This article was overall pretty good, it pointed out quite a few things I already knew, but still clarified, and confirmed some suspicions/theories I had. I don't agree that there is a uniform assumption you can make for any woman (I don't believe in uniform assumptions of any person). You can't say that all/any geek girl will act competitively towards you, there are different types of geek-girls, just as there are different types of geek guys (considerate, inconsiderate). And another thing, I don't agree with the term 'geek', think about it; being a 'geek' would simply be someone obsessed in the field of computing, we don't have offensive names for people obsessed in the area of sports! And that's not to say the word 'geek' is even necesarily always used as an insult, if you like it, knock yourself out!
I have personally read many of these tpyes of articles, I find them to be pleasing/re-encouraging, but the feeling doesn't stick with me. In the end I'm back to where I started, so I conclude that you must find your own set of rules.
Now if I haven't offended too many people already with my above comments, I have a simple question; How does the average girl (not a feminist, not an overly passive-type) feel about sexism or female favoratism? I'm asking this because I truly believe in equality, but it seems that some of my friends can get away with being sexist at heart (male superiority), but when girls are around they try hard to not look sexist and sometimes still do, but the girls overlook this. They will complain about it (usually to me), and then the next day they're all over the guy again. This doesn't seem fair to me who is never sexist even when alone. I don't know what to do, or if I'm simply over-reacting.
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This article was overall pretty good, it pointed out quite a few things I already knew, but still clarified, and confirmed some suspicions/theories I had. I don't agree that there is a uniform assumption you can make for any woman (I don't believe in uniform assumptions of any person).
You can't say that all/any geek girl will act competitively towards you, there are different types of geek-girls, just as there are different types of geek guys (considerate, inconsiderate).
And another thing, I don't agree with the term 'geek', think about it; being a 'geek' would simply be someone obsessed in the field of computing, we don't have offensive names for people obsessed in the area of sports! And that's not to say the word 'geek' is even necesarily always used as an insult, if you like it, knock yourself out!
I have personally read many of these tpyes of articles, I find them to be pleasing/re-encouraging, but the feeling doesn't stick with me. In the end I'm back to where I started, so I conclude that you must find your own set of rules.
Now if I haven't offended too many people already with my above comments, I have a simple question;
How does the average girl (not a feminist, not an overly passive-type) feel about sexism or female favoratism?
I'm asking this because I truly believe in equality, but it seems that some of my friends can get away with being sexist at heart (male superiority), but when girls are around they try hard to not look sexist and sometimes still do, but the girls overlook this. They will complain about it (usually to me), and then the next day they're all over the guy again. This doesn't seem fair to me who is never sexist even when alone.
I don't know what to do, or if I'm simply over-reacting.
CrackerJc (grade 9 computer 'geek')