Has boobs, reads comics?

[trashcanman]

Internet culture has taken a decidedly negative turn in the past decade, I think we can agree. Go onto a gaming message board and read a thousand topics about how much their favorite game sucks and every feature is for noobs. Go on AICN and read the talkbacks about how Tarantino is an untalented hack who hasn't made a watchable film since Reservoir Dogs or how overrated The Empire Strikes Back is. To be a real geek these days, you aren't allowed to like anything at all if the internet community has anything to say about it. And if you are an attractive woman who enjoys any of these things that they supposedly love and somehow still hate......watch out.

www.thenerdybird.com/2011/06/are-you-questioning-miss-usas-geek-cred.html

Yeah, nothing says "crown me Miss USA" like referencing sex and violence-filled fantasy shows from cable television. Beats the hell out of saying you're into world peace or animal rights or some other utter pandering bullshit, if you ask me. Now, I see a girl like that and the first thing I think is


I've had plenty of conversations online and offline with attractive and personable women about video games, anime, comics, Asian grindhouse films, and all sorts of other geekiness. It's okay for other people to like stuff that doesn't suck, even if you find them attractive. You assholes. And no, being a nerd will not give you an edge in a fucking beauty pageant. She's hot, she likes stuff that is badass, and she has the balls to say so on national television rather than sit behind a keyboard and bitch. Deal with it.

[theothernewestone]

My brain is hard.

[The Curmudgeon]

This is something I see a LOT. Like, if a girl talks about her passions or interests and they happen to NOT be watching American Idol or riding ponies they're instantly put under a spotlight because they MUST be lying. It's bullshit, and self-defeating bullshit too. "Oh, they're attractive? Then why would they like this nerdy stuff that only dateless wonders like me can like?"

Don't get me wrong, there ARE fakers out there (those faux-faded rock shirt wearing girls, for one) but if you meet a girl who likes stuff with a little bit of depth and merit - holy shit, man. That's what's called a "jackpot."

[trashcanman]

Olivia Munn has dealt with a lot of this as well, although it is a bit justified in her case since it did help her build her career as a G4 host. Still, the amount of venom she received was pretty ridiculous. "OMG, she is dressed as slave Leia, what a pandering whore!" How about just saying "OMG, she's dressed as slave Leia. HAAAWWWTTT!" without assuming she somehow doesn't have the right because she doesn't have 10 separate World of Warcraft accounts max-leveled yet?