Earlier I was doing a bit of research on some advertising options for my comic inspired bags. I came across several articles talking about 'geek girls' and 'fake geek girls'. After reading a couple of them, I was left with one question. What is it that makes a geek girl a geek girl?
It really seems like it should be an easy answer, right? When you picture a geek, you have something in particular in mind don't you? The trouble is, your version of a geek and my version are probably very different.
For example: I wouldn't really label myself as a geek. I obsessively binge watched Doctor Who on Netflix, I own an amazing amount of Batman themed stuff, I know my comic book characters, read all the Harry Potter books, dressed up like Belatrix for a book store party, enjoy the Star Wars series, and took AP courses in high school. Of course, there is a lot more from where that came from, but there are also plenty of things that would disqualify me from the traditional sense of the phrase. For instance: I don't like video games, I've never actually read a comic book, I have yet to watch any old Who, I get all 'girly' dressed up sometimes, and several other things that most people would consider very 'ungeeky'. So what does that really mean for me? I think it all depends on how you view yourself.
Another interesting concept I read was about the 'fake geek girl'. The article explained that this is when she labels herself a geek to attract a boy. I suppose that really all depends on the guy you're trying to get. I feel like that really only attracts a male geek. That's all fine and dandy if that's what you're looking for, but if you're faking it then you can't get upset when he wants to play video games all the time or any of the other geeky things you signed up for. I say this because you've read my long list of geek and ungeek things and don't classify myself as such. Would you? Taking the next step further, what kind of man would you assume I would attract, especially given my Batman and Doctor Who obsession?
Funny thing is, he's probably nothing like what you might be thinking. I got myself a small town, country man who didn't know Doctor Who existed until about two week's ago and then complained the entire time. My friend and I had to explain that Thor and Hulk are very different characters. He's never finished a book. All of these things make him very very 'ungeeky' in the traditional sense of the word. However, he has a big obsession with other things. Guns, hunting, and other outdoor things are his geek obsessions.
Basically, everyone can be a geek in some way shape or form. It really all depends on how you define the word. I think my main point is who cares? Geek or not it's not going to define you unless you let it and further more, it's not going to find you love either. So pretending to be a geek seems pointless to me because at the end of the day it really only counts if you have something real in common.
To me the whole debate about 'real geeks' and 'fake geeks' is all useless. Like what you like and be real about it. No point in hiding it or faking it.
Anyway, that's all I have to say on that subject. What do you think?
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Shay
