloners are lucky enough to find someone like her. | ||
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1ManArmy
Netherlands895 Posts
I was really feeling that cannon rush in game 2  too bad she misplaced it  | ||
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mizU
United States12125 Posts
On November 23 2011 01:04 SilverLeagueElite wrote: You trying to say she'd be good in the kitchen? ... No. Are you? It's a famous name! | ||
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feardragon
United States973 Posts
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CreeDo
United States82 Posts
That being said, let's not kid ourselves; she's getting attention as a diamond (she is a diamond yes?) because she is fairly attractive. There are definitely girls in the masters league and I bet there are girls who were playing at MLG Prov against some pretty famous names whose level of play far surpassed this girl, but got skipped over because they were typical girl gamers. | ||
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Noxie
United States2227 Posts
Might have to stop with the teamgames? | ||
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Linwelin
Ireland7554 Posts
On November 23 2011 01:47 CreeDo wrote: That being said, let's not kid ourselves; she's getting attention as a diamond (she is a diamond yes?) because she is fairly attractive. There are definitely girls in the masters league and I bet there are girls who were playing at MLG Prov against some pretty famous names whose level of play far surpassed this girl, but got skipped over because they were typical girl gamers. Did they play against a Korean on stage? | ||
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Zidane
United States1689 Posts
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MennoHermit
Canada15 Posts
Great job tl.... User was warned for this post | ||
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Linwelin
Ireland7554 Posts
On November 23 2011 01:56 MennoHermit wrote: Open a thread with about an interview with a female gamer, first comment is about peeing in her butt and it hasn't been deleted. Great job tl.... Thanks for pointing that out, I'm sure no one else noticed | ||
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Paraiba
Brazil217 Posts
On November 23 2011 01:47 CreeDo wrote: All the points against her because she is a girl worry me slightly. Just because girls get more coverage in gaming does not make it a sexist standard. It's not because she's a girl that she is getting attention, it is because girls are less common than guys by far in the gaming world. Novelty attracts attention; if she had been black, or a pro-athlete, or someone famous, or only had one hand, she probably would have gotten the same amount of attention. This is the truth. It also worries me that a lot of people don't get that Julia getting this much attention is actually GOOD for esports. Remember, there is no such thing as bad press. The interview was pretty good, and Julia is a cool person. I like her calm and collected approach to all this drama. | ||
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MenSol[ZerO]
Canada1134 Posts
On November 23 2011 01:52 Linwelin wrote: Did they play against a Korean on stage? why do you think they picked her to go up on stage? I'm so sure mlg wanted to showcase losira vs a diamond player on the main stage | ||
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MennoHermit
Canada15 Posts
On November 23 2011 01:57 Linwelin wrote: Thanks for pointing that out, I'm sure no one else noticed It's obviously bothering people, why isn't it deleted then? | ||
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-YoricK-
United States476 Posts
Yet we don't care about any of this and just give her tons of attention and exposure for being a girl gamer. Where are the interviews for vileIllusion, who tore through the open bracket out of nowhere? Or the interviews for the hundreds of other Starcraft 2 players out there who are working very hard to make a name for themselves. I just don't see how this is fair and not sexist in any way. | ||
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MennoHermit
Canada15 Posts
On November 23 2011 02:00 MenSol[ZerO] wrote: why do you think they picked her to go up on stage? I'm so sure mlg wanted to showcase losira vs a diamond player on the main stage I honestly think they were trying to be supportive to the female community. As a whole the sc2 community could learn from that. | ||
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Linwelin
Ireland7554 Posts
On November 23 2011 02:00 MenSol[ZerO] wrote: why do you think they picked her to go up on stage? I'm so sure mlg wanted to showcase losira vs a diamond player on the main stage Her being a girl might have "helped" putting her on stage but if she was playing some random player they wouldn't put her on stage would they? On November 23 2011 02:01 MennoHermit wrote: It's obviously bothering people, why isn't it deleted then? He got warned and this is not the place to discuss about mods decisions | ||
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Hider
Denmark9407 Posts
How old is she btw? | ||
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Turbo.Tactics
Germany675 Posts
However, I can't understand how anyone could give her crap for it. Try to think about it...you'll never be able to share Esports as an interest with your girlfriend when every female coming into the community needs to have a thicker skin than Idra. | ||
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