NationStates Jolt Archive

So, the other day I was hanging out with some guy friends, and mentioned that I play NS. They all reacted along the lines of, "OMG you play NS? But you're a girl!!" :rolleyes: I thought this was rather odd, but when I asked them about their reactions, all they could come up with was that girls don't play video games, and they especially don't play political ones. They also thought I'd be uncomfortable participating in this kind of forum, simply because I'm female. I know that a lot of girls don't play video games of any sort, but surely it's not so uncommon these days that it would merit that kind of reaction?

For the women on here that have been around longer than I have - what do you think? Do you generate these kinds of reactions too, especially with regards to NS?

EDIT: I'd like male reactions too. Guys - do you think it's weird/unusual for women to play video games?

No, never gotten that reaction. They sound rather toolish for saying that. No offense.

So, the other day I was hanging out with some guy friends, and mentioned that I play NS. They all reacted along the lines of, "OMG you play NS? But you're a girl!!" :rolleyes: I thought this was rather odd, but when I asked them about their reactions, all they could come up with was that girls don't play video games, and they especially don't play political ones. They also thought I'd be uncomfortable participating in this kind of forum, simply because I'm female. I know that a lot of girls don't play video games of any sort, but surely it's not so uncommon these days that it would merit that kind of reaction?

For the women on here that have been around longer than I have - what do you think? Do you generate these kinds of reactions too, especially with regards to NS?
Actually, NS is the only online gaming thing I'm at all associated with anymore, the rest of them are far too guyish for me. This is just about the only place that I feel I'm not a HUGE minority, not a rare statistic.....that, and I'm very politically geared IRL so it's just a nice little distraction for me.

No, never gotten that reaction. They sound rather toolish for saying that. No offense.

None taken. That's what I thought too, and told them so. :)

None taken. That's what I thought too, and told them so. :)


Good for you. And welcome to NS.....we need more gals anyway.:)

Ok, that's a very weird reaction... and not one I've ever seen myself.
I don't really like most video games myself, so they might be right in that respect, although my housemate (yes, another girl) simply loves them. And she plays NS herself.
But then again, we both work in IT, so we might be the exception to the rule.... along with the other 40% females in this company here... :rolleyes:

Wait, you actualy tell people you play this?

*steps into the thread* AAH!!! Estrogen!! AIEEE!!!

*bolts*

Wait, you actualy tell people you play this?
That's what I was thinking.

@OP: Sounds like something a bunch of junior high kids would say.
"OMG?! Girls are playing games?! Cooooootttttiiiiiieeeeeeesssssss!!!!11!!!!one!1"

*steps into the thread* AAH!!! Estrogen!! AIEEE!!!

*bolts*
Hahhahahahhahahahhahahahah:p *also bolts*

Wait, you actualy tell people you play this?

Haha, it came up in the course of a conversation about video game clans. I jokingly said that the closest I'd ever come to being in a clan was checking NS general. And so it began... :p

Wait, you actualy tell people you play this?

Must be a conversation starter. So... do you play NS? :p

no. never got these kind of reactions either. It was actually a guy friend who introduced the game to me. They all know I'm extremely politically opinionated, so nobody's really surprised.

Wait, you actualy tell people you play this?
I believe that its quite obvious to all of the people here that I 'play' NS.
*cough - vacation mode - cough*
Unless of course you're implying that people on NS are not members of the human race! :mad:

EDIT: I'd like male reactions too. Guys - do you think it's weird/unusual for women to play video games?
Before "The Sims" was released, yes.

I believe that its quite obvious to all of the people here that I 'play' NS.
*cough - vacation mode - cough*
Unless of course you're implying that people on NS are not members of the human race! :mad:
Well I know I'm a Grey, I just assumed the same was true of the rest of you.;)

My wife plays City of Heroes with me.

*inspects self* I didn't get any estrogen on me, did I?

My wife plays City of Heroes with me.

*inspects self* I didn't get any estrogen on me, did I?

You've got some on your chin..........no wait.

My wife plays City of Heroes with me.

*inspects self* I didn't get any estrogen on me, did I?

It's all over you, and starting to devour you. Fleeing is futile. You're going to be one of us.

It's all over you, and starting to devour you. Fleeing is futile. You're going to be one of us.

:eek: AIEEE!!! *dives into mud(which as everyone knows, neutralizes estrogen on contact)*

*inspects self* I didn't get any estrogen on me, did I?
I thought that estrogen was like the acid blood in Aliens, in that you only had to worry about it if you broke a woman's skin. Provided that you keep them away with a flamethrower or cattle prod, you don't have to worry about getting estrogen sprayed all over your computer and dissolving it.

Before "The Sims" was released, yes.

Huh. I have still yet to play that game. I fail to see what's so interesting about it. The first video game I ever played, if you don't count Space Invaders or PacMan, was Mech Warrior 2 (granted it was only for about half an hour, but still!).

:eek: AIEEE!!! *dives into mud(which as everyone knows, neutralizes estrogen on contact)*

Estrogen? Pphfff!!!

*estrogen appears, sees me and flees in terror*

I thought that estrogen was like the acid blood in Aliens, in that you only had to worry about it if you broke a woman's skin. Provided that you keep them away with a flamethrower or cattle prod, you don't have to worry about getting estrogen sprayed all over your computer and dissolving it.

*from the mud* Better safe than sorry. :)

:eek: AIEEE!!! *dives into mud(which as everyone knows, neutralizes estrogen on contact)*

That won't work. Otherwise I would not still be female, as I used to roll in the mud all the time as a kid.

:eek: AIEEE!!! *dives into mud(which as everyone knows, neutralizes estrogen on contact)*

you know you're just looking for an excuse to dive into the mud. ;)

I say!
There should be more Ns'ers on girls.

I say!
There should be more Ns'ers on girls.
Hehehehehheheheheh:D :cool:

That won't work. Otherwise I would not still be female, as I used to roll in the mud all the time as a kid.

Estrogen doesn't kick in until your teens.

I say!
There should be more Ns'ers on girls.

*lol

Always trying to save the world, are you?

you know you're just looking for an excuse to dive into the mud. ;)

I'm very good at that. :)

I say!
There should be more Ns'ers on girls.

I say!
There should be a link to Harlesburgs voice in the "What do you sound like..." thread. Get on that already.

On topic: I haven't gotten that reaction really. I don't play any other online games, but I do enjoy a video game or two now and then :).

Must be a conversation starter. So... do you play NS? :p

Haha, I can hear the pickup lines now... "hey baby, wanna check out my civil rights lovefest?" :p

*lol

Always trying to save the world, are you?
Yeah,
With substandard humour.

Haha, I can hear the pickup lines now... "hey baby, wanna check out my civil rights lovefest?" :p


lol...


"I met this guy from Nation States the other night and we went out.....but I dont know if I'm going to see him again.....he has issues"

Haha, I can hear the pickup lines now... "hey baby, wanna check out my civil rights lovefest?"

*Groans in horror* Don't give my brother ideas!! He plays this too...and that sounds right up his alley.

My wife plays City of Heroes with me.

*inspects self* I didn't get any estrogen on me, did I?

I like City of Heroes. I also play other games... just not usually first person shooter type games. I like RPG type games. I like strategy type games. I like sims type games. I like lots and lots of things... just not blood-and-guts head-shot type games.

And I think guys who think girls don't play games are just ignorant, sexist idjits. Specially a "game" like NS isn't like you're trying to blow someone's head off with a machine gun or something. You could even make unicorns your national animal or something. Serious estrogenability there.

*flicks a little estrogen in Goofball's general direction* I've got a bunch to spare today.

lol...


"I met this guy from Nation States the other night and we went out.....but I dont know if I'm going to see him again.....he has issues"

LOL!

Haha, I can hear the pickup lines now... "hey baby, wanna check out my civil rights lovefest?" :p

Well it's origional. Not to mention quite amusing. :D

And I think guys who think girls don't play games are just ignorant, sexist idjits. Specially a "game" like NS isn't like you're trying to blow someone's head off with a machine gun or something. You could even make unicorns your national animal or something. Serious estrogenability there.

I was banned from playing CSS or Halo with the same group of friends after I soundly kicked all of their asses in both games. ;) Which only made it more confusing for me when they said they thought it was weird that I'm a NSer, since they already knew that I play other "non-girly" video games.

I say!
There should be a link to Harlesburgs voice in the "What do you sound like..." thread. Get on that already.

On topic: I haven't gotten that reaction really. I don't play any other online games, but I do enjoy a video game or two now and then :).
Sorry honey.:p

Meh, I'm a full on girly-geek. I can be really girly, so people that don't know me sometimes are somewhat suprised to find out that I like console video games more than my boyfriend does, HG2G is my bible (fuck that lame movie) I play D&D, read Penny-Arcade religiously, and loooove Firefly and Family Guy.

