Accusations of fakery against girls who enjoy comics & al are strange. Is there a status game there I'm missing? Why fake being a girl geek?
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Replying to @Spivonomist
@Spivonomist this is a good question. I get it for sports (still think it's mildly annoying) but not for gaming.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @_TamaraWinter
@BookOfTamara Sports fandom isn't even close to being as hostile to outsiders.
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Replying to @Spivonomist
@Spivonomist not hostility, just questioning of sincerity. Not super familiar with the gaming scene, but I don't know any girl who fakes it2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @_TamaraWinter
@BookOfTamara
@Spivonomist there's a narrative where male nerds are persecuted b/c eccentric, non athletic. The fact that it's gone more1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @adamgurri
@BookOfTamara
@Spivonomist mainstream, and there are actual girls interested, actually threatens that narrative.3 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @adamgurri
@adamgurri@Spivonomist but how does that explain mistreatment of women? Seems like a poor choice of target1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @_TamaraWinter
@BookOfTamara
@Spivonomist I mean there's obviously a lot going on. Beyond what I said, there's this paranoid idea that feminists1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @adamgurri
@BookOfTamara
@Spivonomist are going to hijack the gaming industry and make games not fun any more.4 replies 0 retweets 2 likes -
Replying to @adamgurri
@adamgurri @BookOfTamara@Spivonomist Lol yeah Adam, very 'paranoid.' Nothing like that has EVER happened before.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
@adamgurri @BookOfTamara @Spivonomist You just can't stop signaling your remnant Progressivism can you? Look at these paranoid Yahoos!
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