There's something that's been bothering me for a while now. Something that seems so obvious that I shouldn't have to point it out, but because of the lack of common sense in this generation, I must.

Gaming has no gender. Sure, it may be a male dominated world, but my point stands. If you call yourself a gamer, then you're a gamer. I don't know why girls always have to add a word at the end to let us know that they're a girl. "I'm a gamer girl!" They say, or "gaming chick," or more bullcrappery like that. Girls, do you honestly think us guys aren't smart enough to tell that you're a girl? I'm pretty sure that we can tell by the voice and/or appearance that you are clearly not the same gender as us.

What irks me the most, though, is when girls utter one of the stupidest phrases I have ever heard: "You just got beat BY A GIRL! LOLLOLOLOLOLOLLLOLL!" Once again, refer back to my main point. You are a gamer, not a girl gamer. Just. A. Gamer. If you're more skilled than me, then good for you! No need to point out that you have ovaries.

I'll probably just come back with a good ol' Mr. Garrison quote: "I just don't trust anything that bleeds for 5 days and doesn't die."

This brings up another interesting point. If women want to be equal to men, why do they always differentiate themselves whenever they can? But that digresses from this blog.

For all you women reading this and thinking I'm a sexist pig, just hold on. Guys are at fault as much as girls are. We're the reason that most girls don't play video games, because let's face it, sometimes we let our tempers get the best of us, and sometimes we start to yell profanities. Then, when we do find a girl online, we either A) insult her about being fat and a whore until she leaves, or 2) hit on her and try to ask her for a picture.

Come on, guys, are you all so pathetic that you have to do either of those things? Why can't you just treat them as you would anyone else on the other team? Even though you probably don't talk to the other team in a civilized manner, don't treat them like they're special. That just fuels the fire that is the "girl gamer" epidemic.

See what I did there? It's a vicious circle. Girls play video games against guys, guys insult and/or hit on said girls, so girls get angry and start insulting guys dignity with stuff like "U GHOT BEET BYE A GURL LOL."

*sigh* Okay, well...speaking of girls, KT (my girlfriend, who is also a gamer) has been stuck in the past too long (she's still playing Gamecube), so this summer I think I'll introduce her to some Gears of War. Or maybe something less challenging (let's face it, the most action packed game she's played is Wind Waker).

So, does anyone have suggestions on a good PS3/Xbox 360 co-op game that we can play together?

Think about it,

~Rasuto