Women Who Consider Themselves "Geeks," Tell Me About A Time You Experienced Sexism From A Fellow Nerd
You know, for a subculture that seems to thrive on being the underdog and the outcast, I can't help but notice that a lot of people who consider themselves "geeky" sure do love to make sure others don't feel included.
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I'm asking the BuzzFeed Community, "Geek Girls, was there a time when you experienced sexism in the nerd community?"
Maybe you're a die-hard Marvel fan with a comic book collection to rival Stan Lee's, but every time you go to the store to pick up a new one, the clerk always asks if you're here to shop for your boyfriend?
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Or maybe you've spent every Star Wars midnight showing stuck behind someone in a Kylo Ren t-shirt who keeps going on about how the franchise has gone downhill ever since they made a woman the protagonist of the series?
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Or maybe you spent ages on your cosplay for a highly anticipated con, only to be suffocated by a bunch of dudes who think that just because you're dressed as their favorite character, it gives them permission to touch you without your consent?
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Or maybe you're a music geek like me, who wore a shirt with a photo of The Beatles on it to a party, only to have a random man with an acoustic guitar play their entire discography in an attempt to quiz me on which songs I knew to see if I was a "real fan"?
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Have you ever had a man aggressively play "Blackbird" at you? It's enough to make Paul McCartney pee his pants.
