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Ricki Sophie Ortiz: Playboy article about being transgender in the FGC.
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Pinko Marx
Banned
Love Ricki, will def read later.
The Abominable Snowman
Member
Always loved her! I'm so glad she is feeling more comfortable in her skin, and hope she can inspire others with her confidence. Plus, dat smooth velvety skin PogChamp PogChamp PogChamp
Guess I'll have to pick up a PlayBoy then.
BTW, does anyone know if PlayGirl did the same as far as doing away with nudity?
Guess I'll have to pick up a PlayBoy then.
BTW, does anyone know if PlayGirl did the same as far as doing away with nudity?
Look no further for her kindness than KaneBlueRiver and his win at EVONice article, I'm always kind of surprised by how nice Ricki seems outside of a tournament setting. I've always thought she's one of the more intimidating players in the fgc.
BTW, does anyone know if PlayGirl did the same as far as doing away with nudity?
😄😄😄. From what I can tell, Playgirl is fully and 100% a gay porn portal now and is very far away from its original feminist leanings. No articles, no editorials, no nuthin' but the D.
Some Nobody
Junior Member
Always loved her! I'm so glad she is feeling more comfortable in her skin, and hope she can inspire others with her confidence. Plus, dat smooth velvety skin PogChamp PogChamp PogChamp
Guess I'll have to pick up a PlayBoy then.
BTW, does anyone know if PlayGirl did the same as far as doing away with nudity?
Playboy did what now? Not that it was relevant for that anymore, but they should totes change names then.
Anyway, this is a neat article. I'd had a friend bring up Ricki and how great she was at SF, but then she kinda dropped off the map. And now that makes sense, but I'm glad she sounds like she's bouncing back. Wonder what character she'll use in SF5.
SolidSnakex
Member
Any idea who is she maining in SFV
She's been using Karin in the videos i've seen.
Wonderful article, thanks for sharing OP.
Turning off the chat is the first thing I do in any venue (GB, twitch, YT etc.), but man oh man at FGC chat. Such a shame too, as the parts that aren't abhorrent awfulness can be goddamn funny.
Anyone acting like a stream monster at a real tournament and spitting vile racist, sexist, etc crap would get their ass kicked out of the venue at minimum. T.O's don't let that shit rock.
Any idea who is she maining in SFV
She is learning Karin, Chun, and Sim. Going by her twitter.
ElBoxyBrown
Banned
Ricki is always fly as fuck. She's fun to watch.
The moments where I've seen Ricki play chat is usually cheering her on and/or Kreygasming all over but it might have been when chat is only in sub only mode.
Didn't she make top 8 once? Or was that only in Super?Lets hope Ricki bounces back for SF5, didnt do too hot in Ultra.
Wonderful article, thanks for sharing OP.
Turning off the chat is the first thing I do in any venue (GB, twitch, YT etc.), but man oh man at FGC chat. Such a shame too, as the parts that aren't abhorrent awfulness can be goddamn funny.
The moments where I've seen Ricki play chat is usually cheering her on and/or Kreygasming all over but it might have been when chat is only in sub only mode.
The moments where I've seen Ricky play chat is usually cheering her on and/or Kreygasming all over but it might have been when chat is only in sub only mode.
Yeah, I mostly see people cheering her on and using Kreygasm and HeyGuys. You will have some idiots doing the usual vile Twitch crap.
toddhunter
Member
Didn't she make top 8 once? Or was that only in Super?
Got equal 5th in Ultra.
But I agree, probably did not push on from where she was at in 2010. There could be a number of reasons for this, but I've always felt Team EG, in all its collusion related glory, really stopped any development in the US for a long time.
Look no further for her kindness than KaneBlueRiver and his win at EVO
I said "outside of a tournament setting" and lots of people have been calling KBR a bum lately lol
The Abominable Snowman
Member
😄😄😄. From what I can tell, Playgirl is fully and 100% a gay porn portal now and is very far away from its original feminist leanings. No articles, no editorials, no nuthin' but the D.
