PBS Game/Show

Are You Weird if You Play as the Opposite Sex? (1x8)

Air date: Oct 23, 2013

Are you weird if you're a guy who likes to play as a female avatar? Or a woman who likes to play as a male character? It's not unusual for gamers to play avatars that look nothing like them, often even playing as the opposite GENDER! But why do we decide to do this? Is it about winning? How other players treat you? Or is it a reflection of identity? The anonymity of videogames makes them safe spaces to explore gender options. At the same time, gender swapping can allow you to use to your advantage the sexism already in existence. So, is it really that weird to gender swap?