Ifreann wrote:I'm sure this thread is just going to be overflowing with valuable insights into "geek culture" and its attitudes towards women.
Of course! Doesn't everything topic get thrown off course eventually? And generally in that direction too.
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by Red Team » Sat Sep 07, 2013 7:28 am
Ifreann wrote:I'm sure this thread is just going to be overflowing with valuable insights into "geek culture" and its attitudes towards women.
by Ylhkainplypktkos » Sat Sep 07, 2013 7:29 am
by Nailed to the Perch » Sat Sep 07, 2013 7:29 am
Useless Eaters wrote:This is a clear attempt to flamenco.
by Purpelia » Sat Sep 07, 2013 7:30 am
Nailed to the Perch wrote:Red Team wrote:
Why would you? That is just plain silly.
Maybe because it's something you like and you want to connect with other people who like the same things?
I like that when I wear my Sunnydale High School t-shirt, people sometimes say, "Oooh is that a Buffy shirt? I love Buffy!" and then we talk about Buffy. I like that when I wear my "+20 Shirt of Smiting," people sometimes say, "Haha, are you into RPGs? That's awesome" and then we talk about RPGs. I'm not sure why I shouldn't want people to feel that I am someone with whom they can have awesome conversations about things I like talking about.
by Potenco » Sat Sep 07, 2013 7:30 am
Ylhkainplypktkos wrote:calling yourself a geek and calling it "geek culture" is just absolutely ridiculous. their never was a geek culture and their never will be. just enjoy your hobby and stop trying to be a "cool-kid" person.
by Red Team » Sat Sep 07, 2013 7:30 am
Nailed to the Perch wrote:Red Team wrote:
Why would you? That is just plain silly.
Maybe because it's something you like and you want to connect with other people who like the same things?
I like that when I wear my Sunnydale High School t-shirt, people sometimes say, "Oooh is that a Buffy shirt? I love Buffy!" and then we talk about Buffy. I like that when I wear my "+20 Shirt of Smiting," people sometimes say, "Haha, are you into RPGs? That's awesome" and then we talk about RPGs. I'm not sure why I shouldn't want people to feel that I am someone with whom they can have awesome conversations about things I like talking about.
by Big Jim P » Sat Sep 07, 2013 7:31 am
Purpelia wrote:Nailed to the Perch wrote:
Maybe because it's something you like and you want to connect with other people who like the same things?
I like that when I wear my Sunnydale High School t-shirt, people sometimes say, "Oooh is that a Buffy shirt? I love Buffy!" and then we talk about Buffy. I like that when I wear my "+20 Shirt of Smiting," people sometimes say, "Haha, are you into RPGs? That's awesome" and then we talk about RPGs. I'm not sure why I shouldn't want people to feel that I am someone with whom they can have awesome conversations about things I like talking about.
Ah, you mean it's like when I wear my plain black shirts and plain black pants and plain black shoes and people ask me if I am a satanist and I look at them and say "WTH man?!" (actually happened to me once or twice when I was younger)
by Wikkiwallana » Sat Sep 07, 2013 7:31 am
Dumb Ideologies wrote:Halt!
Just because these people are stupid, wrong and highly dangerous does not mean you have the right to make them feel sad.
Avenio wrote:Just so you know, the use of the term 'sheep' 'sheeple' or any other herd animal-based terminology in conjunction with an exhortation to 'think outside the box' or stop going along with groupthink generally indicates that the speaker is actually more closed-minded on the subject than the people that he/she is addressing. At least, in my experience at least.
by Norstal » Sat Sep 07, 2013 7:32 am
Potenco wrote:Dont get me wrong, I find fake geeks really annoying too, its simply that calling out girls specificlly is rather sexist. I personally feel that a person should have to at least read textbooks for fun to consider themselves geeks. A person who simply watches Anime is pretty much just a dork if he has no desire to learn.
Sorry abut the bloggish OP. What do you think of the growing paranoia over "fake geek girls"
Toronto Sun wrote:Best poster ever. ★★★★★
New York Times wrote:No one can beat him in debates. 5/5.
IGN wrote:Literally the best game I've ever played. 10/10
NSG Public wrote:What a fucking douchebag.
by Purpelia » Sat Sep 07, 2013 7:33 am
Big Jim P wrote:Purpelia wrote:Ah, you mean it's like when I wear my plain black shirts and plain black pants and plain black shoes and people ask me if I am a satanist and I look at them and say "WTH man?!" (actually happened to me once or twice when I was younger)
Oddly enough, I wear the same and people assume I am a Goth.
by Hetalian Indie Rio de Janeiro » Sat Sep 07, 2013 7:33 am
by Norstal » Sat Sep 07, 2013 7:34 am
Nailed to the Perch wrote:Red Team wrote:
Why would you? That is just plain silly.
Maybe because it's something you like and you want to connect with other people who like the same things?
