Originally Posted by
Sus
Being a girl that plays wow is actually quite hard, when you have to confess to your surroundings what you are spending your time on. So ive experienced at least.
Girls react like this: "OMG, youre such a nerd" *ignore* (yes, i am generalizing, but really, this is how 85% responded when the big secret got out)
Boys react like this: "OMG a female nerd! totally gonna hit on her!"
For years i never told anyone that i was playing not only wow, but various other vidoegames. I was afraid of what people would think, especially my friends. But after 3 years of secretly playing wow, i figured that i might aswell tell them. I was older, i didnt care as much what people thought of me, and i figured that if my friends were going to turn their back on me because i was a "geek", then there was no reason to keep any contact with them. So, i began telling people. And yes, ALOT of people turned their back on me.
Now, a year later i tell people if they ask or if it has a point in the conversation. Im not hiding it, and ive found that the friends who are still sticking around are the best friends i ever had. Also, over the past year it seems that playing vedeogames has become more common, and so more people are playing, and the less prejudice there is. At least where i come from :P