Gamestation Defends "Sexist" Ad

[Wharrgarble]

You know, I can't help but laugh at the fact that everyone is fine with this, but the moment someone posts that thread about the joke-book titled "What A Man Thinks About Other Than Sex" that was completely blank, the majority of this site is spitting fire and claiming sexism to men left and right.

Clearly sexism is okay, as long as it's not your gender that it's the focus of. Hilarious.

 

[headphonegirl]

I actually thought it was quite funny.

 

[Dastardly]

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I also suspect my mom will really hate this ad, right? Seriously, immaturity doesn't automatically mean humor, videogame industry and Dane Cook.

 

[MausuZ]

There are a few things that make me very angry here.

It bothers me that the ad implies that girlfriends are expensive. Like there's a dollar amount on the time I spend with my fiance or my love for him. I find my time with my fiance to be more valuable to me then any money thank you very freaking much. And any way it's sexist to imply that to get a girl you have to spend money on her, as if you're buying your time in bed with her or the love she has for you. That is ridiculous and very hurtful to women in general. It's hateful and ugly even.

It also bothers me that they imply in the ad that all gamers are guys and they defend that stereo type in their defence of the ad. She is right when she says it's as if they think women SHOULDN'T be walking into their stores? The game stores that I walk into are always really happy when I walk in, and you know why? I am a gamer. I come there to buy games and their accessories and such and I spend my money there. How can any one feel good about them selves knowing they shop at a store that is so hateful as to imply women aren't wanted in their stores as if women aren't good enough for their stores. If they feel that way then it's not the case that women aren't good enough for their stores. It's that their stores aren't good enough for women. You know why their customers are mostly male? Because they make women feel uncomfortable and unwelcome walking into their stores. That's why.

I am also very much bothered by the "Chicks, eh?" at the end of this article. That is a sexist comment made by the author of this article. It reflects poorly on the author and on this forum. I am not bothered by the ads and the defence of the ads and this article because I am a woman. I am bothered because it is full of ugly discrimination and hate. The fact that my reproductive organs are on the inside has nothing to do with it. This is a sad and sorry thing to see so soon after International Women's Day on March 8th.

We are better then this. We all are. And saying that this is just a joke doesn't make it okay. It's still ugly and hateful. If the word "girlfriend" was replaced by "black friend" that would be racist and not okay with any one. It would make every one very angry, and rightfully so, even if it was meant as a joke. So why is it okay as "girlfriend"? Why is it not okay to be hateful toward some one because of the colour of their skin but it is okay to be hateful toward some one because of their gender?

This ad, the defence of it, and this article, and many of the comments here on this article, are sexist and hurtful and hateful and we all deserve better then this.

 

[RaikuFA]

every joke has a grain of truth in it

There are a few things that make me very angry here.

It bothers me that the ad implies that girlfriends are expensive. Like there's a dollar amount on the time I spend with my fiance or my love for him. I find my time with my fiance to be more valuable to me then any money thank you very freaking much. And any way it's sexist to imply that to get a girl you have to spend money on her, as if you're buying your time in bed with her or the love she has for you. That is ridiculous and very hurtful to women in general. It's hateful and ugly even.

It also bothers me that they imply in the ad that all gamers are guys and they defend that stereo type in their defence of the ad. She is right when she says it's as if they think women SHOULDN'T be walking into their stores? The game stores that I walk into are always really happy when I walk in, and you know why? I am a gamer. I come there to buy games and their accessories and such and I spend my money there. How can any one feel good about them selves knowing they shop at a store that is so hateful as to imply women aren't wanted in their stores as if women aren't good enough for their stores. If they feel that way then it's not the case that women aren't good enough for their stores. It's that their stores aren't good enough for women. You know why their customers are mostly male? Because they make women feel uncomfortable and unwelcome walking into their stores. That's why.

I am also very much bothered by the "Chicks, eh?" at the end of this article. That is a sexist comment made by the author of this article. It reflects poorly on the author and on this forum. I am not bothered by the ads and the defence of the ads and this article because I am a woman. I am bothered because it is full of ugly discrimination and hate. The fact that my reproductive organs are on the inside has nothing to do with it. This is a sad and sorry thing to see so soon after International Women's Day on March 8th.

We are better then this. We all are. And saying that this is just a joke doesn't make it okay. It's still ugly and hateful. If the word "girlfriend" was replaced by "black friend" that would be racist and not okay with any one. It would make every one very angry, and rightfully so, even if it was meant as a joke. So why is it okay as "girlfriend"? Why is it not okay to be hateful toward some one because of the colour of their skin but it is okay to be hateful toward some one because of their gender?

