*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