Naamah D. Posted June 14, 2011 Posted June 14, 2011 A person who works with me told me that the majority of women who play Neopets are disabled. Is that just the most ridiculous thing you've ever heard? I just wanted to make sure that isn't true. This person told me "Alot of women with your disability are obsessed with Neopets, at least from who I have encountered" and yada yada yada. Sorry if this sounds a bit silly...I just...welll....think that's biased. Quote
Angeló Posted June 14, 2011 Posted June 14, 2011 I knew two girls who had a disability and played Neopets ... but two out of hundreds I met on Neo is a negligible statistic Quote
Luciana Posted June 14, 2011 Posted June 14, 2011 I don't know what type of disability you're talking about, but it's not true. Your coworker is basically saying "because the people I know who like 'x' are 'y' then everyone who likes 'x' is 'y'" which is stupid your coworker is acting stupid Quote
Tank Girl Posted June 14, 2011 Posted June 14, 2011 I have a disability, but I wouldn't say that most women who play Neo have a disability at all. That's a bit of a weird thing to say. Even if you have encountered a couple of people who have and play, you can't really go around saying that the majority do! Quote
Cornflakes Posted June 14, 2011 Posted June 14, 2011 That would actually explain a lot. *shrugs* Quote
Luciana Posted June 14, 2011 Posted June 14, 2011 Would you mind clarifying your post, Cornflakes? Quote
Spritzie Posted June 14, 2011 Posted June 14, 2011 I agree with Luciana completely. Just because they know a couple people that fit that, doesn't mean the majority of players are. Now I would say the majority of women on Neopets, are there because they enjoy it. :yes: And that's what really matters. Quote
Cornflakes Posted June 14, 2011 Posted June 14, 2011 Would you mind clarifying your post, Cornflakes? I meant that quite a few Neopets players seem to have mental disabilities. That's the only explanation for why they do the things they do sometimes. (I'm not referring to present company.) Quote
Tank Girl Posted June 14, 2011 Posted June 14, 2011 Even if you are Rach it wouldn't matter. I feel quite comfortable talking about my condition now, and it seems as though Starlite is too ^_^ Quote
Cornflakes Posted June 14, 2011 Posted June 14, 2011 Even if you are Rach it wouldn't matter. I feel quite comfortable talking about my condition now, and it seems as though Starlite is too ^_^ You're not mentally disabled. Sigh, this is going to turn into some big thing, isn't it? I said what I said, and if someone wants to be insulted by it, then whatever, I'm not going to fight about it. :) Quote
Tank Girl Posted June 14, 2011 Posted June 14, 2011 I don't know if BPD necessarily counts as a disability but it does stop me from having a normal life, which is pretty much the definition. Lol I really don't think anyone should or could be insulted by your remark! If they are then that's silly. That's what I was trying to say! Quote
Naamah D. Posted June 14, 2011 Author Posted June 14, 2011 I don't know if BPD necessarily counts as a disability but it does stop me from having a normal life, which is pretty much the definition. Lol I really don't think anyone should or could be insulted by your remark! If they are then that's silly. That's what I was trying to say! My best friend is Bipolar. He's been very stable. I am so proud of him. Back on topic, even though I have HFA I'm going to continue to love and play Neopets. Quote
Tank Girl Posted June 14, 2011 Posted June 14, 2011 My best friend is Bipolar. He's been very stable. I am so proud of him. Back on topic, even though I have HFA I'm going to continue to love and play Neopets. And so you should. Neopets rules and it's great for unwinding ^_^ Quote
Lydia Trebond Posted June 14, 2011 Posted June 14, 2011 One of my friends who I know in real life went off her depression medication over Easter and she plays neopets. I think playing helped. I have issues with insomnia and stress, and another friend who plays has issues, but I find neopets helps me de-stress, detox and wind down. Don't let people get you down Starlite, do what you want to do and don't care about what other people say. :) Quote
Angeló Posted June 15, 2011 Posted June 15, 2011 i think we all have issues , one way or another ... and neopets helps us unwind and forget the real world :) Quote
Lady Lyuba Posted June 16, 2011 Posted June 16, 2011 I think that's ridiculous, actually, people of all types play Neo. It just happens that the majority of us who spend lots of time online (not just on Neo), tend to have ADHD or Asperger Syndrome. I think it's really a coincidence. It really doesn't have to do with disability. Quote
Naamah D. Posted June 16, 2011 Author Posted June 16, 2011 I think that's ridiculous, actually, people of all types play Neo. It just happens that the majority of us who spend lots of time online (not just on Neo), tend to have ADHD or Asperger Syndrome. I think it's really a coincidence. It really doesn't have to do with disability. Not to get personal but do you have AS or ADHD? I'm HFA and my mom has attention deficit of some sort. PM me if you feel more comfortable talking about it privatley. Quote
ratitad Posted June 18, 2011 Posted June 18, 2011 I've been playing since I was ten, and I don't have a disability o.o Quote
Vivies Posted June 19, 2011 Posted June 19, 2011 Oh, for heaven's sake. Millions of people spend billions of dollars on video games. Do all those people have some sort of issue? Neopets is just another game. Quote
Angeló Posted June 21, 2011 Posted June 21, 2011 I believe I was misunderstood :) by issues I meant stress of life ... responsibilities ... etc .... and we play Neopets to escape reality for a bit :) Quote
Vivies Posted June 21, 2011 Posted June 21, 2011 I believe I was misunderstood :) by issues I meant stress of life ... responsibilities ... etc .... and we play Neopets to escape reality for a bit :) Oh, well then, yeah. Everyone has responsibilities and stress, and we all look for ways to get away from it. Quote
Khelddar Posted June 22, 2011 Posted June 22, 2011 I know of at least 2 people in my guild that have some sort of disability Quote
Guest iYoshinho Posted June 25, 2011 Posted June 25, 2011 A couple of things 1.I do not have a disability 2.Your co-worker has a disability to think a little :P I only know 1 person with a disability that plays Neopets. Quote
Mason Posted July 4, 2011 Posted July 4, 2011 that is the stupidest flow of logic i've ever heard xD there are a decent amount of disabled people on neopets, because its a great outlet for someone who can't, say, play sports or something. but there are PLENTY of people without disabilities too! Quote
Piticent Posted July 12, 2011 Posted July 12, 2011 OK, well im guessing since there are lots of people who quit neo and dont deactivate their account, or are plain inactive, there are about 185K people in the world that play neopets. Knowing that (according to the if-the-world-was-100-people article) there are 50% girls on earth, thats (approx) 92,500 Girls on Neo...which means for this most-girls-on-neo-have-a-disability question, 46,251 Girls playing Neopets would have to have some sort of disability:exclamation: What are the odds of that? Assuming Neo-idus (the inability to stop playing neopets) isn't a disability, probobly something very low. I'm gonna take a random guess and say, No, the statement that most girls playing Neopets have a disability is FALSE. Quote
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