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Jason Rockwood, a recent graduate and non-gamer (his last video game played was Duck Hunt for the NES), has created a rather odd survey. It seems like the survey is comparing two completely different things. Its main idea is to see how relationships (specifically homosexual ones) and gaming tie in together."People had talked about being gay and being a gamer, but nobody had asked them to unify those two elements and people were excited about that," Rockwood said in an interview with In Newsweekly, New England's largest homosexual-oriented newspaper's website. It seems to me that you could replace gay with apples and gamer with oranges.
Rockwood felt that creating a 91-question survey would best fulfill his desire for knowledge on the subject. What exactly is he try to prove, though?
"First we need to prove that homosexual gamers even exist. Yeah it sounds ridiculous, but that's where you have to start on something like this. This survey is an attempt to quantify the existence of an invisible minority," says Rockwood. It seems as if he is trying to uncover a group of people that really shouldn't be of concern.
It shouldn't matter if gay people play video games. Straight people, black people, men, women, and all different kinds of social groups play them. Why waist energy singling out a specific one?
Rockwood explains, "Gay gamers experience a double edged sword of prejudice. The mainstream gay culture and media is not supportive of video games. Then you have the video game culture that is not supportive of gay culture. So you have these people stuck in the middle who have this double edged prejudice. I'm hoping this survey would shed some light on how or why people go through such a process."
His facts seem to have their faults. Stereotyping the gay community and the video game community of not supporting one another is a ridiculous claim. It is like saying all white people are rich or that all black people are good at rapping. It simply isn't the case.
Surveys like these contribute to the 'high school effect.' As a worldwide community, our continual labeling of social groups just makes society more like a high school. Remember the criminals, princesses, athletes, basket cases, and nerds during those painful years of public education? Well, in the real world we have gays, men, women, blacks, whites, Asians, and more.
Although social status can never be abolished, tacking on 'gay gamers' to the list doesn't help.
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Comments [refresh]
That is truly gay.
absolute rubbish why do you need to highlight gay gamers so f in what?!?! im straight but what differance does that make what way i swing!??!? It's just a really sligh cheap and nasty piece of market research....meanwhile at the boardmeeting
" duh i wonder what market we havent tapped into yet duh"
Interesting! LOL, being gay can play. They are just human being!
*CHUCKLING*
Lol, he said gay. But anyways, they should be picking up garbage at a park rather than researching a topic no one cares about.
No gamer is gay and if they are gay they aren't a gamer. They are just *****s...
Meh. This isn't a very good topic. So what. They're gay. Does that make them more important or ineresting?
Sir, how is this PSP news?
I understand that things in gaming happen. Sometimes they are interesting. I also understand that you have opinions. Again, sometimes they are interesting, although not often.
However, this doesn't relate to anything involving the Sony Playstation Portable. At all. This is you, treating this like it's your public Livejournal. Please, before you post, consider briefly, "is this news that should be on pspupdates.qj.net, or is it something else?" I won't get on your case about the horrifically unsubjective "journalistic" writing, which could possibly bring an english major to his knees.
Instead, Sir, I repeat, how is this PSP news?
only difference is that You don't get hurt anally from playing games...
OHNOEZ, TEH GAYZ ARE PERPETRATIN' TEH VIDEOGAMEZ. WHATS NEXT?
Some people actually do care about this topic , albeit the majority of them are indeed gay and like the attention. Regardless, straight people rip all over gays in the gaming community, no one can deny it.
To number 7, you do realize that QJ posts universal news that displays on all of their sites, irregardless of system? QJ doesn't just update news on the PSP, moron.
Dear Jason Rockwood;
I am writing this comment in the hopes that it may enlighten you and change your life. First off, you are a F***ing R*****. Who in the H*** cares about gay gamers. I agree with comment 4 this bulls*** is an absolute waste of time and resources. How could someone spend their life doing this s***. How about helping you comunity or build something constructive. Get a hobby of some sort or better yet get a Da** LIFE!
Normally i am much more docile than this but people being stupid like this gets me very angry, very quick
haha Numero 8
and here here No 7
VIDEO GAMES
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Not to change the subject but Black people are better at rapping. Hello who do you think started it. I have White, Black and Hispanic friends. That's just like saying a white person can make better mexican food. Trust me I know I'm Mexican. If you want to be gay that's fine with me just don't push it on me and b1tch about your rights. All gay people just need to get over it, you wanted that life style so deal with it. I'm sorry but I like Tacos not Hotdogs.
video games
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"Wow Jason Rockwood! You're almost as stupid as Jack Thompson!
Dear Jason Rockwood;
I am writing this comment in the hopes that it may enlighten you and change your life. First off, you are a F***ing R*****. Who in the H*** cares about gay gamers. I agree with comment 4 this bulls*** is an absolute waste of time and resources. How could someone spend their life doing this s***. How about helping you comunity or build something constructive. Get a hobby of some sort or better yet get a Da** LIFE!
Normally i am much more docile than this but people being stupid like this gets me very angry, very quick"
Am I the only one who's noticed that this guy is so far in the closet, he's finding next year's christmas presents?
http://www.lik-sang.com/info.php?category=363&products_id=8497&
i dont think so buddy?!?!? from what he said you must be very good at reading into things ummmm are you gay? to numero 11
"you wanted that life style so deal with it."
LAWLAWLLWALWLAw
I didn't choose to be gay, but thanks! I'll consider living my life in the closet just so that I don't have to be insulted by *****heads like yourself and can enjoy what little life I'll have without having to watch my back for queerbashers and homophobes!
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i dont think so buddy?!?!? from what he said you must be very good at reading into things ummmm are you gay? to numero 16
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i dont think so buddy?!?!? from what he said you must be very good at reading into things ummmm are you gay? to numero 16/11"
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What the fuсk are you talking about?
#19s gay...ban him
"#19s gay...ban him"
PLS DONT BAN ME ZOMG
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PLSZzzz
Lawl, I'd love to see them ban me for being of homosexual orientation. On the other hand, if they banned me for spamming and generally being obnoxious, I wouldn't really dispute it ;D.