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[polymphus]

Does anyone else find the use of 'female' instead of 'woman' really creepy? It reads like a biology textbook.

[tictactucrac]

MIA115 wrote...

tictactucrac wrote...

ToLazy4Name wrote...

Tictac, not sure if your word means something different, but "female" is simply the designation for a person of the fairer sex, same with the word "male."

"femelle" in french is for animals only, for a human woman it's offensive. 

I never thought that there was a language that made less sense than English.

Why less sense ? We just have two different words, "femelle" for female animals, and "femme" for women. ("fille" for girl).

It's called "word richness" isn't it  ? 

[Zero132132]

I'm betting they'll speak more frequently on the PS3. Xbox Live has a bad, bad, bad, bad, bad, BAD reputation for misogynistic and homophobic ****tards, so it's no wonder that they wouldn't use mics, yeah?

Truthfully, though, I know the feeling. I mean, I'm in a steady relationship, love my woman, all that, but just because I'm a guy, things always seem slightly better when there are women around. I'd wager that just about anyone else with a Y chromosome feels similar, even if they won't admit it.

[Zero132132]

tictactucrac wrote...

MIA115 wrote...

tictactucrac wrote...

ToLazy4Name wrote...

Tictac, not sure if your word means something different, but "female" is simply the designation for a person of the fairer sex, same with the word "male."

"femelle" in french is for animals only, for a human woman it's offensive. 

I never thought that there was a language that made less sense than English.

Why less sense ? We just have two different words, "femelle" for female animals, and "femme" for women. ("fille" for girl).

It's called "word richness" isn't it  ? 

Sounds like a fantastic way to trick foreigners into accidentally offending people, yeah?

[Arppis]

Neofelis Nebulosa wrote...

TelevisionsFrank wrote...

Women on the internet? Pfft, next thing you'll tell me is there's Male Shepard/Wrex slashfi- Oh? Oh god....

If you like, I could supplement pictures!

Good heavens, good man! I beg of you not to act upon this presumptuous idea!

[polymphus]

French has worse ways to trick foreigners than that. Protip: 'Je suis excite' does not in any way mean 'I'm excited'. Nosir, it does not.

[tictactucrac]

Zero132132 wrote...

tictactucrac wrote...

MIA115 wrote...

tictactucrac wrote...

ToLazy4Name wrote...

Tictac, not sure if your word means something different, but "female" is simply the designation for a person of the fairer sex, same with the word "male."

"femelle" in french is for animals only, for a human woman it's offensive. 

I never thought that there was a language that made less sense than English.

Why less sense ? We just have two different words, "femelle" for female animals, and "femme" for women. ("fille" for girl).

It's called "word richness" isn't it  ? 

Sounds like a fantastic way to trick foreigners into accidentally offending people, yeah?

Exaclty  But i said the truth, i swear.

[Sir_Alan_]

Really?! Next you'll be telling me women have the right to vote and have a shot at equal pay...

There are plenty of females who play games these days, i couldn't care less who's on my team as long as they hold there own and we win (whether it's ME, CoD or w/e).

[tictactucrac]

polymphus wrote...

French has worse ways to trick foreigners than that. Protip: 'Je suis excite' does not in any way mean 'I'm excited'. Nosir, it does not.

It does, in some ways.

Edit : Generally if you hear a teenager saying that and looking at a girl, that means he just wants to f*ck her. But it doesn't necessarily mean that.

Modifié par tictactucrac, 10 novembre 2012 - 09:16 .

[Father Giliam]

polymphus wrote...

Does anyone else find the use of 'female' instead of 'woman' really creepy? It reads like a biology textbook.

Female is the neutral word for it. A girl is young, a woman is older. If age is unknown, female is seen as the correct term.

As to the topic, I often do find female players randomly. Actually ended up in a group of 3 of them for Spartan Ops yesterday on Halo 4.

Modifié par Father Giliam, 10 novembre 2012 - 09:14 .

[Sinophile]

Neofelis Nebulosa wrote...

polymphus wrote...

This thread is terrible. You're all terrible.

*being in this thread*

+15 Renegade

Interrestingly, this thread has gotten more attention than some of the more well thought-out stuff I've posted in here. So do females(or girls) simply not play on PC then?

[Zero132132]

polymphus wrote...

Does anyone else find the use of 'female' instead of 'woman' really creepy? It reads like a biology textbook.

