John Terry - NOT GUILTY.

[psj3809]

But i know lots of people here dont like the stereotype of a 'gamer', but i just find it amusing 'some' people are fine to stereotype all footballers to be the same etc. Again we dont know these footballers apart from the odd interview yet we seem to have an opinion about them like we know their entire life so well.

[The Beans]

But i know lots of people here dont like the stereotype of a 'gamer', but i just find it amusing 'some' people are fine to stereotype all footballers to be the same etc. Again we dont know these footballers apart from the odd interview yet we seem to have an opinion about them like we know their entire life so well.

Generalisations of the "footballers aren't too bright" and "the 360 is all FPS games" are usually just conversational shorthand.
They're easy to arrive at though, if you're that way inclined. A look through photos on here of various retro events would indicate some sort of white elitist club. I'm always struck by the fact there's apparently no black people involved in the history of gaming judging by the contents of Retro Gamer Magazine and the attendees of retro events. It seems to be an almost totally white hobby if you look at the media. And a smelly one if you read the threads. Much ado about not washing. Women seem to be relatively few in number too.
And so a stereotype is born. That of the single white, bespectacled middle aged gamer clutching a C64 or Spectrum, blinking in the light of a Tempest arcade cab and yet to stumble into the path of a can of Lynx deoderant. He's probably called Darren or Dave.

It's not entirely inaccurate in reality. It's all there is to go on using the media available. There's not a lot you can do about it. Most stereotypes usually contain an element of truth unfortunately, usually exaggerated to wound or demean but also just based on observable evidence and extrapolated to silly lengths. Generalisations definitely contain a basis in fact. When you don't know each member of a community group individually you tend to take the visible average as your baseline.

[psj3809]

...and yet to stumble into the path of a can of Lynx deoderant.

I thought you hadnt been to these events before ? You seem to know them well

[Liamh1982]

I use Right Guard...

[Freestyler]

The Press, both tv and newspaper were all falling over themselves in the effort to portray the "potential for massive racial violence" during Euro 2012. They'd spend whole segments with talking-heads going on about how hosting it in an Eastern Bloc country would be the end of life itself. It's all you'd hear, day in, day out.

What happened? NOTHING.

It went off with barely a hitch. So all these newspaper and TV news show reporters were all left standing around looking mightily foolish. Best back-peddle asap and blame UK footballers! Reputation saved! SEE! We said there'd be racism, and by God there WAS racism!!! Called it!!! We win!!

So yeah, a stupid comment by a clueless player gets blown so far out of proportion (by the same media, see? See?) that he's now as popular as a Pre-2006 Saddam Hussein. As usual when the Press goes for scapegoats the actual person being scapegoated isn't usually the real problem.

He's just a very convenient tool. And he is a tool. A big tool. Oh, what a mighty tool John Terry is!