"Frumpy Mom" Responds To Attacks
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Fellow Gamers and Escapist's stop insulting this ignorant woman. We should battle Frumpy Mom with FACTS.
If we just throw insults at her then we're no better than those 14 year old Ritilin brats that cuss each other out on XBOX Live.
There are several articles on the POSITIVE aspects of Video Games.
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0816/is_6_21/ai_n9772319/
http://videoonlinegames.suite101.com/article.cfm/the_positive_effects_of_video_games_on_children
http://www.buzzle.com/articles/positive-effects-of-video-games.html
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/2559087/the_positive_effects_of_video_games.html?cat=25
http://www.findingdulcinea.com/news/technology/September-October-08/Study-Addresses-Positive-Aspects-of-Video-Games.html
ALL OF THESE ARTICLES DEFEND THE POSITIVE ASPECTS OF VIDEO GAMES. If we don't battle these people with facts we look stupid. We have the upperhand in terms of this argument and we have the facts. Stop the Insults and use the FACTS.
If we just throw insults at her then we're no better than those 14 year old Ritilin brats that cuss each other out on XBOX Live.
There are several articles on the POSITIVE aspects of Video Games.
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0816/is_6_21/ai_n9772319/
http://videoonlinegames.suite101.com/article.cfm/the_positive_effects_of_video_games_on_children
http://www.buzzle.com/articles/positive-effects-of-video-games.html
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/2559087/the_positive_effects_of_video_games.html?cat=25
http://www.findingdulcinea.com/news/technology/September-October-08/Study-Addresses-Positive-Aspects-of-Video-Games.html
ALL OF THESE ARTICLES DEFEND THE POSITIVE ASPECTS OF VIDEO GAMES. If we don't battle these people with facts we look stupid. We have the upperhand in terms of this argument and we have the facts. Stop the Insults and use the FACTS.
Ahem: She could even be faking this, just to get attention, because it is a better attention grabber to attack a people-group than anything else.
*Ahem* My Dear Madam: As a person who considers herself a hardcore gamer and has been playing games since she was at least 3 or 4, I take offense. I would like to introduce to The Game Overthinker, a man who explains that there is more to video games than meets the eye. Video games require basic reading and math skills among others. Many involve such things as strategy, like Civil War simulations and Final Fantasy. Video games also require creativity, like the recent puzzle-solving titles of Professor Layton and Scribblenauts. Some video games have a heavy focus on multiplayer like real board games do. The comments of adolescent males on XBox Live should not be your only measure of how we gamers act. We hate them too. I would also like to point out that video games are not like crack and addiction is not always acquired when you play video games. I can go months without touching any video games. Other titles like Brain Age and Nintendogs should make you reconsider your opinion on video games. If you think this was just a gamer who was lucky enough to have a smart friend type this for her, I would like to point out that I was my high school's valedictorian who took four years of science (including physics), math (including statistics and pre-calc), English (some college-level in my senior year), and history (world and U.S.), and am currently a Literature major and honors student on Dean's List at American University.
EDIT: Excuse me, ma'am, but I must make an edit. I forgot all the wonders video games also did for music. Jonathan Coulton, a wonderful and funny singer, became more famous because his song in the credits of puzzle-solving, brain-bending Portal was a major hit. Many a wonderful, mood setting piece of music has come from games. Final Fantasy X covers everything from action rock to a lilting piano melody full of sorrow.
To the Escapist: Do you think she'll read this or just dismiss me as crazy gamer? However, I do disprove her "no female gamers" argument.
EDIT: Excuse me, ma'am, but I must make an edit. I forgot all the wonders video games also did for music. Jonathan Coulton, a wonderful and funny singer, became more famous because his song in the credits of puzzle-solving, brain-bending Portal was a major hit. Many a wonderful, mood setting piece of music has come from games. Final Fantasy X covers everything from action rock to a lilting piano melody full of sorrow.
To the Escapist: Do you think she'll read this or just dismiss me as crazy gamer? However, I do disprove her "no female gamers" argument.
Um, why exactly should I care about what this woman says?
Her opinion on video games is nothing special. She's just another ignorant person who won't even consider the positive aspects of video games. Why is her opinion worthy of a news post?