I know, everyone loves Family Guy, right? Well apparently a lot of girls don't - they actually think it's not funny! Those girls are called "stupid."

I know, everyone loves Family Guy, right? Well apparently a lot of girls don't - they actually think it's not funny! Those girls are called "stupid."

Wh-wh-whoooooa --- ANYONE who doesn't like Family Guy is "stupid". Point.

Meh, I'm a full on girly-geek. I can be really girly, so people that don't know me sometimes are somewhat suprised to find out that I like console video games more than my boyfriend does, HG2G is my bible (fuck that lame movie) I play D&D, read Penny-Arcade religiously, and loooove Firefly and Family Guy.

I know, everyone loves Family Guy, right? Well apparently a lot of girls don't - they actually think it's not funny! Those girls are called "stupid."
I call BS on that. Nobody would find Family Guy not funny.

Ironically I recomended Family Guy to my uncle one night and it turned out to be the episode where Stewie goes to Daycare and starts saying things like 'did her, did her, ew will never do her, will do her in 10 years if she loses the baby fat, etc' Yeah, he stopped listening to my advice after that.

Ironically I recomended Family Guy to my uncle one night and it turned out to be the episode where Stewie goes to Daycare and starts saying things like 'did her, did her, ew will never do her, will do her in 10 years if she loses the baby fat, etc' Yeah, he stopped listening to my advice after that.

Hahahaha. Sounds like something that'd happen to me. :p

Rameria
Peech
Smunkee
Cabra W
Glitz
Aerou
Simonist
Carisbrooke
Tink
Oksana
Kazcaper
Ladamesansmerci
Tribes... big girl :P

thats the girls of NS i can think of off the top of my head who post here. i'd be willing to bet that there's a fair few more on the RP boards, and much more still who just play the game part (not forumites)...
the reaction in the OP isn't surprising to me, but then i'm a guy and i have only ever met one girl who's really into her videogames to the extent many guys i know are (and i was just like 'ooh you play? cool!' to her - surprised but whatever, just go with it). i've known more girls who have played the occasional game, and a few girls who qualify as nerdier than me :D so personally i don't think that's a reaction i'd give, but still... hardly surprising.

What a load of stereoptyped bollocks. Much of my time is devoted to video games and NS and I also play RPGs (well, Call of Cthulhu anyway). I am driven mad by 'typical' women (those that spend their lives obsessing over babies, clothes, soaps etc) and thus all my best friends are male, but luckily there's a growing number of nerdy females like myself, and to assume otherwise is a load of horseshit.

What a load of stereoptyped bollocks. Much of my time is devoted to video games and NS and I also play RPGs (well, Call of Cthulhu anyway). I am driven mad by 'typical' women (those that spend their lives obsessing over babies, clothes, soaps etc) and thus all my best friends are male, but luckily there's a growing number of nerdy females like myself, and to assume otherwise is a load of horseshit.
why else do you think i got glitz a tshirt saying "cHix0r (http://www.hlj.me.uk/amy/Photo-0106.jpg)" for her birthday? :p

OK, my friends ALL think I am weird anyway, the fact that I do as much as I do online singles me out from the rest of my really good female friends, who shop and email basically. But the thing that they think is the weirdest of all is the fact that I 'talk' to people, either in NS, on MSN or whatever, they had all their darkest fears answered when I totally lost my mind, divorced my husband and ran of with a man I met on the internet!

My children all think this is just about the saddest excuse for a game they ever saw, they all refuse even to call it a game at all and refer to it as 'your sad country thing' My girls are both non game players anyway, but my boy does play games and has no problem with me playing games, it's just that he says that NS isn't a game at all......

EDIT: I'd like male reactions too. Guys - do you think it's weird/unusual for women to play video games?Now, I wouldn't consider calling NS a "video game", but I don't think it's that uncommon. The girls I know that play video games usually don't play as many different games as the guys I know or I do, but that's the only difference I really know of.

I told one of my guy friends about it, there was no such reaction as that.

Rameria
Peech
Smunkee
Cabra W
Glitz
Aerou
Simonist
Carisbrooke
Tink
Oksana
Kazcaper
Ladamesansmerci
Tribes... big girl :P

thats the girls of NS i can think of off the top of my head who post here. i'd be willing to bet that there's a fair few more on the RP boards, and much more still who just play the game part (not forumites)...


Dude, there's 115,061 different nation states...its safe to say that that many, MANY more of us are female than just your puny list of 11.

I find these boy's reaction (as described in the OP) rather strange... I love video/computer games. I even enjoyed pong....although in retrospect I cant imagine why. The most politically interested people I know are all females, and why on earth would a female feel less comfortable posting here than a male....:confused:

Dude, there's 115,061 different nation states...its safe to say that that many, MANY more of us are female than just your puny list of 11.thats the girls of NS i can think of off the top of my head who post here. i'd be willing to bet that there's a fair few more on the RP boards, and much more still who just play the game part (not forumites)...

I think he has that covered....

Dude, there's 115,061 different nation states...its safe to say that that many, MANY more of us are female than just your puny list of 11.
hence the "and much more still who..."

sorry if i didn't use the right word, but i think i know :rolleyes:
(my list of 11 was regular female forumites)

So, the other day I was hanging out with some guy friends, and mentioned that I play NS. They all reacted along the lines of, "OMG you play NS? But you're a girl!!" :rolleyes: I thought this was rather odd, but when I asked them about their reactions, all they could come up with was that girls don't play video games, and they especially don't play political ones.
Why oh why do people think that - or say that? Are these the kind of reactionary people who get uncomfortable when they think of a female lawyer, doctor, cop or construction worker as well? I don't understand people who react that way, and frankly, I think such persons are quite annoying.

They also thought I'd be uncomfortable participating in this kind of forum, simply because I'm female. I know that a lot of girls don't play video games of any sort, but surely it's not so uncommon these days that it would merit that kind of reaction?
It shouldn't. Not at all.

For the women on here that have been around longer than I have - what do you think? Do you generate these kinds of reactions too, especially with regards to NS?
Ah, you forget the fact that, regardless of what I've written above, there are no girls on the internets. You of all people should know this :p

Meh, I'm a full on girly-geek. I can be really girly, so people that don't know me sometimes are somewhat suprised to find out that I like console video games more than my boyfriend does, HG2G is my bible (fuck that lame movie) I play D&D, read Penny-Arcade religiously, and loooove Firefly and Family Guy.

I know, everyone loves Family Guy, right? Well apparently a lot of girls don't - they actually think it's not funny! Those girls are called "stupid."
Nice :)

Im new to NS but I play games a lot, love Warcraft especially the newest one, Halo, and more. I never really played the Sims yet, want to...kind of seems a bit interesting. The reactions I got were mixed, most of my guy friends thought it was 'cool' that I played games, one actually plays NS and thought that he was the only one who knew of the game here (in Dubai) and the rest were a bit shocked, but got over it quickly.....when I was living in the States however, almost all of my guy friends were shocked when they knew that I played games ----- very wierd.

hence the "and much more still who..."

sorry if i didn't use the right word, but i think i know :rolleyes:
(my list of 11 was regular female forumites)

I love you PM, and not just because you put me on your list, but because you are always so nice

*sends PM a nice chocolate cake and a :fluffle: in a little boat, stands on the beach and waves*

To Pure Metal: Yeah but when you say "and you'd be willing to bet there are many more" you make it sound like there's MAYBE double, triple your list when in realiy it's safe to say you can multiply your list by at least 1000 and you'd still only be covering 10% of the total number of nation states. (and I know some people have more than one, but I know just as many who don't)

why else do you think i got glitz a tshirt saying "cHix0r (http://www.hlj.me.uk/amy/Photo-0106.jpg)" for her birthday? :pHow cool?! I have one that says "Talk nerdy to me", but it doesn't compete with that ;)

I never really played the Sims yet, want to...kind of seems a bit interestingDefinitely worth playing. Not thrill a minute action like a FPS or something, but entertaining. It's actually more popular for women, presumably because it involves social interaction or something. Me, I like it cos you can be controlling - to the point of death, if you so wish :eek:

Yeah but when you say "and you'd be willing to bet there are many more" you make it sound like there's MAYBE double, triple your list when in realiy it's safe to say you can multiply your list by at least 1000 and you'd still only be covering 10% of the total number of nation states. (and I know some people have more than one, but I know just as many who don't)

MATHS?!! Numbers are evil and should be destroyed!

*has The Empire Never Ended stared to death*

[QUOTE=Kazcaper Me, I like it cos you can be controlling - to the point of death, if you so wish :eek:[/QUOTE]

yeah thats the main reason i want try it out so badly. my friend plays the games and he tortures those poor innocent....people...hehehehe i know its evil but i just think it sounds like a good way of doing personal therapy, i mean its not like they are REAL people :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

I don't find it wierd no, I'm a guy btw. I even know some of the girls that play this.

