Comments on: Nerd Girls, Sex Appeal, and Stereotypes

By: Geek Studies » “Geeks vs. Nerds” Revisited

Geek Studies » “Geeks vs. Nerds” Revisited — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 19:24:08 +0000

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By: ddeevaa

ddeevaa — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 22:43:17 +0000

well put Summer. The Nerd Girls mission is not to sexualize nerds and its not to say that making nerdy sexy is the only solution either. i feel that the goal of the group is to abolish the negative stereotypes that go along with being interested in math/science/nerdy things and spin it into a positive. it seems to me that the group is trying to take something great (being a smart female) and celebrating it. i think a lot of people out there are missing the point: it’s not that they’re trying to sell sexy they’re trying to say “hey its pretty great to be a smart girl, and let me tell you why”

By: Summer

Summer — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 20:11:41 +0000

I don’t think the nerd girls are really about “nerdy is sexy”. The message is very simple if one happens to be a nerd girl. The message is more like: nerds can be sexy too. There are a lot of intelligent females out there who does not fit the sterotypical image of a “nerd”. however, they consider themselves to be “nerdy” becuase they have certain “nerdy” interstes. I think they should be applauded for what they are doing. It is better for young girls to think nerdy can be sexy than being dumb as glamrous and attractive.

By: Matt S

Matt S — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 16:39:39 +0000

I need to dig deeper into this when I’m not trying to code three different things at once, but this post combined with the Sex In The City post has left me wondering about a backlash movement with in the geek/nerd arena. There appears to be a growing situation where if you don’t meet certain social norms, then you can not be part of the group.

The irony here is that the so called “nerds” are doing to others what was done to us for years. It is the same elitist bullshit that we pissed and moaned about in high school, except now it is coming from so called “nerds” and “geeks”, which frankly, leaves me feeling a little ill.