By Alex Chen | January 01, 0001
In today’s Speak-Up on Kotaku, commenter EcksJay22 explores the negative connotations video game enthusiasts give to the word most often used to describe them. I hate the word “gamer.” I really got to thinking about that term, as opposed to parallel ones I could come up with like, say, movie buff. The difference seems to be a subtle one but I think it’s this: we look at a gamer as someone who is at least in some sense defined by their relation to the medium, where a movie or art buff is someone who merely thoroughly enjoys their hobby.(new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=995c4c7d-194f-4077-b0a0-7ad466eb737c&cid=872d12ce-453b-4870-845f-955919887e1b'; cnx.cmd.push(function() { cnx({ playerId: "995c4c7d-194f-4077-b0a0-7ad466eb737c" }).render("79703296e5134c75a2db6e1b64762017"); }); Maybe I’m alone in feeling that there’s a distinction, but it’s something I’ve noticed over time and wanted to try and put my finger on. It was recently said to me (in a valid point, mind you), “is that the perception of gamers that you want winner55 com เพื่อ เข้า ระบบ ค่ะ out there?” I was struck by this sentence. Why are gamers the only ones who are defined in lieu of the medium they enjoy? Movie- or 
art-ophiles need not worry about the presence of those who casually enjoy what they love affecting their definition of themselves, so why gamers?
Obviously there’s a societal stigma and constant judgment as the medium continues to grow that doesn’t exist with other, more established ones. As with 
anything in its (relative) infancy stages, there’s an element of identity establishment, sure, but there is an exclusionary elitism with gamers that doesn’t help matters. We should 
welcome anyone who enjoys our medium, it only serves to grow it into whatever it is to become. Rather than be angry at a solitaire or Farmville player, be happy someone enjoys a game, regardless of how far into the hobby they delve.
Much as movie buffs and people who casually watch movies coexist, gamers and those who casually enjoy games should as well- not as opposing entities, but as soldiers (albeit of different rank) in the same army. About Speak-Up on Kotaku: Our readers have a lot to say, and sometimes what they have to say has nothing to do with the stories we run. That’s สมัคร winner55 เครดิต ฟรี 188 why we have that little box on the front page of ทางเข้า winner55 ผ่านโทรศัพท์มือถือ Kotaku. You know, the one with “Got something to say?” written in it? That’s the place to post anecdotes, photos, game tips and hints, and anything you want to share with Kotaku at large. Just make sure to include #speakup in your comment so we can find it. Every weekday we’ll pull one of the best #speakup posts we can find and highlight it here.
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