Also, my mom even plays video games. o.O she plays zelda!!! so I have nothing really wrong with girls playing games. And don't find it wierd.

I'm a man and dont see a problem with women playing games,i actually find it useful on games like NS as here in the general forum if you need to ask for a womans advice you can get it, with no bulls**t attached.

Also, my mom even plays video games. o.O she plays zelda!!! so I have nothing really wrong with girls playing games. And don't find it wierd.Hehe. My mom hates video games with a passion that's almost holy.

I love you PM, and not just because you put me on your list, but because you are always so nice

*sends PM a nice chocolate cake and a :fluffle: in a little boat, stands on the beach and waves*
that was nice? :confused:
ookay... thanks! *waves back* :fluffle: (you know its weird, i've lived here for pretty much all my life and i've only ever been to the IoW maybe two or three times... *waves more anyway* )


To Pure Metal: Yeah but when you say "and you'd be willing to bet there are many more" you make it sound like there's MAYBE double, triple your list when in realiy it's safe to say you can multiply your list by at least 1000 and you'd still only be covering 10% of the total number of nation states. (and I know some people have more than one, but I know just as many who don't)
its called sarcasm - you're taking what i say too literally. by deliberatley profoundly understating it i am making a) joking reference to those who might actually think what you think i do, and b) stating that there are, in fact, most likely an awful, awful lot of female NationStates players - as you say, tens of thousands.

i'm just a very sarcastic person at times... you'll learn when to take me seriously and when not to eventually :p

MATHS?!! Numbers are evil and should be destroyed!

lol damn right!

How cool?! I have one that says "Talk nerdy to me", but it doesn't compete with that ;)

:eek: that one's awesome! :D
i really wanted to get the "i [heart] my geek" one, but i wasn't sure if *i* counted as enough of a geek for it :p

My daughter has a tshirt that says 'I love geeks, I love nerds, I love dorks' on it.

My daughter has a tshirt that says 'I love geeks, I love nerds, I love dorks' on it.
And you're aware of the other meaning of "dorks" are you not?

I find it a little bit unusual, but not in a bad way. I like unusual :p. I could never stand those 'girly' girls anyway...

And you're aware of the other meaning of "dorks" are you not?

ummmm...no....is it something that I need to be concerned about?

It is isn't it? I just know it.......

OH GOD.....

ummmm...no....is it something that I need to be concerned about?

It is isn't it? I just know it.......

OH GOD.....I'm not a parent, and I'm probably not what people consider prude, but I'd certainly choke on whatever I was eating if I had a daughter and saw her run around in that...:p

ummmm...no....is it something that I need to be concerned about?

It is isn't it? I just know it.......

OH GOD.....
As a parent, isn't it in your job description to be concerned all the time anyway? Like 24/7? :p

I'm not a parent, and I'm probably not what people consider prude, but I'd certainly choke on whatever I was eating if I had a daughter and saw her run around in that...:p


OK, She got this on holiday in America, and I just asked her and she didn't know that there was a different meaning, she got the tshirt because her boyfriend at the time was considered by many to be geeky and nerdy and because as a very good looking and popular girl, people gave her stick about going out with him...so when she saw the tshirt she bought it.

As a Mum, I am concerned about my kids, and this tshirt seemed harmless to me, but of course now I know that maybe its not...I am still in the dark about what the problem with the word dork is...so its more my being ignorant of a new usage of a slang word than being unconcerned.

http://www.csua.berkeley.edu/~sarahfsk/dork.html

or

http://www.okcupid.com/tests/take?testid=9935030990046738815

As a Mum, I am concerned about my kids, and this tshirt seemed harmless to me, but of course now I know that maybe its not...I am still in the dark about what the problem with the word dork is...so its more my being ignorant of a new usage of a slang word than being unconcerned.Actually, its the old usage of the word that would worry me ;)
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=dork

Dork

Someone who has odd interests, and is often silly at times. A dork is also someone who can be themselves and not care what anyone thinks.

someone who does things that are kinda silly and not neccessarily cool but always cute

He's such a dork. I love dorks.

Or the Whale penis?

LOL I think that I dont need to worry that people will think that she loves whale penis....its the context surely? the use of the words nerd, geek and dork together would mean that it is not about loving nerds geeks and whale penises....or is that just me?

Or the Whale penis?

LOL I think that I dont need to worry that people will think that she loves whale penis....its the context surely? the use of the words nerd, geek and dork together would mean that it is not about loving nerds geeks and whale penises....or is that just me?Maybe its just me and your reaction was normal :p

Well she is almost 18 and if she feels the need to advertise her desire for whale penis I suppose that its up to her......

But I asked her if she finds one, to keep it to herself.....

You read a thread and you think, "this would be the perfect thread to post in, because I'm not a videogame loving geek-chick, nor am I a girly girl who is obsessed with Soaps."

But then the discussion turns into WHALE PENIS, and you move swiftly on.

You read a thread and you think, "this would be the perfect thread to post in, because I'm not a videogame loving geek-chick, nor am I a girly girl who is obsessed with Soaps."

But then the discussion turns into WHALE PENIS, and you move swiftly on.

Another one not keen at the thought of whale penis? I am glad it isn't just me then.....

Um, no, I haven't gotten that reaction.

Of course that may be because 1) I haven't really told many people because they're usually not that intensely interested in what exactly I'm doing on the internet and 2) I wouldn't call this a "video game". I guess I would just say it's a for-fun political simulation "game" plus a forum that eats up my time. :p

Oh, and Peechland? I might just quote you on this, lol :p :
"I met this guy from Nation States the other night and we went out.....but I dont know if I'm going to see him again.....he has issues"

I'd like male reactions too.
Geek chicks are the hottest. :D
Guys - do you think it's weird/unusual for women to play video games?
No, most of my female friends play video or roleplaying or both games, so i dont think its weird.

Im female and have been enthralled with computers and video games since childhood. I spend more time playing video games than I do watching tv, which i rarely ever do anyway.

Dude, there's 115,061 different nation states...its safe to say that that many, MANY more of us are female than just your puny list of 11.
Don't worry it is a Pure Metal thing.

In my male opinion, it's not that weird. If you want to play you can. But Most of the girls (and some guys) are too shallow to see that it's alright for anyone to play games like this.

Although I'm yet to see a girl play Magic: The Gathering...

Although I'm yet to see a girl play Magic: The Gathering...I know several.

Got a Dimir deck, dontcha? :p

Don't worry it is a Pure Metal thing.
i have a "thing"? :confused:

cool!

i have a "thing"? :confused:

cool!

Is it a whale penis by any chance?

Is it a whale penis by any chance?
i don't know... you'll have to ask glitziness ;) :p

So, the other day I was hanging out with some guy friends, and mentioned that I play NS. They all reacted along the lines of, "OMG you play NS? But you're a girl!!" :rolleyes: I thought this was rather odd, but when I asked them about their reactions, all they could come up with was that girls don't play video games, and they especially don't play political ones. They also thought I'd be uncomfortable participating in this kind of forum, simply because I'm female. I know that a lot of girls don't play video games of any sort, but surely it's not so uncommon these days that it would merit that kind of reaction?

For the women on here that have been around longer than I have - what do you think? Do you generate these kinds of reactions too, especially with regards to NS?

EDIT: I'd like male reactions too. Guys - do you think it's weird/unusual for women to play video games?
We need more females on here. Especially hot ones like you.

i don't know... you'll have to ask glitziness ;) :p

ROFLMAO

*sniggers*

OK

ROFLMAO

*sniggers*

OK
hehehe :D

I'd like to find out who these male friends of hers are on NS, so I may mock them.

Geek chicks are the hottest. :D

Here here!

No, I don't think it's weird for girls to play video games. I think it is telling that some men seem weirded out/threatened by it. "But...girls aren't allowed to do politics! Crap!"

I'd like to find out who these male friends of hers are on NS, so I may mock them.
Aye, for 'tis well deserved for such scoundrels to be mocked!

*Mocks*
*Mocks*
*Mocks*

Here here!
Where? :confused:

I think their surprised reaction (and I'll bet they are americans) is rooted in the fact that they view this game as a place where you pretend to be a national leader, and everyone knows women can't lead nations! And why would they want to, since it would take time away from having babies and making fake flower centerpieces.

:headbang:


sexist morons.

Where? :confused:

There! Quick, run, catch it! Go!

I think their surprised reaction (and I'll bet they are americans) is rooted in the fact that they view this game as a place where you pretend to be a national leader, and everyone knows women can't lead nations! And why would they want to, since it would take time away from having babies and making fake flower centerpieces.

:headbang:


sexist morons.


I love having babies and making fake flower whatsits...

