Poll: Do you object to being called a "gamer"?
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I don't mind it. I never refer to myself as a gamer but I don't mind if others say it. I don't really see why I would.
I voted yes but it's more complex than that, I think it was in Extra Credits where they nailed it, you don't call yourself a 'filmer' or 'film watcher', nor a 'TVer'. Gaming is something I do, I do it a lot. I also work, I also go to the gym, I also watch films and the news, I read several political magazines, I go to bars, I drive a lot. These things don't define me, they're a part of me but not the whole.
Calling me a gamer because it's one of the things I do, even if it's often, is just bizarre. I'm not a gamer, it's a lame and rapidly becoming nonsensical label. Who isn't nowadays? Most people play some games, even if we cut out the extremely casual side, Bejewelled/Farmville etc it's not like there's only a few people in the world with a console or gaming PC. It's a huge number of people and being labelled as a result of being part of that group is just weird, really weird.
I'm not a gamer any more than I am a gymer. I play games and I go to the gym, they are things I do. Not what I am.
Calling me a gamer because it's one of the things I do, even if it's often, is just bizarre. I'm not a gamer, it's a lame and rapidly becoming nonsensical label. Who isn't nowadays? Most people play some games, even if we cut out the extremely casual side, Bejewelled/Farmville etc it's not like there's only a few people in the world with a console or gaming PC. It's a huge number of people and being labelled as a result of being part of that group is just weird, really weird.
I'm not a gamer any more than I am a gymer. I play games and I go to the gym, they are things I do. Not what I am.
I don't reject being called a gamer. I do however reject all the negative stereotypes that come with that title (which are clearly false). Society tends to group certain people together to better understand them, which is good in theory, but people don't work like that. Everyone is an individual and having certain interests does not determine what kind of person they are. I am happy to call myself a gamer, hell, I'm happy to call myself a geek, but does that make me any less of a person?
Of course not.
Of course not.
...A little bit, yeah. It just has derogatory associations, is all. And I almost NEVER use the word myself.
Gamer is just slang for a gaming enthusiast.
I am a major gaming enthusiast so I have no objection to being called a Gamer.
I am a major gaming enthusiast so I have no objection to being called a Gamer.
Hell no!
I am a gamer and i love it when people call me on my passion for Eg i have tattoos of mario & luigi on my right arm and the cast of FF1 on my back so no its my choice and i choose to be a gamer with pride!
I am a gamer and i love it when people call me on my passion for Eg i have tattoos of mario & luigi on my right arm and the cast of FF1 on my back so no its my choice and i choose to be a gamer with pride!
many of us were gamers long before gaming went mainstream, so no i dont object being part of the old guard
No I dont I am accualy happy to be called one Gaming is my major thing to do in life and what I enjoy most.
Id have prob died of bordem without it seeing how I had a shitty childhood due to constent surgerys and such
Id have prob died of bordem without it seeing how I had a shitty childhood due to constent surgerys and such
I identify as a Gamer. It's a shorthand way of letting people know that not only do I play and enjoy video games, but I have at least a passing interest in video game news, culture, theory and all the rest. Yes, the label is very subjective and what I think it means might not be what someone else thinks it means and it won't always work in my favour, but that's also true of the labels 'emo', 'geek', 'liberal', 'secularist' and 'film buff', all of which I accept as part of my identity.
If my options are to abandon labels completely or risk being occasionally misjudged, I'll take the latter because I don't have time to get to know everyone intimately.
If my options are to abandon labels completely or risk being occasionally misjudged, I'll take the latter because I don't have time to get to know everyone intimately.
well I dislike being labeled, but I don't really mind that people know if I play a lot of videogames.
Sort of. I will refer to myself as a gamer around other people who game, such as in this community. But never around people who arent gamers, simply because if I call myself a gamer it doesn't just imply I play games, it implies I'm interested in the "culture" (and I use that word with quotation marks the size of the hollywood lettering) that surrounds it, and the majority of the gaming community, which are two things I really do not want to be associated with in my personal life. No offense guys...
yes i do read books, see movies etc but i am a gamer because thats where i spend most of my time
To me Gamer is a relatively presitigeous title.
Games in general inspire a sense of challenge and the inability to reach a perfection means you can always be improving your skill. This reflects more to sports like football(or soccer) or cricket, but it can also be applied to games you play as a kid such as hide and seek.
The title of gamer inspires this drive to be better, as well as placing you at the front of the gaming community and industry. Gamers are the driving force behind what gives the gaming industry such fantastic possibility, and it's becasue of this that i believe we should be proud to be called gamers!
Games in general inspire a sense of challenge and the inability to reach a perfection means you can always be improving your skill. This reflects more to sports like football(or soccer) or cricket, but it can also be applied to games you play as a kid such as hide and seek.
The title of gamer inspires this drive to be better, as well as placing you at the front of the gaming community and industry. Gamers are the driving force behind what gives the gaming industry such fantastic possibility, and it's becasue of this that i believe we should be proud to be called gamers!
I game, thus I'm a gamer. I don't see the problem. Being called a gamer doesn't necessarily mean that I have no other interests.