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Nerdy Bragging Rights? Lady you need to do some research.

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So I took a Journalism class about a year ago and the number one thing one learns on their road to becoming amateur journalists was to keep all of one's personal biases and opinions out of one's stories as much as possible. This chick needs to go back to class.

LINK to some serial raging O.o

^^^Please read that article written by Jenna Johnson of the Washington Post. I know not all of us are active with MLG but all of us are gamers and her utter lack of knowledge and blatant disrespect for gamers is absurd. I'd like to know how this pathetic excuse for an article was published especially from a highly respected and prestigious publications source like the Washington Post.

Not only is it a ridiculously written article, but her lack of knowledge shows that her views are only fueled by opinion and stereotype. What is a "land party" and what is "Hal0: Reach"? It's LAN party genius and i guess she spelt Halo with a zero to appeal to the "nerds" she so obviously despises. Ya know, the nerds that don't have girlfriends, eat Doritos all day and who's moms beg them to shower with Old Spice and shave with BIC.

Not only is this a horribly researched and written article, but it is also down right degrading.

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  1. Kyle McColl's Avatar
    I know what ya mean - Non video gamers writing on gaming is never a good combination. It's like asking a cook to design the living room - no-one's gonna be happy and there's always potential for complaints (that was a rubbish metaphor sorry). Don't do articles on thinks ya don't know about, first rule of writing ain't it? Good article, I'll keep an eye out for any bad gaming 'journalism' out there
  2. Ohgeez Nemesis!!'s Avatar
    She put it in the "Education" section of the website seemingly insinuating that gamers are not educated people.
  3. NO iTs STEALTH's Avatar
    ok i just have to say she is dumb.......and i believe I vary eddukatid lol
  4. Truth's Avatar
    How much do you want to bet that this....."lady" spends ten plus hours a week playing farmville...

    Jenna Johnson wants you to help harvest her foot out of her mouth....
    Updated 10-20-2010 at 07:17 AM by Truth
  5. CEG BlueBox SL's Avatar
    Poor girl should have never even attempted to cover that story...I think after that story she will be offered a job by Fox News.
  6. CEG SpEcPARKER's Avatar
    wow that was bad "nerdy bragging rights" c'mon i don't consider myself a nerd in the way most think of nerds. i.e. i don't live with my mom i have a girlfriend i have a fulltime job i love sports and sorry i'm not into star wars or d&d. i hate sterotype and as i have come to learn we all come from all walks of life. but that articale was just horrible
  7. Truth's Avatar
    I have no problem being referred to as a nerd...I am one...I love video games, Sci-fi, fantasy novels, RPGs, Star Wars, Star Trek, Twilight, Harry Potter, Dexter, True Blood, cartoons, Disney, books and retro. I love being in my nerdiverse, but lets not stereotype nerds or what is nerdy. Is playing video games any more nerdy then say Softball, Fantasy football, or WRITING? How about the people that are way into cars...there are all forms of nerd and to use the term in a derogatory manner is shameful and just plain poor journalism.
  8. Rick Lewis's Avatar
    you nerds give us geeks a bad name..
  9. Truth's Avatar
    DORK!
  10. CEG SpEcPARKER's Avatar
    if i offened anyone by my comment for that i am sorry. i was just trying to point out the fact that we come from all walks of life. lol i love dexter and true blood
  11. Rick Lewis's Avatar
    Only a real nerd would apologize. ROFL!!!
  12. CEG SpEcPARKER's Avatar
    lol
  13. Truth's Avatar
    I cried myself to sleep in my tauntaun sleeping bag....