Comments on: Manliness without the Muscle http://www.heroine-sheik.com/2006/03/13/manliness-without-the-muscle/ Thu, 20 Nov 2008 08:07:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 By: Bonnie http://www.heroine-sheik.com/2006/03/13/manliness-without-the-muscle/#comment-1877 Bonnie Sun, 02 Apr 2006 16:00:13 +0000 http://www.heroine-sheik.com/2006/03/13/manliness-without-the-muscle/#comment-1877 Alleister, I think you raise a valid point that isn't stressed enough in the article (and is a definite symptom of an academic author coming in and attempting to claim she understands a community she isn't actually part of), which is that she's working with a very limited group, and her findings can only be said to apply to that group. Alleister, I think you raise a valid point that isn’t stressed enough in the article (and is a definite symptom of an academic author coming in and attempting to claim she understands a community she isn’t actually part of), which is that she’s working with a very limited group, and her findings can only be said to apply to that group.

]]> By: Alleister http://www.heroine-sheik.com/2006/03/13/manliness-without-the-muscle/#comment-1811 Alleister Mon, 27 Mar 2006 20:58:22 +0000 http://www.heroine-sheik.com/2006/03/13/manliness-without-the-muscle/#comment-1811 I don't know what to think about it, other than that i find it insulting. Homophobic behaviour is usually a sign of very young players who just dont know better, i have never witnessed such behaviour with older players. I have played with and against pure woman clans and even against very supirior female players i have never read insults that implyed anything sexual. The reason that Quake 1 had identical player characters was because of short memory. My goth, it ran on pathetic 8Megs of ram! Compare to Quake 2 or 3. Yeah, i play a giant orb walking on hands because that makes me feel so supermale! Observing some 14 year olds on a public server and extrapolating in general to male players is not the way to get valid insights. I don’t know what to think about it, other than that i find it insulting.
Homophobic behaviour is usually a sign of very young players who just dont know better, i have never witnessed such behaviour with older players.
I have played with and against pure woman clans and even against very supirior female players i have never read insults that implyed anything sexual.
The reason that Quake 1 had identical player characters was because of short memory. My goth, it ran on pathetic 8Megs of ram!
Compare to Quake 2 or 3. Yeah, i play a giant orb walking on hands because that makes me feel so supermale!

Observing some 14 year olds on a public server and extrapolating in general to male players is not the way to get valid insights.

]]> By: Bonnie http://www.heroine-sheik.com/2006/03/13/manliness-without-the-muscle/#comment-1589 Bonnie Sat, 18 Mar 2006 19:32:11 +0000 http://www.heroine-sheik.com/2006/03/13/manliness-without-the-muscle/#comment-1589 <b>I find those "obituaries" that the author mentioned quite hilarious.</b> Yeah, aren't they great? Thanks, Kira! I find those "obituaries" that the author mentioned quite hilarious.
Yeah, aren’t they great?

Thanks, Kira!

]]> By: Kira http://www.heroine-sheik.com/2006/03/13/manliness-without-the-muscle/#comment-1529 Kira Tue, 14 Mar 2006 08:36:20 +0000 http://www.heroine-sheik.com/2006/03/13/manliness-without-the-muscle/#comment-1529 Very interesting, I'll be sure to read more of the actual piece. Also, although I've never played Quake, I find those "obituaries" that the author mentioned quite hilarious. Keep up the good work Bonnie ^_^. Very interesting, I’ll be sure to read more of the actual piece. Also, although I’ve never played Quake, I find those “obituaries” that the author mentioned quite hilarious.

Keep up the good work Bonnie ^_^.

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