*FACEPALM* This “fake geek girl” rant is so ridiculous, but the replies are epic. It’s so silly that people still actually think that “women can’t be fans of geeky things” or “women only pretend to like things to get men”. As if women’s entire existence is devoted to pleasing men. But it’s always nice to completely school someone who thinks that way. And also give a history lesson while doing so. Women have always been in fandom and they’re not going anywhere. Anyway, see below for a prime example of one such troll getting pwned:
(via: Geek Girls)
Knuckle-draggers like this make me sick. I’m a geek guy and some time ago I met a geek girl. She turned out to be the love of my life.
<3 Met mine through a Gargoyles chatroom, along with a ton of other friends. I wish there were more nontoxic places like that.
My husband and I met playing D&D in college, run by my fencing coach (because hell yeah I’m a woman who plays with swords!)
I’m SO glad this included Verity Lambert, because that’s where my mind went when I started reading it.
I’ll also add that it was my older sisters who introduced me to Stat Trek, Star Wars, and Doctor Who in the early 80s. Their willingness to geek out with their baby bro when I was little made me the fan I am today. They were fans before it was cool and probably before those gatekeeping incels were even born. They were fans before it was easy to find fandom media to engage with, and it was their interest (and millions like them) that helped those franchises survive for us to enjoy today.
Women didn’t steal our favorite fandoms — they helped create them, preserved them, and passed them on to us.
Oh and of course it was Delia Derbyshire who created (didn’t compose tbf) the iconic Dr Who theme Music while at BBC Radiophonic Workshop…
Fact check. Yes Bjo Trimble organised the letter writing campaign. But original series only ran for three seasons in total. Not one the a further three. Fact check. Lucille Ball was the head of Desuilu studios yes. But she did not have anything to do with ‘green lighting’ Star trek. That was the decision of the network. The production company paid Desuilu for the privilege of using their sound stages and other services. The Lucille Ball story emerged after her death. Contemporary reports, like Stephen Whitfield’s book do not mention it. Read it for yourself. It’s quite the story. https://www.facttrek.com/blog/lucy
Fact check. It doesn’t say it ran one season and then a further three. Read it again. (maybe without the attitude)
Fact Check: the studio itself (Paramount) acknowledges Lucille Ball’s connection to green lighting the series. She brought it to the execs who put it on the air, argued with them when they wanted to cancel it, & believed in both the show & Gene Roddenberry’s vision. Because 1 source doesn’t mention it you’ll argue with people on the internet???
Take several seats & maybe learn to do some research.
Shout out to DC Fontana, the episode writer alluded to!
My husband and I met because I was drawing a dragon while sitting in the hallway waiting for the first day of a college class. We both enjoyed science fictions and fantasy, played D&D, etc. That was 35+ years ago and we are both going strong in our fandoms. Why would I have wanted to pretend? Who wants a partner that you don’t share actual interests with?
I met the love of my life when he started working in my city’s Sci-fi/Fantasy/Horror (and associated media) bookshop, we had thirty wonderfully geeky years – even though he skewed slightly more to horror and visual media than my dedicated SF/Fantasy tastes.
I was reading John Wyndham In the mid 60s. I read Dune in 1968. I was just a prolific reader. But there has been little mention of the women who went by their initials, like C.L. Moore, because sci fi was for boys. What about the influence of Judy Lynn Del Ray in publishing. Fantasy and science fiction have always intrigued, been supported by, written by and read by women.