Nintendo-Playing Voyeurs, Just as Nerdy as it Sounds
I’ll admit it. I’ve constructed a few stereotypes in my lifetime–some true, some not. It’s against everything I stand for, but I’ll go ahead and let you in on one of them–guys who love gaming (so much that they blog about it) are nerds. Ouch. That was mean. And said guys who mix their favorite pastime with women (thus turning it into one weird, voyeuristic fantasy) are huge nerds.
It’s really hard for me to shake this stereotype when I read articles titled “22 of the Hottest Celebrity Women that Play Video Games.” The article was featured on Digg but originated from the gaming Web site PWN or Die. I’m not going to knock these guys for having a hobby. Everyone does. I am, however, going to make fun of them for using their hobby as another excuse to oggle over women they don’t know (and never will). But what can you expect from a punch of guys who live out their lives in the virtual world?