Miss World Series of Videogames Controversy
Frag Dolls up in arms' about real-life gaming beauties
Erin Little
In case you weren't aware, there is currently a contest running to find the hottest female gamers on the planet, courtesy of the fratboy geniuses over at The World Series of Videogames.
This unashamedly old-fashioned beauty contest flies in the face of all that we have come to understand to be acceptable and right in today’s politically correct, "girls-play-games-too-you-know" gaming culture, typified by the recent exponential increase in the number of "women in games" conferences, plus around an average of three to four pieces about women in games in The Guardian each month.
Check the standard of entry to the right here, where we’ve brought you a pic of this writer's current favourite Erin Little, who unfortunately doesn’t tell us much about her favorite foods, videos, games, likes/dislikes, movies and so on.
The Miss World Series of Videogames Regional Champions can bag themselves $500 dollars prize money, have their pictures featured on WSVG and HINCITY websites and get an all-expenses paid trip to compete for the Miss WSVG title in Los Angeles.
The overall 2006 winner will receive their image in a unreleased new video game in 2007; $1000 dollars prize money; a contract to appear at WSCG events (for what reason/amount of money is not specified) plus national appearance and promotional opportunities. And so on. In essence it’s an amazing career opportunity for any pretty young girls or models who also happen to be into videogames.
For more information on the contest and more pics of actual real-life hot gaming ladies check out www.thewsvg.com/misswsvg
Predictably enough, there has been some moaning coming from certain all-female gaming clans who claim that the beauty contest is playing to the bog-standard patriarchal norms of the male-centric videogame world.
The Frag Dolls (otherwise known as 'the entirely fabricated girl gaming gang The Frag Dolls') and the PMS clan are boycotting the contest. PMS clan member Amber Dalton told The Courier-Journal, "It's not really a video gamer (who'll be crowned). It's a model." Meanwhile, Frag Dolls spokeswoman Morgan Romine"have to fight the perception that we're booth babes. We're gamers first. ... We felt that this (beauty contest) was threatening that." Perhaps both clans ought to check out their own websites, both of which do a pretty good job of portraying the clans as sexy, buff babes - skin-tight clothes, high-heeled boots and all.
This unashamedly old-fashioned beauty contest flies in the face of all that we have come to understand to be acceptable and right in today’s politically correct, "girls-play-games-too-you-know" gaming culture, typified by the recent exponential increase in the number of "women in games" conferences, plus around an average of three to four pieces about women in games in The Guardian each month.
Check the standard of entry to the right here, where we’ve brought you a pic of this writer's current favourite Erin Little, who unfortunately doesn’t tell us much about her favorite foods, videos, games, likes/dislikes, movies and so on.
The Miss World Series of Videogames Regional Champions can bag themselves $500 dollars prize money, have their pictures featured on WSVG and HINCITY websites and get an all-expenses paid trip to compete for the Miss WSVG title in Los Angeles.
The overall 2006 winner will receive their image in a unreleased new video game in 2007; $1000 dollars prize money; a contract to appear at WSCG events (for what reason/amount of money is not specified) plus national appearance and promotional opportunities. And so on. In essence it’s an amazing career opportunity for any pretty young girls or models who also happen to be into videogames.
For more information on the contest and more pics of actual real-life hot gaming ladies check out www.thewsvg.com/misswsvg
Predictably enough, there has been some moaning coming from certain all-female gaming clans who claim that the beauty contest is playing to the bog-standard patriarchal norms of the male-centric videogame world.
The Frag Dolls (otherwise known as 'the entirely fabricated girl gaming gang The Frag Dolls') and the PMS clan are boycotting the contest. PMS clan member Amber Dalton told The Courier-Journal, "It's not really a video gamer (who'll be crowned). It's a model." Meanwhile, Frag Dolls spokeswoman Morgan Romine"have to fight the perception that we're booth babes. We're gamers first. ... We felt that this (beauty contest) was threatening that." Perhaps both clans ought to check out their own websites, both of which do a pretty good job of portraying the clans as sexy, buff babes - skin-tight clothes, high-heeled boots and all.
Comments
SPInGSPOnG 20 Jun 2006 22:16
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Looks to me that the PMS gang's website makes a copyright-flouting portrayal of the gals as Danger Girl and crew.