Gamer Stereotypes
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When did the media agree that the gamer was stereotyped? I mean... okay, look. Stereotypes apply to everyone in that group. I can't really think of a stereotype of a gamer, except for maybe FOX news' "OMG Panic Gamers are killers!" stereotype. Even still....
Fat- No. I'm about 6 foot, weigh 80 kilograms(ok, so maybe i am a little flabby and my shape isn't the best, but i'm trying to fix that)
Lazy- Now thisis one of my more peculiar traits . either i have extreme amounts of energy or none o.o well..sometimes i've got moderate amounts..but that's rare
Live in a basement- I'm 17 and live with my dad, but my room is on the top floor <.<
Has foam swords and a castle- I collect pointy and sharp stuffs, yes, but i only have 2-3 sowrds..a set containing a katana, a wakizashi and a tanto, though i bought it in sweden just because it looked nice
Always end up embarrassing myself- Another strange thing about me: either i'm very suave and bla bla bla, or i'm a complete retard socially (depends on when, where and who is around)
Lazy- Now thisis one of my more peculiar traits . either i have extreme amounts of energy or none o.o well..sometimes i've got moderate amounts..but that's rare
Live in a basement- I'm 17 and live with my dad, but my room is on the top floor <.<
Has foam swords and a castle- I collect pointy and sharp stuffs, yes, but i only have 2-3 sowrds..a set containing a katana, a wakizashi and a tanto, though i bought it in sweden just because it looked nice
Always end up embarrassing myself- Another strange thing about me: either i'm very suave and bla bla bla, or i'm a complete retard socially (depends on when, where and who is around)
yeah, a little bit on the overweight side, but that shall soon be solved with technology- exercise bike! no-longer will I have to venture outside to lose weight.
Oooh, hygiene! I love a good bath, me.
Personally, I don't live in a basement. Maybe the basement of morality. But my room is a hideous pale green with pine furniture from Ikea. mmm, smell the mass market. Then my PC nestles in the corner, like a shrine to technology.
Socially stunted and nervous around the opposite sex, huh? I'm sure girls would like me, if I didn't mention my boyfriend. Girls seem to have this idea that I'm "nice". Weirdos.
I also seem to have a social life, which I'm totally separate from. I keep getting invited to places by this group who I hang out with, but that didn't last long. And I have other friends, but I keep arguing with them. Not about pointless stuff, more "stop touching each other! ahhh!" (which relates to my boyfriend and a little thing called "being hundreds of miles apart at the moment")
foam swords? nah, not really.
Oooh, hygiene! I love a good bath, me.
Personally, I don't live in a basement. Maybe the basement of morality. But my room is a hideous pale green with pine furniture from Ikea. mmm, smell the mass market. Then my PC nestles in the corner, like a shrine to technology.
Socially stunted and nervous around the opposite sex, huh? I'm sure girls would like me, if I didn't mention my boyfriend. Girls seem to have this idea that I'm "nice". Weirdos.
I also seem to have a social life, which I'm totally separate from. I keep getting invited to places by this group who I hang out with, but that didn't last long. And I have other friends, but I keep arguing with them. Not about pointless stuff, more "stop touching each other! ahhh!" (which relates to my boyfriend and a little thing called "being hundreds of miles apart at the moment")
foam swords? nah, not really.
some gamers are a bit chunky. I'm not, but then i go running. Of course that might be cancelled out by the amount i drink. Mind you i'm not really the sterotypical gamer aside from the fact i'm not exactlly overflowing with friends
Fat - No, i'm too skinny actuallyFreakout456 said:
Lazy - Only when sleep is involved, (I sleep way too much) but while i'm awake i'm active
Live in a basement - Nope, and I don't know anyone who does
Foam swords and a castle??? - What????
End up embarassing myself - sometimes like everyone does, no more than everyone else.
Stereotypes suck. There's a reason they exist, but they are exagerrated and don't have any relevance to the majority of people in the group.
I love games, I play them, I make them, I talk about them. But I also play Football, I go out twice a week, my room used to be in the basement though.. But I had a lot of people round and didnt have a castle 
But that would have been amazing.
The stereotype just reminds me of the midget from benchwarmers xD
But that would have been amazing.The stereotype just reminds me of the midget from benchwarmers xD
yep there is a reason stereo types exist and thats because at one point they were true.Aegwadar said:
I hate clichés, there is nothing about them that makes sense.
I'm not fat, I'm a little lazy. But my house doesn't even have a basement, so it's hard to live up to that stereotype. There is no room in my house to even build a foam castle or of anything else. That and foam swords is a little over the top.
But it's still a cliché nonetheless.
I'm not fat, I'm a little lazy. But my house doesn't even have a basement, so it's hard to live up to that stereotype. There is no room in my house to even build a foam castle or of anything else. That and foam swords is a little over the top.
But it's still a cliché nonetheless.
I'm pretty lazy, but do try to get out and about, my room is on the 2nd floor, i keep my fencing saber next to my desk, (mostly decoration now, but it did almost win me a tournament) and certainly not fat... I have a bit of a gut, but my 6"3 frame carries it well xD
I have a gamer friend who is essentially addicted to final fantasy. well him and his brother. the difference between them(even though they look nothing alike) my friend is engaged thin, tall, and a general fun person and does martial arts/exercising. his brother is your stereotype gamer. He goes to work but apart from that........me, well i am an outdoors type person. i prefer being outside than inside. That being said, I don't like being away from my video games.Freakout456 said:
Edit: As far as embarrassing myself, i dont get embarrassed. I embarrass everyone else on purpose. I know what makes them tick and do it. But in a fun way. As in we laugh at ourselves afterwards