Claiming that the gaming community is unwelcoming and threatening to women is absolutely ridiculous .

Three time WWE Diva's Champion AJ Lee who has been hailed as the " geek goddess " in WWE was the first woman to win the THQ Superstar tournament

Feminist icon ( yes I meant that ) and the biggest living music star Beyonce endorsed Nintendo and it was awesome.

Zelda Williams was named after the princess of the Legend of Zelda franchise by her father Robin. Do you know what the response was to her commercials with him ? People cried and were truly giddy knowing that he named his daughter after the incredible and powerful princess of Hyrule.

Penelope and Monica Cruz both endorsed Super Mario and Professor Layton games in Europe and no one complained.

Gabby Douglas was immediately called to endorse Nintendo and the new Super Mario Bros game after becoming the first woman of color to win the All Around gold medal. I would also like for people to understand the importance of this photograph by the way.

The women of Girls Aloud also endorsed the Nintendo DS with no issues .

Infact here is a list of women who endorsed Nintendo , a company that people claim is sexist and bigoted towards women.

Beyonce Knowles
Sarah Hyland
Utada Hikaru
Kyary Pamyu Pamyu
Gabby Douglas
Zelda Williams
Kim Cattrall
Liv Taylor
Nicole Kidman
Diane Agron
America Ferrera
Penelope Cruz
Monica Cruz
Girls Aloud
Olivia Newton John
Carrie Underwood
Hanna Griffith

Lupita N'yongo captured the hearts of millions when she revealed she played Final Fantasy 8 growing up , instead of people raising eyebrows and insulting her people were excited because she was one of us.

Utada Hikaru , this woman right here is the one that made us shed tears with " Simple and Clean " / " Hikari " the english and japanese themes for Kingdom Hearts .

Yoko Shimomura , the woman who gave us Guile's epic theme hit it out of the park with " Dearly Beloved " a song that always brings fans of the Kingdom Hearts series great joy no matter the incarnation.
I am posting this because it is so important for people to know .

Stop defining the gaming community by a few people's experiences , it is becoming hurtful and vile .
Gamers are spread out across countries , we come in all shapes and sizes , there are millions of us all around the world but you choose to define us by a small margin .

Why don't you take a moment to play games , appreciate them , and make friends ... because all of you people who are convinced gamers are hateful and unwelcoming are so wrong.

Pay attention once more women of different age ranges and ethnicities were mentioned above .... to the people who think otherwise I wonder what your response is ? that they are exceptions to the rules ? I named more women here than those who claimed to have been harassed for being girl gamers ... just let that sink in.

Please do no sit and think these women suffer from special snowflake syndrome because they do not.

- Sincerely , a strong black woman who has been gaming since her childhood