I didn't tell anybody at first. It was because of the stereotypes of society, and my family was very anti-gamer. But one day, my parents caught me with a Game Boy in my hand, and I was forced to come out of my closet. At first, they rejected me, even considered kicking me out of the house, but when they attended a support group that taught acceptance and tolerance, they have grown to accept me for who I really am.
I didn't tell anybody at first. It was because of the stereotypes of society, and my family was very anti-gamer. But one day, my parents caught me with a Game Boy in my hand, and I was forced to come out of my closet. At first, they rejected me, even considered kicking me out of the house, but when they attended a support group that taught acceptance and tolerance, they have grown to accept me for who I really am.Silver_Dragon17
I hope your kidding, but seeing some of your other posts, i don't think you are. People here make me sit at the back of the bus because I'm a gamer. One day I decided to go all Rosa Parks and I got beat up.
Depends on the person. The least favorite that I get are the people that are ignorant and still think gaming is for kids. I have a co-worker that says she expects her fiance to grow out of gaming soon enough (she's gonna cut his balls off some time, I believe)
I'm still surprised being a gamer is still equated to being some sort of huge nerd. There's no denying that the gaming industry is as mainstream as the music and movie industries.
I'm still surprised being a gamer is still equated to being some sort of huge nerd. There's no denying that the gaming industry is as mainstream as the music and movie industries.ElZilcho90
[QUOTE="ElZilcho90"]I'm still surprised being a gamer is still equated to being some sort of huge nerd. There's no denying that the gaming industry is as mainstream as the music and movie industries.blooddemon666
its going to have a nerdy stigmata forever
Which makes absolutely no sense. There are exceptionally few people in modern society who have never played a game. I fail to see why gaming should have more nerd stigma (stigmata's when you have the marks of Christ on your body. :P) than any other hobby or interest. Watching movies isn't nerdy. Listening to music isn't nerdy. Why games? The steroetype of the dungeonmaster gamer had died out decades ago.
[QUOTE="blooddemon666"][QUOTE="ElZilcho90"]I'm still surprised being a gamer is still equated to being some sort of huge nerd. There's no denying that the gaming industry is as mainstream as the music and movie industries.ElZilcho90
its going to have a nerdy stigmata forever
Which makes absolutely no sense. There are exceptionally few people in modern society who have never played a game. I fail to see why gaming should have more nerd stigma (stigmata's when you have the marks of Christ on your body. :P) than any other hobby or interest. Watching movies isn't nerdy. Listening to music isn't nerdy. Why games? The steroetype of the dungeonmaster gamer had died out decades ago.
lol added some extra letters.:P
But I agree that gaming isn't as nerdy anymore. But people have pre-conceived notions about gaming, and anything really. When someone hears that someone listens to a certain type of music, they have a stereotype in their head about the listeners to that type of music.
[QUOTE="Silver_Dragon17"]I didn't tell anybody at first. It was because of the stereotypes of society, and my family was very anti-gamer. But one day, my parents caught me with a Game Boy in my hand, and I was forced to come out of my closet. At first, they rejected me, even considered kicking me out of the house, but when they attended a support group that taught acceptance and tolerance, they have grown to accept me for who I really am.CompleteUnknown
I hope your kidding, but seeing some of your other posts, i don't think you are. People here make me sit at the back of the bus because I'm a gamer. One day I decided to go all Rosa Parks and I got beat up.
People think I'm crazy because I'm into sports, games, action movies, guns and fighting. When the 360 first came out, I was playing in Meijer on the Call of Duty demo, and an old couple crossed by and said "How could she be playing those games?" I was sooo mad :/
My friends don't really care, but when people I just met find out I'm a gamer, they are like "I didn't know you were into games" or something to that effect. People know me for my musical interest, not my gaming.
People don´t get surprised when I say I´m a gamer. They get surprised when I´m laughing or singing on top of my lungs in the midst of a massacre in a game.
Well I'm not a gamer.... I play NFL 2k5 every now and then.... Final Fantasy once a month or less....During school I might play a game once every three months.... I've probably spent less than 10 hours gaming this summer.....
I didn't tell anybody at first. It was because of the stereotypes of society, and my family was very anti-gamer. But one day, my parents caught me with a Game Boy in my hand, and I was forced to come out of my closet. At first, they rejected me, even considered kicking me out of the house, but when they attended a support group that taught acceptance and tolerance, they have grown to accept me for who I really am.Silver_Dragon17
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