*nods*

I just had a fake baby this morning and I am going to use it as a centerpiece

thats the girls of NS i can think of off the top of my head who post here. i'd be willing to bet that there's a fair few more on the RP boards, and much more still who just play the game part (not forumites)...
There are a *lot* of girls out there. And the guys still get surprised when they find out a girl can converse sensibly on political issues. Then I laugh at them. :D

*tries to make a fairly quick list of the girls in gameplay*
hs, Dark, Drk, Chelle, Wizadress, PH, Asta, Neenee, Playa, TH, Kat, Reppy, myself, Goddessness, TP, MO, CG, Eudelphia, Cassarella, Sage, Cruithne, GBM, Poe, Ananke, Fae, LR, Nevader,

:) Go girls!

There are a *lot* of girls out there. And the guys still get surprised when they find out a girl can converse sensibly on political issues. Then I laugh at them. :D

*tries to make a fairly quick list of the girls in gameplay*
hs, Dark, Drk, Chelle, Wizadress, PH, Asta, Neenee, Playa, TH, Kat, Reppy, myself, Goddessness, TP, MO, CG, Eudelphia, Cassarella, Sage, Cruithne, GBM, Poe, Ananke, Fae, LR, Nevader,

:) Go girls!

You should make a list of girls that regularly post on NS General.

I just had a fake baby this morning and I am going to use it as a centerpiece
can i quote you on that... or should i just run away? :confused: :D

And the guys still get surprised when they find out a girl can converse sensibly on political issues.You're kidding, right? The person with the biggest impression on me when I got here was Stephistan, and I'm plenty used to discussing politics with any gender.

You should make a list of girls that regularly post on NS General.
ahem http://forums2.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=10696103&postcount=48

though should add TCG to that (though she hasn't been around in weeks)... and katganistan... and, once-upon a time, steph... and zooke :(

and i'm probably forgetting or leaving out a whole bunch too...

can i quote you on that... or should i just run away? :confused:


you can quote me if you wish....

Don't run away, I'm nice...and carrying this fake baby makes it hard to run

You're kidding, right? The person with the biggest impression on me when I got here was Stephistan, and I'm plenty used to discussing politics with any gender.
I mean more the gameplay politics. Arguing something that has no bearing on reality and is simply the construction of the players. The default impression is that you're a guy. I got a kick out of responding to telegrams as delegate that assumed I was a guy. Especially when this was my flag:
http://www.nationstates.net/images/flags/uploads/lemurian_quest.jpg

EDIT: I'd like male reactions too. Guys - do you think it's weird/unusual for women to play video games?I don't think it's weird. But I suppose, considering that in many online games I've played in most of the girl characters actually belong to male players, it is slightly unusual. That's to say it's not an even distribution by a long shot, even though there are millions of girls playing video games.

We need more females on here. Especially hot ones like you.How do you know she's hot? Did she post a picture?
Or do you just assume every girl that talks to you online is hot?.. (Which I suppose, I generally do... But it's still a valid question damnit!)

How do you know she's hot? Did she post a picture?
Or do you just assume every girl that talks to you online is hot?.. (Which I suppose, I generally do... But it's still a valid question damnit!)

I dunno, but it seems most girls on NS are hot anyways, we'll have to wait for a picture to be sure I suppose.

There are a *lot* of girls out there. And the guys still get surprised when they find out a girl can converse sensibly on political issues. Then I laugh at them. :D

*tries to make a fairly quick list of the girls in gameplay*
hs, Dark, Drk, Chelle, Wizadress, PH, Asta, Neenee, Playa, TH, Kat, Reppy, myself, Goddessness, TP, MO, CG, Eudelphia, Cassarella, Sage, Cruithne, GBM, Poe, Ananke, Fae, LR, Nevader,

:) Go girls!
Hmm. Actually I'm always nicer when I know I'm talking to girls. I'm only mean with guys.

Whereas I'm mean with everyone, no fear or favour... cos, well, I'm a gay blokeof the modern world, so only guys can use their bodies to tempt me not to and how many are willing to, eh? I still think we need more female gamers to balance it out a bit though.

For the women on here that have been around longer than I have - what do you think? Do you generate these kinds of reactions too, especially with regards to NS?


i've been playing computer games since the text based interactive fiction stuff in the early 80s (zork, planetfall, hitchhiker) back then, it was a little weird to be female and into that stuff, but i didn't care. i care less for the shoot 'em up stuff than i do for a good puzzle, and i suppose that's sterotypical girly-ness, but i've worked in variety of technical fields where i'm generally one of a few females but not in the majority, so an online forum like this isn't intimidating. i think most people here assume you're male at the outset, but i probably do that too. irl, i've never been treated strange by other tech guys because i'm female, and honestly, i've been on ns since jan03 and i've not had that experience here, either. (but i don't post in general much, and don't rp with this nation much, either)

but i'm also in my late 30s, and guys are more mature about these things than they were when i was 13. back then, when i was the only girl who wanted to join the d&d club after school, they were all a bit creeped out by it, and pretty much shunned me. of course, these were the same guys who suddenly became more interested in me a couple of years later...

I dunno, but it seems most girls on NS are hot anyways, we'll have to wait for a picture to be sure I suppose.To be honest, I can't recall there being any place on the net where any girl was ever close to being as hot/cute as I assumed her to be, before, against better judgement, peeking at a picture of her.. Although admittedly, it's generally not a good quality picture either.

How do you know she's hot? Did she post a picture?
Or do you just assume every girl that talks to you online is hot?.. (Which I suppose, I generally do... But it's still a valid question damnit!)
Actually I say that to all the girls. It good for impressing them. Especially if they do turn out to be hot. :D

But seriously, I think hotness is more than just what is outside. Most of it is what is inside. A girl can be average looking but still be hot.

There was this other girl, who was a coworker of Krista that I started talking to. She was bigger than Krista who was skinny. She was not that big mind you, I'd say about average. After talking to her a lot, and more often than I did with Krista, I found that Faith was much hotter than Krista.

If a girl is pretty but she has a shallow personality, she is most definately not hot.

but i'm also in my late 30s, and guys are more mature about these things than they were when i was 13. back then, when i was the only girl who wanted to join the d&d club after school, they were all a bit creeped out by it, and pretty much shunned me. of course, these were the same guys who suddenly became more interested in me a couple of years later...
Wish we had a girl at our D&D club, it might make sure the rest of the mob stayed in line.... then again we are an all boys school so... and they'd have to put up with leaking testosterone, as well. I'm not sure you'd have been willing to stay had they let you join, to be honest.

I live on videogames and I'm a girl but then again I don't do many girl things...

Ah, I finally found it...
http://www.ctrlaltdel-online.com/comics/20030114.jpg
http://www.ctrlaltdel-online.com/comics/20030115.jpg

Wish we had a girl at our D&D club, it might make sure the rest of the mob stayed in line.... then again we are an all boys school so... and they'd have to put up with leaking testosterone, as well. I'm not sure you'd have been willing to stay had they let you join, to be honest.

maybe not at 12 or 13, but by the time i was 14, these guys were my friends and by 15 were the guys I dated. i think once they realized that i was in the same classes they were in and doing just as well as they were, they were able to acknowledge that i wasn’t a total waste of time. you’re right, i was a little intimidated by then when i was younger, but seriously, they really were a bunch of softies, and in retrospect if i had stuck it out i could have held my own. it was a good age to learn that lesson. a lot of girls at that age cave to the myth that they aren't as good as boys in more technical pursuits. it's nice to see that changing a bit. still a ways to go, perhaps, but it's improving.

I'm as girly as they come :D

maybe not at 12 or 13, but by the time i was 14, these guys were my friends and by 15 were the guys I dated. i think once they realized that i was in the same classes they were in and doing just as well as they were, they were able to acknowledge that i wasn’t a total waste of time. you’re right, i was a little intimidated by then when i was younger, but seriously, they really were a bunch of softies, and in retrospect if i had stuck it out i could have held my own. it was a good age to learn that lesson. a lot of girls at that age cave to the myth that they aren't as good as boys in more technical pursuits. it's nice to see that changing a bit. still a ways to go, perhaps, but it's improving.
I'm 16, and a male, yet the rest of them scare me.... maybe that's just an exeptional case of my group being more testosterone pumped and mad than any other group, eve, though.

Well it's origional. Not to mention quite amusing. :D

I have to agree.

Actually my Instructor has all of his classes joining, and I hate to admit it, but it's more fun then I thought it would be at first. The one thing he forgot to mention....it's addicting:eek: I'm still in the process of getting my feet wet here, but sometimes the only way to enjoy the experience is to jump right on in.;)

Cheers!

What a load of stereoptyped bollocks. Much of my time is devoted to video games and NS and I also play RPGs (well, Call of Cthulhu anyway). I am driven mad by 'typical' women (those that spend their lives obsessing over babies, clothes, soaps etc) and thus all my best friends are male, but luckily there's a growing number of nerdy females like myself, and to assume otherwise is a load of horseshit.

