Angry readers want Gamespot reviewer fired after her GTA V review

[Mythmaker1]

ListerOfSmeg said:

Mythmaker1 said:

ListerOfSmeg said:

"Th3PANO 19 hours ago Nobody outside of gaming takes the industry serious. Outraging crying nerds are one of the reason."
Couldn't agree more. I stopped supporting one company over their fanbase acting that way. Sometimes I hate to admit I am a gamer because of how we must look to outsiders when you have grown men acting like 12 year old kids on some webistes

I've heard this a lot lately, and I while I understand it, I think it encapsulates a problem with the industry.

In my mind, part of the reason why people treat gaming like it's something to be ashamed of is because too many gamers seem to see it the same way as well, if not for it being "childish" then for the childish people who are often associated with it. It seems to me people can get a little too wrapped up in how their medium is perceived, which makes them less proactive in challenging those perceptions.

No I am not ashamed of gaming. I am shamed by how gamers act. Completely different things.

So, you're shamed because the childish people who are often associated with gaming affects how the medium is perceived?