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.

[sneaqui]

YES AND YES. I LOVE YOU FOR SAYING THIS. It really gets to the heart of what bothers me the most about the whole "not a real geek girl" accusation: the hypocrisy of it all. So often women use their bodies and their sexuality in order to make it easier to exist and be heard in male-dominated social spaces BECAUSE THEY HAVE TO. Or because it's just easier to. Or because sometimes it's nice to get attention. That's just the way it is in a world where women are shut out of activities that, by their very nature, SHOULDN'T BE EXCLUSIVELY GUYS-ONLY. And then when those same guys that don't want girls in their special club turn around and call women whores it makes me all fsdajkfdjafjjfkasdsj HULK ANGRY.

Anyway. I LOVE YOU!! <3

[krytella]

I use my power of boobies to be a better geek! Or maybe not better, but to accomplish what most geeks are going for: the opportunity to talk at way too much length about their interests to a captive audience.

[sneaqui]

USE THOSE BOOBIES, GIRL. USE 'EM GOOD!