I spend approximately 15 hours a day in the computer, either browsing the Internet, watching movies or series, reading manga, playing video games or coding things for college. If I were to tell this to any of my colleagues, they would call me a "nerd", but not in a good way. (and probably add a "fucking" before it)
Now, there is this girl in my class; she got a tattoo the other day, a fire flower from Mario. She knows a grand total of four characters from the games: Mario, Luigi, Bowser and Daisy. Not a single one more. Her friends called her a "nerd", in a good way.
There are two different types of nerds out there. Those who chose to be one, and those who didn't. Being one is now popular, it seems, and people are choosing it. I, on the other hand, have never asked for it.
Don't mix us together, because not only we have little in common, but also we don't like each others too much.
And on the topic of feminism and all that: on the Internet, no one CARES that you are a woman, or a man, or a dog (well, except white knights. Those do seem to care, for whatever reason). Don't like rape jokes? Go play a different game. I don't throw a tantrum when someone tells me I'm a bald fat fag. It's a random guy (or girl, or dog) that I don't know, and probably never will.
On the other hand, I've played many different online games with many different women, without problems. Just accept that over 90% of the players will be men and, as such, you'll be reading/hearing a lot of "manly" jokes (especially "ur mum so fat" and penis jokes). If you are going to be offended at the first one, find a new hobby, because this is an unforgiving one.
Now, there is this girl in my class; she got a tattoo the other day, a fire flower from Mario. She knows a grand total of four characters from the games: Mario, Luigi, Bowser and Daisy. Not a single one more. Her friends called her a "nerd", in a good way.
There are two different types of nerds out there. Those who chose to be one, and those who didn't. Being one is now popular, it seems, and people are choosing it. I, on the other hand, have never asked for it.
Don't mix us together, because not only we have little in common, but also we don't like each others too much.
And on the topic of feminism and all that: on the Internet, no one CARES that you are a woman, or a man, or a dog (well, except white knights. Those do seem to care, for whatever reason). Don't like rape jokes? Go play a different game. I don't throw a tantrum when someone tells me I'm a bald fat fag. It's a random guy (or girl, or dog) that I don't know, and probably never will.
On the other hand, I've played many different online games with many different women, without problems. Just accept that over 90% of the players will be men and, as such, you'll be reading/hearing a lot of "manly" jokes (especially "ur mum so fat" and penis jokes). If you are going to be offended at the first one, find a new hobby, because this is an unforgiving one.