Last PlayGirl I picked up a few months ago had dumb articles, kind of like typical filler Cosmo articles or the featured guys would answer the generic sex stories or "What I like sexually" questions. Not to say I'd miss it, just curious if the magazine started focusing on articles like PlayBoy. The online site has different content, though they share models often.
I don't see any gay scenes on the site, just solos and female POVs.
Ricki is really popular in the FGC, reactions in general are positive. The worst thing is that meme-like quoting of "her" when commentators started calling her by the female pronoun. There are also quite a few other transgender people that are part of the community, it's kind of common.Wonderful article, thanks for sharing OP.
Turning off the chat is the first thing I do in any venue (GB, twitch, YT etc.), but man oh man at FGC chat. Such a shame too, as the parts that aren't abhorrent awfulness can be goddamn funny.
That Milpitas golf land shout out.
Am I a monster for kinda wanting a spread to accompany the article?
A little bit. Not as a matter of "taste" but more of the fact that playboy has basically retired the nudes and spreads days of it's publication.
I said "outside of a tournament setting" and lots of people have been calling KBR a bum lately lol
KaneBlueRiver the guy that said yesterday on DailyDot that Daigo donating his $60,000 was a PR Stunt and that he has never had to struggle haha.
Honestly the guys an idiot. I felt sorry for him before but he lost all my respect.
SolidSnakex
Member
Ricky is great, good article.
What happened to Kayopolice?
She's currently on Capcom's Street Fighter V Completetion stream (as in playing SFV right this moment). They invite her to tons of shows that they put on for the series.
Ricky is great, good article.
What happened to Kayopolice?
She was just on stream kicking ass with Cammy.
#BAN #CAMMY
KaneBlueRiver the guy that said yesterday on DailyDot that Daigo donating his $60,000 was a PR Stunt and that he has never had to struggle haha.
Honestly the guys an idiot. I felt sorry for him before but he lost all my respect.
I think there's some element of truth there, but just barely. Obviously Daigo can get by without the money and he pubically donated the money. It's still a huge stretch though, he's not Warren Buffett or Bill Gates even if he does well for a progamer $60k has to be pretty significant to him.
Pretty disgusting that he'd try to make him look bad for doing something nice to give back.
She's currently on Capcom's Street Fighter V Completetion stream (as in playing SFV right this moment). They invite her to tons of shows that they put on for the series.
She was just on stream kicking ass with Cammy.
#BAN #CAMMY
Link pls?
LunaticLMD
Member
Glad for Ricki.
She's one of my favorite guests on the "Excellent Adventures of Gootecks and Mike Ross." I've seen her play her competitive matches on stream, but, yeah, outside of that, never saw her much. So, out of curiosity, I checked those two episodes out and they didn't disappoint.
She's really good, seems pleasant and entertaining. People should check those out.
Edit: Those videos made me a fan of her.
She's one of my favorite guests on the "Excellent Adventures of Gootecks and Mike Ross." I've seen her play her competitive matches on stream, but, yeah, outside of that, never saw her much. So, out of curiosity, I checked those two episodes out and they didn't disappoint.
She's really good, seems pleasant and entertaining. People should check those out.
Edit: Those videos made me a fan of her.
I think there's some element of truth there, but just barely. Obviously Daigo can get by without the money and he pubically donated the money. It's still a huge stretch though, he's not Warren Buffett or Bill Gates even if he does well for a progamer $60k has to be pretty significant to him.
Pretty disgusting that he'd try to make him look bad for doing something nice to give back.
Was there more context to his comment?KaneBlueRiver the guy that said yesterday on DailyDot that Daigo donating his $60,000 was a PR Stunt and that he has never had to struggle haha.
Honestly the guys an idiot. I felt sorry for him before but he lost all my respect.
Maybe there was someone baitingly asking him to donate his EVO prize.
Opus Angelorum
Member
Weird, always thought she (and F Champ) always came across as arrogant bastards in competitions.
