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I'm sure I'm not the only one to have experienced this sort of attitude, and I'm sure that most of you who have also experienced this will have one very big thing in common with me- I'll bet that we're mostly female.
What is up with those elitist geeks who act like we're all nasty sluts just because we're women?
I have had enough good experiences to know that this isn't the rule of thumb, and I think of myself, fondly, as a geek. I think of my fiance, fondly, as a geek. But on several occasions, I've gone into a game store, or a comic book store etc, and within a 10 seconds of entering, I want to leave desperately because of the unpleasant atmospheres I'm treated to.
This is far from the only time, but yesterday I visited a brand new comic book store that opened in my town. I had actually been in before, shortly after it opened, and managed to break the ice by marvelling "How long have you guys been her?" Because, well, there wasn't a comic book store there before! Managed to have a quick chat with the owners who seemed nice enough...
I was in town yesterday and was looking forward to going in. I stepped in, and the worker behind the counter didn't bother to look up, but the large group playing some sort of card game (if I had to guess, I would say probably Magic), glared at me. I smiled. No smiles back.
The guy at the counter didn't even look at me, let alone greet me.
I started to peruse their graphic novels. The selection was small, and there wasn't a huge amount of interest to me, but I was having a good look anyway. All the while, I can feel eyes boring holes into the back of my head, and the people actually working there do not say a fucking word.
Within 3 minutes, I had walked back out again.
I'm really fucking sick of this sort of attitude. You know where this kinda thing doesn't happen? ACTUAL bookstores. I have gotten into great conversations with fellow geeks when we've congregated around the graphic novels, sci-fi and video-game-tie-ins sections.
But these petty little men just all sit together in their little clique glaring at anyone who isn't a part of their childish little club.
I can't be sure if the store itself is to blame, but I can guarantee them now that if they're going allow that to happen all the time, they are not going to get any custom and they will go out of business. Because I for one, will much prefer take my custom to Waterstones, or even Amazon.
And those guys, if thats how they act around girls all the time, then no wonder none of them get laid. Jerking off while Fem-Shepherd has lesbian sex with an Asari does not count as a lay. And geeks totally get laid. Just look at my fiance
I'm sure I'm not the only one to have experienced this sort of attitude, and I'm sure that most of you who have also experienced this will have one very big thing in common with me- I'll bet that we're mostly female.
What is up with those elitist geeks who act like we're all nasty sluts just because we're women?
I have had enough good experiences to know that this isn't the rule of thumb, and I think of myself, fondly, as a geek. I think of my fiance, fondly, as a geek. But on several occasions, I've gone into a game store, or a comic book store etc, and within a 10 seconds of entering, I want to leave desperately because of the unpleasant atmospheres I'm treated to.
This is far from the only time, but yesterday I visited a brand new comic book store that opened in my town. I had actually been in before, shortly after it opened, and managed to break the ice by marvelling "How long have you guys been her?" Because, well, there wasn't a comic book store there before! Managed to have a quick chat with the owners who seemed nice enough...
I was in town yesterday and was looking forward to going in. I stepped in, and the worker behind the counter didn't bother to look up, but the large group playing some sort of card game (if I had to guess, I would say probably Magic), glared at me. I smiled. No smiles back.
The guy at the counter didn't even look at me, let alone greet me.
I started to peruse their graphic novels. The selection was small, and there wasn't a huge amount of interest to me, but I was having a good look anyway. All the while, I can feel eyes boring holes into the back of my head, and the people actually working there do not say a fucking word.
Within 3 minutes, I had walked back out again.
I'm really fucking sick of this sort of attitude. You know where this kinda thing doesn't happen? ACTUAL bookstores. I have gotten into great conversations with fellow geeks when we've congregated around the graphic novels, sci-fi and video-game-tie-ins sections.
But these petty little men just all sit together in their little clique glaring at anyone who isn't a part of their childish little club.
I can't be sure if the store itself is to blame, but I can guarantee them now that if they're going allow that to happen all the time, they are not going to get any custom and they will go out of business. Because I for one, will much prefer take my custom to Waterstones, or even Amazon.
And those guys, if thats how they act around girls all the time, then no wonder none of them get laid. Jerking off while Fem-Shepherd has lesbian sex with an Asari does not count as a lay. And geeks totally get laid. Just look at my fiance
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