This situation leads naturally to parental discomfort: what is this technology, and what is it doing to/for my children How do I get my children comfortable with this technology (when I am not) so that they can reap the benefits that I see touted everywhere In addition, whereas it would be difficult to argue that chess-as it is played today-reproduces and reflects inherently sexist images of women (except through exclusion), there are abundant reasons to judge the video games of today as reaffirming sexist ideologies and circulating misogynistic images. Consequently, our children are more likely than us to see the computer as an essential part of their lives, and we are less likely than our children to be entirely comfortable with the technology. The personal computer, and digital media in general, have come into our lives very recently. Why does a \"Chess for Girls\" movement seem absurd, while a movement to bring computer games to girls has evoked such strong allegiances The difference may stem from the fact that while chess has been around long enough for most parents to be comfortable with it, the computer has not. Should this worry parents and teachers Should this push educators to \"open up chess to girls\" If so, what would this opening up look like Would we encourage girls to take pleasure in the (often minimally social, and not-always-cool) activity of chess by pointing out the benefits to be gained by chess playing Or would we start companies designed to bring chess closer to pursuits that are more associated with girls-perhaps, as this parody did, by constructing chess pieces that resemble dolls Or, finally, would we look into the contexts in which girls might appropriate chess, leaving the rules the same but setting up clubs that had the purpose of beating boys at their own game Might chess-set companies realize that only 50 percent of the youth population was spending its dollars on chess sets, chess books, and electronic chess teachers and implement advertising campaigns aimed at cultivating girl players Which of the above three strategies would educators and parents choose, and which strategy would the game industry choose As cultural theorists, psychologists, and theorists of education, which strateg(ies) would we stand behind, and which strategies would we criticize It might therefore be argued that girls, because they are not enjoying chess, are also not enjoying the cognitive effects of chess. It is also true that chess teaches skills that are important for other arenas of life-skills such as logical thinking, strategic planning, and memory. It is true that more boys play chess than girls. The issues raised by this parody parallel, and serve to introduce, the issues discussed in this book.
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