:eek: Soaps?! Where?!? *runs away*

I agree completely! Really girly girls don't get on my nerves as much as they used to (one of my best friends is as girly as they come), but I think it's still fair to say that I have more male friends than female friends. Usually they're all surprised when they find out I play video games, but most of them then think it's cool. This reaction from the OP is the most extreme I've come across.

Now, I wouldn't consider calling NS a "video game", but I don't think it's that uncommon. The girls I know that play video games usually don't play as many different games as the guys I know or I do, but that's the only difference I really know of.

Really? I'd say I play more games than my male friends do. But that could just be due to my short attention span. :p

OK, my friends ALL think I am weird anyway, the fact that I do as much as I do online singles me out from the rest of my really good female friends, who shop and email basically. But the thing that they think is the weirdest of all is the fact that I 'talk' to people, either in NS, on MSN or whatever, they had all their darkest fears answered when I totally lost my mind, divorced my husband and ran of with a man I met on the internet!

Err... I suppose this is a stupid question, but how is talking to people on NS or MSN that much different from emailing?

I'd like to find out who these male friends of hers are on NS, so I may mock them.

I don't know their nation names, but I'd guess that none of them are active. If they ever came on NS general, I would also guess that they were lurkers more than anything else...

So, the other day I was hanging out with some guy friends, and mentioned that I play NS. They all reacted along the lines of, "OMG you play NS? But you're a girl!!" :rolleyes: I thought this was rather odd, but when I asked them about their reactions, all they could come up with was that girls don't play video games, and they especially don't play political ones. They also thought I'd be uncomfortable participating in this kind of forum, simply because I'm female. I know that a lot of girls don't play video games of any sort, but surely it's not so uncommon these days that it would merit that kind of reaction?

For the women on here that have been around longer than I have - what do you think? Do you generate these kinds of reactions too, especially with regards to NS?

EDIT: I'd like male reactions too. Guys - do you think it's weird/unusual for women to play video games?

I think pretty much every single person I've met on NS initially believed I was male. Even after I explained that I am female, many people have refused to believe it. I've been told that I "sound male" or "act like a guy," and therefore cannot possibly be female. Meh. Whatever they want to believe.

As for other videogames, I began my history of whupping ass back with Street Fighter 2, and I haven't let up since. I'm not the best of the best, but I certainly perform as well or better than most of the guys I know. I haven't made up my mind as to whether that's something to be proud of or not...:)

I've started playing online games in the last few years, and I'm amazed by how game designers still persist in offering pitifully few options for players who want to design a female character that has anything approaching normal proportions. Items or costumes for female characters are almost universally designed to make the character look like a stripper.

Yes, I am well aware that the games are targetted to a particular audience, but that excuse is wearing increasingly thin. For one thing, women are the fastest growing audience for online roleplaying games, and any game designer who doesn't get on board with that is going to get hit where it hurts...his pocketbook. For another thing, guys who are playing MMORPGs are usually less likely to have solid social skills as it is, and this kind of game design only helps to further ensure that they will NEVER be able to successfully interact with members of the opposite sex.

One exception that I have found is, bizarrely, World of Warcraft. Now, I'm somebody who freaking HATES fantasy games. My lover (who also plays videogames a ton) describes me as "racist toward elves." I hate bow-and-arrow combat, I find dragons annoying, and magical powers are so boring it hurts me. But World of Warcraft offers an unusually nice array of female character creation options, as well as offering costume options that allow me to make a really badass looking female character. The double advantage of this is that many male players make female characters for reasons OTHER than wanting to stare at a pixelated stripper toon.

If only they didn't have so many goddam elves.

Really? I'd say I play more games than my male friends do. But that could just be due to my short attention span. :pI don't know you, though :p

i've been playing computer games since the text based interactive fiction stuff in the early 80s (zork, planetfall, hitchhiker) back then, it was a little weird to be female and into that stuff, but i didn't care.

Zork! Planetfall! I remember those games - what fun... Of course, I didn't play them until the mid 90s, but I still liked them a lot.

Ah, I finally found it...
http://www.ctrlaltdel-online.com/comics/20030114.jpg
http://www.ctrlaltdel-online.com/comics/20030115.jpg

ROFL! The sad thing is, I can actually see one of my male friends doing something like that... :rolleyes:

I began my history of whupping ass back with Street Fighter 2, and I haven't let up since. I'm not the best of the best, but I certainly perform as well or better than most of the guys I know. I haven't made up my mind as to whether that's something to be proud of or not...:)

Street Fighter II, eh? My respect for you has climbed (though it was never low in the first place).

ROFL! The sad thing is, I can actually see one of my male friends doing something like that... :rolleyes:That's the cool thing about CAD, Ethan represents the most extreme traits you'll find in some gamers all pooled into one :D

Estrogen? Pphfff!!!

*estrogen appears, sees me and flees in terror*

Estrogen never flees, and cannot be terrorized!

It's funny to me that guys would think it's weird for women to be on NS. Maybe it's a common assumption that women just don't like to sit on our arses for ours on end, whether playing NS, watching TV or for any other reason. There's a lot of truth to that, but overall--false assumption. I usually play at work (usually as of yesterday, I just got into this thing), where I am forced to sit on my arse for hours on end.
This is just like Risk, only online, more interesting and with more people. Smart women LOVE Risk, that's why those guy friends who triggered this whole conversation probably don't have girlfriends/wives, b/c they think they can't relate to women. Oh, but they can! They should talk about politics/strategy games and see what happens! haha! (But first, they should get over their preconceived notions of what women like and don't like!)

I don't know. I don't really get much of a reaction about NS since nobody I talk to really knows that I play it.

I do get weird looks/reactions from people when they find out that I play D&D, and also the boys at church are jealous of my husband because he married a "chick who will play Playstation", I never understood it though.

I don't really know that it's abnormal for girls to play games, but I guess so since I was talking about KoL with some of the kids at church and the whole time they looked at me like they didn't believe that I really play it. :confused:

ahem http://forums2.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=10696103&postcount=48

though should add TCG to that (though she hasn't been around in weeks)... and katganistan... and, once-upon a time, steph... and zooke :(

and i'm probably forgetting or leaving out a whole bunch too...
I think your forgot Sinuhue. :p

I think your forgot Sinuhue. :p
oops :(

i know i forgot people.... i bet i forgot a fair few more too :-S

oops :(

i know i forgot people.... i bet i forgot a fair few more too :-S
it's okay, I am in a nitpicky mood today, you didn't forget me so I had to find someone to nitpick about.

I probably wouldn't have been able to make a list at all. ;)

Zork! Planetfall! I remember those games - what fun... Of course, I didn't play them until the mid 90s, but I still liked them a lot.

Now, see, you'd actually *get* my nation...or at least the flag and motto...

http://www.nationstates.net/korarchaeota


I used to write IF games (minus the programming, just design the structure and write the text) In some remote landfull there are 3 or 4 three ring binders with the entire contents of my spare time of my geeky teen girl years. What I'd give to have those now.

it's okay, I am in a nitpicky mood today, you didn't forget me so I had to find someone to nitpick about.

I probably wouldn't have been able to make a list at all. ;)
god forbid i forget you... *cowers in fear of 80 pound backpack-smack* ;) :p

So, the other day I was hanging out with some guy friends, and mentioned that I play NS. They all reacted along the lines of, "OMG you play NS? But you're a girl!!" :rolleyes: I thought this was rather odd, but when I asked them about their reactions, all they could come up with was that girls don't play video games, and they especially don't play political ones. They also thought I'd be uncomfortable participating in this kind of forum, simply because I'm female. I know that a lot of girls don't play video games of any sort, but surely it's not so uncommon these days that it would merit that kind of reaction?

For the women on here that have been around longer than I have - what do you think? Do you generate these kinds of reactions too, especially with regards to NS?

EDIT: I'd like male reactions too. Guys - do you think it's weird/unusual for women to play video games?
Nah. It's true that for a while there was a stigma about video games, but lately that's been lowered by people who decide to actually have some fun with it. Sure, you still get nutjobs--my sister, for instance, thinks that violent movies are perfectly okay but violent video games are the devil(metaphorically speaking of course, as she's pagan) simply because you're controlling the actions rather than just watching. ~_~

So, yeah. Hell, my girlfriend loves video games. We were playing HALO the other day, for science's sake.

Now, see, you'd actually *get* my nation...or at least the flag and motto...

http://www.nationstates.net/korarchaeota

I love your motto! :D

So, yeah. Hell, my girlfriend loves video games. We were playing HALO the other day, for science's sake.

For... science's sake? Do I even want to know?

For... science's sake? Do I even want to know?
Instead of "For God's sake"... my personal version is, "Oh, random fluctuations in an uncontrolled and unpredictable universe!"

Instead of "For God's sake"... my personal version is, "Oh, random fluctuations in an uncontrolled and unpredictable universe!"

