XxPrincess(x)ThreatxX, on 22 May 2014 - 10:48 AM, said:
I usually get this whenever i buy games from any store that isn't my local game store, stupid remarks & weird looks especially from male cashiers who can't fathom that im getting games for myself & not for a boyfriend/brother or any other male friend/relative 
Usually, I only get slightly surprised looks, and then a pretty fair, balanced discussion at places like gamestop. That doesn't bother me, really. Whether we like it or not, we all make snap judgements, and as long as whoever I'm talking to is willing to readjust and reevaluate, I figure it's all good. I mean, I don't get bothered when people say "Oh! You have a pet tortoise!??!" Its not considered a "mainstream" thing, so its surprising, and people are curious- and that's okay with me.
What does bother me, however, is not when people are surprised, but rather when they are incredulous and intrusive. A perfect example: I ended up reserving ME3 at the gamestop on the local marine base rather than the one right near my home because I still have many friends in the service (I've been out for almost 7 years now) or married to service members, and we thought it would be fun to take the opportunity to get out without the kiddos, attend the midnight launch together, and get silly and geek out. Probably needless to say, the majority of customers at this particular gamestop are males between the ages of 18 and 26 ( the overwhelming majority of Marines fall into this category). In the end- almost everyone of my friends ended up canceling because of a base wide flood (Thank you, Oahu rainy season) that many of them spent the day prepping sandbags and things for. By mid-day, it was clear that only three of my friends were going to show up- all men- and my husband decided to stay at home as well. After I managed to wade through the parking lot, which had been transformed into a giant lake during the day, I splashed up to my waiting friends and hurumphed over the now sodden state of my shoes. There were probably 30 to 40 people at the gamestop by the time I arrived, all soaking wet, but the man who seemed to be in charge of the event came straight to me and said, "You poor thing! I can't believe your boyfriend made you come out in this!" I chuckled and told him that actually my husband was home with the mancub (aka our son) and thought I was crazy for braving the storm simply to get my copy of the game 9 hours earlier than the less dedicated mortals who stayed cozy inside and waited for the storm to pass and the light to return.
The man's jaw literally dropped. He said "Really?!!?" in this oddly pitched, squeaky voice, and then grabbed one of his fellow employees and said loudly "She's not here for her husband! She's getting the game for herself!"
At this point, I was getting slightly uncomfortable, and my buddies were, of course, already snickering and snorting and elbowing each other, but I tried to cover it with a feeble joke. "Yeah, just call me FemShep." I said.
This seemed to make the man even more passionate, because he began to breathe heavily and asked me who my favorite ME character was. When I told him that it was a toss up between Garrus and Wrex, he ran to the back, and came back out with 1) a Mass Effect 3 pennant featuring Garrus, 2) a ballcap with the ME3 logo, 3) a gamestop tee shirt, and 4) an old ME poster with Sheploo, Garrus, Ashley, and Saren's face on it. He presented each item to me with a strange little flourish while the rest of the store full of (male) customers looked on. I tried to thank him and politely decline, but he kept telling me that he was just going to be handing things out randomly all night any way, and implied that I somehow deserved them more than anyone else there for hauling my delicate lady bits out in the rain in order to "join the party." He also told me several times how lucky my husband was to have me, even though he knew exactly three things about me: I liked Wrex and Garrus, I play ME, and I'm a girl.
Instead of spending the last 20 minutes of the night with my friends, b****ing about the weather and getting hyped for the game, I spent my time awkwardly trying to disengage from conversation with a man who, as Alan put it, had randomly decided to worship me because I have a vagina, and also happen to like games. I was extra uncomfortable because it was clear that the man was trying to be nice, or chivalrous, or possibly both, and obviously had no idea that his attention was not wanted and his actions were becoming offensive. I didn't know how to communicate my feelings to him without embarrassing him, and since I generally attempt to practice Aloha and, you know, not be a giant ass-hat to people, that is not something I wanted to do. Instead, I just thanked him, tucked the garrus flag into my bag to give to the mancub, and quietly passed out the rest to my friends.
That man didn't intend to behave in a sexist manner, and I'm sure he thought that giving me Mass Effect related merchandise was "nice"; but he made me feel singled out, like I didn't really belong, and like I was some kind of anomaly for storming the male bastion of the midnight release. I can honestly say that he sapped a lot of the joy out of an event that I think I might have otherwise remembered with amusement and happiness.
Retour en haut
Yes fox news people play 60h+ game for 2min. 
but I'm getting off topic my bad.
