Comments on The Squees of A Geek Girl Diva: An Open Letter to the L.A. Times from a Geek Girl

It's not the first (nor the last) time that the LA...

2009-06-27T23:18:21.691-07:00

It's not the first (nor the last) time that the LA Times has misquoted and misinterpreted everything. They did an article on my school not long ago (http://articles.latimes.com/2009/may/15/business/fi-geeks15), and every single person in the article was misquoted. What's worse, the reporter kept asking to get into a party. "Yeah, sure we'll let you party with us, Ms. Repor-NO."

i love you.

2009-06-18T23:14:37.931-07:00

i love you.

Welp, GGD stole my (not really) article that I cou...

2009-06-18T12:06:12.798-07:00

Welp, GGD stole my (not really) article that I could rant about for the day :P

REALLY well written, and very true (though I'm an evil guy).

I was so rapt to read this post! That article made...

2009-06-18T00:12:51.486-07:00

I was so rapt to read this post! That article made me so angry for exactly the reasons you have mentioned. I live in Australia and it's been my dream for years to go to SDCC, and NOT to ogle!

@wolverbunny69 From what I can tell, I was writin...

2009-06-17T23:10:35.704-07:00

@wolverbunny69

From what I can tell, I was writing this from my perspective and I don't think I speak for geek girls as a whole.

As I wrote" Girls have been going to SDCC for YEARS. They go because they like *gasp* comics? They go because they want to hear about the latest news from Joss Whedon, or for the BSG panel, or to watch Kevin Smith talk about...heck, anything. They are Browncoats, Cosplay fans, Gamers, Geeks, Nerds, Dorks, Comic fans, movie fanatics, book lovers and for loads of other reasons."

Loads of other reasons being key there ;-)

Thanks so much for taking the time to comment. I appreciate it.

Personally,I am tired of being grouped with the re...

2009-06-17T22:51:21.138-07:00

Personally,I am tired of being grouped with the rest of the "stereotyped female geeks".YES,I AM ONE AND PROUD OF IT!!! But,I am not,nor have I ever been a Joss Whedon,Battlestar Galactica,or Johnny Depp fan. I AM INTO COMIC BOOKS!!!! That is my main reason to go to the COMIC CON. I also enjoy MASQUERADING;I do not like the term cosplayas I am not an anime geek,either.X-Men,Batman,and Iron Man. I wanna know what the Riddler is up to,and why the hell they haven't kille doff that slut Harley Quinn!!!!
Dr. Who is also another geeky nerd draw for me.
Even youwho are trying to break the girl geek mold are grouping us all together.Please,stop it.
I watch Smallville for Green Arrow and Martian Manhunter...

I'm a total gamer/comic gal who actually does love...

2009-06-17T21:32:24.172-07:00

I'm a total gamer/comic gal who actually does love Twilight. No, I don't get all nuts about it. I think it should be appreciated along with everything else, because there are a lot of hardcore geek ladies (maybe a few guys too), who do like it. I mean, half of Buffy was a lot of emo crying about how she couldn't handle being special. I know, I just re-watched every single season. Not knocking Buffy, of course. I just think Twilight deserves some amount of respect too, even if some of us don't like it. I don't particularly love BSG, but I'm not about to bash it. We're geeks; we have to stick together. If we bash one, we bash all. This does not include all the screaming teenagers who are only there for Edward. I'm talking serious fans...

What's unfortunate now is that they are getting qu...

2009-06-17T21:12:07.444-07:00

What's unfortunate now is that they are getting quite a bit of press out of their awful article. I, like many others, rarely if ever go to their website for anything. Have they even considered apologizing publicly you think?

I agree with everyone GGD says above, and I'm not ...

2009-06-17T20:44:24.619-07:00

I agree with everyone GGD says above, and I'm not even female. How weird is that? Does this mean I lose my man-card?

... the stereotype is, culturally, "Only boys like comics, and those boys are fat/pasty with little to no social skills."

... and because fat girls with no social skills do not actually exist, it is therefore impossible for girls to like this stuff for its intellectual value.

Its marginalizing women AND comics AT THE SAME TIME. Luckily we have the internet, which old people (re: the media) have yet to figure out. They still think the creation of Iron Man is the cutting edge of comics today. HA.

Alternatively, maybe these writers ARE the fat, pasty ones with no social skills. This is why they know so little about girls? The debate continues.

Anyway. Keep preaching. :)

@Geek Girl Diva don't have a blog of my own at th...

2009-06-17T18:14:33.323-07:00

@Geek Girl Diva

don't have a blog of my own at the moment, I just saw your post and had to respond! :)

Hmm...do dig the link though, and it's definitely worth looking into. I'll shoot you an update when I get something going ::grin::

@Fey ::grin:: We will. Eventually. And I link yo...

2009-06-17T16:41:54.246-07:00

@Fey

::grin:: We will. Eventually.

And I link you this because you may dig it ;-)

http://geekgirldiva.entertainmentearth.com/2009/05/are-you-maximizing-earning-potential-of.html

Where are you blogging or tweeting or whatever so I can follow you? ;-)

A fantastic response. I noticed the Los Angeles T...

2009-06-17T16:41:39.479-07:00

A fantastic response. I noticed the Los Angeles Times also failed to mention in their article that Comic Con has been sold out for weeks. How do you explain that to the "would be Bellas" who won't be able to get in to Hall H? I've been going to Comic Con since 1986 and its never been to ogle a guy. The Times also fails to mention that it has only been in the last few years you've seen this media frenzy with big name stars coming to pitch their movies/tvshows/book of the week.

@Geek Girl Diva as they say..."great minds..." an...

