Poll: Fake Geek Girl Meme

[Mcupobob]

Humans are naturally tribal and territorial in nature, so when a "newbie" tries to enter the group they are treated with suspicion. As if someone would try to enter your doctor who fan club to sabotage it on the inside haha.

 

[WOPR]

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Yeah, we're never going to agree. Mainly because I'm not sure we're even talking about the same thing, but hey, it happens!

Well at least you're nice about it. ^^
I've had people start cussing and yelling their heads off because I say something they find "offensive" (pretty odd considering I never swear).

Plus I may be a bit loopy, had a death in the family today so I've been mentally off so possibly I read it wrong.

 

[Mavinchious Maximus]

I, being a seventeen year old male and a massive geek, have not encountered a geek of the opposite gender.
Supposedly, they exist, yet not where I live, which is quite a downer.

I hear when you spin around six times and run into tall grass you will encounter a Geeky girl.

Or so the legend says.

 

[King of Asgaard]

I, being a seventeen year old male and a massive geek, have not encountered a geek of the opposite gender.
Supposedly, they exist, yet not where I live, which is quite a downer.

I hear when you spin around six times and run into tall grass you will encounter a Geeky girl.

Or so the legend says.

Shame there's no tall grass where I live, then.

 

[Ferrious]

At least the girls are posing as geeks! Be thankful for what you have!

IN MY DAY THE GIRLS WERE ONLY INTERESTED IN THE GUYS WHO KICKED GEEK ASS

WE'D BE ALL LIKE

hey baby, wanna listen to an MP3?

And they'd be all like FUCK YOU I DON'T NEED YOUR MATHS. I LIKE AD-SUPPORTED RADIO AND RECORD STORES THAT NON IRONICALLY ONLY SELL COMPACT DISKS

ALSO VOLTRON SUCKS.

Damn those girls were awful. You whiners don't know how good you got it.

You, sir. I think I love you. "Non-Ironically sell compact disks" is definitely entering my generally used phrasing.

These damn kids, they have no idea how lucky they are. They don't know the insane scramble to hide your entire figure collection before asking a girl home. For those of us who are into wargaming, Jesus wept. You try explaining that you collect and paint titchy-small army men then have play-battles with them with other socially-maladjusted men AND THIS IS YOUR IDEA OF FUN.

Geeks have a responsibility to create geeky offspring. You took a geek-compatible mate out of the pool, you need to put one back! THEY'RE FUTURE GENERATION'S ONLY CHANCE!

 

[RhombusHatesYou]

I hear when you spin around six times and run into tall grass you will encounter a Geeky girl.

Or so the legend says.

Unless these Geeky girls all cunningly disguise themselves as extremely venomous reptiles, the legend does not hold up around these parts.

Of course, being Australia, it's entirely possible the aforementioned reptiles ate the Geeky girls. :\

 

[Living_Brain]

Really who's that... geeky to do that? Where did this come from????? I'm still confused.

 

[LiftYourSkinnyFists]

Black rim glasses with no lenses do not make you a geek, they make you a slut who found broken glasses.

 

[The Ubermensch]

Basically, there are people who find the Big Bang Theory funny.

Then there's the rest of us.

Bottom line, Geek and Nerdy is currently a fad, it'll pass.

But I enjoy Big Bang Theory for all the physics they get wrong. It is weird when we flick it on and I don't find the missunderstandings funny, but when they start talking string theory or say something wrong about an MMO I lose my shit. I then get funny looks.

Spoiler: And feel like this

Bronies are the current male equivilent on the internet I'd say. For women, the claim is that they're attention whores and for men, the claim is that they're gay. The insults are a bit different, but the sentiment is the same.

Men think bronys are gay is true, but I haven't had that much hate off women.

I'm going to say what I normally tell bronys... anyway... The main thing with bronys is butthurt which sort of reinforces the whole gay thing. What's sort of happened here is that the philosophy of "love and tolerate everyone" has been replaced with "EVERY ONE SHOULD LOVE AND TOLERATE ME!!!"

I find both genders do it equally. Not that go around claiming "I'm a TRUE nerd! I'm a TRUE geek!!1!" cause i'm not and I think the idea is just stupid. It's quite obvious though when you have a geeky person who actually enjoy's video games, literature and other aspects of geek culture and not because it's the 'cool' thing to do right now. It's mostly the "style" (thick rimmed glasses, thick rimmed glasses everywhere) that people follow. I've met many a 'geek' who think just putting on a novelty gamer T shirt and some thick rimmed glasses immediately gives them cred.... when there is no cred to be had anyways.

Will I make a big deal out of it though? No. It's a fad, this will all pass and soon geek culture won't be 'cool and hip' anymore. I think 80's hair metal bands are making a come back JUST MARK MY WORDS!

