Whitney Butts has written a hilarious article on the disbelieving
reactions she gets from other online gamers when they find out she's a girl… or not (since girls don't exist on the
internet).
Because the stereotypes and reactions described are so true—whether in her experience or yours—does that make them
funny or just tragically depressing?
For more
interesting
articles on the issue of
women in games, check out last week's complete online edition of The Escapist, which followed
the recent
Women's Games Conference.
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