the whole "geek chick" thing....
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There's a lot of legitimately geeky chicks, It just depends what they're actually geeky about. Geek culture has a lot more to it then just stars wars and video games. Also I suppose it comes down to what you personally consider geeky, cause a lot of what was geeky is now the social norm today.
I've always wondered what level of geek I am to be honest...
-I mean I love the Lord of the Rings, but I've never read the books...
-I dislike Nintendo games for the most part and I think Mario is horribly overrated...
-I play games a lot but not religiously, like i will play a few hours a day maybe. Unless of course I go through a phase every so often when I hit a game hard (World of Warcraft, Minecraft) But its more a fad that i get bored with after a few weeks/ maybe months. For minecraft its about a week...
-i pretty much hate most 'retro' stuff.
-Some games, like oblivion, i will play over and over again just because it's amazing.
Anywhoo!
One of my friends (a girl) described herself as a geek to me and my lad mates, she thought watching 'The Big Bang Theory' made her a geek. I laughed!
-I mean I love the Lord of the Rings, but I've never read the books...
-I dislike Nintendo games for the most part and I think Mario is horribly overrated...
-I play games a lot but not religiously, like i will play a few hours a day maybe. Unless of course I go through a phase every so often when I hit a game hard (World of Warcraft, Minecraft) But its more a fad that i get bored with after a few weeks/ maybe months. For minecraft its about a week...
-i pretty much hate most 'retro' stuff.
-Some games, like oblivion, i will play over and over again just because it's amazing.
Anywhoo!
One of my friends (a girl) described herself as a geek to me and my lad mates, she thought watching 'The Big Bang Theory' made her a geek. I laughed!
The real deal is easily distinguished by complexion, if a girl is tanned beyond "slightly luminous white" she is clearly a poser.Vault101 said:
Honestly the real ones are so rare it's next to impossible finding them(like Yeti's).
So far every girl that did the whole "I luv games" thing was merely an echo of my interests, and then soon after the game ban hammer came down.
Maybe that is the only way you can really know, if there is no game ban hammer beyond the initial infatuation.
I think its less about what level of geekyness you are and more about how geniune you are, like Im not the geekyest person ever, but I know I am a geekMikeOfThunder said:
we seem to have similar tastes or on the same level, however replace Oblivion with Mass effect
anyway I find that hilarious, shes obviously not a geek in the least, big bang theory is pretty much targeted towards mainstream (with some geeky jokes in there of coarse)
As a couple of people have mentioned, some hipsters dress like stereotypically geeks.
I've seen many people in Mario t-shirts as well as Superman and Batman ones. Generally the more popular and well known names, which is why people wear such clothes.
Of cause simply dismissing someone as a 'poser' because of this is stupid, if you want to find out if someone has the same interest as you, you're going to have to talk to them and get to know them.
Personally I don't think any of my girlfriends have been geeks, one of my exs would try to play games with me, but that was more because she wanted to be involved with what I was doing. As nice as having a geek girlfriend would be, if that's all you look for you're going to miss out.
I've seen many people in Mario t-shirts as well as Superman and Batman ones. Generally the more popular and well known names, which is why people wear such clothes.
Of cause simply dismissing someone as a 'poser' because of this is stupid, if you want to find out if someone has the same interest as you, you're going to have to talk to them and get to know them.
Personally I don't think any of my girlfriends have been geeks, one of my exs would try to play games with me, but that was more because she wanted to be involved with what I was doing. As nice as having a geek girlfriend would be, if that's all you look for you're going to miss out.
How do you know if they are faking it or are genuinely interested? You can't. No one can. But I imagine most women wouldn't pretend to like something like games to get attention. The majority of women who profess an interest in things like Sci-Fi, video games or old movies, genuinely have an interest in those things.
Sure, some women fake an interest in things to get attention from men. But how many men have attended dancing lessons for that exact same reason? I know at least 10 guys who signed up for my University's dancing club for the SOLE REASON of meeting girls. It cuts both ways.
