Comments on: Fake. Geek. Girls?

By: Stephanie Amadeus

Stephanie Amadeus — Tue, 14 Aug 2012 18:51:16 +0000

Women do not “love” the attention they get from men in the gaming world. Some women love the attention they get from men in GENERAL, regardless of being a gamer or a geek or whatever. Anyone who is a woman who is a part of the gaming world knows that it can be really difficult to be in that world and not face sexism and downright harassment. You’re kind of assuming that “geeky” men do not harass women or have sexist views, and so it’s okay to only be mad at the “hot gamer chick” for what she is *apparently* doing. Are we being mad at girls because they are attractive and also happen to like games? Cause that is just silly.

Furthermore, check out this article about just some of the sexual harassment that ordinary women who want to play games face on a regular basis from the male part of the gaming community. http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/02/us/sexual-harassment-in-online-gaming-stirs-anger.html

By: Liz Liverbits Pascal

Liz Liverbits Pascal — Mon, 13 Aug 2012 20:16:52 +0000

I completely agree that it’s not just girls who fake it. I’m sure it’s intimidating when a guy dates a girl who worked in a video game store for five ears, has an extensive comic and video game collection, collects action figures and knows more than he does (ahem that’s be me lol). I once dated a guy who I kept telling to read The Walking Dead comics because he was interested in the show and he admitted to never reading it but then two days late we were out and he said to another guy “oh yeah man you gotta read the comic it’s so much better than the show.” I was like “oh you read the comic?!” lol. Guys fake being geeks too. It’s not just women.

By: Derek Kupper

Derek Kupper — Mon, 13 Aug 2012 15:36:07 +0000

Felicia Day actually tweeted something to the effect that she was tired of being held up as a “real” geek girl in response to this story.

And then John Scalzi, aka @scalzi, posted this: http://whatever.scalzi.com/2012/07/26/who-gets-to-be-a-geek-anyone-who-wants-to-be/

Which was pretty awesome. The more people who weigh in on stuff like this the better! My wife and daughters are happy to be geeks, and I want my youngest to feel free to geek it up as much as she wants, so keep smacking people like the article’s author (who probably expected a lot of ‘yeah, you tell ‘em man!’ type answers) with reality.

By: Michele Morrow

Michele Morrow — Mon, 13 Aug 2012 06:26:20 +0000

This is AMAZING thank you for the link

By: Michele Morrow

Michele Morrow — Mon, 13 Aug 2012 06:25:04 +0000

I totally get where you’re coming from. But you know what’s crazy? Those girls that waltz in after watching two episodes of “x” show… are incredibly insecure and dying to be socially accepted… by SOMEONE. And maybe they really liked the show and or video game and wanted to learn more. We don’t know. We don’t know how they’ve been treated by men who possibly just treat them like a piece of meat. Possibly they’re just looking to fit in. Just like you and just like me. It’s all about perspective and everyone (men and women) have a story. Now… I’m not saying this does not exist – there are people who are obsessed with becoming “reality stars” in whatever little circle, never seeming to escape the dreaded cliques of high school. But maybe, just maybe, most of these women aren’t as vapid as we may judge. Our knowledge may be greater, and maybe they’re getting some sort of “unfair” pass to “know less”… but as long as they’re honest about it, I hope that geek culture seeps into every aspect of their soul.

By: Michele Morrow

Michele Morrow — Mon, 13 Aug 2012 06:11:11 +0000

Mei Mei <3
I love this story, thank you

By: Callie Leone

Callie Leone — Sat, 11 Aug 2012 22:09:16 +0000

I feel like geeky girls get the short end of the stick.
We get ridiculed by non-geek guys who think we’re weird and unattractive.
Then we get ridiculed by non-geek girls who think we’re weird and therefore deserve to be pushed around.
Then we get ridiculed by geek guys because we’re women and therefore we obviously don’t really know anything about geekdom… because we’re women. (I agree yet want to break the fake nerd girl meme at the same time.)
Because you know what? It *is* annoying when some less socially awkward (this isn’t applying to everyone, just myself) girl waltzes in and thinks that just because she watched two episodes of this or played half of that has to broadcast it to the entire world.
Nerds/Geeks are kind of like hipsters. The real ones aren’t on a constant quest to prove who their are. They just are who they are.

By: Elletra Parnell

Elletra Parnell — Sat, 11 Aug 2012 18:06:25 +0000

I enjoyed this rant , and Michele you should check out this kickstarter I just found out about, I think you’d appreciate it (it’s old school wood block japanese video game art) http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1499165518/ukiyo-e-heroes?ref=live