The Classifieds: If women ruled WoW ...
by Michael Gray 
Jun 29th 2011 at 7:00PM
Work warning Some naughty language and sexual implications in this video.
If Women rule WoW ... features one heck of a community get-together. It stars Jesse Cox, Wowcrendor, Gigi, Chiib, Letomi, TradeChat, Cryssy, Quixotica, and Aevynne. The video itself was created by WoPairs.
This comedy sketch looks at the idea that if women ruled WoW and behaved like many of the male players, then things might be a little different. While the behavior is certainly exaggerated, enough of these rude comments and lewd attempts do happen in day-to-day WoW. While you probably shouldn't take this video purely as a public service announcement ... well, then again, maybe you should.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
Strawder Jun 29th 2011 7:12PM
That's hilarious!
wutsconflag Jun 29th 2011 7:16PM
It's funny, cause 8 of the 10 people in my standard raid group are women. True facts.
Kaylin Jun 29th 2011 7:18PM
Gnomes are the best, gnome players included.
Terethall Jun 29th 2011 7:24PM
I would hate it if a ton of women started hitting on me for playing video games! HOW ANNOYING.
What a terrible person I must be as a man. Lesson learned.
WakaFlaka Jun 29th 2011 7:40PM
I think the video just proves that not only do women not belong on the internet, they don't belong doing comedy either
cakeordeath Jun 30th 2011 3:17AM
amen...soo many terrible women comedians, chelsea handler, margaret cho, ellen, whoopi, kathy griffin, rosanne, rosie odonnel, wanda sykes, sara silverman. etc...and add these chicks to the list of fail.
Oteo Jun 29th 2011 7:45PM
I've never had anyone hit on me or go "omg a girl" when I get on Vent for pugs, but maybe I just sound like a 12 year old boy?
Dreyja Jun 29th 2011 9:05PM
Exactly, one of our two GMs are female and I'd say that over half of our active members are also ladies. Perhaps in guilds full of teenage boys, this is common but it would just be silly in my guild. Our raid teams are full of gals. XD
I know it happens a lot on trade-chat though.
Sleutel Jun 29th 2011 9:48PM
I get it in PUGs all the time. Possibly because I tank, though, and there are even fewer of us than the other roles.
Artemisian Jul 1st 2011 12:14AM
I've had it a fair bit, and whispers telling me my accent is, like, totally hawt (Australian). Worst was back in ICC, joined Vent to hear middle-aged men discussing strats. I said hi, and they immediately started asking if I'd be okay, and they were there to protect me, "don't worry darlin'". I just alt-F4'd in a fury.
ioncat Jun 29th 2011 7:52PM
I honestly believe that this idea of men in the WoW community being a bunch of tactless douches is something of a stigma. The folks I play with are all good people with well enough manners. I think it's fair to say that the ones doing the 'tits or gtfo' nonsense are likely children.
Lipstick Jun 29th 2011 7:58PM
You'd be surprised. I don't think there is a single thing in this video I haven't heard in my travels through wow as a female player at least once.
ioncat Jun 29th 2011 8:30PM
@lipstick
I wouldn't, actually. My wife plays WoW with me, and I've seen some of the silly things people have said to her. I'm not denying that it happens, I'm denying that it's MEN doing it. It's more likely children within the 10-17 bracket.
Mortenebra Jun 29th 2011 8:35PM
The guys in my guild... I love em like brothers-from-another-mother. They have their moments of pseudo-sexist shenannigans but they are really good guys who derive most of their comedy from exaggerated "bromance" and general bloopers. And that's why I play alongside whom I play with-- which could be said (hopefully) for the majority of the WoW population. I can't imagine anyone who would play with a group of other people they didn't like. I digress...
But like many stereotypes, they actually have some grounding in fact and actual occurrences. When I was in my Alliance guild with my original main a good while back, a guildmate found out I was female because of something I'd said during the course of the guild conversation-- probably something to do with my mom and me always being "her little girl." He was suddenly aghast and immediately asked, "Wait, are you the GM's wife or gf?" thinking I'd report him for something he'd said that wasn't exactly kind toward our current GM. The fact that he immediately assumed I was only in the guild, as an officer and playing the game because I was the "other half" of someone else in the guild is the sort of thing that propel such ideas. I wasn't the GM's anything, other than his go-to person for keeping up guild morale and recruitment.
So this sort of stuff does happen, but I don't go everywhere in WoW bracing for the next "omg ur a gurl wtfbbq?!??!?!!" moment. That's just silly. Stereotypes work both ways: people who act in accordance with a stereotype and people who are constantly on the defense against a stereotype both perpetuate the problem.
To be honest, though, I do have to agree with you, Ioncat: the guy in question *was* a child and the guys who do engage in such behavior seriously are in need of maturing, regardless of their chronological age.
Drrum Jun 29th 2011 10:35PM
Loved it!
Lipstick Jun 29th 2011 7:56PM
I hate to say this .. but my favorite part of the video is where the troll asks the guy if his girlfriend treats him right.. if she's very attractive.. because that exact thing happens in real life too, not just in the game world. I have met more than my fair share of guys at a bar who don't accept "I have a boyfriend" as clue to scram. They start asking you questions to try to make your boyfriend isn't a very good guy .. so that you should just hook up with them instead.
Magma Jun 29th 2011 7:57PM
Women running wow? That sounds pretty gay. You know, cause tons of women..is gay and stuff.
Mortenebra Jun 29th 2011 8:10PM
Oh yeah?! Well... UR MOM'S A WOMAN! SO THERE!
Magma Jun 29th 2011 8:25PM
I love how a blatant joke gets downrated. I honestly thought the sarcasm was pretty clear..
blancester Jun 29th 2011 8:30PM
A happy internet, is it 2012 already?