If I have no evidence to suggest that someone is faking an interest in something, I assume that they are genuinely interested. I could be wrong, but if I have no reason to suspect fakery, why would I?
You can't tell someone's interests based on appearances and gender. One of my fellow co-workers in my lab had a crew cut, he was fit, cursed up a storm regularly, and had tattoos. And yet he liked to JRPGs. Another woman I knew from work - small, short, squeaky voiced, and had a hobby as a stone carver. Just because a women is attractive, doesn't mean they can't have an interest in things like games or sci-fi. They are less likely to demonstrate an interest because society tells them they shouldn't, but that doesn't mean they don't have the interest inside them.
There's more to life than being suspicious of people's motives, especially over such trivial things as hobby interests. There's a possibility that a woman isn't really interested in what she says she is. There's a possibility of ANYONE faking an interest in something. I can tell you, having studied along side medical students during my cell biology courses, how many doctors-in-training have absolutely no real interest in helping sick people or medicine, but have merely become doctors because A) Their parents wanted them to be doctors, B) Because doctors get respect or C) Because they want a lot of money. And that's far worse than a woman faking an interest in D&D.
People lie. But no one lies all the time. There is really little to gain from pretending to be interested in gaming or "nerd" culture. Even if women really were desperate to meet men, there are OTHER activities they could fake an interest in which would grant them much more success (like cars, football or guns).
And just to reiterate: Men do the exact same thing. I can't tell you how many boys in my Highschool joined art simply because it allowed them to work with the pretty girls in my grade. They admitted to me that was their aim themselves.
And don't assume they are patronizing you. Why would they fake an interest in something to patronize you? That makes no sense at all. Literally no sense. If they wanted to patronize you there's a million better ways to do it.
Don't go through life being suspicious of people for no real reason. I myself am I very suspicious guy - for example, I never give anyone my real birthday and I never fully trust ANYONE. But I don't spend time trying to dissect the motivations of people around me, especially when the activity or interest in question is so trivial to my everyday life. If I see a woman expressing a deep interest in video games, I believe that she is interested. Of course, she might not be. But why would it matter? I have no reason to suspect fakery of interest.
I am much more concerned with uncovering the motives of my bosses and anyone who wants any of my money. On job and financial matters, I trust NO ONE 100%, whether they be male or female.
Sure, some women fake an interest in things to get attention from men. But how many men have attended dancing lessons for that exact same reason? I know at least 10 guys who signed up for my University's dancing club for the SOLE REASON of meeting girls. It cuts both ways.
If I have no evidence to suggest that someone is faking an interest in something, I assume that they are genuinely interested. I could be wrong, but if I have no reason to suspect fakery, why would I?
You can't tell someone's interests based on appearances and gender. One of my fellow co-workers in my lab had a crew cut, he was fit, cursed up a storm regularly, and had tattoos. And yet he liked to JRPGs. Another woman I knew from work - small, short, squeaky voiced, and had a hobby as a stone carver. Just because a women is attractive, doesn't mean they can't have an interest in things like games or sci-fi. They are less likely to demonstrate an interest because society tells them they shouldn't, but that doesn't mean they don't have the interest inside them.
There's more to life than being suspicious of people's motives, especially over such trivial things as hobby interests. There's a possibility that a woman isn't really interested in what she says she is. There's a possibility of ANYONE faking an interest in something. I can tell you, having studied along side medical students during my cell biology courses, how many doctors-in-training have absolutely no real interest in helping sick people or medicine, but have merely become doctors because A) Their parents wanted them to be doctors, B) Because doctors get respect or C) Because they want a lot of money. And that's far worse than a woman faking an interest in D&D.
People lie. But no one lies all the time. There is really little to gain from pretending to be interested in gaming or "nerd" culture. Even if women really were desperate to meet men, there are OTHER activities they could fake an interest in which would grant them much more success (like cars, football or guns).
And just to reiterate: Men do the exact same thing. I can't tell you how many boys in my Highschool joined art simply because it allowed them to work with the pretty girls in my grade. They admitted to me that was their aim themselves.