This ad, the defence of it, and this article, and many of the comments here on this article, are sexist and hurtful and hateful and we all deserve better then this.

im sorry i have to say something here ive been in 4 relationships in my life and all of them wanted gifts and cash. and none of them wouldnt do anything with me unless i did give them crap. and they werent paris hilton/kim kardashian expys they were girl gamers. hell theyd just run off with some rich pretty boy. one girl whom i had everyting in common with refused to date me because "i look like a rapist". the point is, dont act like no girl dosent want money/gifts. cause they do. i think you need to look at this from a guys perspective, guy finally gets a relationship after years of rejection, get told that if he dosent give her money/gifts, shell leave him. and he already has difficulty getting a girl so hes got no choice.

 

[ultratog1028]

So? It's just a bit of smack talk. Happens all the time. Though I have to agree it enforces untrue stereotypes; It implies falsley that Gamers can get Girlfriends (Kidding!)

 

[Scars Unseen]

I think it's funny. Wouldn't convince me to buy the game, but it is funny.

 

[MausuZ]

every joke has a grain of truth in it
im sorry i have to say something here ive been in 4 relationships in my life and all of them wanted gifts and cash. and none of them wouldnt do anything with me unless i did give them crap. and they werent paris hilton/kim kardashian expys they were girl gamers. hell theyd just run off with some rich pretty boy. one girl whom i had everyting in common with refused to date me because "i look like a rapist". the point is, dont act like no girl dosent want money/gifts. cause they do. i think you need to look at this from a guys perspective, guy finally gets a relationship after years of rejection, get told that if he dosent give her money/gifts, shell leave him. and he already has difficulty getting a girl so hes got no choice.

I am sorry that that has been your experience. Just because you have had this trouble does not mean ALL girls give this trouble. You want to know the flip side of your trouble? Those girls spent their lives around boys who did nothing but stare at their boobs and make jokes that objectified them. Their relationships are full of men who only want to sleep with them and don't give a flying fart what they think or how they feel or who they really are. If the women in your life wouldn't give you sex because you didn't buy them dinner, well maybe you should stop looking at women as a source of sex and start looking at them as human beings. I am not saying women don't want gifts. In fact, you know what? Some men want gifts too. Don't go saying all women want this or that, because not ALL of us do.

If I have to think about this from a "guy's" perspective then you most definitely have to think about it from a girl's. The stereo type that all guys are gamers can make girls feel like we are not allowed to be gamers. The implication that all girls want gifts before they will sleep with you makes us all sound like prostitutes and it assumes sex is a commodity to be traded for, which it is not. The implication that all girls want gifts before they will do anything for you also implies that we are some kind of automaton that if you press the right buttons and plug in the right cords and put in enough tokens we will be "playable" which is hurtful and hateful and does not see women as the HUMAN BEINGS that we are.

I have carried my fiance for 3 years, working my bones off at a hellish job where I am treated like crap all day so he could chase his dream and not bring in enough money to pay his half of our rent. I haven't left him because he hasn't given me gifts. I haven't left him because he hasn't even held up his half of our life together. I haven't left him at all. I don't need gifts to love him. I don't need gifts to sleep with him. I don't need gifts to think he loves me too. If I don't need these things or want these things I can guarantee you other women don't either.

I don't need to see things through different eyes. You do.

 

[RaikuFA]

every joke has a grain of truth in it
im sorry i have to say something here ive been in 4 relationships in my life and all of them wanted gifts and cash. and none of them wouldnt do anything with me unless i did give them crap. and they werent paris hilton/kim kardashian expys they were girl gamers. hell theyd just run off with some rich pretty boy. one girl whom i had everyting in common with refused to date me because "i look like a rapist". the point is, dont act like no girl dosent want money/gifts. cause they do. i think you need to look at this from a guys perspective, guy finally gets a relationship after years of rejection, get told that if he dosent give her money/gifts, shell leave him. and he already has difficulty getting a girl so hes got no choice.

I am sorry that that has been your experience. Just because you have had this trouble does not mean ALL girls give this trouble. You want to know the flip side of your trouble? Those girls spent their lives around boys who did nothing but stare at their boobs and make jokes that objectified them. Their relationships are full of men who only want to sleep with them and don't give a flying fart what they think or how they feel or who they really are. If the women in your life wouldn't give you sex because you didn't buy them dinner, well maybe you should stop looking at women as a source of sex and start looking at them as human beings. I am not saying women don't want gifts. In fact, you know what? Some men want gifts too. Don't go saying all women want this or that, because not ALL of us do.

If I have to think about this from a "guy's" perspective then you most definitely have to think about it from a girl's. The stereo type that all guys are gamers can make girls feel like we are not allowed to be gamers. The implication that all girls want gifts before they will sleep with you makes us all sound like prostitutes and it assumes sex is a commodity to be traded for, which it is not. The implication that all girls want gifts before they will do anything for you also implies that we are some kind of automaton that if you press the right buttons and plug in the right cords and put in enough tokens we will be "playable" which is hurtful and hateful and does not see women as the HUMAN BEINGS that we are.

I have carried my fiance for 3 years, working my bones off at a hellish job where I am treated like crap all day so he could chase his dream and not bring in enough money to pay his half of our rent. I haven't left him because he hasn't given me gifts. I haven't left him because he hasn't even held up his half of our life together. I haven't left him at all. I don't need gifts to love him. I don't need gifts to sleep with him. I don't need gifts to think he loves me too. If I don't need these things or want these things I can guarantee you other women don't either.

