Ok, seriously people, this is getting fucking ridiculous. I’ve touched on this in a few recent blog posts and sort of on the podcast. But this is the deal: Knock it off with the Geek Policing. Got it? For a start, you almost only ever do it to women, which is sexist. You primarily do… Read More Geek Girls Rule! #230 – “Fake” Geek Girls
Ok, so I missed this last year because we had cat illness that ate all our money. This year, I decided I was going even if it meant we ate ramen for the next month. So, Saturday morning I hopped on a bus and went down to the convention center. OMG, YOU GUYS!!!!! It was… Read More Geek Girls Rule! #229 – Geek Girl Con
On my way out of the house! Should get there noon-ish!!!!
I have been putting off watching the BBC’s Sherlock for months, because I am a Sherlock Holmes purist. While Jeremy Brett is rather good, Basil Rathbone will always be my Sherlock Holmes. And after the SCREAMING disappointment that was the Robert Downey Jr. and Jude Law Sherlock Holmes movie, I was not ready to have… Read More Geek Girls Rule! #228 – The BBC’s Sherlock Holmes
Ok, so embedding didn’t work for me. Here’s the link. Talking about a lot of the same stuff I’ve blogged about here, only slightly less articulately I think. Anyway, here I am. Maybe I’ll add the embed code for shits and giggles just to see if it works behind my back or something. http://html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/2026971/height/360/width/640/autoplay/no/autonext/no/direction/forward/thumbnail/yes
This was yet another twitter comment. As always, if you want me to name you, I’ll do it. But don’t feel obligated. In the middle of the question and answer period on Sexy Geek Boys and if men got their geek cred challenged like women did, someone asked why sexy was even a factor at… Read More Geek Girls Rule! #227 – Why are We Even Talking About Sexy Anyway?
Ok, so I’m doing a lot of these analyses of fan culture lately, and that is in part because my twitter followers wade through my goofy tweets and ask really important trenchant questions. They make me think, a lot, and I love them for it. So big hugs to all my twitter followers! You guys… Read More Geek Girls Rule! #226 – FanGirling and Objectification
I make no secret of the fact that I was born when the earth was flat and computers were gigantic things full of tubes that took up entire rooms or buildings. And nowhere has this become more apparent to me than engaging in fan culture. I’ve told you all that my personal tumblr (not the… Read More Geek Girls Rule! #225 – Fan Culture and Celebrity
The first US female astronaut was also a lesbian with a long-time partner. She was an inspiration to generations of girls. Thank you for all you were and stood for, Dr. Ride.
Ok, equal time and all that. Do a Google image search for “sexy geek boys.” I’ll wait. So, an awful lot of the images that come up on that search happen to be either women (“sexy geek girls”), or male actors who play characters beloved by geeks, but who aren’t necessarily geeks themselves. The normal… Read More Geek Girls Rule! #224 – Sexy Geek Boys
Geek Girls Rule!!! 