Sigh, that is the crux of the issue isn't it? But then again we all have a tendency to define ourselves with labels, or rather we're aware that society labels us.

I think gen Y has been so saturated with commercials and corporate propaganda that some of us, both men and women in gen Y have "chosen" to be part of geek culture as it breaks the mould of the societal ideal. Its a way of asserting independence whilst still getting approval from your peers; Induvidualism vs the drive towards collectivity.

OT; the real issue I have with Geek girls or people with "Girl on the internet syndrome" isn't that they aren't up to date with their info; any Otaku will tell you their is an anime show he/she has been meaning to watch (Unless that show is Evangelion), its that by stating "By the way I'm a girl" some how elevates the posters opinion. Rightly or wrongly that's how I feel when you say "I'm a girl" when we are talking about something that has nothing to do with gender politics.

For example, a girl was on /a/ asking what anime she should watch, and then stated that she was a girl. That baffled the shit out of me. For a start /a/ is pretty evenly split on Shonen and Shojo anime, and even if it wasn't their opinion and they leaned more towards Shonen... their opinion isn't going to change. I then proceeded to quote rule 31 and ask for a sammich.

and that children is why Rule 31 exists

 

[Stasisesque]

Black rim glasses with no lenses do not make you a geek, they make you a slut who found broken glasses.

Someone recently got shot down by a hot girl he erroneously decided was the Mecca of geekdom, amirite?

 

[Daveman]

I haven't watched any of those shows because I'm British and we don't get them over here and we have our own better ones (BEWARE, OPINION). Well, I've watched Frasier and I also thought that was pretty rubbish but the point is I'm a geek, not a radio personality. I therefore don't get insulted by the stereotypes portrayed in that. Maybe radio personalities hate Frasier because they are insulted by the way they're presented, though I'm not entirely sure what they'd find insulting about being likened to Frasier.

I also feel sad that you think that's just what a sitcom is and that's all they can be. If you like geeky stuff and don't want every character to be an insulting stereotype and also want it to be funny and clever then I highly recommend Spaced.

Thing A does not equal thing B. I thought Britain had more of this type of show, considering All in the Family is an Americanized version of Till Death Do Us Part, but you really don't seem to know exactly what I'm talking about, nor do you care to. I had Spaced on my netflix instant queue, but I'm probably not going to watch it now, knowing from the expert opinion of an anonymous person on the internet that I'm a moron and wouldn't understand how jokes work.

Well I'm glad you've learned something at least. And bless you for thinking I actually care if you watch it or not.

 

[zelda2fanboy]

Well I'm glad you've learned something at least. And bless you for thinking I actually care if you watch it or not.

It's so refreshing to meet people who go against the stereotype of the "smug, pompous Englishman" or the "elitist and excluding internet nerd." American sitcoms have just given me such false impressions of the world. People aren't really like that.

(I hope the OP sees this conversation, as it demonstrates my original point quite well. Accusations of being a poser know no bounds when it comes to gender.)

 

[Stasisesque]

I swear, sometimes I wonder if people actually know what TV sitcoms are. You think Cheers is an accurate portrayal of a bar? Frasier is a real life radio personality? Rural Illinois is just like Roseanne? Spin City is a political drama? Coach is like actual college athletics? That a family on the planet bears any resemblance to the one on Married With Children? It's all stereotypes and broad generalizations. They're easy jokes told in easy ways in front of a live audience prepped to be ready to laugh at just about anything. That's how these shows are, and they're their own art form. They are comforting and you either like them or you don't. You can usually tell in about five minutes.

FYI, all the real sitcom nerds watch Golden Girls, anyways. Bea Arthur FTW.

I haven't watched any of those shows because I'm British and we don't get them over here and we have our own better ones (BEWARE, OPINION). Well, I've watched Frasier and I also thought that was pretty rubbish but the point is I'm a geek, not a radio personality. I therefore don't get insulted by the stereotypes portrayed in that. Maybe radio personalities hate Frasier because they are insulted by the way they're presented, though I'm not entirely sure what they'd find insulting about being likened to Frasier.

I also feel sad that you think that's just what a sitcom is and that's all they can be. If you like geeky stuff and don't want every character to be an insulting stereotype and also want it to be funny and clever then I highly recommend Spaced.

I had to go back to find this after seeing you quoted on the last page.

You realise we get every single one of those sitcoms over here, right? We have whole channels dedicated to American sitcoms and they're just as, if not more, popular than our home grown ones.

Besides, Frasier is the best sitcom ever and everyone should watch and love it. It's also less about radio personalities and more about the pompous upper-middle/upper classes and their clashes with the real world. If anyone was going to find it offensive, it would be the Mancunians - Daphne's accent is so far from Manchester it's in the Indian Ocean.

 

[Istronen]

Alright, gonna stick my spoon into this discussion without reading every post but if the discussion continues then I'll read the posts and update my views on the subject.