I don't need to see things through different eyes. You do.

im sorry did i say i wanted sex? see thats you generalizing. i bet thats why i get accused of being a rapist because girls like you just assume stuff. plus you dont realize that guys do have it tougher when it comes to dating

 

[Chemical Alia]

every joke has a grain of truth in it
im sorry i have to say something here ive been in 4 relationships in my life and all of them wanted gifts and cash. and none of them wouldnt do anything with me unless i did give them crap. and they werent paris hilton/kim kardashian expys they were girl gamers. hell theyd just run off with some rich pretty boy. one girl whom i had everyting in common with refused to date me because "i look like a rapist". the point is, dont act like no girl dosent want money/gifts. cause they do. i think you need to look at this from a guys perspective, guy finally gets a relationship after years of rejection, get told that if he dosent give her money/gifts, shell leave him. and he already has difficulty getting a girl so hes got no choice.

im sorry did i say i wanted sex? see thats you generalizing. i bet thats why i get accused of being a rapist because girls like you just assume stuff. plus you dont realize that guys do have it tougher when it comes to dating

Well, you struck me as creepy as hell just from a forum post, so I can only imagine what kind of vibe you give off in person. Though truthfully, you really ought to evaluate the type of women you're pursuing, if these are your experiences.

 

[RaikuFA]

every joke has a grain of truth in it
im sorry i have to say something here ive been in 4 relationships in my life and all of them wanted gifts and cash. and none of them wouldnt do anything with me unless i did give them crap. and they werent paris hilton/kim kardashian expys they were girl gamers. hell theyd just run off with some rich pretty boy. one girl whom i had everyting in common with refused to date me because "i look like a rapist". the point is, dont act like no girl dosent want money/gifts. cause they do. i think you need to look at this from a guys perspective, guy finally gets a relationship after years of rejection, get told that if he dosent give her money/gifts, shell leave him. and he already has difficulty getting a girl so hes got no choice.

im sorry did i say i wanted sex? see thats you generalizing. i bet thats why i get accused of being a rapist because girls like you just assume stuff. plus you dont realize that guys do have it tougher when it comes to dating

Well, you struck me as creepy as hell just from a forum post, so I can only imagine what kind of vibe you give off in person. Though truthfully, you really ought to evaluate the type of women you're pursuing, if these are your experiences.

1. i know im creepy. i know im ugly as sin. dont rub it in

2. what do you mean "type of women" if im going after gamer girls?

 

[Chemical Alia]

1. i know im creepy. i know im ugly as sin. dont rub it in

2. what do you mean "type of women" if im going after gamer girls?

2. By "type of women", I mean assholes in general. Whether or not a girl plays games as a hobby has nothing to do with her personality, this should be plainly obvious.

1. This is more your problem than anyone else's. You can't honestly expect others' opinions of you to change when you haven't identified that problem and worked to correct it, can you?

Anyway, sorry for being off topic.

 

[RaikuFA]

1. i know im creepy. i know im ugly as sin. dont rub it in

2. what do you mean "type of women" if im going after gamer girls?

2. By "type of women", I mean assholes in general. Whether or not a girl plays games as a hobby has nothing to do with her personality, this should be plainly obvious.

1. This is more your problem than anyone else's. You can't honestly expect others' opinions of you to change when you haven't identified that problem and worked to correct it, can you?

Anyway, sorry for being off topic.

yeah but the nice ones are taken and being beaten by their boyfriends. plus i have nothing to change about myself. i know im nice but ugly as sin . you cant accept that youre just shallow just like any girl ive come across

 

[BioHazardMan]

Another example of people freaking out and throwing a fit over something un-offensive. I think it's sort of funny, it's not like it says "All women are sluts, play games and don't date them"

 

[Brutal Peanut]

I couldn't help it, I lol'd. And I'm a female. This is just another one of those things where they could have walked on by, shaking their heads because of how lame , albeit smirk-worthy, the joke was. Too big a deal was made out of this, and some women are being far too defensive and taking this as a very personal attack on themselves as a person. Not every man thinks a woman is a dollar-tag, and not every woman is high-maintenance and a gold-digger. Some men and women need to learn to laugh and shrug their shoulders at the stupid stuff once in awhile, and they'll be a lot happier and live a lot longer. Not everything needs to be a crusade.

 

[EllEzDee]

CoD players have girlfriends?

 

[Chemical Alia]

yeah but the nice ones are taken and being beaten by their boyfriends. plus i have nothing to change about myself. i know im nice but ugly as sin . you cant accept that youre just shallow just like any girl ive come across

Holy shit, lmao. Quite the quality discussion we're having here. I'll be backing out of this one, sorry.

 

[RaikuFA]

well when youve been accused of being a rapist just because youre ugly you start jumping the gun