The article "Why Violent Video Games Are Good for Girls" written by a student Carmen Tieu states that violent video games are not just for boys. Tieu uses many examples on how to prove that violent video games are not just for boys. Carmen states how as a girl playing video games that normally boys play it gives girls the opportunity to show boys than girls can be just as good. Carmen also explains that playing violent video games breaks the social mold of only girly things, which boost her confidence. In the article, it also states how playing violent video games with boys also shows the male subculture of boys. Carmen Tieu's argument was in favor of the benefits for girls was strong; as playing violent video games can be beneficial to girls. As the article written by Carmen states that first-time-shooter …show more content…
Boys are classified as the only ones to play football or basketball and now you see girls out there playing these sports. Tieu proves that even though boys might have all of these traits doesn’t mean a girl could be better than them in a video game because it does not require to have those characteristics. Unlike sports, violent video games only require to have quick reaction time and manual dexterity. By having a quick reaction time and manual dexterity is makes girls successful at beating boys in video games. I remember playing Black Ops and the boys hearing me talk on the microphone, saying “oh you’re not going to be that good because you’re a girl, you are going to get smoked.” Once I got good at working the controller, I was killing players left and right which showed the boys wrong that as me not being a boy, I could play just as good as they