Bigotry, armchair speculation and prejudice

by kapowaz, Tuesday, June 11, 2013, 07:50 (3975 days ago) @ Cody Miller

Did you even read what I wrote? I said that THAT'S THE POPULAR CONCEPTION. And that's a true statement.

No; you wrote that it has a reputation for that, but you can't hide behind some hand-waving and just imply that it's somebody else's view when you use such emotive language as ‘anti social dweebs’. It's obvious to everyone that's reading that you hold this view yourself.

I know for a fact that not all WoW players are like this, but my question remains: why is THAT the general population's conception, and not one of the suave social gentleman or charismatic leader? That perception couldn't have anything to do with the game, could it?

There are lots of negative stereotypes associated with gamers in general. But if you're going to accept all such stereotypes at face value then you have a very small-minded worldview indeed (and one wonders what other prejudices you'll readily accept). Regardless, your perception is not grounded in experience and so the shoe fits: this is just bigotry.