Oh. I thought it would be, er... You being the one actually playing, and she's...

...You get where I'm going with this.

Oh. I thought it would be, er... You being the one actually playing, and she's...

...You get where I'm going with this.

Ah. See, Eritrita's explanation makes sense. But this is what I was thinking too. :p

Gods, dirtier minded than me. I think.

Gods, dirtier minded than me. I think.

Eh, probably. I always get screwy mental images. :p

So, the other day I was hanging out with some guy friends, and mentioned that I play NS. They all reacted along the lines of, "OMG you play NS? But you're a girl!!" :rolleyes: I thought this was rather odd, but when I asked them about their reactions, all they could come up with was that girls don't play video games, and they especially don't play political ones. They also thought I'd be uncomfortable participating in this kind of forum, simply because I'm female. I know that a lot of girls don't play video games of any sort, but surely it's not so uncommon these days that it would merit that kind of reaction?

For the women on here that have been around longer than I have - what do you think? Do you generate these kinds of reactions too, especially with regards to NS?

EDIT: I'd like male reactions too. Guys - do you think it's weird/unusual for women to play video games?
I know I'm coming in a bit late, and someone's probably already said this, but there's actually a fairly well-documented increase in the amount of female gamers in general: not only with games like ours but with more "conventional" ones as well. Just the other day I was playing Guild Wars with a 15 year old girl--I probably wouldn't have taken this claim at face value were it not for the fact that we were all on TeamSpeak, and she was cursing like a sailor. Great stuff.

I dont really see alot of girls play video games down here, but Im not suprised if they do. My girlfriend and I play Supersmash Bros. and she is a Legend of Zelda-coholic and loves Metel Gear series (I think Im in love!!). We love playing SOul Cal III and Tekken and Co-op Splinter Cell...I need to marry this girl now! lol. But video games are for everyone.

P.S. Play Shadows of the Colossus. Very underated game.

I know I'm coming in a bit late, and someone's probably already said this, but there's actually a fairly well-documented increase in the amount of female gamers in general: not only with games like ours but with more "conventional" ones as well. Just the other day I was playing Guild Wars with a 15 year old girl--I probably wouldn't have taken this claim at face value were it not for the fact that we were all on TeamSpeak, and she was cursing like a sailor. Great stuff.

Haha, that's great! It's funny when you get them on Natural Selection doing that sort of thing (or Counter-Strike, even). It really widens your perspective (that is, if you're pretty closed-minded to begin with).

I've met plenty of females on NS, in General, on various other NS forums, in various regions. Most of them quite nice.

And I know a number of women who like videogames.

Frankly I don't see what the big deal is about women being here or playing videogames.

It's not that girls don't play video games, it's just that, in my experience, they play rubbish ones. (Except my legendary lesbian friend. SHOUT-OUT! WOOOOO!)

There are females on NS?:eek:

It's not that girls don't play video games, it's just that, in my experience, they play rubbish ones. (Except my legendary lesbian friend. SHOUT-OUT! WOOOOO!)

I had a 15-year-old girl kicking my ass at Star Wars Battlefront II the other day. :(

Can't say I've ever gotten a reaction like that one. From what I can see, there are plenty of girls hanging out in these forums, it's more of a social banter than 'video gaming'. I wouldn't exactly refer to NS as 'gaming' either....then again, I'm here mostly for the forums!

(Girl here too, BTW)

It's not that girls don't play video games, it's just that, in my experience, they play rubbish ones. (Except my legendary lesbian friend. SHOUT-OUT! WOOOOO!)

Now there's something to think about. Girls play 'bad' video games, so when they play 'good' ones, it's surprising? :rolleyes: What are these "rubbish" video games that we play, hmm? In my experience, girls either play video games or they don't. The ones that do play a lot of different kinds, and don't limit themselves to things like, oh, say, the Sims.

Now there's something to think about. Girls play 'bad' video games, so when they play 'good' ones, it's surprising? :rolleyes: What are these "rubbish" video games that we play, hmm? In my experience, girls either play video games or they don't. The ones that do play a lot of different kinds, and don't limit themselves to things like, oh, say, the Sims.

No, there are all those Barbie games, too. :p

No, there are all those Barbie games, too. :p

:eek: Barbie games?! Please tell me you're joking... but you're not, are you... There are actually games focused on Barbie?

:eek: Barbie games?! Please tell me you're joking... but you're not, are you...

Of course I am. They do have Barbie games, but yes, joking. ;)

It's no that girls don't play games. They just tend not to be as fanatical about them.
Fear Of Girls (http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=7521044027821122670)

You know what? I was thinking about this (being myself a girl who limits herself to NS and Sims type games for the most part) and I think it's all guys' fault.

Seriously, when I was a litte kid I adored[I] my gameboy and I wanted a bigger game console to play on but they were waaay out of my parent's budget, I was brotherless being an only child at the time, and all the guys I tried to hang out with were too busy thinking I had cooties. Then so many years later I buy a PS2 and all the guys I try to hang out with are too busy trying to stick their tongue down my throat to possibly think about video games. And [I]then they have the audacity to complain about how girls either never play video games, or only play dumb ones.

Well if you'd learned to share sooner maybe it'd be a different story!

I had a 15-year-old girl kicking my ass at Star Wars Battlefront II the other day. :(

i wanna meet that girl! :p

*no really. . . .*

There are girls on NS?:eek:

shh. you'll scare them back into hibernation from General!

There are females on NS?:eek:

Nope. Thay are all just figments of our collective, nerd imaginations.:cool:

Nope. Thay are all just figments of our collective, nerd imaginations.:cool:

Indeed. There are no women on the Internet. They're too busy with all the cooking and cleaning they have to do.

Indeed. There are no women on the Internet. They're too busy with all the cooking and cleaning they have to do.

I'm not sure if Jim's wife that he met on NS would agree with that. :p

Indeed. There are no women on the Internet. They're too busy with all the cooking and cleaning they have to do.

Thats why the world is both a filthy and hungry place.:p

You should make a list of girls that regularly post on NS General.
I'll go, I have near-encyclopedic knowledge of the place...

In no particular order:

Sinuhue
Katganistan
Erastide
Smunkeeville
Terrorist Cakes
Qwystyria
[NS]Simonist
Lashie
Antikythera
The Chocolate Goddess
Ilie
FairyTInkArisen
Peechland
Cabra West
Grainne Ni Malley
Aerou
Ladamesansmerci
Dakini
Glitziness
Carisbrooke
Kazcaper
Krakozha
Kreitzmoorland
MadmCurie
Kiwi-kiwi
Bottle
Dempublicents1
Stephistan
Eh-oh
Nadkor
Silence and Nothing
Oxwana
SoWiBi
Whereyouthinkyougoing
Alinania

Adding other well-known female posters, some of whom have since departed us:

The Black New World
Tocrowkia
Reploid Productions
Gaeltach
Pope Hope
Tuesday Heights
Feoras
Zooke
Hyperslackovicznia
Oksana
Der Fuhrer Dyzsel
Neo-Anarchists
Goddessness
Corinthe
Parratoga
Preebles
Shaed
The Blue Viper
Kirisubo [?]

And this is just the major forums posters... I'm sure there are plenty more.

The first time I've ever been included on a "list of females"...is it a joyous time?

The first time I've ever been included on a "list of females"...is it a joyous time?
Your call really. :p

-snip-

Don't forget about Oksana, who disappeared some time ago.

Also, Shaed and Preebles/Preebs seem to be on a leave of absence...

...Yeah, where the hell is Preebs? *wonders*

Don't forget about Oksana, who disappeared some time ago.

Also, Shaed and Preebles/Preebs seem to be on a leave of absence...

...Yeah, where the hell is Preebs? *wonders*
Oksana's in there, look carefully...

I'll throw in Preebs and Shaed as well.

Oksana's in there, look carefully...

I'll throw in Preebs and Shaed as well.
Oxwana isn't.

Oxwana isn't.
Of course not, she doesn't count as female. :p

/added

Of course not, she doesn't count as female. :p

/added
Wytyg, Alinania...:D

I'll go, I have near-encyclopedic knowledge of the place...

In no particular order:

<snip>
You know, that's the fourth time I've ended up as sixth on a list of female NSers. I'm starting to think that, contrary to what you all may say, there is indeed a very particular order.....

Wytyg, Alinania...:D
/grumbles/ I get the idea...

Simonist... sixth? I never put you sixth. /whistles innocently/

/grumbles/ I get the idea...

Simonist... sixth? I never put you sixth. /whistles innocently/
Clever edit, you little bitch.... :p

Mwahahaha :p

EDIT: I'd like male reactions too. Guys - do you think it's weird/unusual for women to play video games?
No, not at all! Tell your "friends" they should shove it up theirs if they behave that strangely.

