Gamers and Hygiene: a subject relevant to all of us.

Utsuse said:
So, any of us that have been in or around any type of gaming community have likely at one point come across this situation: You’re at a gathering or tournament, and there’s someone around that smells and/or looks… less than fresh.

Obviously your course of action differs depending on the setting: if it’s a large scale tournament (basically, something not hosted by someone at their residence), there’s really not much you can do except move away from the offending person/people; unless of course you’re especially bold and have no qualms about calling someone out over their stench. What if it’s something smaller… something held at a private residence instead of a public venue? My question is this: if you have control over who attends the gathering, what do you do if someone walks in smelling like they spent the last three days sleeping in a dumpster?

I have people over at my place to get games in occasionally, so this is a subject I’ve mulled over from time to time. I’ve made it pretty clear before I invite people over that I expect them to be clean (larger gatherings I actually make a point to mention it plainly). I joke a lot that I have no problem denying entrance to offensive smelling people, but I’ve yet to actually encounter a situation where I’m faced with the decision to eject someone or not.

I think most people just opt to suffer in silence or move away from the person, which is the standard polite thing to do. I guess what I’m wondering is if you should really ask everyone else in attendance to put up with one person who couldn’t be bothered to freshen up before going out? I know that personally I am very sensitive to smells, and if an odor is strong enough I can start gagging and potentially vomit over it. I wonder; does the overall comfort of the group take priority over embarrassing one individual?

Smelly gamers, I think, have now become an expected pitfall of attending any type of community event. Although I’m sensitive to the fact that no one likes to be embarrassed on front of a bunch of people, I have to wonder what possesses people to consciously go out smelling like they rolled around in dog crap. I am in no way suggesting that unwashed gamers are the standard, but it comes up often enough that it’s a concern.

So, 8wr community, what say you?
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Very nice topic!!!

I thought this would be basic and standard but apparently is not.

Good hygiene is great!!! People react in a good way to it and it's healthy and helps your energy levels.

So why not do it?

More pros than cons.

Again, great topic Utsuse!!!
 
phae said:
Yeah I smell hella delightful right now too. I smell like fucking licorice. I got out the shower and my coffee was ready so aww yea.

I get my soap from this awesome lady on Etsy named Savor. If you want to smell like a girl there's girl scent.. and if you want to smell like a man she has manly smelling stuff too: http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5358303
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....why can't you just buy Zest like the rest of us dudes? Drizzle, your comment wasn't surprising since I already know how you act, but Phae came out of nowhere with this one.

Just go get the sex change already |3
 
TetsuyaHikari said:
....why can't you just buy Zest like the rest of us dudes? Drizzle, your comment wasn't surprising since I already know how you act, but Phae came out of nowhere with this one.

Just go get the sex change already |3
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I like having a vagina and I do not want to get a mangled fake-penis. Seriously, have you seen what a ftm transgendered person's naughty bits wind up looking like? That shit ain't right. It looks nothing like the real deal so I ain't getting one.
 
I never had a situation where people stink up my apartment. If they did, i would lead him straight to the shower and bathe him myself.
 
Sol-badguy said:
I never had a situation where people stink up my apartment. If they did, i would lead him straight to the shower and bathe him myself.
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Man that needs a healthy no homo in there. Or yes homo depending if you like stinky gamer flesh.
 
"ass kicking if you don't" Seems like Rigel is the one changing the tags. BTW the ass kicking one is my fav.
 
phae said:
I like having a vagina and I do not want to get a mangled fake-penis. Seriously, have you seen what a ftm transgendered person's naughty bits wind up looking like? That shit ain't right. It looks nothing like the real deal so I ain't getting one.
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I wasn't aware that you were a woman.

I retract my statement.
 
DivineChaos97 said:
Tetsuya, you must feel bad right now.
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Why would I? I've seen dudes look like women and made the mistake of calling them girls. How is this any different?

No, the only way I would feel bad is if I wasn't clean.

Stop! Shower time!

EDIT: Woot. Two new tags thrown in by me, lol. "Stop! Shower time!" and "I dropped the soap"
 
phae said:
Everyone on the internet is a male until they speak up. It's better to call a girl online a dude than to think a dude is a chick, honestly.
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True, but this was a rare instance where that plan didn't work. In fact, it backfired because it completely killed my joke and turned "epic" into "epic fail" :<

I just assumed you were a dude. Ugh..this thread is filthy. I have to wash my hands after replying back every time.
 
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