I am a female nerd. Apparently.
Really great dissection of the sexism inherent in the exaltation of the Female Nerd. Sometimes someone sums up my opinions on a topic in such an articulate fashion that I no longer feel a need to contribute anything to the discussion. Marriane Cassidy is one of those someones.
Excerpt:
“These suspicions are confirmed when I see that many men (and some women) think girls are allowed like nerdy things in the same way they are “allowed” to fix cars or play in metal bands. All well and good, as long as they are sexy while they do it and do not threaten to challenge or emasculate the men who dominate these fields. It’s awesome when a woman reads comics, as long as she doesn’t start complaining about the generally awful portrayal of female superheroes throughout the industry.”
