In Defense of Female WebMasters

By Jason Chen

After reading the editorial written by Meri of  Temple O' Trunks, I was inspired to write an editorial of my own supporting her cause. I must imagine how bad she feels when somebody sends her an email that says something like "Wow! You're a girl! I never knew girls watch DBZ or make such good webpages". As we can see, these types of sexist comments really hurt people's feelings. These sexist beliefs and stereotypes are inappropriate and unnessessary, but unfortunately, it does exist.

Let me start off by saying that Dragonball Z is directed to the male population. But does that mean girls can't watch it? Absolutely not. In the beginning of each DBZ episode, there's no flashing sign that says "Warning: This show is intended for guys only. Girls should not watch this". I would understand why people would be surprised that girls watch DBZ and make webpages, that being a guy myself. But it is absolutely wrong to "assume" that only guys watch DBZ. There are indeed a lot of DBZ fans out there that are female.

Also, it doesn't matter if the webmaster is male/female as long as he/she can make an awesome webpage. When I found out that the webmaster of Temple O' Trunks is female, I wasn't surprised. Heck, some of my favorite Dragonball Z sites such as Temple O'Trunks and Juunanagou's Temple are run by female webmasters. My belief is that as long as a webpage is good, then I will visit it no matter what the gender of the webmaster is. THE MOST COMMON MISCONCEPTION OF DBZ WEBMASTERS IS THAT GUYS HAVE BETTER SITES THAN GIRLS BECAUSE THERE'S MORE DBZ SITES RUN BY GUYS. Most of these sites that are run by guys contain stolen information and pics, unlike the true quality displayed by the ToT. Being a guy, I own a website myself and it is nowhere near as good as Meri's! In fact, the ToT is better than most DBZ sites run by guys. To get to my point, I believe that girls can make webpages just as good or even better than guys do.

Now, girls may think that all guys are immature, but let me say this. These are the words coming out of a sophmore in high school.  I mean, most girls would probably assume that I would be an immature person before reading this editorial, and I don't blame them. However, there are alot of guys out there that share the same non-sexist belief as I do.

The women of the DBZ webmaster community have always gotten the short end of the bargain and are sometimes doubted of their abilities.  Women can make webpages just as good or even better than guys do, however, not everyone gives them a chance because of their gender.  They deserve a lot better than this. Even though one person such as I cannot make a difference, females can and should make themselves heard by going out there and make a quality, original webpage. The women webmasters are still in the shadows of the male webmasters. As far as the ratio of male DBZ webmasters to female DBZ webmasters is concerned, the truth is that quality should be emphasized over quantity. The next time you see a DBZ site run by a female, give it a chance by visiting it.

"Don't criticize, just recognize." -A quote from my friend

Jason Chen, owner of Dragonball: Final Bout