Her opinion on video games is nothing special. She's just another ignorant person who won't even consider the positive aspects of video games. Why is her opinion worthy of a news post?
Methinks these people are just killjoys who had shit childhoods so now they want their kids and the next generation to be boring, just because they're jealous that we're better than them. (anyone who's in their generation but is still awesome enough to be on the escapist, you're an exception (Y))
The people outright flaming her are really making us, as a community, look bad.
She has strong views that conflict with our own. So what? We don't need to argue with her. She wont change her mind, that much is certain. And we wont change ours.
Just leave the woman alone and stop giving her shitty blog more hit-counts.
She has strong views that conflict with our own. So what? We don't need to argue with her. She wont change her mind, that much is certain. And we wont change ours.
Just leave the woman alone and stop giving her shitty blog more hit-counts.
*raises hand*
I dont like her but nothing i can do about that.
Or is it... *raises second hand*
there that should work.
I Awesome *raises third hand*
I dont like her but nothing i can do about that.
Or is it... *raises second hand*
there that should work.
I Awesome *raises third hand*
Now lady, you really have no room to talk here.
My brother is obsessed with video games. And I mean obsessed. He'll whine and cry when the power goes out but I've never seen him cry at a funeral. But guess what - he's this little thing called autistic. I have never met a kid who WASN'T autistic who was really obsessed with video games. Ever. Moderately obsessed? Sure. But to the extent you're talking about? There's usually other psychological forces at work here.
Aside from that, if kids really get that obsessed it's the parents fault and it can happen with virtually anything. Mental addictions don't have limits. You could get the same affect with shopping, football, homework, pretty much anything. And I'd think you'd be more concerned if your kids were obsessed with shopping than video games.
The average kid isn't obsessed though. The average kid will go to school, come home, do their homework, then play some Mario before going to bed.
Now, let's talk about your insecurity. Obviously your fear of video games stems from an inner knowledge that you don't know anything about them. Or worse, that you don't know how to control them. This hatred of them isn't rational. You don't allow them in your house because you know deep down you don't have the parenting skills to set a decent time and restriction on it. You see your child being angry and you blame it on video games because you don't have the guts to blame yourself and the limited environment you have placed your child in. You insult game developers, people with great intelligence who have gone to school to practice the art that they do because you fear that your own child will never be self-sufficient enough.
You see how your life is? It is not video games that is the true evil, it is you. You are too self-conscious about your own parenting but refuse to admit it or seek advice about it, so instead you find a source to blame and beat it with all your might. I actually feel sorry for you. I hope you can find out how to parent before it's too late and your lack of maternal skills is inherited by your child.
My brother is obsessed with video games. And I mean obsessed. He'll whine and cry when the power goes out but I've never seen him cry at a funeral. But guess what - he's this little thing called autistic. I have never met a kid who WASN'T autistic who was really obsessed with video games. Ever. Moderately obsessed? Sure. But to the extent you're talking about? There's usually other psychological forces at work here.
Aside from that, if kids really get that obsessed it's the parents fault and it can happen with virtually anything. Mental addictions don't have limits. You could get the same affect with shopping, football, homework, pretty much anything. And I'd think you'd be more concerned if your kids were obsessed with shopping than video games.
The average kid isn't obsessed though. The average kid will go to school, come home, do their homework, then play some Mario before going to bed.
Now, let's talk about your insecurity. Obviously your fear of video games stems from an inner knowledge that you don't know anything about them. Or worse, that you don't know how to control them. This hatred of them isn't rational. You don't allow them in your house because you know deep down you don't have the parenting skills to set a decent time and restriction on it. You see your child being angry and you blame it on video games because you don't have the guts to blame yourself and the limited environment you have placed your child in. You insult game developers, people with great intelligence who have gone to school to practice the art that they do because you fear that your own child will never be self-sufficient enough.
You see how your life is? It is not video games that is the true evil, it is you. You are too self-conscious about your own parenting but refuse to admit it or seek advice about it, so instead you find a source to blame and beat it with all your might. I actually feel sorry for you. I hope you can find out how to parent before it's too late and your lack of maternal skills is inherited by your child.
