Sure, pimping ain't easy (as the saying goes), but neither is being a girl into videogaming. One such gaming girl named Sapphire has blogged about her adventures trying to fit into the gaming community, and how she has personally ran into such comments from other gamers such as, "Show us your boobs" or asking for A/S/L just because she's a girl.

From the article:

It’s very distracting to me and to the other players too, when I get bombarded with comments and question as soon as people know I’m a girl. The worst thing I’ve ever been told by someone was that I shouldn’t talk in my microphone if I don’t want that kind of attention, and that it’s just being brought upon myself. I’ve never felt so insulted, because it was like telling me that I’m not aloud to be myself. When I play my video games, I’m not thinking about the fact that I’m the only girl playing on the server. I’m thinking about the objectives, my score, and winning. So I’m going to use my microphone to tell my team mates where I’ve seen the enemies, or where the bomb has fallen, strategies and such. I encourage my team, and cheer when we win. How is that looking for attention? It’s just part of the game. There seems to be a lack of understanding about girls. Maybe some have previously tampered our image by acting badly in game, making us look like we're all trying to get everyone's attention. But it's not right to stereotype others just because someone out there made it look that way.

Read the full article over at spawnpoint.com