The Stigma of Gamers
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01 July 2010
I hate and am sick of the stigma gamers carry in that we're socially awkward and void of sexual skill. I continually see comics online showing gamers as embarassed to speak with girls, fumbling over words, and living a life of unwanted virginity. Through a bit of research, I have compiled a list of people who consider themselves to be gamers and, well, you tell me if you think they're socially inept and void of vagina or declined of dick.
- 50 Cent
- Bam Margera
- Cameron Diaz
- Coolio
- Dave Chappelle
- Dave Navarro
- Elijah Wood
- Emilio Estevez
- Harrison Ford
- Jack Black
- Jason Statham
- Jennifer Lopez
- Jim Carrey
- The Coen Brothers
- Johnny Knoxville
- Kobe Bryant
- Ludacris
- Marilyn Manson
- Marty Friedman
- Megan Fox
- Metallica
- Method Man
- Mike Meyers
- Mila Kunis
- Mr. T (Get yourself a Night Elf Mo-Hawk, FOOL!)
- Nelly
- Olivia Munn (Drool)
- Quentin Tarantino
- Rivers Cuomo
- Robin Williams
- Samuel L. Jackson
- Sarah Michelle Gellar
- Seth Rogan
- Stephen Colbert
- Tom Morello (Quick ass fingers, I bet he'd destroy anyone in Street Fighter)
- Vin Diesel (Actually owns his own gaming studio)
Now, I understand that the likes of Seth Rogan and Elijah Wood may not be shockers considering that had they never been discovered as actors they would each probably never had done anything with their lives, but that doesn't take away from the sexiness they derive solely from the fact that they are celebrities.
This brings me back to my original point, with more and more good looking celebrites accepting and admitting playing video games, shouldn't the stigma of gamers begin to shift from basement dwelling forty-year-old to a hip, sexy, interesting and intelligent person?
Unless, of course, said gamer is a PC gamer, those guys should just get comfortable having Tony's Pizza delivered to their dark, dungeon-esque rooms by their rapidly aging mothers.