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. : /