Epic Boss Fight: “Them” vs. “Us”

Earlier this week an article hit the web that made me literally jump up and down and squee in excited giddiness. “Adult Women are now the Largest Demographic in Gaming,” the headline read, and my fellow geekettes and I were ecstatic to present the findings enclosed within the post. Maybe now — maybe with numbers — people would realize that their stereotypes are ridiculous, unfounded, and outdated. Maybe now women wouldn’t be scoffed at whenever they say they enjoy gaming. Maybe now I can claim the title gamer without being interrogated as to every game on the market, even though I have only a few specific titles that I have the time and energy to spend my time on. Maybe — just maybe — I could hope for a little bit more respect as a woman in a world that I love.

Wishful thinking, huh?

International TABLE TOP DAY – Saturday 4/5/14!

Gaming is a passion of mine — it has been for years.

Instead of getting invited to parties in high school I went to creative writing club, met some kick-ass nerds and got invited to “basement crew” parties. We’d play video games, watch and riff on movies, talk philosophy, science, music, pop culture, theater. We’d eat pizza and chips and cookies and drink about three liters of soda per capita. I got to make some seriously awesome friendships that lasted for a large chunk of my teen years, and it all started with, “Hey, want to come play D&D at my house on Thursday?”

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