70 Orc Hunter running for Connecticut legislature
by Natalie Mootz 
Jun 8th 2008 at 2:00PM
More politicians are coming out of the WoW closet. Jeanne Stevens is a WoW player -- with a 70 Orc Hunter, a 58 Troll Shaman, and a 53 Blood Elf Rogue -- and a Republican running for the Connecticut state legislature. And she freely admits it in a new interview with Wandering Goblin, as covered by our sister site, Massively. Her hunter is balanced between marksman and survival, her shaman specs elemental (close to my heart!), and her rogue climbs the assassination talent tree. Will she be able to master the beasts in her political race? (Okay, you go ahead and insert your own shaman or rogue wordplay here.) Maybe she'll hold some in-game speeches or rallies. She could hold forth on top of Orgrimmar's bank, or maybe lead a raid to Stormwind as a metaphor.Is it surprising that a Republican chooses Horde? I think you could make a case for either faction going with either political party. Personally, I love to see that she's middle-aged and a woman, which defies Blizzard's assumptions about the majority of WoW gamers. She also chooses pirates over ninjas. I'm not sure there's a political comment there, but I'm sure someone will show me the light.
[Thanks to Wandering Goblin via Massively.]
Filed under: Fan stuff, Virtual selves, News items
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
mensrea Jun 8th 2008 2:05PM
"she's middle-aged and a woman, which defies Blizzard's assumptions about the majority of WoW gamers"
No, it does not... unless she herself is "the majority of WoW gamers".
Tobiathin Jun 8th 2008 2:16PM
You, my dearest friend, are a hurtful sack of face. You also happen to deserve tar and feathering whilst being dragged through the Blood Sport and the Guild Drama posts.
-Tobiathin
mensrea Jun 8th 2008 2:28PM
Why, because I understand that one counter-example doesn't "defy" statistics about a group of more than 9 million?
There was nothing "hurtful" about my comment. Grow up.
anonymoose Jun 8th 2008 3:20PM
Actually, as a middle aged mom with multiple 70s--we definitely are not in the majority. I find other people like myself to group with, but it's only through a concentrated effort.
PimpyMicPimp Jun 8th 2008 6:58PM
I agree, this whole "OMG OLD PEOPLE AND GIRLS AND SOMETIMES OLD GIRLS DO NOT PLAY WOW" paradigm really tires me.
My GM is a middle aged woman (and I
ILikePvPbuthatePvPers Jun 8th 2008 2:21PM
Eh, she may play WoW, but I'm not voting for her Republican ass.
Charlie Jun 8th 2008 2:31PM
Pirates are better than ninjas, or at least their (pirates) are the current obsession in the US.
Read Chuck Koslterman's IV. It has an entire chapter on Pirates vs Ninjas, and our obsession with each.
Andy Jun 8th 2008 3:18PM
First I would like to say, Real World politics should have NO place in WoW. Anyone hosting a Rally or giving speeches about Real World politics, in game, will risk the chance of gaining my vote. In fact I feel that any political figures that choose to campaign Real World politics in such a way should receive a server ban, as it is no better than gold farmer spam.
Outside of the political standpoint. If she likes to play WoW good for her, we all need an escape from real life. As for age, I expect we will see more and more older players in the future.
Theserene Jun 8th 2008 3:46PM
'Anyone hosting a Rally or giving speeches about Real World politics, in game, will risk the chance of gaining my vote'
WIN.
Badger Jun 13th 2008 2:28PM
Pssst! I think you meant "LOSING my vote."
Yosh Jun 8th 2008 4:31PM
Marks hunter...
ok, she won't win... ever
The way to go in politics is beastmaster^^
Greg Jun 8th 2008 3:42PM
I love to see Connecticut getting some news coverage again, and i will say it again, maybe some people will realize we exist, we are that state under mass and above new york, there isnt just an empty spot there guys!
Magikot Jun 9th 2008 9:27PM
Finish up the construction on I-95 and make the Rt-2/I-95 connector less of a traffic jam and then we'll start recognizing you :P
Unagieater Jun 8th 2008 3:45PM
Does this mean we might a anti-alliance bill that would ban the rolling of alliance in some states any time soon?
Yay!
Theserene Jun 8th 2008 3:45PM
Even if I were in the US I'd never vote for a republican. Especially a female one - I have zero respect for people of my own gender who want to restrict women's rights.
Whether she plays WoW or not makes no difference to whether you'd want that person making laws.
Anteia Jun 8th 2008 4:44PM
First of all, you over-generalize party politics. There are middle of the road or even conservatives who do not necessarily follow the Republican party line but do not agree with most of the Democrats. Number two, I can only assume your generalization comes under the argument before for or against abortion. That comes under personal belief of when a life starts. If a person personally believes a life starts earlier or a differing opinion on defines life, then I fail to see how defending that belief not to let people commit murder (this would be the belief) is going against women's rights. Quite alot of Republicans do support better birth control, the morning after pill, and other means to prevent it ever reaching that point. To brashly claim that being Pro-life versus Pro-Choice is taking rights away from women is, in fact, advocating that people cannot have a personal belief system. You can vote for who you want or not, and I have no idea what this woman supports, but not all democrats are pro-choice and not all republicans are pro-life. The beauty of the system is that we vote and support who shares our beliefs about the issues. It's not a faultless system, but it's ours.
If I am wrong and this is not what you were referring to, I apologize. But I, personally, have zero respect for people who will not consider the other side of an issue.
More on topic, I think it's awesome to see a woman politician who's also defying the 'stereotype' and being a woman gamer too. Would this make me vote for her? Nah, I base my votes on whether I agree with her on issues or not and I'm not even in that state so my vote is moot. ;) I still think it's cool that she plays.
Theserene Jun 8th 2008 5:32PM
I do not over generalise, I do not support any of the republican platform. And no, I'm not getting into a discussion about abortion with you because frankly, that really is nobody's business, not even a politician.
Nizari Jun 8th 2008 11:02PM
Being a Republican in Connecticut is like being a science professor at Bob Jones University; your title has little connection to what people typically think of that label.
John Jun 8th 2008 3:50PM
Huh, she's a republican, hmm, guess it just shows you that the Horde is irredeemably evil. And further proves that the Horde is filled with a buncha kids and their moms.
spacehyena Jun 8th 2008 4:06PM
Fail.
For what it's worth, I've seen far more right-wingers on Alliance side across the half dozen realms I frequent. I'm a liberal progressive/Dem. Most of my toons are Horde, and my guildies and I are happy amongst the majority of center-to-left thinkers.
But that's besides the point...we play to have fun, not promote a political agenda.