Real Men Play Videogames

See, this is one thing the bothers me. Apparently, the collective intelligence doesn't believe video games to be very manly. Ask my dad, video games aren't manly, mowing the lawn is manly. Ask the rednecks, NASCAR is manly. But apparently, video games are not.

But why? Is it the adrenalin rush? If NASCAR can provide a rush, then can't a racing video game? Or if Not NASCAR 06, how about a horror game? It mustn't be the rush, because video games can provide the same rush.

Is it the getting down and dirty part? Like fixing a car? Personally, I don't care about cars. I don't care wither the axel attaches to the drive shaft or the transmission. I would rather spend a day playing Halo 2 online with some buddies, then on the ground, covered in engine oil, hoping I remember how to put this damn contraption back together.

Or maybe it's the game play itself. I suppose that some men out there only have the attention span to watch a wrestling match or a 500 lap race. But, throw a couple of video gamers their way, all ones that control and play different, and they just freak out.

Maybe it's the game play in general. I mean, compared to the old atari joystick, today's controls are pretty scary looking. I guess most men out there don't have the coordination out there to handle 2 analog sticks, as well as 10 or so other buttons.

Or it may be the lack or realism. I suppose getting out on the football field and getting sacked in the chest is more "fun" or "manly" then acting it out with your XBox 360. I guess sadism and being emo is more manly then having all your body parts intact.

I dunno, I guess I'll never understand why videogames aren't considered manly. Personally, I'll keep playing them until the day I die.

Oh, Call of Duty 3 is slated to come out November 17th.