Comments on: Nrrrd Grrrl

By: Samwise

Samwise — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 15:47:16 +0000

Japanese has a lot of pronouns, such as “otaku” and “kisama”, that have serious connotations based on their politeness.

I don’t know what might be the equivalent in Japanese these days for “nerd” or “nrrd” in the way the video portrays….

By: Simon C.

Simon C. — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 06:06:14 +0000

In fact, the word Otaku didn’t have a negative meaning at the beginning. =p

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otaku

“You are a geek when ever question you ask yourself is answered through Wikipedia.”

By: Simon C.

Simon C. — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 06:00:05 +0000

I liked that song, it made me smile! And I must admit geek girls are hot.

My girlfriend is definitely geek in her own way, and I love it.

Although I must admit, she’ll never be as geek as I am.

As for Dann’s comment, I’m afraid I can’t follow you. I don’t think the desire to meet more geek girls is to accomplish a greater goal for mankind. Wouldn’t it be simpler to assume it’s just because people want to meet girls that have, you know, common interests with them?

By: Amanda

Amanda — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 04:46:59 +0000

Dann, if you can’t tell the difference between ogling a woman’s boobs when she’s trying to have a conversation with you and ogling a sexy calendar picture, then you have more issues than I can address in this space.

And I have no idea what you’re trying to ask in the second part.

By: dann

dann — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 02:12:27 +0000

Hang on – so oggling boobs is not okay… but putting them into a nerd-grrl youtube checkmeout or calendar is? I am so confused. At one point it’s ‘rah rah respect us’ and then ‘buy the calendar and oggle us (and Phil) for a “good” cause’. Since its tax day, I’m wondering more and more about ‘good causes’ and wh,at is really being done in terms of hard facts and (no pun) figures.
A lot of claims about ‘getting these nerd girls attention’ just seems to be glossing over the fact that many women are hard at work anyway with other established support systems that aren’t capitalizing on looks, or raving about themselves nonstop on youtube. Rallying troops to do what goal, exactly? More numbers doesn’t correlate with affirmative action.. unless the action is to party with more nerds! Is it just aiding the caricature by acting like the self-service station for nerds’ ogling enjoyment at the conference or party? Like what’ Thus spake zuska’ says about ‘geek women are busy, and we can’t sit around all day while reporters sketch our caricature’ – I’d be very interested in what Phil’s friend has to say, in short. Because this seems more a backwards-ass step the more I listen.

By: Space Cadet

Space Cadet — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 01:09:06 +0000

does that explain DexI through DexIX?

By: Kevin F.

Kevin F. — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 00:36:59 +0000

Where were nerd chicks like this when I was in college?

I saw plenty, but I was a geek. : /

By: DexX

DexX — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 00:01:03 +0000

I am a geek married to a smart and gorgeous geekaholic girl. She loves geeks so much that we do the polyamory thing and she gets to have multiple geeks!

By: Tom

Tom — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 23:56:30 +0000

Cool video, but I think she’s a poser for the song. Near the end, she has her Princess Leia and Chewbacca action figures kiss.

Major nerd faux pas.

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By: Tempest

Tempest — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 19:47:32 +0000

I think that geek/nerd guys would fare better if they would catch on more readily when a geek girl is interested in them.

Our geek parties are so much better – watching Dr Who, Torchwood, Sarah Jane Adventures, Monty Python, playing board games like Apples to Apples (hilarious at 4 or so in the morning) or Shadows over Camelot (Arthurian legend, we play it so often we have assigned knights – don’t take someone else’s, it could result in injury (or that person being schizophrenic for the night)). Or mini dance parties that start in the middle of homework because a good song comes on.

By: Paul

Paul — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 19:45:27 +0000

Geek Girls are definitely ‘teh hawt’, or, as Wil might say, “hawsome!” But that piece of music is definitely ‘nawt.’

By: firemancarl

firemancarl — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 18:55:08 +0000

Speaking of nerdy things. Tonight on the History Channel the show called “The Universe” will be about the biggest things in the universe, planets, stars, black holes etc.

By: Dennis

Dennis — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 18:52:10 +0000

Phil said:

“That’s OK, I’m not complainin’. My life is pretty OK right now (I hung out with Randi last week! I had dinner with Wil! I’m going to the UK next week to poke around a gazillion dollar particle accelerator!) and I’m happier than I have any right to be.*”

Yeah, well, yesterday I had my teeth cleaned…HA!

I hate my life

By: firemancarl

firemancarl — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 18:38:48 +0000

Shoeshineboy,

I thought you said “wife”

I did too until I read your post!

By: firemancarl

firemancarl — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 18:37:30 +0000

Amanda,
how to realize that ogling my boobs is NOT an appropriate come on.

You mean it’s not? Shite!

By: firemancarl

firemancarl — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 18:36:12 +0000

A few things. Man, I was awkward in HS. Still, I liked the nerdy science chicas.

Why yes, I often would dance like those guys did trying to impress the babage.

The overall problem, was that I was just plain unoticed in school.
Oh well.

How, how groovy is it that she was using a Mac for her computer? Like, totally awesome!

By: Amanda

Amanda — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 17:59:53 +0000

Aw, thanks Phil! Now my head’s going to swell.

Yep, being either a geek guy or girl presents interesting life problems. Luckily I got my geek guy young and have hung on. Before that, I definitely had my share of guys scared by my smarts and loser geeks who didn’t have enough social know-how to realize that ogling my boobs is NOT an appropriate come on.

By: PerryG

PerryG — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 17:17:00 +0000

Think of it as your personal role in evolution. We survived to reproduce when being a nerd/geek was actually detrimental to your social life. Now that population is exploding! (That’s not to say I don’t share your sentiment. Grrrr, nerds today have it SO EASY, right?)

By: Ken B

Ken B — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 17:16:14 +0000

Gnat:

To me, geek = smart”, while nerd = social outcast

At my high school, perhaps before “geek” came into being, someone coined the term “Elroy” to describe someone smart but without the nerdiness. I guess it never caught on beyond our school campus.

By: Angrynight

Angrynight — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 16:42:57 +0000

P.S. It looks like a certain geek needs to fix the blacklist control panel.

By: Angrynight

Angrynight — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 16:41:50 +0000

I got some grief for being nerd/geek in high school. Come to think of it Phil, you can always claim you’re old-school, back before it was cool.

By: Gnat

Gnat — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 16:15:52 +0000

Personally, I have always considered myself a “geek” as apposed to a “nerd”. To me, geek = smart”, while nerd = social outcast. Unfortunately, I didn’t attract male geeks…just male nerds. And the male preps weren’t interested in female geeks!

Okay, now I’m depressed!

By: Gordan

Gordan — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 16:07:20 +0000

Phil, this is the second time I’ve seen you say you’re going to *UK* to have a look at a huge particle accelerator. Are you looking for the LHC, or is there some huge accelerator in the UK as well that I’m not aware of?

By: Samwise

Samwise — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 15:47:11 +0000

Wow, the term “nerd” is really getting watered down these days. Nerd fashion, nerd haircuts, nerd dance scene. Not much like nerd used to mean. Seems like “nerd” is becoming a synonym for what is also meant, these days, by “hipster”.

Reminds me of how some fans of Japanese aniamtion adopt the term “otaku” distorted it from the very negative meaning in has in Japanese.