*Please note that this is more of a rant than a coherent piece of writing.
As strides are being made (or at least attempted) towards balancing out the male dominated world of video games (industry to players), I was reminded once more yesterday, that as a woman in a game store (EB Games to be exact), I am always and only someone’s mother or girlfriend.
No matter how much I know what I am talking about; no matter how confidently I walk in, with that dedicated look on my face – I am always overlooked (and often looked down on – at least that’s my sense judging by the tone I get when I DO get service). It makes me want to start spieling off what I know… the new titles, the play sequences, tricks and boss fight strategies. I want to tell them what I do … but then I usually just quietly swipe my bank card, accept that these guys think they rule the game world and walk out of the store. Maybe – just maybe – if we want to change the game world to be a little conscious of the fact that girls do play games, they should hire a few girls in the know =)
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