2009-06-17T16:40:15.807-07:00

@Geek Girl Diva

as they say..."great minds..." and all that jazz ;)

It'd be nice if we actually got credit for being the awesome fans that we are, and not ignored or shoved in the corner of pop culture awareness!

Ah well, a girl can dream!

As someone who often writes about the stereotypica...

2009-06-17T16:23:45.275-07:00

As someone who often writes about the stereotypical assumptions about what women like in their entertainment, this is a fantastic, 'wish I wrote it' article.

@Fey - To quote The Reverend Mother Gauis Helen ...

2009-06-17T16:02:25.276-07:00

@Fey -

To quote The Reverend Mother Gauis Helen Mohaim..

"Get out of my miiiind"

You hit pretty much every thought I had while looking at that slide show. Heh ;-)

It leaves me truely shocked and saddened that we l...

2009-06-17T15:55:40.140-07:00

It leaves me truely shocked and saddened that we live in an era where, even now, people fail to recognize the ability of a female to have any tastes what-so-ever when it comes to comics, conventions, or science fiction in general.

Who gives a rat's patoot whether Brad Pitt will be there or not? It's not like we don't see him a billion times a day anyway with all the cheap publicity he gets at supermarkets and convenience stores. I will see Inglourious Basterds - not for Pitt, but b/c the original was a B-movie classic and I'm intrigued to see what Tarantino will do with it.

And I don't go to conventions to drool over 9th rate, 2-bit "sparkly" vampires...If I'm feeling fangy I'll hit the old collection and get my Spike fix or watch some True Blood!

I go, because the comic-con is a rare place where individuals of like tastes can get together, share in the joys of fantastic artwork, beautifully told, epic storylines, and sort through the veritable treasure trove of back issues that you just can't find anywhere else. I go for Modesty Blaise, Black Canary, and Wonder Woman. For Doctor Who - from Hartnell to Tennant, (and the newby too). For Preacher, and John Constantine and the Green Arrow. For the awesomness that is anything by Joss Whedon - the Buffy Season 8 comic, for Firefly, Dollhouse, and Fray. For the original Star Wars and Star Trek memoribilia. For Battlestar - old and new, and anything else that strikes my fancy - but not for washboard abs.

While I like a hot guy as much as the next girl I'm not got to shell out that kind of dough and that much of a time investment for something as cheap as a pretty face or as trite as a sparkly , emo, wanna-be vamp!

My heart, my money, and my time go to the things I treasure most - a great story, beautifully and artistically told, and the opportunity to share that with a group of people who really understand.

I am proud of the 30 year old comic lover that I am, and not the pathetical tweener that the LAT seems to try to make all females, regardless of age!

I feel like "Hollywood" isn't getting a lot of thi...

2009-06-17T15:53:43.709-07:00

I feel like "Hollywood" isn't getting a lot of things right about women lately:

http://www.cinematical.com/2009/06/10/ask-pixar-to-make-a-movie-about-a-girl-why-thats-just-p-c-b/

-Nicole

I feel sorry for Jake Gyllenhaal. After Brokebac...

2009-06-17T15:19:31.240-07:00

I feel sorry for Jake Gyllenhaal.

After Brokeback Mountain the most important thing about his new role are his abs.

Jake's showmance and promoting boring Avon lady called Reese Witherspoon doesn't help either.

@gothamnights I appreciate you saying that. I kin...

2009-06-17T13:53:45.032-07:00

@gothamnights I appreciate you saying that.

I kinda like the change for now. Never hurts to try it out and I can always go back ;-)

Experimentation is good.

@ Anonymous: I actually prefer white text on black...

2009-06-17T13:49:24.988-07:00

@ Anonymous: I actually prefer white text on black background, so please don't generalize. Unlike yourself, however, I will not ask this blogger to change her colors based on my personal preference.

I go to Comic Con for the books. I went initially,...

2009-06-17T13:46:35.073-07:00

I go to Comic Con for the books. I went initially, as a Browncoat, to work in their charity booth. Since then, though, I'm all about publisher's row and talking to writers.

Because of my fanatical need to read I've discovered web comics (Sheldon! PVP!), and the joy of graphic novels (The Victorian from Penny Farthing is my favorite).

The LA Times needs to actually attend the Con before they clump all of us women in with the little girls who only attended last year for Twilight...some of whom that I know who, by the way, actually spent time on the sales floor and in other panels to discover their inner geek.

Remember, Hollywood and writers in Hollywood doesn...

2009-06-17T11:30:24.692-07:00

Remember, Hollywood and writers in Hollywood doesn't get that there are lots of women who love science fiction and comics. I wouldn't be surprised to learn that most Serenity/Firefly viewers/fans were women. Maybe even most Battlestar Galactica fans.

Heck, isn't ComicCon now the place where half-dressed booth girls now help attract the boys to learn about the latest comic or video game?

@Anonymous Re: Threadjack alert: Better? ;-)

2009-06-17T11:27:36.631-07:00

@Anonymous
Re: Threadjack alert:

Better? ;-)

Nicely said.

2009-06-17T11:09:45.044-07:00

Nicely said.

Threadjack alert: Most of us Internet users have a...

2009-06-17T10:35:06.289-07:00

Threadjack alert: Most of us Internet users have a very hard time reading white text on a black background. Yet despite the fact that nearly everyone I talked to says they hate it and it hurts their eyes, so many bloggers continue to do it because I guess they think it looks stylistic. It doesn’t. It’s hurty. Please to switch to more eye-pleasing colors, and urge your fellow bloggers to follow suit. (And thanks for the giving the LA Times the what-for!)