And I'm saying that, in a way, they are. Also, that the Olympic analogy really doesn't apply here since these games are tests of memory and acquired skill, not physical capability.

Police! Police! This man's rights are being infringed on! Put a restraining order on all the feminist genderqueers are attacking his universal God-given masculine rights! Help! Help!

Amen. You know what they say about pictures and thousands of words ...

Are men generally stronger than women? Generally speaking yes. Is there a reason for that? Yes, there is. It's presumptuous to think that millions of years of genetic hardcoding suddenly doesn't matter.

In broad, generalized terms.

I agree. It requires skill and a certain discipline and commitment, no question. But come on. I've played games and sports since I was a kid, and would never pretend that the two merged.

Have they explicitly stated that they're making a female Finnish Hearthstone tournament? Have they taken that step? No? No, they sure as hell haven't.

"The decision to divide male and female competitions was made in accordance with international sports authorities, as part of our effort to promote e-Sports as a legitimate sports."

But Hearthstone hasn't been a key component of human development over hundreds of thousands of years. This argument is general and empty.

Generally it comes down to general physical disparity, pure and simple. It's the same reason that women are generally held back from serving in frontline combat positions and special forces outfits.

As freaking fedoodle.

Not everyone.

It's a highly-dramatized crime simulator. It's Heat the game on cocaine. The fact that it's set in a beautiful, dynamic environment doesn't change its underlying DNA, which is coded into everything from the gameplay core to the title itself.

What's sad is how close this troll account reflects reality. Some people actually think like this, and conveniently forget that people used to make the same ridiculous statements about short shorts, rock 'n roll, and women displaying half-calf.

Bah! There's never too much of that.

Granted, but from there they go downhill. At Mach 5.

There's a reason we don't see "... many sword-wielding Optimus Primes ... riding t-rexes".

Fortunately for his argument they're bad movies anyway.

Easy there, partner. It's the same as people using the words "gay" or "retarded". Is it right? No way. Is it acceptable? Hell no. But if you go around accosting everyone who uses it you'll have an Inspector Dreyfus eye-tick and more stress-induced hernias than a nervous pop star before the end of the month.

It's a great Ralph Wiggum moment, up there with the "moon rock", my-cat's-breath-smells-like-cat-food, "Supernintendo" Chalmers, and pants-peeing plee "Why do people run from me?"