I for my part feel I’d be okay (in life and in game) with people sharing there view that I “healed like shit” - That, I’d be able to evaluate and shrug off if I felt it was a unfair comment, but when the comments become “you look like a cheap whore” … I don’t think anyone (male or female) should have to deal with personal attacks. They really have no relevance in game or in a lot of life experiences.

I’m looking forward to the day when people will comment on “who” I am and not “what” I am (a woman).

Usually, I just let the offender know that by reducing his comments to name calling has totally invalidated anything he may of had to say … yeah, I come across as a stuck up bitch, but I feel more comfortable with that role rather than damsel or angry.

Men & Women are different, I do believe that the difference in sexes leads to one side being “better” at something than the other, but I also believe that there are exceptions to every stereotype and the shape of ones genitals doesn’t dictate what one can or can not do.

Not all Black people can dance, Not all Men are good at Maths, Not all Women make good mothers.

I’m not sure how much of the ‘men & women are different’ argument that I buy. Clearly men can’t have babies, but I think most of the rest of it is just down to socialization more than anything.

Good post (but you already knew I thought that)

But if a woman is able to sufficiently leverage her experience, intelligence, and maturity, then she can get results. But unless you’re an absolute fucking paragon of virtue, a lot of guys will probably harbor disrespect and try to challenge you on various levels.. it’s ultimately about very subtle power relations and the way men and women are implicitly taught to think about eachother, I believe, that makes women leadership in male-dominated domains difficult.

I think it’s much easier for a man with a chequered past (skipping out on duty, alcohol, drugs, sex, whatever) to get into power than it is for a woman — they are very much held up to a double standard. Which does stem, I think, from the old lies about how women were more irrational and more emotional.

There is also the problem that women are always ‘women’. You’re never a gamer, you’re a girl gamer. You’re not a politician, you’re “the first female politician to run for President”. Men can be separate from their gender, but women never are. Writers are always studied in terms of ‘women writers’, whereas few people ask what Shakespeare was trying to say about being male. (Sexuality being slightly seperate from that statement).

This post made me *yawn*.

All-in-all, I think these games really level the playing field. Males and females have equal access to training and equips (hopefully).

It’s interesting to realize that even in games there are few female rulers! That should change!

we are still leavin in the “primitive ages” of conquering and empire… duh …this is obvisouly… but the scaring thing is to think that we are stilll bein ruled by a damn pharaoh.. hidden in the stories from the new world order…

and i dont want either a MAN or WOMAN in that place… the question is not if a woman can be a leader as a man… because either man and woman has been leaders throught history of the world… and none of them were good. beside its very HIPOCRITA that fuckin discusting bout woman doesnt have power .. they are treat bad… etc etc etc. go say it for those stupid pigs who are leading the world…. ( which in special is a WOMAN )

In this regard, I think Elizabeth or Hatshepsut are the better qualifiers. Because, they genuinely didn’t care what or how society felt or thought of them. In the end, breaking it down into a ‘can women game better than men?’ is far, far too simple. Even a really crappy female gamer will be able to find a really crappy male gamer she can beat at.. well… whatever. It should be taken on an individual level and basis. Am I saying that gender doesn’t play a role? It most certainly does.

However, I think this has more to do with the fact the gaming industry is male-made and male-played than anything else. Overall, I think in some arenas, women would surpass men quite easily. Why? I would say that women, moreso than men, are extremely competitive. And it’s because of that caring of what others think that would urge her to excel and surpass any expectations put upon her by her gaming partners.

I know it definitely affects how I play in a group setting.