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velvetpage ([personal profile] velvetpage) wrote2011-04-18 10:44 am
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Seriously, gamers. Enough is enough.

We, the female gamers of the world, are FUCKING tired of this.

Who in the world thinks this could possibly be anything but a sexist, classist clusterfuck?

No, this is not sexy. No, this is not funny. It is demeaning and rage-inducing. A pregnancy tracking sheet? Really? It's like a bad Youtube satire of playing with girls. "Roll to see if you're menstruating!" Filling in your bust and waist measurements on your character sheet? Really?

We are more than our genitalia. We want to play characters who are more than their genitalia. We want you to respect that we're fully-fledged human beings. Why on earth is that so difficult?

*Disclaimer: the men I play with, to the best of my knowledge, will all see this as just as jaw-droppingly disgusting as I do. That's one reason I continue to play with them.
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[identity profile] zorinlynx.livejournal.com 2011-04-18 02:52 pm (UTC)(link)
How is this in any way sexy? I don't get it...

It's like the GOR thing... Ugh.

(it doesn't help that 100% of the GOR roleplayers I accidentally came across in Second Life were rude bastards. Then I found out their entire subculture revolves around exploiting women.... Figures.)

[identity profile] aerynmoo.livejournal.com 2011-04-18 02:56 pm (UTC)(link)
I don't understand what that is.

[identity profile] amyura.livejournal.com 2011-04-18 04:21 pm (UTC)(link)
WTF.

[identity profile] amarafox.livejournal.com 2011-04-18 04:50 pm (UTC)(link)
D:

The hell?

[identity profile] dagoski.livejournal.com 2011-04-18 05:28 pm (UTC)(link)
Like, wow... If that's their idea of escapism, then they're seriously messed up.

[identity profile] mrs-dm.livejournal.com 2011-04-18 05:46 pm (UTC)(link)
Not that it matters to the bad-taste of this gaming concept, but was the blog developed by a woman? It seems to be in the Camille Paglia - type of vein.

[identity profile] shadow-maze.livejournal.com 2011-04-18 05:59 pm (UTC)(link)
WOW, that really is special, isn't it!

[identity profile] jadedissola.livejournal.com 2011-04-18 09:14 pm (UTC)(link)
I see someone is trying to one-up FATAL (http://www.rpg.net/reviews/archive/14/14567.phtml). While also misogynistic and racist and several other -ists, FATAL also made you roll for penis length and girth. And...yeah, it was horrible. I wish I could find a link to the old review of it, but it seems to have disappeared.

[identity profile] momentrabbit.livejournal.com 2011-04-20 04:32 pm (UTC)(link)
... I'm at a loss for words.
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