the whole "geek chick" thing....

[Tinneh]

If a girl knows what she's talking about, knows technical terms, doesn't get 'gig' and 'meg' confused, has a few favourite games, knows the difference between Radeon and GeForce etc etc and is genuinely interested, she can comfortably call herself a geek. At least, that's the qualifications I'd expect of anyone who considers themselves as such.

There's plenty of levels beyond that, for sure, but I'd say that a basic level of interest would mean you would hit those points and would therefore have the capacity to geek. With such a foundation you'd be able to at least follow more in-depth convos without struggling with the basic terminology!

Isn't that what most people would call a Nerd?

By your logic a girl who plays D+D, owns an xbox with a large catalogue of games, loves Star Wars and conventions about it, goes to Comic Con and other such events, adores Lord of the Rings and it's extended literature (even being able to name all of the major and minor locations in Middle Earth) is not a geek.

Obviously the above included guys, but either way, most people would think of the above as a geek, whereas you seem to base it all upon computers and the ability to understand them.

I really hope you guys don't seriously care about the differences between the terms "geek" and "nerd," nonetheless use them on a regular basis. But whatever, "geeky" girls kick arse nonetheless, as long as they aren't faking it and using memes from 2007 that got old in 2007.

 

[lord.jeff]

I don't see the geeky girl as rare, in my gaming/movie circle I see just as many girls as guys.

 

[Not-here-anymore]

Meh. I've come across both.
Hell, a couple of years back I was practically a 'geek poser', taking on the rolw semi-ironically due to studying physics. Then I realised that that's actually who I am.

As for girls... My girlfriend knows more about star wars than any other human being I've encountered, ever. I get told off if I mis-spell wookiee.

 

[Purplecoyote]

I'm a girl and I go to conventions, I like both Star Wars and Star Trek, read LoTr and loved it, used to play D&D, have a YuGiOh shirt and two Mass Effect ones (plus the comics and the novels), me and my roommate collect consoles, etc but I have never actually called myself a geek.

I've called myself a nerd on a few occasions, mostly for laughs.

 

[AbstractStream]

I can SMELL when geeky girls are faking it. I love the real ones, but the fake ones are fun to screw with. In more ways than one

Haaaaaa, I see what you did there xD

Until people are honest with and about themselves, they'll use these labels as a crutch. And that means most of their interactions in that area will be at least a little dishonest.

I believe this to be true.

 

[runnernda]

Aside: Grammar Nazis, genuine question. should that question mark have been inside the inverted commas?

Yes.

OT: I'm a girl, and I love video games, computers and most things that geeks have claimed as their own, and I always have. I think the "posers" you're talking about only started being interested in that stuff when being a geek became cool. If being a geek stops being trendy, I imagine the posers will thin out.

 

[SilentCom]

There are worse ways to seek attention. At least posing as a geek means she is seeking attention from geeks.

As for the main difference between "poser" and "real deal", I think you already covered that. The latter is interested in the subject and the former is interested in the attention.

I would have to agree with the first part. If a gear wants to appear like a "geek", then maybe she wants attention/hook up with some geeky guys or find geeky friends to hang out with.

If she isn't interested in connecting with other geeks but is purely concerned in trying to establish an image, then she may not be a geek but rather a poser. The real question is why would a girl (or anyone) want to pose as a geek?

 

[MASTACHIEFPWN]

(aside from aparently geeky girls being incredibly rare)

You sir have not been to my highschool...

OT: I don't really think you can pose to be a geek, I mean, anyone can be one. I'd say most everyone has a geeky side to them, Look at how many Jack ass like d*uche bags play CoD on xbox. (Note saying that everyone who plays CoD is a d*uche, just the D*uche bags who play it)

 

[TerribleAssassin]

I've met like 3 people who are actual geek (as in us) chicks. But posers annoy me because there's a false sense of trust about them.

 

[OManoghue]

My GF taught me to play both Magic Cards (which sucks) and D&D. That's my proof for real deal.

 

[LuckyClover95]

I've been into games since I was really little, although at the time I was embarrassed about it because I thought girls weren't meant to do that But I still loved them.
If the girls don't actually enjoy the game, they just take up COD at 14 when they're fighting their way through mid puberty because guys find that cool I guess it's annoying and sort of sexist... people trying to be "quirky" annoys me.
I don't really know where I'm going with this, but I've never actually encountered a pretend gamer girl, but then again I've haven't encountered many real ones aside from myself (I say not many, there's one or two, in my WHOLE SCHOOL).
I know a girl who, at 15 only just got into gaming, and that's because her brother got an 360. I'm also not sure what kind of point that's supposed to make.
But as someone previously said girls who are "Ahahaha I'm cute and like Mario and don't actually know anything about games but BEHOLD ME" is really really annoying.
NOT DISSING MARIO BTW. It's just rather simple, and someone who hasn't acquired the mighty gaming logic yet could play it.
You know, I might make a thread on gaming logic.

 

[aba1]

does it matter why all the need to label people if the like what you do great if not what ever if they don't know much but are interested i don't see whats wrong with showing

 

[Tallim]

Aside: Grammar Nazis, genuine question. should that question mark have been inside the inverted commas?

Yes.