Usually enjoyed watching her Rufus getting wrecked in Ultra.
Usually enjoyed watching her Rufus getting wrecked in Ultra.
Was there more context to his comment?
Maybe there was someone baitingly asking him to donate his EVO prize.
I only heard of the comment here, I did look for context but I only found a video about it which I can't really watch right now.
For what it's worth I hope there was some sort of context to it and if there is I'll gladly retract my statement.
Thank you, JamesHey guys, I once heard that if Ricki lands an ex snake strike in a match with Rufus she's usually confident that she'll be able to take that round.
SirJackDaniels
Member
Didnt even know or even thought that Ricki was a transgender.
Much respect for Ricki.
Much respect for Ricki.
KojiKnight
Member
Honestly never heard of her, but after hearing about her, I think I'll go look up some of her gameplay vids. Reminds me, how is Scarlett of SC game doing these days?
Was there more context to his comment?
Maybe there was someone baitingly asking him to donate his EVO prize.
He got asked about his Daigo comments on the show and he stuck with the idea that it was a PR Stunt. If you follow him on twitter you'd see he always puts his foot in his mouth. Also, he shit talks his local scene and players and even though Jwong went and meet his scene and shit and said they were cool people trying hard Kane still shit talks them and says he is the victim when people call him out for it.
Also, he had more stuff to say about Daigo.
https://vid.me/7rdi
Says Daigo never had to go through being a bad player and having to step it up and work their way up because he is a "natural".
Oh and it got exposed on the show only reason he is VSing FChamp in a match is because he got a free ticket from BigE to compete against Champ and does not really care about the match.
End of the day I can fully understand why so many players dislike him. Oh well.
Watch "The Excellent Adventures of Gootecks & Mike Ross ft. EG | RICKI ORTIZ" for a good non-tournament session with her.Honestly never heard of her, but after hearing about her, I think I'll go look up some of her gameplay vids. Reminds me, how is Scarlett of SC game doing these days?
Didnt even know or even thought that Ricki was a transgender.
Much respect for Ricki.
Might want to avoid putting the "a" there, 's a tad... not sure what the right word is. Let's go with the simple "it looks pretty odd". She's not A transgender, she's a woman, after all.
AkelisRain
Member
Good on Ricky for finally being to express herself. Ricky is a really cool person, I hope she returns with a vengeance for SFV.
Look no further for her kindness than KaneBlueRiver and his win at EVO
KBR a slob
E_Darkness
Member
Wasn't expecting to read a Playboy article today...
Glad Ricki managed to get this kind of platform.
Glad Ricki managed to get this kind of platform.
Might want to avoid putting the "a" there, 's a tad... not sure what the right word is. Let's go with the simple "it looks pretty odd". She's not A transgender, she's a woman, after all.
"transgendered" is the non-awkward way of stating it, I think at least. I only found out maybe a week or two myself but I don't follow pro play very closely.
toddhunter
Member
He got asked about his Daigo comments on the show and he stuck with the idea that it was a PR Stunt. If you follow him on twitter you'd see he always puts his foot in his mouth. Also, he shit talks his local scene and players and even though Jwong went and meet his scene and shit and said they were cool people trying hard Kane still shit talks them and says he is the victim when people call him out for it.
Also, he had more stuff to say about Daigo.
https://vid.me/7rdi
Says Daigo never had to go through being a bad player and having to step it up and work their way up because he is a "natural".
Oh and it got exposed on the show only reason he is VSing FChamp in a match is because he got a free ticket from BigE to compete against Champ and does not really care about the match.
End of the day I can fully understand why so many players dislike him. Oh well.
Also he plays marvel.
This is pretty cool, not only for the content itself but because it's on Playboy. I remember a while ago they made the switch away from featuring porn because, well, it was 2015 and who buys magazines for porn anymore? I like that they are still keeping up and producing quality articles.
Palculator
Unconfirmed Member
We're reading Playboy for the article right now.