Male, and I really don't care. I've known women who were over-obsessed with video games and I've known women who refused to even touch them. Then again, I don't know if NS would exactly count as a Video Game...

Love and esterel is male, Czardas, you dink. :p

So, the other day I was hanging out with some guy friends, and mentioned that I play NS. They all reacted along the lines of, "OMG you play NS? But you're a girl!!" :rolleyes: I thought this was rather odd, but when I asked them about their reactions, all they could come up with was that girls don't play video games, and they especially don't play political ones. They also thought I'd be uncomfortable participating in this kind of forum, simply because I'm female. I know that a lot of girls don't play video games of any sort, but surely it's not so uncommon these days that it would merit that kind of reaction?

For the women on here that have been around longer than I have - what do you think? Do you generate these kinds of reactions too, especially with regards to NS?

EDIT: I'd like male reactions too. Guys - do you think it's weird/unusual for women to play video games?
Your friends are right. You should be playing with dollies.

/grumbles/ I get the idea...
Really? Great, then you won't mind adding Anti-Social Darwinism, Muravyets, Palaios, Robot Lovers, and maybe even *coughOPcough* Rameria, right? :p

Really? Great, then you won't mind adding Anti-Social Darwinism, Muravyets, Palaios, Robot Lovers, and maybe even *coughOPcough* Rameria, right? :p

Haha, I don't mind being left off the list as I am new, don't really post regularly, and certainly am not well known. :p

EDIT: I'd like male reactions too. Guys - do you think it's weird/unusual for women to play video games?
No, I think it's sexy. :cool:

Love and esterel is male, Czardas, you dink. :p
Ah shush. :p

Rameria, make a few hundred more posts and you'll make the list too. ^_^

No, I think it's sexy. :cool:

Seconded!

Simonist']You know, that's the fourth time I've ended up as sixth on a list of female NSers. I'm starting to think that, contrary to what you all may say, there is indeed a very particular order.....

There's no order... otherwise how the h*** did I get put fifth? I was amazed Czardas even noticed me... wait... Czardas noticed me? :eek:

*screams in terror and runs away*

So this hierarchy exists....but where would I be?

I'll go, I have near-encyclopedic knowledge of the place...


And this is just the major forums posters... I'm sure there are plenty more.
encyclopedic knowlege eh?

amazing

I'll go, I have near-encyclopedic knowledge of the place...

In no particular order:

Venerable libertarians [IIRC]
Hirota [?]

VL and Hirota are both male, mate.

VL and Hirota are both male, mate.

How did I not spot them on the list?!? LMFAO

Sexist women. :o

There's no order... otherwise how the h*** did I get put fifth? I was amazed Czardas even noticed me... wait... Czardas noticed me? :eek:

*screams in terror and runs away*
Kyahahahaha!

/sends a fist of loyal guards to follow ^&;/

There's no order... otherwise how the h*** did I get put fifth? I was amazed Czardas even noticed me... wait... Czardas noticed me? :eek:

*screams in terror and runs away*

Czardas has that effect on most women. :p

The Mission of the United Planets of the Plutonian Empire: To seek out a mate for their President on NationStates.

I will not fail! I will not fail! I will not fail! I will not.... *is dragged off to the psychotherapy ward* :(

i don't know... you'll have to ask glitziness ;) :p
Pedo!Well nearly
Your thing is a nieve 'thing'.

When I find out that a girl likes/plays video games, I think it's cool. My hypothesis is that, because from several years of playing video games with my male friends, I came to view playing video games as part of my familiar and comfortable world, whereas the vast majority of females seemed part of another world - one which intrigued me greatly, but was an unknown (and seemingly unknowable) enigma. Because of this, a "default" view of my female peers began to take shape; this view was quite bland, vague, and slightly stereotypical, but I had nothing else to go on - and because girls were so foreign to me, it naturally followed in my mind (probably unconsciously) that they would not generally do such a decidedly un-foreign thing as play video games. When I found out a girl I knew did play video games, it made her less foreign and closer to my world, which I always like.

Of course, now I know better, but because of this earlier thinking (and because most female peers of mine pretty much remain enigmas to me), it still piques my interest, and often inspires my admiration, much more to find out that a girl I know likes/plays video games than a guy I know equally well.

(Admittedly, I was never totally oblivious to the fact that some girls play video games, because my sister has played them basically as long as I have. But my sister has always been about as far from a girly-girl as you can get and has otherwise seemed quite different from the average girl, and so seemed more like the exception, not the rule.)

Because Nation States doesn’t emphasize war games, it is bound to attract more women than other psycho killing sites, where it’s all about the bomb. In my own region there are a lot of female players. The player that is behind my region’s mapping project and setting up our forum is a woman who works in the real world IT sector.

Czardas has that effect on most women. :p
And He is proud of it, too. [/refused party program] ;)

Pedo!Well nearly
Your thing is a nieve 'thing'.
so sue me. i love her

so sue me. i love her

:fluffle: Good for you!

so sue me. i love her
:fluffle:

Is this thread really still going on? Interesting!

I'm a girl. Any questions?

Sounds more like the reaction I've gotten when I mention I play RPG's.
"Whoa! Wierd, a chick playing AD&D. " ( Or whatever game)
Especially when I mention I usually GM.

Is this thread really still going on? Interesting!

I'm a girl. Any questions?
Yeah, I have a question.

Ya single? :fluffle: :D

Is this thread really still going on?

Haha, my thoughts exactly. I thought this had long since died. :p

Yeah, I have a question.

Ya single? :fluffle: :D

What, for real? You live in Minnesota and you don't even know my real name. I'm glad we like each other as general people, but you should definitely find somebody in your immediate vicinity.

:fluffle: Thank you for the attention, you're sweet. See? Being perma-banned does not always suck.

Sounds more like the reaction I've gotten when I mention I play RPG's.
"Whoa! Wierd, a chick playing AD&D. " ( Or whatever game)
Especially when I mention I usually GM.
Weird thing is, this particular group of guys already knew that I play other games (mostly RPGs, with some RTS thrown in for good measure, and very occasionally I'll hop on CSS using my boyfriend's account). They thought that was unusual too, but they got used to it, so I'm not sure why they thought it was so strange that I play NS. *shrug*

What, for real? You live in Minnesota and you don't even know my real name. I'm glad we like each other as general people, but you should definitely find somebody in your immediate vicinity.

:fluffle: Thank you for the attention, you're sweet. See? Being perma-banned does not always suck.
No, it doesnt. :)

I may be sweet, but my beliefs put me at odds with every woman on the planet. :p

No, it doesnt. :)

I may be sweet, but my beliefs put me at odds with every woman on the planet. :p

Your beliefs put you at odds with most humans.:p

No, it doesnt. :)

I may be sweet, but my beliefs put me at odds with every woman on the planet. :p

I'm sure you haven't met EVERY woman on the planet. Anyway, which beliefs of yours do you think are the worst?

I'm sure you haven't met EVERY woman on the planet. Anyway, which beliefs of yours do you think are the worst?
I don't see them as "the worst", but society would deem otherwise.

they are legalizing inbreeding, and lowering the AOC a bit.

no. never got these kind of reactions either. It was actually a guy friend who introduced the game to me. They all know I'm extremely politically opinionated, so nobody's really surprised.

thats how i found this site..but i do play other video games like empire earth and mario cart

Your beliefs put you at odds with most humans.:p
I know. :p :D

First i am a girl, i play NS, kingdom of loathing, and city of heroes. i would play more.. but eh i'm broke and the ones i want to play are paid for.. however i will be playing DDO soon (dungeons and dragons online just in case) i own a PS2, XBox, Gamecube.. AND i have a working Atari with games. i play PC games as well.. American McGees Alice, Undying, I have no mouth and i must scream, and Redneck Rampage. i watch geek podcasts TWit,Diggnation, Control +Alt+chicken to name a few. i am a geek and i am female.
now that i've said that.. read this article
http://www.escapistmagazine.com/issue/17/27

this magazine btw r0xors LOL.

and if you really like geek humor. try this comic http://www.ctrlaltdel-online.com

In my male opinion, it's not that weird. If you want to play you can. But Most of the girls (and some guys) are too shallow to see that it's alright for anyone to play games like this.

Although I'm yet to see a girl play Magic: The Gathering...

girls do play magic:the gathering...(im a girl and ive been playing since i was seven)

So, the other day I was hanging out with some guy friends, and mentioned that I play NS. They all reacted along the lines of, "OMG you play NS? But you're a girl!!" :rolleyes: I thought this was rather odd, but when I asked them about their reactions, all they could come up with was that girls don't play video games, and they especially don't play political ones. They also thought I'd be uncomfortable participating in this kind of forum, simply because I'm female. I know that a lot of girls don't play video games of any sort, but surely it's not so uncommon these days that it would merit that kind of reaction?

For the women on here that have been around longer than I have - what do you think? Do you generate these kinds of reactions too, especially with regards to NS?