OT: I'm a girl, and I love video games, computers and most things that geeks have claimed as their own, and I always have. I think the "posers" you're talking about only started being interested in that stuff when being a geek became cool. If being a geek stops being trendy, I imagine the posers will thin out.

Thanks for the answer, I didn't think it looked right.

 

[smearyllama]

What you're talking about is just a hipster.

The type of person who doesn't like Mario but wares a Mario shirt because it's ironically cool or whatever.

Yes, I've met a lot of them and yea they're annoying.

Damn those hipsters!
They're everywhere!

But yeah, pretty much what he said.

OR:
People who like a game, and know some lingo, and maybe hack games using a modding program on their computer, and think they are teh l33tzors.

Either group is annoying.
In this case, I'm referring to both male and female, though, so as not to discriminate.

 

[LuckyClover95]

Agree with OP. Case in point: Jessica Chobot.

hmmmm not sure if Ive herd of her, so where is she from? like I assume on the internet

She's supposed to be the girl that does the "Daily fix" on ign.com. I hardly ever use the site to be honest, but form what I've seen of her shes one big poser. Hot yes, but my arse is she a TRON fan...

so youre telling me the biggest gaming site ever can't even get somone whos actually into games?

that said however thats only what youve said, Im if thats her job...you know I mean she might be genuine we dont really know (havnt seen any of her stuff, even then I wouldnt really want to judge)

No, I'm saying that they got someone who was hot to do their daily 2-minute video blog to rope in hormonal teenage boys (the majority videogaming market). Whether she actually cares about games I don't know for sure... but I suspect she doesn't.

I think she seems genuine, as I remember one where she was talking about what was in the special edition COD pack and suddenly shouted "OH MY GOOD ITS SOCOOL". Could still be fake though :/

 

[LuckyClover95]

I've always wondered what level of geek I am to be honest...

-I mean I love the Lord of the Rings, but I've never read the books...
-I dislike Nintendo games for the most part and I think Mario is horribly overrated...
-I play games a lot but not religiously, like i will play a few hours a day maybe. Unless of course I go through a phase every so often when I hit a game hard (World of Warcraft, Minecraft) But its more a fad that i get bored with after a few weeks/ maybe months. For minecraft its about a week...
-i pretty much hate most 'retro' stuff.
-Some games, like oblivion, i will play over and over again just because it's amazing.

Anywhoo!

One of my friends (a girl) described herself as a geek to me and my lad mates, she thought watching 'The Big Bang Theory' made her a geek. I laughed!

I laughed reading that, silly girl

 

[Goldeneye1989]

Where did my geek culture come from, i didn't fit anywhere else. Until i found a game called counter strike and then i knew that i wanted to be apart of that community. I evolved into the person i am, because of Video games and the culture that comes with it.

And i want to find a woman who'll have me who likes the things i do. Regardless for their reasoning.

 

[Daveman]

The nearest I've ever met to a geeky girl is the girl I knew who liked to watch Stargate Episodes when she didn't have anything else to do and recognised the name of a video game. As far as I can tell she's just lazy like me and watches lots of daytime tv and she learnt about the video game from her male colleagues. I can't understand why a girl would want to act geeky to get attention because (from what I've seen) she'd be ostracised by the other girls. My sister is fairly geeky thanks to my influence and it's brought her nothing but trouble... although she does get more attention from boys because of it it seems. Luckily she has a 20 year old brother to scare them shitless. I relish that part of my life.

 

[NotVeryCharming]

I don't know why girls would want to be geeky for attention... A lot of the times I have to downplay my geekery because in a lot of people's eyes its not a good thing. I don't know how many times I've talked to guys and gone into tangents about computers, videogames, books, science, scifi, anime -- whatever, and gotten blank stares like I'm crazy. Not to mention the blank stares from other girls! So a lot of the genuine "girl geeks" or "girl gamers" tend to not want to make it so obvious. Others, like myself, just don't really care. I like what I like, the end.

I guess the thing is the 'posers' don't have the know-how to go into long conversations about those kinds of things, so that's what makes it kind of obvious. Sometimes they might see a Mario bag at Hot Topic or something and get it because its "retro" or "geek chic", which I have come to understand is more of a style than girls trying to be geeks. Like the girls who will wear band t-shirts and can't even tell you a single song they like by said band. Also, there are the hipsters who wear things for the "irony" as well. So, that triforce t-shirt? "You just wouldn't get it".

And also, "geek" is a relative term. You can be a geek about just about anything, it just tends to go by a different name (like "audiophile" or "sports fanatic"). Also, some people may think you have to be unhealthily obsessive with something to be considered a "geek", but some may think if you like Doctor Who and play any video game that's on some kind of console or PC, you're a "geek". So it really depends.

 

[Tonimata]

Sometimes it's much more obvious to tell who is and who isn't; EG: Two friends of mine are in stable relationships with girls who feign interest into their boyfriends hobbies in order to not be bored to death when they are practicing them, but at least this means these girls are willing to go halfway to my friends in order to satisfy them, and in turn, they go with them to shopping malls. It's curious to see how, in the end, the guys like going shopping with their girls and reccommending them clothes and giving their opinion while the girls actually become genuinely interested in games, manga, their respective lores, etc...

But if you really need to know if a chick is a geek... Anime conventions. ´Nuff said.