I am not a feminist. I do think that equality is important and I sure wish things like rape (all kinds) and slut shaming (all kinds) would go away, but I'm not expecting guys to stop loving breasts or ogling half-naked women, and I'm certainly not expecting that the video game industry is suddenly going to start making games featuring strong, non-objectified female protagonists just in the name of equality. Video game companies are not interested in equality. They are not interested in social justice. They are interested in making money. The video game industry exists entirely in a capitalist bubble in which they find (to an extent) a formula, and as long as that formula continues to make them oodles and gobs of money, they are going to continue following it. I don't begrudge the video game industry for continuing to feature men saving/objectifying/kidnapping scantily-clad women. Whatever, they're making their money and if I'm offended by something I can vote with my dollah bills.
However, Bob is not wrong. There are a lot of arguments here that seem to be falling right in line with what he's saying. Yes, previously "on top" groups have a history of stealing, cheating, oppressing, etc. What Bob is saying is that we have an opportunity to change all of that. Everybody who idolizes geek culture won't fall in line, but that's their choice, and it's not wrong for us to give them that choice.
And for those of you saying "Geek culture is not a group," while you may be technically right, it doesn't change the fact that the world perceives us as such, and that can be used or abused depending on how much malevolence and hatred you have for the world at large.
I used to be an active member of several online communities that primarily dealt with "geek culture." I found it to be enriching and intellectually challenging, and I'd be lying if I said some of my best friends didn't come from online-only discussions of Batman or Final Fantasy. However, over the last few years I have decreased my Internet participation to a depressing minimum. It has been brutal watching the loudest and angriest among us dominate conversation after conversation, essentially halting all of the debate and discussion that previously made my time on the Internet so much fun. Even innocuous topics eventually (faster and faster, lately) devolve into vicious bouts of name-calling and mentally-blocked, stubborn, "this is not up for discussion" answers from people.
I feel that these loud, angry people are missing the point. And frankly, it's exhausting to read that kind of reactionary, hate-fueled garbage. It is creating and encouraging a toxic environment.
If you don't feel like you need to be a superhero going out and "saving the world" from oppression and injustice, then don't do that. I don't mean to get all afternoon special on you, but for a lot of people, all we have control over is how we communicate our ideas to others. It's incredibly sad to me that so many people allow their hatred to fester and take over the way they talk to people.