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Hello, my name is Jen. I decided to write an article on the role
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that females play on irc, and the overall personna that is created
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based solely on their gender. The basis for this article was made
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on assumptions created by a survey taken, questioning close to 30
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active irc users.
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Most questioned were people of #b4b0, or friends of mine (see list of
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nicks below). The questions i asked, consisted mainly of "what do you
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think of females on irc", and to the girls, i asked mainly "do you feel
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as though you're treated differently, for the sole reason of being female".
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The feedback I received, varied a little, but the overall conclusion
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resulted in, 'yes, females are treated differently'. Although, the ways
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that the females were differentiated, varied from guys either being harsh
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or overly nice. Their intensions were also questioned in the survey, and
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I'd have to say that overall the guys with which we associate are warm-hearted
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and sincere, but occasionally lacking entertainment or suffering from boredom.
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I wasn't surprised to find that a lot of the guys question the authenticity
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of the information that a girl offers (eg. pictures, personal information,
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sexual oriented information, gender, etc.) Not many of the guys made a decision
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that just because a girl is on irc, means that she is either lifeless or unworthy.
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However, there was a comment made, that basically noted "the reason for a girl
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to be on irc is to get attention, so she will do whatever is asked of her,
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including cybersex or phonesex, to accomplish a sort of acceptance, or
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acknowledgement".
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Girls be proud of these guys though, and appreciate the hard work and effort
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of their endeavors, because they're willing to share their knowledge and teach
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you. All of the guys in the survey denied that they would not coach or teach
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someone just because they are female. There is no reason why we shouldn't
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have interest in what the guys are passionate about, or what they excel in,
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if we're going to spend so much time with them, or in their presence. I would
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also guess that, we might be respected more, if we did make at least the effort
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to learn about the things that they participate in.
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I asked the girls if they were upset or frustrated by the expectations made
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by guys online. The comparisons, expectations, standards, we all know these
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obstacles can at times be upsetting or disppointing. After surveying the girls,
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i was surprised to find that most of them didn't really care what the guys thought
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about them. Seeming pretty confident (unfortunately, i am lacking in this
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attribute, so my perspective is different from some of the girls), a lot of
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them seemed to make the decision that, if they're not seen as being good enough,
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than the person judging was obviously the inferrior one.
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The basic conclusion, and request from this article, comes down to, appreciate
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and respect each other equally. Be there for people, for the reason of making
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a difference, not for the expectation of receiving some kind of "favor" in
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return. Don't make assumptions about someone, nor create pretenses to be
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appreciated. If you have to have a nude picture with a saying "bozo owns me"
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accross your chest, than obviously there is lack for respect, acknowledgement,
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and appreciation for the person you are, and for your expression. It's commonly
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said that you can't really know someone from irc on a personal level, but i
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disagree. Intimacy and friendship is very apparent online. Appreciate the people
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that you spend hours with, without being so harsh and insulting without reason.
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Oh, last thing...everyone denies their cybering experience, so why do us girls
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recieve constant requests? ;P
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Special thanks to everyone that participated in the survey, and especially to #b4b0.
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(tip, tgb, dono, pr0phet, polder, jsbach, mosthated, angieb, mynd, icesk, misfit,
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eckis, kyle, borgie, justin, n0k1a, KKR, schemerz, sistym, opcode, ch1ckie, r1ngy,
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hitman, mya)
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~lusta
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For the results of the survey, actual questions and answers asked, check out:
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http://www.lusta.org/survey.html
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