> I've come across this Web site called www.womengamers.com (Because Women
> Do Play!). I first came across it while hunting down reviews on BG2 and
> was delighted to find it. I get frustrated with the lack of
> female-centered games, so it's great to see a site that's working to raise
> awareness of the female computer game player. Maybe this is one way we can
> get more games like BG on the market.
I've no doubt that women play games. Just look at this site. I'm sure women play games a lot.
> I figured I'd share, since there's so many XX-carrying gamers on this
> board. I hate that most games are marketed for the 18-22-year-old male. BG
> was a great start because it gave the female NPCs strong and interesting
> personalities. It also lets a female protagonist be treated as equally as
> the male protagonists (well, except for that whole Anomen romance, but
> that's a whole other rant ...) I'm sorry to see that more games like it
> haven't come out. Arcanum also was great in that regard, but I've not seen
> anything similar.
Hmm...I never liked the fact that men were treated better then women, this would be such a case. I recall my SS teacher last year telling me that if there were two people, a woman and a man, doing the exact same job, doing the exact same work, doing everything...well, they are pratically clones in terms of their work. In this case, my SS teacher told me that the man would be better paid.
And CHAw already made a point about BG. The majority of characters tend to be male.
I like thinking that women are equal with men (which doesn't seem to be the case in society, these days). I've heard many insults concerning gender, and I don't like that.
I don't like guys who think they're stronger because they think they're men. I'm the opposite. Anyone can push me around (until you start drawing fists and actually attack me), and I'm male. I mean, I am a man, but I'm not strong.
I recently finished reading Steinbeck's The Pearl, and he defined men in the book as half god, half insane (which I interprete that men [at least those who say "I am a man" as a sign of 'strength'] are insane and think they are invinsible), which I believe, in a way, depending on how you look at it.
There are other forms of insults, such as insulting someone's race or how they look. I'm like "Hello, you freaking (and I don't mean "freak", but another word that also begins with f) morrons!" because I don't see what's wrong about someone's culture.
The most insulted, at least by my observations, are Chinese. I, myself, am Chinese and I'm damned proud of it! Chinese tend to be hard working and are able to cooperate better then Americans. They are willing to work together instead of trying to order everyone around (which Americans in general [once again, I'm the 'odd' one in this] tend to do) and nothing will get done by doing that.
But then, I'm getting off-topic, aren't I?
> I'll stop before I start ranting. Shouldn't I be working on a story
> anyway?
>
Yes, you should. But then, so should I. Er...*goes running off to type his next story (or chapter)*
> Cheers,
> Rose of Jericho
Cheers to you, too,
Fiery Fury