why are women generally drawn away from airsoft?

[Seagreen]

Sage words Matt.

[Haloeclipse]

We, as a gender, tend to not find as much joy in spending our free time wandering around in the freezing, moist wilderness as men do. There are, of course, exceptions to this rule, but I feel that speaks for the vast majority of women.

I enjoy games when it is not raining and at least moderately warm, but I'm a sissy la la girl and this is Oregon, so I rarely play. It's true that you are all dirty, dirty perverts, but that's nothing new, so we (women) are not surprised that you act the way you do when you're all together.

ah yeah

[Minerva]

You know, I don't think guys are all are women hating, alpha males, or are we all drooling virgins. Maybe that's just the kind of guy this sport attracts

[Rico]

Because it's extremely nerdy. We are really just a bunch larpers who get to use 6mm BBs instead of saying "lightning bolt!"

[Minerva]

Wait... We aren't supposed to do that?

[Sahronax]

Because it's extremely nerdy. We are really just a bunch larpers who get to use 6mm BBs instead of saying "lightning bolt!"

I think you're doing it wrong...

[cookies]

Sage words Matt.

I agree. Speaking only to my situation; I tore my ACL playing at The Cage, thereby putting a temporary halt to my airsoft interests. Then I had a baby and the resulting important things to do *insert cooking & cleaning joke here*.

Females are generally conditioned in American culture to not gravitate towards guns and violence. And even though society is changing, it's a tall order to get ladies out onto the airsoft field for the reasons mentioned above.

How do you change this? Get some kick-ass chick to start an all- or mostly-girl team that adds a social element. Stick to warmer weather and CQC (yay!), then we might get more females interested than just wives, girlfriends and family members. That's how I started; I figured if I didn't play I wouldn't see my husband Mike (Ash) anymore.

[Junto]

If you think you see very few women playing now, you should have been here a few years ago.

[Bircher]

Have you listened to the chatter at some games? Not exactly women-friendly at times. Kind of a male-dominated sport, anyways.
(Maybe they're all trapped in McNair's van)

EDIT:
Also, Dan.

i remeber at Res IV there was a group campfire and we adopted the motto, "what happens at campfire stays at campfire" and that did'nt make sense until riddick picked up the phone and yelled "Big a$$ Titties!"

[congofal]

You guys have obviously not run into my REAPERS yet , the meanest 13 year old girls around

[Minerva]

SO THAT'S WHAT REAPER LOOKS LIKE

[Nocte]

if you introduce your wife or your girlfriend to the Airsoft crowd, somebody is going to try to get in her panties.

ZING! I laughed.

[Panda]

It seems like I'm more intimidated by the girls at my school than the Reapers, even though they'd probably break my leg if I tried anything XD

[Minerva]

Keep it in your pants young man.

[Snowman]

SO THAT'S WHAT REAPER LOOKS LIKE

What ARE you talking about? I only see opportunities.