some of what is wrong with the world can be summed up in this one quote from Sara Freeman, 19, dressed in a brown Jedi costume in Chicago, added: "I didn't expect to see as many girls as I did. There's not usually as many geek girls as geek boys."
how true that young woman is.
many of us male geeks (and i count myself amongst the geek fraternity - yes i know some of you out there think you are above it, but.... yes i am looking at you kenny and you paul....) can spend hours talking about our favourite "subject" superman, batman, star wars, star trek, 24, prog rock. we can wax lyrical; we can make cogent arguments, construct detailed analysis of the latest occurrence in our field linking it all in with the latest in cultural theory and pointing out the juxtaposition between the contrasting elements. But we generally do it with fellow male geeks.
Because it is such a male dominated thing when we are confronted with women we can sometimes get a little too intense or too tongue tied (actually this could just be me…)
So what we geeks need is more female geeks.
Come on girls adopt a geek today.
Failing that I am off to see star wars again!
4 comments:
paul much of what you say is true. though being a smiths fan is not something that puts you on the side of the geeks - having too big an interest in prog or brass bands might.
however i must defend myself over the swapping sides slur you have laid at my feet.
i have never denied being a geek - in fact i have always embraced my anorak.
the arguement we had was about degrees - the difference between being a frother (me) and a fanboy (you). i still get excited about the latest releases of stuff whether it be 24, star wars, this weeks comics etc. sadly i get almost girlishly giddy about it. so i declare myself a frother.
you on the other hand can name the members of the avengers in order (and no doubt the doctors and assistants). plus much other trivia that make up the fanboy lexicon.
which is always why i lose the arguement about who is stronger superman or thor!
what's girlish about being giddy?
emma - it just is. don't ask me why being giddy is associated with being girlish.
it's a bit like being a girlie swot. just is.
(i suspect it is also a generational thing - all those st trinian and carry on movies...)
pat and paul - i see you both as frothing fanboys
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