Before you starting shouting at me this video is in defense of geek girls like me. I will admit the rise of the fake geek girl meme has rarely made me laugh but frequently leaves me mad. If, for some reason, you have been hiding in a cave that didn’t have 3G, here is an example of the meme to which I am referring:
I have actually been trying to recall if there has been a time where I have felt judged as a fake by geek males and if I’m honest I can’t recall anything. But why is that? I have been a geek girl for a long time now, I have been to conventions, took part in forums and discussions even written for a geek themed awesome website (yes it is this one). Yet I have never been seriously questioned or berated for my opinion, until I realised that may be it is because I am afraid of my true opinion. Weird I know, but I’m aware there are some serious hardcore geeks out there and I have seen how they react to someone making the smallest errors and how that reaction is increased ten fold and becomes far more personal if the error is made by a female geek. Then follows by accusations of fakery, jumping on the band wagon, only liking the movies etc etc I have seen this many times and I’m now so afraid of the potential backlash if I did make a genuine error or have an opinion different to the majority that I choose not to voice my thoughts in certain arenas. But, really if someone is wrong the shape of the genitalia shouldn’t be a factor in their error.
Male and female alike, we geeks should be encouraging anyone who shows an interest in ‘geek’ culture. We should welcome them with open arms and a list of recommended comics, an X-Box and the gift of funny shaped dice. So that we may pass on our greatness and hope it spreads and engulfs the world. Cos let’s be honest, it’s the only way we are going to get another series of Firefly.
I would like to point out that when writing for Geek Pride I am confident that I am not going to encounter any of the above, we have good moderators and any offensive comments are dealt with swiftly, so feel free to interact and mingle with us here, you are safe.
Anyway I could go on and on about this topic but a lot of my point is summed up in this video. For all those small minded people poisoning the reputations of all geeks I ask you one question, who are you to judge? WARNING: Language.
