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64% of Online Gamers Are Female
According to a report discussed on 1up, a new study by the Nielsen folks finds that more than half of the 117 Million U.S. online gamers are women. From the article: "The study's announcement release doesn't break down what games they're playing, though we expect sites like pogo.com, which feature a multitude of Flash-based games are rather high on the list. Even more surprising is how many older gamers are playing. While the teenage market dominates in numbers, the study says more than 15 million gamers, about 8%, are actually at least 45 years old."
Seriously, look at the responses. Everytime I see one saying "oh they pretend to be female" it makes me think "wow that guy really needs to get a social life and stop talking about his she-male fantasies" Sorry but I'm not trolling, this is just what comes to mind to anyone that understands people. Oh and your insecurities, but that comes from not knowing how to talk to women without thinking "boobies".
If a girl's in an environment where it goes beyond a few lewd comments she should get out.
You realise this statement is tantamount to saying "Girls shouldn't wear short skirts"? It is basically putting the responsibility of the situation on the girl's head, rather than the asshole who is coming on way too strong, or worse. Girls often (myself included) want to just "be" without having to worry about what to wear or having to leave someplace where we want to be just to avoid a situation that we didn't even start. And, as a previous poster has mentioned, it is pretty hard to get out if it is her workplace.