[games_access] influential women in games...the fallout

[Reid Kimball]

Sorry Michelle, I couldn't stand to read the forum posts.

On 9/22/06, Tim Chase <agdev at thechases.com> wrote:
> > Yeah...I had to share this with the list...so here's some fallout
> > (and, yeah, I expected it) from Next Gen's list of influential women
> > in games...I guess I got let off the hook pretty easily with only the
> > "creepy pale skin" remark but wow...
>
> This thread on RT was so...um...does English have an apropos
> adjective?
>
> A couple observations...
>
> 1)  you ended up in the top 5 "hottest influential women in
> gaming". Congrats?  (two 8/10 and three 7/10 rankings, which
> could net you a "tied for second", if you wanted the bragging rights)
>
> 2)  there's an odd level of irony, given your activism/interests
> in "women in gaming" and "women gamers" that they would choose to
> rank influential women in gaming on appearance.  My wild guess
> would be that the author of the original post(s) wouldn't rank
> all that high on a list of "hottest
> posters-on-other-people's-forums". :)
>
> 3)  nobody ranked over 8/10, though some of their movie
> selections did.  Sounds like they're better off in a dark room
> with a TV & DVD player than they would be actually relating to women.
>
> people are so weird.  and it's no wonder that so many women have
> self-image problems, no thanks to folks like this.
>
> Shalom,
>
> -tim
>
>
>
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