This is a personal opinion which applies to other communities also, not just the geek one. If people are being hostile and accuse someone of being fake then WHY on earth would you want to be a part of such a community in the first place? Some people still believe in friendship and manners like I do I understand the trouble of it all if one really likes the community but is being shunned by some "leading" geek figures and others are just going along with them. Idiocy is everywhere and while we can't root it out, we can try to ignore it. If you wish to be a geek then you don't need anybody's approval in that matter. Be who you are and enjoy yourself, that's what most of us try to do anyway

I have exprerienced that issue in other way. In my case, people have just assumed that I'm some kind of mastergeek while I mainly use computers as means for entertainment and information + the social medias networking offers. I don't possess great technical skills and I can't code so maybe I'm the fake geek here but that's just the thing: I NEVER claimed to be anything else than I am. I'm just a man who want to have a good time.

Don't let others shove you into the dirt, people. Ignore them so you take their power away and just be who you want to be, geeky or not Good luck, friends

 

[Hollyday]

(I hope the OP sees this conversation, as it demonstrates my original point quite well. Accusations of being a poser know no bounds when it comes to gender.)

Seen and noted, thank you sir!

 

[Cheesepower5]

I was going to leave a comment on TheMarySue itself, but then I read some and figured I'd just have my word discredited as "mansplaining" and be torn apart by the she-wolves that seem to inhabit that particular website. So, I'll say it here instead.

Of course a lot of people get put off by the feminist ideal, or dount their love of the mediums they profess to follow with the language that they use. Look at these "corrected memes":

- Uses Nerds as a blanket insult
- Uses Men as a blanket insult

Gee, she's using two major groups I am a part of as a short hand for "misogynist virgin neckbeard"... She must totally be a savvy geek working for the benefit of everyone! I respect the goals of feminists, I really do, but until websites like these stop acting like childish hypocrites, refusing to look at the flaws in their own reasoning, even when directly equatable to those they are trying to shut down, I will NEVER be able to take a feminist seriously. Then again, maybe I'm asking for too much... It's obvious no one's gonna get into an argument on one side, then actually try to come to a reasoned conclusion. Maybe I should just keep trying not to argue... It's just human nature to refuse any perspective differing from your own.

 

[Hollyday]

I was going to leave a comment on TheMarySue itself, but then I read some and figured I'd just have my word discredited as "mansplaining" and be torn apart by the she-wolves that seem to inhabit that particular website. So, I'll say it here instead.

Of course a lot of people get put off by the feminist ideal, or dount their love of the mediums they profess to follow with the language that they use. Look at these "corrected memes":

- Uses Nerds as a blanket insult
- Uses Men as a blanket insult

Gee, she's using two major groups I am a part of as a short hand for "misogynist virgin neckbeard"... She must totally be a savvy geek working for the benefit of everyone! I respect the goals of feminists, I really do, but until websites like these stop acting like childish hypocrites, refusing to look at the flaws in their own reasoning, even when directly equatable to those they are trying to shut down, I will NEVER be able to take a feminist seriously. Then again, maybe I'm asking for too much... It's obvious no one's gonna get into an argument on one side, then actually try to come to a reasoned conclusion. Maybe I should just keep trying not to argue... It's just human nature to refuse any perspective differing from your own.

I don't really understand what you're trying to say, since my question had nothing to do with feminism. Is this a critique of the article, or the new meme? Could you explain where you're coming from with this (and I'll attempt to 'come to a reasoned conclusion')

 

[TheScientificIssole]

Basically, there are people

Then there's the rest of us.

Bottom line, Geek and Nerdy is currently a fad, it'll pass.

Hey! Cool that stuff broham! Don't make the definition of nerd, "People who find the Big Bang Theory funny."

 

[zelda2fanboy]

I had to go back to find this after seeing you quoted on the last page.

You realise we get every single one of those sitcoms over here, right? We have whole channels dedicated to American sitcoms and they're just as, if not more, popular than our home grown ones.

Besides, Frasier is the best sitcom ever and everyone should watch and love it. It's also less about radio personalities and more about the pompous upper-middle/upper classes and their clashes with the real world. If anyone was going to find it offensive, it would be the Mancunians - Daphne's accent is so far from Manchester it's in the Indian Ocean.

I would have thought that, but when the person in question's only comedic reference point is Spaced, I thought that maybe such shows were virtually unknown outside the US. (insert nasally nerd elitist laugh as I adjust my glasses) That was kind of my point, though. People aren't crying foul of Frasier's "stereotypes" and "pandering" to the wine community / psychoanalysis / opera / effete brothers. It's all secondary to the relationships of the characters. I just think nerds are really really sensitive sometimes.

It's such a waste of breath to defend any media against criticism, especially a TV show. If you don't like it, don't watch. Don't even discuss it. It's the only way it goes away.