Just treat it as an internal joke, and imagine that everyone using the term 'female' essentially thinks of them as some foreign, alien species. It's good for the lulz to read this thread with that silly thought in mind. Not saying that I believe that any of the guys posting here are THAT alienated by (and/or alienating to) women.. 

[MACharlie1]

Father Giliam wrote...

polymphus wrote...

Does anyone else find the use of 'female' instead of 'woman' really creepy? It reads like a biology textbook.

Female is the neutral word for it. A girl is young, a woman is older. If age is unknown, female is seen as the correct term.

I like the wordy "Lady player". Not lady as in people saying "hey, ladeh!". 

[nhcre8tv1]

Insert parody of gamer stereotype.

[Arcadian_Sentinel]

I've met four or five of them.
All using the demolisher.

[Blike]

Found 1 in a gold lobby. She made a comment about someones loadout. Right after, she said:"Yes, I'm a girl" - i guess before someone asked or wut?
Do you seriously get asked that?

[TelevisionsFrank]

polymphus wrote...

Does anyone else find the use of 'female' instead of 'woman' really creepy? It reads like a biology textbook.

It's probably just meant to be neutral.  Obviously not all females playing a video game are women, because some are just girls.  Particularly since parents nowadays don't seem to give a darn about the ESRB's ratings.

[karmmh]

tictactucrac wrote...

ToLazy4Name wrote...

Tictac, not sure if your word means something different, but "female" is simply the designation for a person of the fairer sex, same with the word "male."

"femelle" in french is for animals only, for a human woman it's offensive. 

Well there you go, I did not know that.

In English, it's 50-50 whether you'd get your butt kicked for saying "girl", but pretty safe to say "female". I doubt any English speaking women would take offence to it in the same way French do.

megawug wrote...

AFAICT, there's quite a few female
players. But I think it's this kind of thread that is the reason why
they don't use voice chat.

This thread's pretty tame so far (and may it continue to be so), thank goodness. But you're spot on about the voice chat thing. :/

[sharkboy421]

I'm honestly more shocked someone was talking during a pub.  I almost never, ever hear anyone talking during pubs on pc.

But I know several female gamers, they are actually some of the better players I've known.

[doozerdude]

More chicks play mass effect than any other shooter.

That being said, the likelihood of meeting a girl in an online game, both of you falling in love, and ever actually meeting IRL is so small you'd be better off hoping to jump inside a harry potter book where you could get love potions

[Arcadian Legend]

Uh, I know quite a few women gamers. Why is this still a surprise?

[tictactucrac]

karmmh wrote...

tictactucrac wrote...

ToLazy4Name wrote...

Tictac, not sure if your word means something different, but "female" is simply the designation for a person of the fairer sex, same with the word "male."

"femelle" in french is for animals only, for a human woman it's offensive. 

Well there you go, I did not know that.

In English, it's 50-50 whether you'd get your butt kicked for saying "girl", but pretty safe to say "female". I doubt any English speaking women would take offence to it in the same way French do.

megawug wrote...

AFAICT, there's quite a few female
players. But I think it's this kind of thread that is the reason why
they don't use voice chat.

This thread's pretty tame so far (and may it continue to be so), thank goodness. But you're spot on about the voice chat thing. :/

Seriously ? Good to know  


Edit : so "girl" doesn't just mean "young woman" ?

Modifié par tictactucrac, 10 novembre 2012 - 09:25 .

[K_Os2]

Stinja wrote...

blaaaaaaaaaarg wrote...
Sounds like a Master Race problem to me. 

Yep, OP is so-called Master Race.

Lots of females on PSN, so must only be news-worthy for PC players?
Maybe playing from the sofa is more appealing? and they seem to prefer co-op or team focused games:  I remember in SOCOM 1/2 days when whole clans were female, and many jumped to the PS3.

I'd like to point out that he carries the PC/MAC distinction.

[polymphus]

tictactucrac wrote...
Edit : Generally if you hear a teenager saying that and looking at a girl, that means he just wants to f*ck her. But it doesn't necessarily mean that.

That was the definition I was given. I'd kept using it to mean 'excited' and everyone laughed at me. 

Zero132132 wrote...
Just treat it as an internal joke, and imagine that everyone using the term 'female' essentially thinks of them as some foreign, alien species. It's good for the lulz to read this thread with that silly thought in mind. Not saying that I believe that any of the guys posting here are THAT alienated by (and/or alienating to) women.. [smilie]http://social.bioware.com/images/forum/emoticons/whistling.png[/smilie]

Yup, that's what it feels like to me.