This might come across as a bit of a rant but I really need to speak my mind about this.
I've been given various links such as this YouTube Video and an article about how the term geek is so meaningless, that there's no point using it anymore - especially since there are girls going around doing it for attention
Point One: Who Are These So Called Girls?!
I mean, seriously? Every geeky girl I've met have been genuine geeky girls with either similar interests as me or similar interests to Mr Husband. I'm yet to meet one that acts and behaviours like they are doing it for the attention of a geeky bloke. Also, you are basically insulting the intelligence of geeky guys. How? Well, you are basically suggesting that they wouldn't see through it that girl for who they really are - someone doing it purely for the attention.
Point Two: Who Are These Guys To Judge Girl Geeks on Looks Alone?
If you watch the YouTube video (which I recommend) then she makes a very good point that geeky guys are justifying who is a geeky girl by their looks, not our interests or personalities. What gives any man - not just geeky guy - the right to be so completely sexist towards women?! I have a great personality (even though I'm shy) and I'm sure Mr Husband agrees with me since he's my husband. This this way of categorising women based purely on looks is degrading.
Point Three: The Geeky World Has to Wake Up and Smell the Coffee
It's worrying on some comments towards girl geeks are getting around. And geeks really need to wake up. And I agree, its even more difficult being a girl geek than a guy geek. I'm not saying that being a guy geek is easy - far from it. But as soon as I join MW3 games, I just get abuse for being female. I often play online games without my mice because I really don't want the abuse from guys. I'm really lucky in the sense that those who do know me, know that I might not be the greatest, but I do it for the entertainment. I've met some really great friends from my geeky interests. I even met my Husband though my love of photography (we are both photography geeks).
But its not just geeks. Some sections of industry really need to wake up to girl geeks. For example, if you customise your avatar on Xbox 360, the main colours are pink and purple. I hate both of them. Not all girls are over the top, pink lovers. Some are, but most aren't
Girl geeks have made some progress in the geek world. Lets not start closing doors now because of wrong attitudes towards being a female geek. Whether you are male or female, we all have a common interest. So lets not fight over it, lets enjoy discussing the important geeky things - like we always should be
