Does gaming embarass you?

[Dustbunnii]

I'm not embarrassed by it at all. It probably helps that virtually all of my friends also enjoy video games.
The only time I feel even slightly ashamed of it is when teachers or job applications ask about my hobbies... 'playing video games' generally isn't seen as a very good hobby to have, and I don't really have any other hobbies that I could include.
Oh well.
But yeah. Other than that, I'm pretty open about the fact that I game.

 

[Celestefey]

Ehh... Sometimes. ;; I mean I remember a couple of years ago some people in my class laughing at someone who said they liked Pok?mon. I-I mean, come on, there are so many people who love Pok?mon out there, and it's such a popular and fun game, simplistic and easy to understand so that just about anybody can play it. To be honest, most of the time I do kind of keep it a bit secret that I like certain games, in case I feel like people will judge me for liking them o-or something, but then sometimes I feel like I can just chat about those games all day to other people, y'know? I mean... Obviously my friends know I like games although not really any of them besides a couple of boys from school and practically all of my online friends actually would say gaming is a hobby for them. It kinda sucks because sometimes if I play like an AMAZING game (eg: When I first played New Leaf), I couldn't really talk about it to many people and it was like all I thought about. x3 I mean generally everyone that I know knows that I play games, and if people want to mock me for it then they can. It might upset me a bit, SURE, but it won't stop me from playing games. :3

 

[ZeroMetroid]

I know I'm posting again. But here's a good rule of thumb.

Talk about games around other people that game. Otherwise it's like speaking Spanish to a Korean person.

 

[chillv]

I am kind of shy about telling that to other people. This is mostly because of the false stereotype that video games give off negative messages to people and can cause them to be aggressive and violent.

 

[Yokie]

No.

 

[Suicune]

My friends know I play video games and they jokingly make fun of me for it, but they're fine with it. You kinda have to learn to laugh at yourself a little because most people find Nintendo to be very childish. I'm not necessarily embarrassed about it, but I won't tell anyone I play video games until I get to know them decently well. I've even managed to convert a few of my friends to video games as well.

 

[Lurrdoc]

I'm not really embarrassed about it, but explaining the enjoyment to someone who just doesn't get it is not only embarrassing, but frustrating, so why bother? Ha.

 

[beebs]

Why ever be embarrassed? I'm totally vocal about my love of video games. A few times other people have commented that it's childish or wutevs. My response is that gaming is becoming an art form in it's own right. It can do more then paintings or music since it fully incorporates multiple senses. The idea that gaming is childish or uncool or something only for nerds is pretty out-moted these days imo. And people who still view gaming that way are unfamiliar with what video games really have to offer. . . or they're an a**hole. =]

 

[kittenrobotarmy]

I give all my new friends the same thing. I am a proud Pokemon gamer. All my friends know it.

 

[AnEndlessOcean]

No, gaming doesn't embarrass me in the slightest bit! My good friends in real life know that I'm an Animal Crossing gamer, and I'm not afraid to tell anybody. It's part of my childhood and I don't think I'll ever lose thought of it. I do like some other Nintendo games though, but it's been mostly New Leaf recently. :O

 

[Scribbler397]

I used to not tell people, but then I realized that everyone has hobbies that others might consider weird, so I decided not to care anymore about what other people think about my hobbies and how I spend my free time. That's their problem, not mine.

 

[Bones]

Nope. The way I see it, the only thing embarrassing about gaming is the people who act like they're superior because they don't game, and/or make fun of those who do.

And if anybody has somethin' to say to me about my gaming habits - then it just lets me automatically know that the person in question is a nitwit that I should avoid from now on. Saves me the trouble of having to figure it out myself.

 

[kittenrobotarmy]

Well done, Bones. Good tip about annoying people.

Like I said, I tell my friends right away I'm a proud gamer. One of my male friends likes the same stuff as me, and we often play on the bus together. It's fun, and since I'm only 11{almost 12} no one thinks we're weird. When I'm older, if anyone shoots a look, I will go up to them and shove my game in their face while saying "Yeah. I'm a gamer. Got a problem with that?"

 

[Fayde]

I wouldn't say that I'm embarrassed about it, however I do tend to keep the gamer side of myself under wraps as it tends to generate an irresponsible image to some (yeah, stereotype sucks). Especially since I'm in my twenties, gaming is definitely seen as a weird hobby to my friends.

Of course, if I happen to come across someone else who games, we'd often remain fast friends.

 

[Prof Gallows]

I don't ever have a problem with stereotypes regarding hobbies. So I've never really understood why people would be embarrassed for something they enjoy doing.

The entire thing doesn't make sense to me. By stereotyping someone over a hobby, in this case videogames, you're showing that anyone else can just as easily stereotype over any hobby. Sports, writing, singing, acting, playing an instrument, going to the movies.
All of those are hobbies, yet how often are they stereotyped? I think that the problem here is that people who don't play games get a bad image because only the bad things are what they see or hear about. Which is stupid, and nobody should feel like they have to hide what they enjoy doing because someone else is too lazy or incapable of the brainpower to determine that not everyone should be classified under the bad things they happen to hear.

 

[ShinyYoshi]

I used to be a little embarrassed because some of my guy friends would start talking about Pokemon and I would join in and they would all be shocked and start announcing that a girl likes and knows something about Pokemon. I guess it just embarrassed me because it brought a lot of unwanted attention to myself in a very loud way. I just kept my love for games to myself for a while.
But that was when I was younger, and now I don't have a problem with people knowing that I play video games because it's part of who I am and if you're going to judge me for that, that's your own problem to deal with.
I just can't believe people STILL get surprised that I'm a girl and I like video games.

Edit: how do I keep double posting?! UGH stupid iPod

 

[Officer Berri]

Why on earth would gaming embarrass me? It's not like playing video games is something people think only greasy basement dwellers do. Heck, my grandparents played video games my entire childhood. I learned to read by watching them play RPGs like Final Fantasy VI, Breath of Fire, and Secret of Mana! I've literally played video games for as long as I have memory!

I'm not ashamed to admit what kind of games I play in public either. I go from games like Dragon Age, Mass Effect, and Skyrim to Viva Pinata, Animal Crossing, and Pokemon. I have a Charmander plush hanging off my purse and I wear my Zelda and Mario shirts in public all the time. The only reactions I've ever got from it was some dude at gamestop trying to talk me into pre-ordering Pokemon Black or White and then a bag-boy at Kroger trying to grill me for being a girl gamer. He shut up right around the time he figured out I actually knew more than Memes.

 

[HULK G]

Damn right Officer Berri!

 

[Keenan]

I can't see a reason that gaming would be embarrassing. It's one of the most normal hobbies, it's just like sitting and watching TV or a movie, but you're controlling it. Besides, nearly of my friends game in one form or another. Nothing to be embarrassed about.

 

[Detilate]

No, everyone has their own hobbies.