Yes, I mean there is a problem, but I dont think its as big of an issue as people seem to make it out to be. Theres a million other hobbies out there that have no end of diversity problems, but nobody cares, because they recognize that these things are hobbies and Not Important in the long run.
Theres nobody talking about a diversity crisis in whittling, fishing, muscle car enthusiasts, stamp collecting, model train building, etc but Id bet my balls that these are all majority white hobbies.
So why are people talking about diversity in Video Games, which is majority white for the reasons I outlined in my previous post? I think theres two reasons for this: 1) Since other groups are coming in to the video game hobby they would obviously want to be represented in the games they play. This makes sense to me, although I don't understand it very much since you almost never see the palyer character anyway in most FPS games, and most RPGs are either gonna be from Japan, or come with a character creator. Still though, this is a legit complaint, and it makes sense, and its understandable why we are seeing a transition from a majority white hobby to a more varied pool of players.
Number 2 is the reason I cannot stand though. Video Game Enthusiasts are a bunch of idiots who take thier hobby way too seriously. The see #1 happening and think "Hmm, well Video Games are the most important thing in the world, and if they aren't properly aligned with my politics then somethings wrong! Since I like video games, and I am Important, video games must also Be Important. Also, maybe if I can convince the world how Important video games are mom and dad will stop telling me to get off the couch." Videogames are Not Important, and people acting like they are just grinds my gears. Video Games are just another avenue for businessmen to invade your wallet and inundate you with advertising. Its a miracle a decent one pops out every now and again.
The crazy lengths people go to to prove that the video gaming population is 50% women is another symptom of this. Theyre obviously not, which is why such statistics have to be stuffed by including mobile games or facebook shit. The only people who really, really captial-C Care about opening up demographics are the ones trying to sell the stuff, so that they have a bigger pool of potential buyers. Is it REALLY an issue if women dont like the Xbox as much as men do?