As a nerd girl, I
find a lot of the stereotypes about us personally offensive.
Firstly, we’re not
Hope Diamond rare. I’m going to be spending the weekend with three of them. I
organize a board game group, attend geek oriented MeetUps and go to a Dr Who
happy hour. Any of these events can be up to 50% female. Yes, most nerd events
are gender biased toward men but it’s not Where’s Waldo bad.
Secondly, we’re not
ogres. I’m not underwear model sexy but I’m easy on the eyes. I have several
attractive nerd girl friends. I see a variety of cute, sexy, pretty, and hot at
any nerd event. Nerd girls are like regular girls. We come in all shapes and
sizes. Not all girls will be pretty to all guys but if you don’t see one
attractive female for the whole of a nerd event, there’s something wrong with
you.
Thirdly, the hot
girls who cosplay some sexy character at cons but actually know nothing of that
fandom? She’s not a real nerd. She’s here with her boyfriend or best friend and
wanted some attention. Most nerds, male and female, stop finding her hot and
start finding her annoying once she starts talking.
Fourthly, the
complete opposite of the above would be the fangirl. When she sees David
Tennant, Jensen Ackles, Benedict Cumberbatch, young Will Shatner, or some other
hot fandom star, she acts like a mainstream 12 year old at a One Direction
concert. Not all nerd girls are fangirls. Some ladies may be totally chill
around all but one celebrity. I’ve talked about how nerds embraced their
unbridled enthusiasm. Fangirls take it a step too far.
Music: Cathouse
Tragedy by Voltaire
No comments:
Post a Comment