E3 'Booth Babe' Interviews Reveal Comedy, Tragedy

Thanks to GameCritics.com for its series of interviews with 'booth babes' at this year's E3 videogame show, discussing "the tales these women had to tell." A model promoting Saga Of Ryzom is asked "if she's comfortable with so many guys posing with her", and answers: "It's weird when they put their arms around me... but then I feel them shaking and I'm like, whatever, if it's so important to you... it's funny when guys come up to me and tell me that it's their first time touching a girl." Girls at the Nintendo booth are also interviewed, complaining of the trade-show melee: "It's funny that people act this way over little stuffed toys... there have been people attacking us for free stuff. People will walk up to us and just try to grab it."

Comments

What's your proof that women dig intelligence?

[GuyMannDude]

I find that most girls are very attracted to intelligence and to guys with a passion for technology.

Would you mind tell us how you came to this determination? I'm not being an ass; I really want to know. I've never found any indication that this is true of "most girls" like you suggest. Oh sure, I find lots of women who claim they are attracted to intelligence. But I think many say this because it sounds a lot better than stating that they are attracted to good-looking morons. There's also a question of what they mean by "intelligence". Many people (not just women) seem to think that those people on Jeopardy who have crammed tons of useless trivia into their heads and can regurgitate it at will are intelligent.

While I am not a techie, I am a mathematician. And you know what? When I tell women that I'm a mathematician, they give me an obligatory "ooh" or something along like that before starting to tell me about how much they suck at math or hate math or didn't understand math. That's pretty much where the conversation ends. Sometimes, I'll get someone who still wants to know more about what I'm working on. But even that conversation doesn't go on for very long.

I'm sure some here will argue that it's unfair to expect a non-scientist to ask too many questions of a mathematician they are meeting socially because there is such a large barrier to entry in the field. I disagree. Hell, I don't know shit about marketing but when some woman tells me that she works in marketing I can ask enough questions to keep the converstation going. Hell, even generic questions like "Can you describe for me what a typical day at work for you entails?" or "How much interaction do you have with coworkers/bosses/customers?" or "How much stress is involved?" It's hard to take their lack-of-questioning to be an indication that they are secretly attracted to my intelligence.

Again, I'd really like to hear how you came to the conclusion that women are "very attracted to intelligence and to guys with a passion for technology." I haven't really seen any clear evidence of that. I think the women are mostly looking for someone who is (a) kind, (b) stable, and (c) fun to be with. I don't think your IQ or ability to recompile your linux kernal really enters their decision process to any signficant degree.

GMD