And don't assume they are patronizing you. Why would they fake an interest in something to patronize you? That makes no sense at all. Literally no sense. If they wanted to patronize you there's a million better ways to do it.
Don't go through life being suspicious of people for no real reason. I myself am I very suspicious guy - for example, I never give anyone my real birthday and I never fully trust ANYONE. But I don't spend time trying to dissect the motivations of people around me, especially when the activity or interest in question is so trivial to my everyday life. If I see a woman expressing a deep interest in video games, I believe that she is interested. Of course, she might not be. But why would it matter? I have no reason to suspect fakery of interest.
I am much more concerned with uncovering the motives of my bosses and anyone who wants any of my money. On job and financial matters, I trust NO ONE 100%, whether they be male or female.
Geek chíc is/was an "in" look; that will filter down into schools, where people feel like they should act like how they dress. Don't worry about it, it doesn't or shouldn't matter to you; they're not tarnishing the name of geek so that you have to rise up and defeat the evil usurpers. Posers aren't inherently bad, they're just a bit weird and/or insecure.
Being a geek is not about dress sense, most of the posts here are saying what it is about and it's easy to sort out who's who when you know that.
Being a geek is not about dress sense, most of the posts here are saying what it is about and it's easy to sort out who's who when you know that.
She's supposed to be the girl that does the "Daily fix" on ign.com. I hardly ever use the site to be honest, but form what I've seen of her shes one big poser. Hot yes, but my arse is she a TRON fan...Vault101 said:
while I agree that you cant judge people based on apearnce and should not assume a girl is a poser because she is a girl...Korolev said:
I think youre taking it to an extreme, no one is "suspicious" of female geeks, but its seems people recognise a type of person who may or may not be genuinly interested but the main thign being flaunting it in an annoying way for attention (thats what I ment by cross over)
thats were the "patronizing" part comes in its like a girl is like "hey Nerds! I play games and Im a chick!, so you may stand before me with awe! cus I bet youve never even seen a female before LOL"
and yeah its not just females it goes both ways, generally I prefer to give people benifit of the doubt
so youre telling me the biggest gaming site ever can't even get somone whos actually into games?Mandalore_15 said:
that said however thats only what youve said, Im if thats her job...you know I mean she might be genuine we dont really know (havnt seen any of her stuff, even then I wouldnt really want to judge)
I think it just depends on whether or not they have to constantly show it off. I'm also a girl, but unless a poll requests knowing my gender or someone asks, I generally just stick to the topic. No point in bringing up something that isn't relevant to the conversation.
I also feel that posers are people who were never interested in this kind of stuff before. I.E. people who thought video games were only for 'losers' until they became cool and mainstream. Yeah, I know a lot of people either didn't have access to games or didn't realize that they liked games into later in life, but these people, you can tell, genuinely enjoy what they do.
I also feel that posers are people who were never interested in this kind of stuff before. I.E. people who thought video games were only for 'losers' until they became cool and mainstream. Yeah, I know a lot of people either didn't have access to games or didn't realize that they liked games into later in life, but these people, you can tell, genuinely enjoy what they do.
I know two girls who are real geeks. One is my friend and she's in love with computers and star wars and well...geeky culture(?). She's not the kind of gamer geek, just the movie and computer kind.
This other girl that I met on the bus is similar, but more into it. She was talking about going to an anime convention and cosplaying as Misty... It was weird. She said that she'd do anything for $50 to go. So also said "bye" along with "may the force be with you." Which made me laugh a lot, and I had little choice but to say "and with you as well."
I don't think I've found a "poser" geek.
This other girl that I met on the bus is similar, but more into it. She was talking about going to an anime convention and cosplaying as Misty... It was weird. She said that she'd do anything for $50 to go. So also said "bye" along with "may the force be with you." Which made me laugh a lot, and I had little choice but to say "and with you as well."
I don't think I've found a "poser" geek.