I like that when I wear my Sunnydale High School t-shirt, people sometimes say, "Oooh is that a Buffy shirt? I love Buffy!" and then we talk about Buffy. I like that when I wear my "+20 Shirt of Smiting," people sometimes say, "Haha, are you into RPGs? That's awesome" and then we talk about RPGs. I'm not sure why I shouldn't want people to feel that I am someone with whom they can have awesome conversations about things I like talking about.
Toronto Sun wrote:Best poster ever. ★★★★★
New York Times wrote:No one can beat him in debates. 5/5.
IGN wrote:Literally the best game I've ever played. 10/10
NSG Public wrote:What a fucking douchebag.
by Big Jim P » Sat Sep 07, 2013 7:35 am
by Ethel mermania » Sat Sep 07, 2013 7:35 am
by Grenartia » Sat Sep 07, 2013 7:35 am
Tsmida Eri wrote:How is it possible to be a "fake geek"? Who would WANT to be a geek, other than a geek? I don't even...
Nailed to the Perch wrote:The whole idea of "fake geek girls" is some misogynistic bullshit. People who aren't woefully insecure don't react to "someone else appears to enjoy the same hobby I do" by throwing a tantrum or testing them to see if they do their hobby "right." They just say, "Oh, cool, I also like that thing!"
Big Jim P wrote:Potenco wrote:I dont know, when I look around my room and see Star Trek TNG boxsets, MLP:fiM posters and textbooks that ive been reading about fun and I look in the mirror, I have to admit that im pretty dweeby.
Nothing wrong with that. I play Star Fleet Battles and read textbooks for fun.
by Red Team » Sat Sep 07, 2013 7:36 am
Ethel mermania wrote:i dont hink i ever met someone who wishes they were geeks. i have met plenty of folks who wore the badge proudly. but no one who said "i wish i was a geek".
by Norstal » Sat Sep 07, 2013 7:36 am
Toronto Sun wrote:Best poster ever. ★★★★★
New York Times wrote:No one can beat him in debates. 5/5.
IGN wrote:Literally the best game I've ever played. 10/10
NSG Public wrote:What a fucking douchebag.
by Hetalian Indie Rio de Janeiro » Sat Sep 07, 2013 7:37 am
by Purpelia » Sat Sep 07, 2013 7:38 am
Norstal wrote:I do so love the backlash that happens against female cosplayers. I don't know why, but it happens a lot. And it's just so weird that it makes it funny. Maybe it's because, and I hate using this term because there isn't an English word for it, of a tsundere reaction against girls. Where they like the girls, but they try to hide that fact by making kneejerk reactions.
Wikkiwallana wrote:I'd say insecurity. This article on it was pretty cool, in my opinion.
by Potenco » Sat Sep 07, 2013 7:38 am
Norstal wrote:Grenartia wrote:
Because people who think its cool, and do anything to be cool, and just automatically say they're a geek without doing/knowing any stereotypically geeky things.
Or maybe, like any other hobby as it should be treated as, it's okay to say "I'm a Trekkie" just as sports fans call themselves whatever team they support.
by Red Team » Sat Sep 07, 2013 7:39 am
Hetalian Indie Rio de Janeiro wrote:Red Team wrote:I've never actually seen a full episode, but what I saw was pretty good.
Obvious, silly joke lines. Previsible stereotypes. Fashionizing of what it means to be a male oppressed for lack of social skills but great intellectual/cognitive skills that make you a reason of jokes.
Quite frankly, a billion times more Desperate Housewives, Drake and Josh or Oprah.
by Big Jim P » Sat Sep 07, 2013 7:40 am
Red Team wrote:Hetalian Indie Rio de Janeiro wrote:Obvious, silly joke lines. Previsible stereotypes. Fashionizing of what it means to be a male oppressed for lack of social skills but great intellectual/cognitive skills that make you a reason of jokes.
Quite frankly, a billion times more Desperate Housewives, Drake and Josh or Oprah.
I also liked Drake and Josh. Never seen Desperate Housewives (sounds stupid) and don't like Oprah.
by Red Team » Sat Sep 07, 2013 7:40 am
Potenco wrote:Norstal wrote:Or maybe, like any other hobby as it should be treated as, it's okay to say "I'm a Trekkie" just as sports fans call themselves whatever team they support.
The funny thing is im ashamed to admit that I enjoy football and am a huge packers fan, because I feel like its a silly thing or me to occupy my time with
by Hetalian Indie Rio de Janeiro » Sat Sep 07, 2013 7:41 am
Red Team wrote:Hetalian Indie Rio de Janeiro wrote:Obvious, silly joke lines. Previsible stereotypes. Fashionizing of what it means to be a male oppressed for lack of social skills but great intellectual/cognitive skills that make you a reason of jokes.
Quite frankly, a billion times more Desperate Housewives, Drake and Josh or Oprah.
I also liked Drake and Josh. Never seen Desperate Housewives (sounds stupid) and don't like Oprah.
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