November 30, 2009

Question of the Week #11

I will be writing about WolfCon in the next coming days, including a great interview I got while I was there.  I also had some great experiences with people in general, and who could not resist a weekend of board games and RPGS.

WolfCon has partly inspired my question of the week:

If you are thinking of joining a game at a convention, are you put more at ease if you know that you are not the only one of your gender?

I will be writing my response to this question soon, but first your opinions.

3 comments:

  1. Absolutely! Being the only girl at the table can be awkward, especially if you don't know anyone at the table.

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  2. I generally don't have this problem being a guy, but being a shy person in general it never helps me to feel like a fifth wheel or the outside. Since gender is such a ready label people can apply it can get intimidating. I can see how being the only anything in a group can be intimidating to the point of not wanting to partake in activities at all.

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  3. It's bad enough sitting down at a convention table. You don't know the people there or the dynamic of the table. I imagine being the only person of any type (female, cyborg, shaktar, etc.) makes it that much more of a challenge.

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