Rebuttal to the pervasive notion that women should change their speech habits to be more like men's speech habits.

Moral of the story: Knowing when to keep still and to keep your mouth shut and chosing to do so does not make a person weak or powerless. It does not mean someone else will automatically take the power from you. It just means you have priorities.

"Girls may find video games very boy-centric and become alienated from them as a result. This field review explores the aesthetics of female game characters and different ways that they can be designed. If it is possible to create female characters that are more universally attractive, unique, and likeable, the video game industry would be tremendously helped with its efforts to reach out to a broader range of audiences."