I was a fake geek girl.

[legendary_zelda]

When I was in college, my only concern was finding a peer group that would accept me. I had never found a peer group that had accepted me. I lived in a dorm that had suites organized around certain interests, so I decided to live in the Sci-Fi suite my sophomore year.

I didn’t really have too much in common with most of the other people there. I

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[gmdreia]

Artists seem to have joined the ranks of the geeks these days, but that said, fake geek girl seems to really be a new thing as it was definitely not a thing when I was the most into the subculture. I only had two fandoms and that was it - my made up sci fi universe and Star Trek. Mostly I drew pictures and made up stories.

[legendary_zelda]

Yeah, I agree. It wasn't a thing when I was first getting into the culture either. It seems to be something that's mostly cropped up as a result of geek going "mainstream," and the rise of cosplay.

I really enjoy cosplay actually. Not for myself, since I don't participate, but one of the things I enjoy most now about going to cons is seeing all the costumes. My little nephew really gets into it too, and he's the main reason I go to any cons these days.