1. "You only play video games for attention from boys." Nope, strangely enough, I'm capable of doing things for my own entertainment and enjoyment.
2. "Your boyfriend got you interested in video games, didn't he?" Nope, again! I played video games before meeting my boyfriend, but because of our common interest, I now play a wider variety of games.
3. "Wow, you're pretty good for a girl." Here's a tip, ending a compliment with "for a ____" ruins the complimentary part of it.
4. "I can't believe I just lost to a girl." I can't believe I'm spending time with someone as sexist as you.
5. (Over Xbox live) "You're just on the mic, but one of your guy friends is using the controller, right?" False, you're just really bad at this game.
6. "I bet you play on easy." Well, I'm playing against you, so technically, yes.
7. I was playing Diablo in my dorm room with the door open when a boy I didn't know walked by, walked into my room and said "Wow! A girl gamer, that's hot." He then tried to sit on my couch before I could ask him to leave
8. "Have you ever heard of this game?" "Call of Duty?" You mean the most popular video game franchise? Yeah, I'm familiar with it.
9. "Make me a sandwich." And how does this relate to the game we're playing?
10. "You're pretty cool! Want to be friends on Facebook? No? You're a bitch and probably ugly too." But wait, you were just telling me how nice of a guy you are!
11. Heavy breathing. No talking, just very heavy breathing.
12. "What underwear are you wearing?" Ew..just, ew.
13. While turning in a job application at GameStop, "It's always good to get a resume from a girl."
14. At the job interview for GameStop, "Your favorite game is 'Kingdom Hearts?' That's such a girl answer."
15. "I'll let you play as Princess Peach, ya know, because you're a girl." And I'll let you play as Bowser, ya know, because you're a monster.
16. "Do you want me to beat that level for you?" No, I'm perfectly capable of doing it myself, and now I'll be imagining your face on the boss.
17. "I let you win." Whatever helps you sleep at night.
18. "Oh, so you're a gamer? Prove it." I'm not going to list off every obscure fact about your favorite video game series just to validate my interests to you.
19. "If you don't want creepy messages from guys maybe you shouldn't have such a girly username." Or, just maybe, those guys shouldn't be so creepy.
20. During a video game tournament, my all-girls team was winning when a boy said "They've probably played this game before, that's why all the girls are good at it." Or, maybe you're just really bad at this game?
21. In reference to a popular girl gamer on YouTube, "She probably sleeps with people to get early access to video games."
23. When going into a video game store, "Are you shopping for a boyfriend?" Nope, actually I'm not shopping for anyone, anymore. Goodbye.
24. "Boobs?" Are we naming body parts owned by people playing this game? Guess I can't shout out "Brain!" to you.
25. Throughout the years of playing online games, I and many other women have received threats of physical harm and sexual violence from men.
To all of you girl gamers out there: keep doing you. Play your video games unapologetically and do not let anyone make you feel like less of a gamer because of your gender. And to all of you boys who have ever said anything similar to what's listed above:
