Re: UK Feminist Bloggers: Female gamers

[Kate Smurthwaite]

Interesting stuff. I am a very occasional gamer - largely because david is - and have been thinking for a while about doing a post about all the misogynist in-game names people use. pretty ikky if i honestly made a list. k



----- Original Message ----
From: Saranga <s_gr...@yahoo.co.uk>
To: UK Feminist Bloggers <ukfeminis...@googlegroups.com>
Sent: Friday, 3 October, 2008 22:01:58
Subject: UK Feminist Bloggers: Female gamers


Hi all,
Does anybody read Gamestm? It's a monthly specialist gaming
magazine. Last month it had an article on women in the gaming
industry, which was basically an interview with 3 women.

I would be interested in people's thoughts on it! One of the women
said she'd never encountered any sexism and I got the impression she
trying to fit in with the male centric culture at her workplace and in
the industry - deny there's a problem and become one of the lads sort
of thing.
I've not got the magazine to hand right now or I'd dig out her name.

For the record I am not a gamer, my boyfriend is and he gets the
magazine delivered. i just read the odd article because I'm
fascinated by specialist magazines, and obviously this one caught my
eye.

Saranga

[Saranga]

Let me know when (if) you post it, I'd be interested in reading it. I
do not get the appeal of gaming at all. Or didn't until I saw lego
batman which may well convert me.