Geeks

As we talked about today in class, geeks don’t necessarily always fit the stereotype of comic book lovers or cosplayers, even though there is nothing wrong with people who enjoy comic books and cosplaying. I thought Caleb brought up a good point when he mentioned people who play fantasy sports are sports geeks. I do not believe that the word geek should have a negative connotation and instead should be looked upon as a positive because geeks get a great amount of enjoyment out of whatever it is they are geeks for. I personally play fantasy football and am a huge geek about it. I always look into who I should start, check what teams are playing each other, and strategize what lineups will give me the best results. I believe that “nerds” are just geeks for academia, which is why I am confused as to why Dirk Manning believes that the nerd culture can only be men. I was never into comic books, video games, cosplaying, or anything like that, but I always assumed that the “nerd” culture was one of the most accepting of anyone. I do not see why girls and guys can’t like the same things without girls being scrutinized. If anything, I would of thought that girls would be gladly welcomed amongst the nerd community. However, I realize that Dirk Manning can not speak for all the nerds but I think his meme was way out of line and he should be embarrassed of his words.