Current event post #1: Majority of Japanese Women Say That Being Goodat Video Games Isn't Cool

Buzz Plus did a poll asking two hundred Japanese women, "do you think men who are good at video games are cool?" The results showed that 59 percent of the women answered with, "I don't think they're cool." I was a little worried after seeing these results, and it's not because I'm scared that other women might not think that I'm, "cool." I could care less about that. I already know not many women would find a slightly overweight, unemployed, 18-year-old attractive anyway. I'm worried about the way guys who read this article may feel. It could cripple the gaming community as a whole. After all, it is a male dominated community. I feel like this could affect the way men who do play video games view themselves and the way they spend their free time. It could possibly have a negative impact on the way men who play video games view themselves. Unappealing to the opposite sex. Guys might just be less open about their hobby, or even put it down completely, because of how unpopular it is with our peers. being good at video games shouldn't be stigmatized. It's a form of entertainment, like watching television, or spending several amount of hours on social media websites looking at other people's photos and achievements and then realizing that you're not going to reach any of your goals if you keep scrolling through other people's achievements. Of course, it could be a lesson to the men who do spend excess amount of hours playing video games. It is always helpful to know how you are viewed by other people, even if you are one of those hardheaded people who thinks, "oh, I don't care what others think of me. Not like it matters anyway!" It wouldn't hurt to take in some constructive criticism every once and a while. Also, just because being good at video games isn't viewed as being the coolest thing on earth, it doesn't mean that men who do play video games should put down the controller and feel guilty about the way they enjoy their free time.

Link to the article below.

http://kotaku.com/being-good-at-video-games-isnt-cool-says-japanese-poll-1687411488