8-bit theater: A "boys only" thing?

Neni · 12-14-2008, 12:57 PM

OK, I've been commenting on the comics here for a while now and have rarly ever seen any other girls commenting (and if they did, I didn't identify them as female).
I know, 8-bit theater isn't really what you accept to be "stereotypical" womans-entertaiment, and, granted, I'm an alomost-hardcore Otaku (google it, if you don't know the term),
but are there really almost no girls, beside myself, reading those great comics?
I didn't know my gender was THAT easily shocked by some gore humor (granted, that are not my favorite parts of the comic) and homocidial characters....

However, if I'm wrong, and there ARE a lot of other girls readin those comics, please tell me. ^^;
I know that I'm weird, but I don't ever came to the thought, that I was "un-feminin"....

phil_ · 12-14-2008, 12:59 PM

:brow: Seriously?

Yeah, there are girls and even women on the forum. It's just, not everybody with a girl in their avatar is female, and not everyone with a boy is male.

The Wizard Who Did It · 12-14-2008, 02:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Neni

OK, I've been commenting on the comics here for a while now and have rarly ever seen any other girls commenting (and if they did, I didn't identify them as female).

Uh... here's a question. How do you know that all the people commenting are GUYS in the first place? The problem you're having seems to be from making an assumption about every person who posts, or assuming that every girl who posts needs to have a bright neon sign on their profile saying "GIRL HERE!"

That said, ladies read the forums and the comics.

Inst · 12-14-2008, 02:10 PM

I was under the impression that cynical world-hating was mostly a male preserve.

BitVyper · 12-14-2008, 02:21 PM

I think webcomics are great for girls. As long as you get all the bookmarks set up for them, viewing a website is a fairly simple task that they can be taught to perform with minimal effort. Webcomics are a great way to give the modern housewife some entertainment while she cooks dinner or cleans. Just remember that overstimulation can lead to hysteria.

It's a brave new world we live in.

synkr0nized · 12-14-2008, 03:00 PM

I know just as many women who read this thing as men, I think (considering folks I know in meatspace, not here).

The Wizard Who Did It · 12-14-2008, 03:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Silver Rose

Well, I am female, but then again my posts are usually ignored if I'm lucky, or mocked and criticized if I'm unlucky, so I just tend to stay quiet.

Well obviously you need a bright neon sign saying "GIRL HERE" somewhere every time you post, then we won't ridicule you as much!

Mashirosen · 12-14-2008, 03:03 PM

I don't know how to begin addressing the ways in which the original post irritates me.

synkr0nized · 12-14-2008, 03:07 PM

Hey, wait. You didn't add any giggles or ^_^ things, so I guess you aren't a girl.

Neni · 12-14-2008, 03:08 PM

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Originally Posted by synkr0nized

Hey, wait. You didn't add any giggles or

things, so I guess you aren't a girl.

OK, I addmit, I'm consumed by stereotypes! T.T
(Altough, I acctualy hate them)

12-14-2008, 12:57 PM	#1
Neni Troublesome Summoner turned 18 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: somewhere boring Posts: 553	8-bit theater: A "boys only" thing? OK, I've been commenting on the comics here for a while now and have rarly ever seen any other girls commenting (and if they did, I didn't identify them as female). I know, 8-bit theater isn't really what you accept to be "stereotypical" womans-entertaiment, and, granted, I'm an alomost-hardcore Otaku (google it, if you don't know the term), but are there really almost no girls, beside myself, reading those great comics? I didn't know my gender was THAT easily shocked by some gore humor (granted, that are not my favorite parts of the comic) and homocidial characters.... However, if I'm wrong, and there ARE a lot of other girls readin those comics, please tell me. ^^; I know that I'm weird, but I don't ever came to the thought, that I was "un-feminin".... __________________ I would put a Banner here, but all my Banners are either from Final Fantasy 9 or Zelda: the Wind Waker and I don't want to be slain by "mature" people.

12-14-2008, 12:59 PM	#2
phil_ Just sleeping Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: At home, probably in bed. Posts: 6,482	:brow: Seriously? Yeah, there are girls and even women on the forum. It's just, not everybody with a girl in their avatar is female, and not everyone with a boy is male. __________________ Be T-Rexcellent to each other, tako.

12-14-2008, 02:21 PM	#5
BitVyper History's Strongest Dilettante Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Arcadia Posts: 6,662	I think webcomics are great for girls. As long as you get all the bookmarks set up for them, viewing a website is a fairly simple task that they can be taught to perform with minimal effort. Webcomics are a great way to give the modern housewife some entertainment while she cooks dinner or cleans. Just remember that overstimulation can lead to hysteria. It's a brave new world we live in. __________________ "There are worlds out there where the sky is burning, and the sea is asleep, and the rivers dream. People made of smoke and cities made of song. Somewhere there's danger, somewhere there's injustice, somewhere else the tea's getting cold. Come on, Ace; we've got work to do!" Awesome art be here.

12-14-2008, 03:00 PM	#6
synkr0nized synk-ism Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: throughout the Wired Posts: 6,857	And they all have equally bad taste. I know just as many women who read this thing as men, I think (considering folks I know in meatspace, not here). __________________ Find love.

12-14-2008, 03:03 PM	#8
Mashirosen Watch closely! Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Imaginary tomorrowland Posts: 1,855	I don't know how to begin addressing the ways in which the original post irritates me. __________________ "Remember how we all thought the Jedi were, well, Space Knights of the Round Table? Well, as it turns out, they're a bunch of self-righteous virgins who kidnap kids to replenish their numbers."

12-14-2008, 02:10 PM	#4
Inst Troopa Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 53	I was under the impression that cynical world-hating was mostly a male preserve.

12-14-2008, 03:07 PM	#9
synkr0nized synk-ism Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: throughout the Wired Posts: 6,857	I think that was the suggested point. Hey, wait. You didn't add any giggles or ^_^ things, so I guess you aren't a girl. __________________ Find love.