tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5124770754805827894.post6907819162226046631..comments2023-06-15T11:59:39.572-04:00Comments on DYVERS: On Those Sad, Fake, Nerd GirlsDyvershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06032957275132817602noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5124770754805827894.post-71106566777243148372014-05-22T10:55:22.557-04:002014-05-22T10:55:22.557-04:00LOL!LOL!Dyvershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06032957275132817602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5124770754805827894.post-59330503318785621232014-05-22T10:03:03.532-04:002014-05-22T10:03:03.532-04:00what a pathetic post, you sound like a desperate m...what a pathetic post, you sound like a desperate mangina hoping one of these girls will sleep with you. "yay, finally there are girls here" but i have news for you, they have the same attitude that "Chirine ba Kal" has & think of you like he does. so no matter how much you white knight for them they won't sleep with you.PhantomZodakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09696164933180996793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5124770754805827894.post-7312931947424833432014-02-17T11:37:26.804-05:002014-02-17T11:37:26.804-05:00Andrew, thank you for your comment - I happen to a...Andrew, thank you for your comment - I happen to agree with you about a lot of what you said, and I have tired very hard to keep your points in mind over the past forty years; yes, it's been that long that I have been seeing this kind of behavior from far too many males at conventions - and now on the Internet.<br /><br />It has, I guess I'm trying to say, gotten old. (And the latest chirine ba kalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15089801259918671141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5124770754805827894.post-51979321922573499502014-02-16T11:31:23.019-05:002014-02-16T11:31:23.019-05:00Andrew, I don't think that Charles' post i...Andrew, I don't think that Charles' post inferred that these women want to be treated better than other geeks. And I agree with him. I know -I- certainly don't want to be treated better, I just want a seat at the table - and that proves difficult a lot of times just because I am a woman.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5124770754805827894.post-13110152731770275582014-02-14T23:49:34.056-05:002014-02-14T23:49:34.056-05:00"If you sincerely seek a resolution to this i..."If you sincerely seek a resolution to this issue, you need to understand and respect the emotional state of those you are criticizing and find a better way to adjust it than rude and nasty attacks."<br /><br />No, no I do not. <br /><br />They are myopic jerks who need to shut up and go away. I do not accept them at my game or in my life and I will not accept any reason they conjure toDyvershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06032957275132817602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5124770754805827894.post-43440025577282726192014-02-14T16:13:12.502-05:002014-02-14T16:13:12.502-05:00The question is... are those that are judging them...The question is... are those that are judging them doing so harsher than their male counterparts?<br />Look, I see fans of old editions of games getting nasty with the young ones joining all the time. It is part of any subculture for those within it to work to establish a hierarchy and work to achieve and defend their place in that hierarchy-- and if those who enter it are seen as achieving a Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05077116392950757591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5124770754805827894.post-37345705055773993162014-02-14T11:36:36.055-05:002014-02-14T11:36:36.055-05:00You know, it started nice and then it got creepy w...You know, it started nice and then it got creepy when you asked me if I was busy on Saturday. ;) Seriously though, I'm with you. We should be welcoming and not assholes. <br /><br />The more people who come to the party the better it gets and all that noise. Dyvershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06032957275132817602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5124770754805827894.post-6819989985986373882014-02-14T11:35:04.377-05:002014-02-14T11:35:04.377-05:00I think the real problem is that you have a bunch ...I think the real problem is that you have a bunch of people who have been excluded from life for as long as they can remember and they seize on this one, insignificant thing so that they can feel superior to you. And they're assholes. <br /><br />Really I guess it all comes down to the fact that they're just assholes. Dyvershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06032957275132817602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5124770754805827894.post-45122902709208905912014-02-14T11:32:35.920-05:002014-02-14T11:32:35.920-05:00Glad you like it Conor.Glad you like it Conor.Dyvershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06032957275132817602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5124770754805827894.post-16625931958733295872014-02-14T11:25:36.016-05:002014-02-14T11:25:36.016-05:00I must be a fake nerd girl. I don't go to cons...I must be a fake nerd girl. I don't go to cons, LARP, or cosplay, I can barely tolerate Star Trek ToS (Voyager is, oddly enough, my fav), I'm not into Dr. Who, I'm not a big comic book fan, I haven't read Fire and Ice (yet), and the original Star Wars is my absolute favorite. The only gaming I'm remotely not terrible at--excluding board games--is Lego Indy, the original Katiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12946632770905909343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5124770754805827894.post-28168083863618677412014-02-14T11:20:01.994-05:002014-02-14T11:20:01.994-05:00Cheers mate. This is an essential rant. Cheers mate. This is an essential rant. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15296175889062489996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5124770754805827894.post-45062224496848496172014-02-14T09:21:04.860-05:002014-02-14T09:21:04.860-05:00I wish the ladies had been frequenting the comic b...I wish the ladies had been frequenting the comic book shop in my hometown back when I was young. It might still be there today if that had. :(Dyvershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06032957275132817602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5124770754805827894.post-60233628247565697622014-02-14T09:20:14.650-05:002014-02-14T09:20:14.650-05:00And thank you for your comment Pops!
