These are two things squealed at me as I made the eternal error and chose the 'find game' option on Xbox Live one night, so I thought it rather relevant to include them here. These were obviously meant in an affectionate manner along with the plethora of other slurs aimed in my direction due to the crime of being a girl in the gaming universe. My driving was also called into question along with my sexual preference and of course my physical appearance.

Listen bitches ...
I couldn't care less for your appearance, I don't want to know if you're straight, gay or something inbetween, I don't care if you're male, female or something inbetween, Black, White, Red, or Blue. All I care about is the game and if you bright sparks look up 'game' in a little thing called a dictionary (it has a dic so should be of interest) you get "An activity providing entertainment or amusement", I assume that should go for EVERYone involved, not just these wuckfits who like to make other peoples lives hell until they need to exit the game.

The games industry has a lot to answer for, but it cannot be blamed outright for these behaviours, seemingly inherent in a small group of males on Xbox Live with the apparent inability to interact with the female of the species. You can't have it both ways, if you want girls and women to enjoy gaming don't treat them like crap on the odd occasion you get to speak to them and if they beat you, don't get defensive and start bitching and blaming some external reason for the loss. Just like in the real world true women like gentlemen, sure the odd few like the lads but you're not going to bump into these girls on Xbox Live.

Spit or Swallow ...
Pride is a strange demon and it can make you do all manner of things in all arenas of life, but try and leave it well away from your Xbox. Don't choose to spit out nasty comments one after another because some girl just owned you in front of your mates. Be a man, suck it up and swallow and you'll gain the respect of the other players, including the female ones. I know I choose to add the gents I bump into on Live to my friends list, I certainly don't add the buttholes.