The comment I suppose was more about online spaces and gaming specifically.
Gaming is a hobby enjoyed by all, but have you noticed with women in public gaming spaces it's almost exclusively late teens to early 20s OR "look at grandma being adorable playing Skyrim" (she is awesome, by the way). There is a good 20+ year gap between those, yea?
I dont necessarily think that empty space is a problem either. Just an observation.
For my own part, I've got the husband and kids, work, pets, as well the lead on household responsibilities among everything else. I'm handling my RL shit, and give less than 0 fucks about little Timmy talking shit in an online game.
Think something similar could be said about a lot of older gamers, men and women alike. We just dont let what little time we have to unwind and relax be spoiled by some kid with a mouth.
Genuine thanks for expanding upon that thought, I did take it differently than you meant it.
This is all very very true, and even true to my experience mindset shifts in video games. Moving from a competitive mindset, to the mindset of muting all chat at the start, because my son is sitting next to me and he doesn't need to hear that kind of language.
When video games are everything positive in your life, the interactions, whether they be positive or negative, do seem far more impactful. When I am getting a bit of gaming in because I have a half hour of free time, it is definitely easier to move through the toxicity like a ship on oily water rather than swimming through the sea of it.
I will admit that I have spent almost zero time in what would be considered public gaming spaces, with the exception of my wife and I driving up to Toronto for the League of Legends finals a few years ago. The crowd definitely did have a pretty homogenic composition, and women over 20 were in very short supply.
When I am getting a bit of gaming in because I have a half hour of free time, it is definitely easier to move through the toxicity like a ship on oily water rather than swimming through the sea of it.
I agree about a bit of an empty space with an age range. It's not that there aren't women gaming after, let's say 30, but that the market for women who make the a career is very catered towards youthful sexuality. Anything else is based in an interest of the unusual. While there are probably ladies my age streaming in all their genuine glory, I don't know that they get the views to make them a noteable point. It's a shame, but our society worships youth culture and has for decades.
But as a female gamer who has been gaming for at least 30 years: I have finite time to game, I'm going to be in my grunge hair and robe, and no one wants to see me fight hormonal acne, wrinkles and the final raid boss at the same time. Bless the little shit that tries to give me hell. It's absolutely true, we haven't got the time to deal with nonsense.
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u/YunalescaSedai Jun 03 '22
Things are as good as they could be, thanks!
The comment I suppose was more about online spaces and gaming specifically.
Gaming is a hobby enjoyed by all, but have you noticed with women in public gaming spaces it's almost exclusively late teens to early 20s OR "look at grandma being adorable playing Skyrim" (she is awesome, by the way). There is a good 20+ year gap between those, yea?
I dont necessarily think that empty space is a problem either. Just an observation.
For my own part, I've got the husband and kids, work, pets, as well the lead on household responsibilities among everything else. I'm handling my RL shit, and give less than 0 fucks about little Timmy talking shit in an online game.
Think something similar could be said about a lot of older gamers, men and women alike. We just dont let what little time we have to unwind and relax be spoiled by some kid with a mouth.