I'll nev...And thank you for your comment Pops!<br /><br />I'll never understand why some people feel like it's okay to do that noise. Though I will say that my wife has a fantastic way of dealing with it: she punches them till they go away. Dyvershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06032957275132817602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5124770754805827894.post-67471754603215326162014-02-14T09:17:19.762-05:002014-02-14T09:17:19.762-05:00I can't tell you how much I love this chirine&...I can't tell you how much I love this chirine's comment. Made my whole day it did!Dyvershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06032957275132817602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5124770754805827894.post-77890453292975302262014-02-14T09:15:46.353-05:002014-02-14T09:15:46.353-05:00Wonderful post - thank you!!!
I might also mentio...Wonderful post - thank you!!!<br /><br />I might also mention that I am married, since 1990, to a 'super-geek'; she doesn't fit any of the stereotypes, but I think her simply wonderful!<br /><br />-chirinechirine ba kalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15089801259918671141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5124770754805827894.post-13909282438585132532014-02-14T09:12:49.707-05:002014-02-14T09:12:49.707-05:00Kudos my good man, kudos.
And on this lovely Vale...Kudos my good man, kudos.<br /><br />And on this lovely Valentine's Day I want to say, nerd girl, be you newbie, veteran or just nerd-curious, I for one welcome you!<br /><br />Also, are you busy Saturday night? ;)Adam Dicksteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04840144928096089178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5124770754805827894.post-15543504581683349632014-02-14T09:01:00.215-05:002014-02-14T09:01:00.215-05:00All of that and I forgot to share a link that rela...All of that and I forgot to share a link that relates to this issue: http://www.dailydot.com/fandom/fake-nerd-guys-tumblr/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5124770754805827894.post-62310479425659895232014-02-14T09:00:38.982-05:002014-02-14T09:00:38.982-05:00As a 38 year old, happily married guy, all I can p...As a 38 year old, happily married guy, all I can ponder is why this influx did not happen 15 years ago? All that aside Hear hear to yoru post , well put, anyone who is not a d-bag is welcome to game at my table, male, female, real or fake nerd who cares.Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12793781986788315513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5124770754805827894.post-15224808641159132932014-02-14T08:59:18.504-05:002014-02-14T08:59:18.504-05:00Yes, this has been a hot topic on Tumblr for quite...Yes, this has been a hot topic on Tumblr for quite a while, as most of us on there ARE geeks from various fandoms. It's most noticable online, in my experience - but it happens enough in the real world, too. I am a professional in my thirties, so I end up wearing skirt suits most of them time instead of Doctor Who t-shirts. I am also a huge, insufferable geek. Apparently in some people's Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5124770754805827894.post-47633219559271212152014-02-14T08:52:35.650-05:002014-02-14T08:52:35.650-05:00I'll see your rant and raise you one.
I'v...I'll see your rant and raise you one.<br /><br />I've been called a 'fake nerd' now for some forty-five years; I got involved in Star Trek fandom back in the day when it was almost all wimmen, with very few guys, and I've been involved with gaming since two dweebs named Gary and Dave kit-bashed a set of medieval rules into Something Else. The 'real, true nerds' I'chirine ba kalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15089801259918671141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5124770754805827894.post-63446884964638924242014-02-14T08:30:00.779-05:002014-02-14T08:30:00.779-05:00Thanks Tom!Thanks Tom!Dyvershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06032957275132817602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5124770754805827894.post-6012219068915005462014-02-14T08:26:13.814-05:002014-02-14T08:26:13.814-05:00If this were Facebook, I'd be clickin' &qu...If this were Facebook, I'd be clickin' "Like" a hundred times. Well-said!Tom Doolanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03451129317759266295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5124770754805827894.post-36365815926036028812014-02-14T08:20:24.363-05:002014-02-14T08:20:24.363-05:00In my neck of the woods we call them dumb, sons-of...In my neck of the woods we call them dumb, sons-of-bitches.Dyvershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06032957275132817602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5124770754805827894.post-2421209336620906532014-02-14T07:23:58.171-05:002014-02-14T07:23:58.171-05:00Haters be dumb (as the kids would say).
Gaming and...Haters be dumb (as the kids would say).<br />Gaming and really nerdy gaming at that (LARP) had a hand in my 1st and 2nd marriage.<br />Met the beast (wife one) through a person I met at an all night gaming party.<br />Met the love of my wife online dating , by luck we had friends in common, it was hilariouus when I was mentioning larp to her online and she knew the name of the guy. I was shootingJDJarvishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07691101939920824546noreply@blogger.com