Booker.DeWitt
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Hey guys,
finally I was upgraded to "member" status and I am now able to make threads!!
Anyway, I wanted to talk about this for a while.
I am 32 years old (33 in 3 days), married, have one son, my own place to live, and have a good job and salary.
I went to preorder the retro classic amiibo at gamestop few weeks ago. It was as saturday AM. I woke up earlier, put my NES controller shirt on, and went to the store. I was there earlier, playing my SSB 3ds with some other people in line.
We did get a weird look from some people passing by. I could tell they did not like what we were doing, maybe thinking we are "losers".
I really don't care what people think of me, and I still wear game/comic book gear on my days off. But there was one shy guy in line that really got ashamed.
I really hate when people try to put us down because of our preferences.
Do you guys suffer any discrimination regarding that? Does it bother you?
edit 1: response to the man-child post.
I understand your concerns, but my field of work is different, and they always ask about hobbies during interviews.
I did not tell my profession because I don't like to tell unless asked, but I am a physician MD- specialist, so I really don't care if they will think I am a man-child for wearing video-game shirts or showing up to pre-order games.
I've been doing that for years, and that has worked in my favor in a sense that I should pursue what I enjoy. When I was younger and living with my parents, yes, it used to bother me, but now that I am thankfully successful on what I do and I have a lot of good feedback regarding my performance, I really don't care what people think of a doctor wearing videogame shirts on his day off.
Edit 2: the reason I created this thread is just to know your opinions. I don't really care about what people think if me, but it bothers me when they judge people like us because I know some people are not as strong minded and can really get down. My brother is one example, he likes to game but is very shy and he always feels bad when people look at him disproving his actions.
finally I was upgraded to "member" status and I am now able to make threads!!
Anyway, I wanted to talk about this for a while.
I am 32 years old (33 in 3 days), married, have one son, my own place to live, and have a good job and salary.
I went to preorder the retro classic amiibo at gamestop few weeks ago. It was as saturday AM. I woke up earlier, put my NES controller shirt on, and went to the store. I was there earlier, playing my SSB 3ds with some other people in line.
We did get a weird look from some people passing by. I could tell they did not like what we were doing, maybe thinking we are "losers".
I really don't care what people think of me, and I still wear game/comic book gear on my days off. But there was one shy guy in line that really got ashamed.
I really hate when people try to put us down because of our preferences.
Do you guys suffer any discrimination regarding that? Does it bother you?
edit 1: response to the man-child post.
I understand your concerns, but my field of work is different, and they always ask about hobbies during interviews.
I did not tell my profession because I don't like to tell unless asked, but I am a physician MD- specialist, so I really don't care if they will think I am a man-child for wearing video-game shirts or showing up to pre-order games.
I've been doing that for years, and that has worked in my favor in a sense that I should pursue what I enjoy. When I was younger and living with my parents, yes, it used to bother me, but now that I am thankfully successful on what I do and I have a lot of good feedback regarding my performance, I really don't care what people think of a doctor wearing videogame shirts on his day off.
Edit 2: the reason I created this thread is just to know your opinions. I don't really care about what people think if me, but it bothers me when they judge people like us because I know some people are not as strong minded and can really get down. My brother is one example, he likes to game but is very shy and he always feels bad when people look at him disproving his actions.