EDIT: I'd like male reactions too. Guys - do you think it's weird/unusual for women to play video games?

I don't think it is strange or anything like that, but as far as I have observed, the majority of NS players are male....There there are of course females as well...
If you haven't guessed, I'm a guy...

I don't see them as "the worst", but society would deem otherwise.

they are legalizing inbreeding, and lowering the AOC a bit.

what is AOC

what is AOC
Age of Consent

Is this thread really still going on?
Of course. Old threads never die, they just... ok, I won't go there. ;)

First i am a girl, i play NS, kingdom of loathing, and city of heroes. i would play more.. but eh i'm broke and the ones i want to play are paid for.. however i will be playing DDO soon (dungeons and dragons online just in case) i own a PS2, XBox, Gamecube.. AND i have a working Atari with games. i play PC games as well.. American McGees Alice, Undying, I have no mouth and i must scream, and Redneck Rampage. i watch geek podcasts TWit,Diggnation, Control +Alt+chicken to name a few. i am a geek and i am female.
now that i've said that.. read this article
http://www.escapistmagazine.com/issue/17/27

this magazine btw r0xors LOL.

and if you really like geek humor. try this comic http://www.ctrlaltdel-online.com

ooh, you play KOL?

kewl.

Hello, female users!

It's great to have some non-male people playing computer games and talking in forums! Keep up the good work!

Just for fun, a little poem I constructed that reveals the crux of the problem. I know it's crap, but what the hell! ;)

Lolz Dudes, don’t be stupidd,
Tere ain’t no girls on the interwebs.
So don’t be a N00B and try and play cupid,
Cos that chick youre chatting up is a man!

All night long I play the gamez,
Sweaty palms and cheesy chips.
And don’t you say that you ain’t lamez,
Cos those words don’t come from chery lips!

Its your sista or some relation,
Who I speak to over the webz.
So don’t go lying bout youre nation,
Its not founded by a girl named Debz!

So get off of youre PC now,
You ain’t fooling nobody.
Don’t worry man, don’t have a cow,
Tere ain’t no girls on the interwebs!

I'd like male reactions too. Guys - do you think it's weird/unusual for women to play video games?

It's not very common. I wish it was though. If girls were impressed by my useless feats of killing fake things instead of the useless feats of the football team I'd be in a much better place.

There should be more Ns'ers on girls.
[ high-fives Harlesburg! ] Yes! :D

[ high-fives Harlesburg! ] Yes! :D
:D

Just for fun, a little poem I constructed that reveals the crux of the problem. I know it's crap, but what the hell! ;)

Lolz Dudes, don’t be stupidd,
Tere ain’t no girls on the interwebs.
So don’t be a N00B and try and play cupid,
Cos that chick youre chatting up is a man!

All night long I play the gamez,
Sweaty palms and cheesy chips.
And don’t you say that you ain’t lamez,
Cos those words don’t come from chery lips!

Its your sista or some relation,
Who I speak to over the webz.
So don’t go lying bout youre nation,
Its not founded by a girl named Debz!

So get off of youre PC now,
You ain’t fooling nobody.
Don’t worry man, don’t have a cow,
Tere ain’t no girls on the interwebs!
LOL! Not bad! Not bad! :D

:D
LOL! I take it you agree, yes? :D

LOL! I take it you agree, yes? :D
Yep. :D

It should also be the other way around as well, more girls on top of NS'ers. :D

Yep. :D

It should also be the other way around as well, more girls on top of NS'ers. :D

And other prepositions! :D

And other prepositions! :D
mmm hmmm. :fluffle:

Is this thread really still going on? Interesting!

I'm a girl. Any questions?

Do you find that having smaller fingers results in less typing errors on the keyboard? http://67.18.37.14/32/176/emo/laugh.gif

Do you find that having smaller fingers results in less typing errors on the keyboard? http://67.18.37.14/32/176/emo/laugh.gif

Why, yes!

Wait, you actualy tell people you play this?


Lol :mp5: Omg i just killed my lol oops:headbang:

Why, yes!

Yeah, when even my pinkie is wider than the keys on my keyboard I have to wonder things like this. The ring finger is where I get into the most trouble it's thick enough to clip the odd surrounding key, but without the independant dexterity of my other larger fingers.

I call BS on that. Nobody would find Family Guy not funny.

My cousin's girlfriend and her friends.
Fucking nuts, I say.

In my male opinion, it's not that weird. If you want to play you can. But Most of the girls (and some guys) are too shallow to see that it's alright for anyone to play games like this.

Although I'm yet to see a girl play Magic: The Gathering...

...I used to play it.

Is this thread even about women any more?:confused:

Yep. :D

It should also be the other way around as well, more girls on top of NS'ers. :D
mmmm my favourite :D


incidentally, on a totally unrelated cough, i'm off to see glitziness in about half an hour.... ;) http://www.clicksmilies.com/s0105/teufel/devil-smiley-041.gif :p

I don't think there's one (okay, many) video gaming guys who don't fantasize about video gaming women, for two reasons. One, the whole "common interests" thing, and two, just the fact that given the male dominance of video gaming, the perception that "no girls play video games", hence the shock once we actually find one.

As far as RPing goes- I don't know if I've seen one girl who does (besides in the UN of course). Makes sense- on II everyone's preoccupied with war, so there's got to be a lot of testosterone there. Quite tedious actually- we need an estrogen infusion so we're not stuck with the same boring threads.

(I am a male if anyone asks)

I think it might be that the perception of many guys is that girls DON'T play video games etc...and that they won't be as good....and thus easier to beat....or maybe it fullfils the ideal situation that the video game playing guy..would be able to get a girlfriend because she plays games, and if there was no one else to play with, he could play her......or something...ramble ramble

Just a theory...

I think it might be that the perception of many guys is that girls DON'T play video games etc...and that they won't be as good....and thus easier to beat....or maybe it fullfils the ideal situation that the video game playing guy..would be able to get a girlfriend because she plays games, and if there was no one else to play with, he could play her......or something...ramble ramble

Just a theory...

Hmmmnnnn...I like the idea- and, I'd like to add, there may be a *thrill* inside a guy for finding a girl "willing to learn" how to play video games. It plays along with the idea that, in this case, a relationship is simply "a (deep) friendship with sex" (my ideal kind of relationship), in that the girl is like the guy's friends only that she's a girl.

Hmmmnnnn...I like the idea- and, I'd like to add, there may be a *thrill* inside a guy for finding a girl "willing to learn" how to play video games. It plays along with the idea that, in this case, a relationship is simply "a (deep) friendship with sex" (my ideal kind of relationship), in that the girl is like the guy's friends only that she's a girl.

*ponders this* I suppose that's kind of like my relationship with my boyfriend. He thought it was really cool when he found out I play video games.

One thing I'll never understand though, are the guys that think it's "hot" for a girl to play video games, then get all out of sorts if the girl beats them, blaming it on luck. :p

As far as RPing goes- I don't know if I've seen one girl who does (besides in the UN of course).
Tree Hugging Lesbians.
Gaeltach.
Rave Shentavo.
Der Fuhrer Dyzsel.
Tocrowkia.
Kaymiril.

[etc.]

Tree Hugging Lesbians.
Gaeltach.
Rave Shentavo.
Der Fuhrer Dyzsel.
Tocrowkia.
Kaymiril.

[etc.]

Oh. Ooops. I probably didn't see them because I don't interact with them- Earth II and Manium- to my knowledge- are almost all exclusively male.

*ponders this* I suppose that's kind of like my relationship with my boyfriend. He thought it was really cool when he found out I play video games.

One thing I'll never understand though, are the guys that think it's "hot" for a girl to play video games, then get all out of sorts if the girl beats them, blaming it on luck. :P

Seems like I was right. I'm on to something here.

As far as why he gets pissed when he loses to you: it's probably the whole male-ego-pride-thing: we just don't like losing. :D

Oh. Ooops. I probably didn't see them because I don't interact with them- Earth II and Manium- to my knowledge- are almost all exclusively male.
To mine too. I have nothing to do with them anyway, so ask at your own peril. ;)

To mine too. I have nothing to do with them anyway, so ask at your own peril. ;)
Oh oops. "Earth II" and "Manium" are the two RP groups I belong too.

Darn missed words.

I've never really had any bad resoponses to playing NS, simply because all the guy friends i know started playing at the same time as me. Now Counter Strike, thats a different story. I'm constantly hearing amazed resoponses from men when they find out i play CS. Normally when i first start talking on a mic in a server, i immediatly am asked if im a young boy playing, becuase i have a female voice. When i reply that i am female, everyone on the server reacts like you describes. It dosn't bother me much anymore, i like being know as a formidable female CS player. I would like to know how many girls on here play CS in any form.

Der Fuhrer Dyzsel.
Who will kick your ass at HALO! Heh! :D