On the latest wave of misogyny in geekdom

[krytella]

Nerds: Stop hating women, please: One comic creator's rant is just the latest example of misogyny in geek culture.
Fanboy Rampage: Jennifer de Guzman Vs Dirk Manning
And Susana Polo's wonderful older article On The "Fake" Geek Girl

I have a confession to make: awkward, nerdy guys, I do use my body and revealing costumes to take advantage of you

Comments

[mincamo]

2nd article sounds like something that came out of fandom wank

[krytella]

I know, right? Wank by professionals in their industry...

[mincamo]

time to take their facebook and twitters away...

[krytella]

I think it was legitimate for her to call him out, although it's not something I would do under my professional identity.

[mincamo]

yeah it is but they essentially had one long PUBLIC fight where she probably didn't convince him of anything (and I say probably because I didn't read the whole thing after the first couple of correspondences)