(via Do You Judge A Gamer By Their Picture? | Nerd Caliber)
So the girl that took this picture was interviewed.
E. Ortiz: For those reading this and learning about the truth for the first time, what would you like to say to them?
Courtney: I personally enjoyed the threads of photos mocking me. It seemed to make everyone laugh and I know I laughed at it too. I guess I’m glad they could enjoy my awkward teenage photo.
Though I guess I would like to say, I was fairly annoyed by the comic made about me saying that I couldn’t be a true gamer because I was wearing make-up and didn’t have greasy hair. It’s a rather odd assumption that one can’t enjoy both cleanliness and gaming. Some people seemed pretty fired up about this fact.
I was honestly baffled by how many assumptions everyone could come up with about who I was based off of one photo. Apparently I’m a slutty bitch who borrows her brother’s Xbox to take photos in an attempt to seduce the men of the internet by feigning interest in gaming. It’s interesting how little I knew about myself.
now I want to find the original post so I can see more funny photos of people eating their controllers.
you, lady, handled this situation gracefully
“My boyfriend at the time was a huge PS3 fan and would take any chance he could to rip on me for having an XBOX. It was a constant source of teasing and it eventually boiled down to me making a joke that I liked my XBOX more than I liked him. The very unfortunate result of me trying to take a photo of said joke turned into the widely hated photo of me that everyone is so familiar with.” In the interview.
I hate people. That is definitely a gamer reason to take such a photo and people never think about context. :/
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ I WANT TO SPREAD THIS ACROSS THE INTERNET
I feel so bad for this girl. But it seems like she’s taking it like a champ, good for her. Screw everyone else who’s ever called her a ~fake gamer like all other girl gamers~ based on ONE PHOTO.
Her reason for taking the photo is pretty legit.
BUT
Art is emancipated from the artist.
The photo stands alone regardless of it’s original intent.