Rant: Fake Geek Girls
I’ve tried holding back from jumping into this currently popular topic. But I’m getting to the point where I just feel I need to add my two cents to this discussion. It’s time to discuss the “fake geek girls.”
I am lucky enough that I haven’t had that label thrown out at me, or even know anyone who has. But I have seen the discussions going on within our community on the various social networks. And this whole “fake geek girls” thing as got to stop, all it does is paint all of us in a bad light.
Let’s get one thing straight. Geek culture is popular right now. I, for one, love this. It means I can get a purse with a tablet sleeve built in. It means I can go into Barnes and Noble or Fry’s and be greeted by display after display of Star Wars and Doctor Who merch. So what do we do with this new found popularity? Do we expose people to other aspects of our respective fandoms? Do we get excited when we meet someone who likes what we like? No. Like the popular kids at high school, we exclude anyone new.
We don’t really exclude anyone though. We seem to target this exclusion to “girls.” For example, check out this comic posted by GeeksAreSexy.net. And then look up at the woman they have as the site logo. Cognitive dissonance much?
How about this. Next time you suspect someone to be “fake” or “a poseur” why don’t you just keep your mouth shut. The trend will be over and they’ll move on. If you must say something, show them something new in your respective fandom. “Have you seen this? It’s really cool.”
In other words, don’t be a douche.
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Nicole is a Software Quality Engineer, music collector, and chronic project starter. In her free time she enjoys reading trashy romance novels, catching up on her game backlog, and bourbon.
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I hate the entire “fake geek girl” thing. Why is it that girls, especially attractive girls, are seen as fakes if they’re geeks? I don’t understand the discrimination. Shouldn’t people welcome more girls into the geek world?
It seems it was better when we Geeks… male and female were being shit upon… than now when we technically run the freaking planet. Such a shame… Humans suck.
I almost feel as though we’re becoming the bullies. Trying to decide who is and is not cool enough to be into the things we are. I, for one, love the fact that nerd culture is popular. I can go to the mall and buy Doctor Who stuff? Fantastic! I can buy purses made to hold all my gadgets? Huzzah! It’s a good time to be a geek.
This is how the Universe balances things out. For years the D&D, Dr. Who, Gamer folk have been bullied and beaten down. Now we run and create almost EVERYTHING. I guess it makes sense that some get a bit too protective. LOL.