Peter Heinemann
Marathon Man
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deathbringer said:
Ah that's the one i meant. Didn't realise there had been other, erm, "scandals" too.
Did any of them ever post "He's cute (and b4 you say anything i am a GIRL btw)"? You see that all the time on, ahem, lesser gaming websites with members of, ahem, lesser intelligence. It's hilarious.
Deathbringer, you are right about stupidity spreading on game sites, but Kat had been such a superb liar, that no one who believed him being a girl had a reason to feel like someone who discovered he got cheated easily. This was something different and I believed Zak when he told us that he did not lie to cheat people, for a cruel joke, own amusement. What he suffered from was a double personality (male/female); something that can also bring up wonderful talents, like being a skilled writer, but is also painful, since you always have to hide your true personality. Personally, I never hated him for the stories felt ridiculous to have believed him. Despite I felt disapointed at the end, it was great time for me I really love to think of. I remember how down I was for weeks after Kat kick-banned me from #doom. I hope he is fine.
Yes, internet gaming sites are dominated by guys and therefore the typical schemes apply here: Guys compliment girls for being "cute" when they behave sensible, but would never give such compliments to their male friends when they present their sensible side, mostly because they are anxious they could take it either as an insulation or as an homosexual offer. You have given the only way out of the dilemma for such shy boys: to set up an own fake personality as a female, from which the compliment "cute" to a guy is aceptable. Girls can hope to be called "cool" when they are successful in presenting skills that are honoured by the male community, like being good at IT or surprising with hobbies that are not expected for girls, like being good in martial arts and weapons. This I think is absolutely normal and should not make us thinking there is something grossly wrong with the internet, however male people should dare to show their sensible side, which can mean a love for poetry, painting, music, etc. I am positive only a very few would laugh. We should try not to say "your Doom fan art is cool", when we want to say that it expresses what is in our hearts, only because we are to shy to say this to a male (please imagine a peaceful Doom fan-art here, not a super-gory one).
Last edited by Peter Heinemann on 03-17-10 at 00:35
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