Nerd Girls Community

Dating Advice!

2008-07-19T10:40:57Z

How does a nerd girl go about dating successfully in this culture that celebrates trophy wives and bimbos? Is it important for your partner to be as smart as you? I would be interested in knowing the struggles others have had!

Barbie is a NerdGirl?

2010-02-12T19:13:07Z

Barbie’s a Computer Engineer? Now we are talking!

http://gizmodo.com/5470587/computer-engineer-barbie-has-a-phd-in-fun-and-breaking-down-stereotypes

G4 and the Perpetuation of Girl Nerds as Insincere

2010-03-03T23:41:40Z

I don’t know if anyone’s really commented on this..but that channel G4/Tech TV really has a thing about making people think that girl nerds simply don’t exist. As if the ones that play video games are only doing it for attention as an insincere gesture.

the matrix

2008-07-20T01:02:35Z

so, the nerd girls article on newsweek said, “Today’s girl geeks are members of the first generation to have been truly reared on technology. They grew up on gender-neutral movies like “Hackers” and “The Matrix.”

okay not to be picky but how is The Matrix gender neutral? that movie is cool, but from a gender standpoint it drives me NUTS! Trinity kicked 100% ass in the first scene of the first movie, but it was straight downhill from there. by the end of the film she was reduced to a helpless outsider, who could only help the desperate situation by LOVING A MAN. give me a break.

watch for it girls! there’s movies and shows all over the place that have females who are kick ass part of the time, but take a back seat whenever the hero man enters the room. oh, or they fall in love. you know, you totally can’t be a strong woman once you’re in love, right?

as if!

Leslie Winkle on the Big Bang Theory

2008-07-19T21:07:17Z

Does anyone watch The Big Bang Theory on CBS? If not, catch some episodes Mon. nights or on cbs.com . I love the show!
Sometimes Leslie Winkle (played by Sarah Gilbert) makes a guest appearance.
Do any of you identify with her? Do any of you identify with the neighbor Penny (played by Kaley Cuoco) who put together a tractor engine when she was 12?

another religion

2008-07-21T09:05:14Z

whats the problem with having a diffrent religion. people exclude and make fun of people of a diffrent religion. it is not our buisness what other people belive. so we should stop discriminating and just ecsept.

Nerd Girls from History…

2008-12-05T11:38:10Z

I came across a really cool blog that gives a great brief history on lots of “nerd girls” from the past. It is great to remember that women have been out there as nerd girls for a long time—we have role models, we just have to look for them.

http://girlspy.wordpress.com/

NerdGirls.com on GeekBreirf.tv

2008-10-04T23:22:53Z

Just thought I’d mention that Cali Lewis’ show/podcast geekbrief.tv gave a little shout out to nerdgirls.com in her brief #441.
http://www.geekbrief.tv/gbtv-441-geekbrieftv
My girls and I will sit down and watch Cali and Neil’s pod cast on our apple tv and my oldest has her as a must watch so check it out. I’m sure her mention will help spread the word about this sites great idea.

~John

Favorite nerd girls in movies/tv/books

2008-07-30T15:38:54Z

My absolute favorite nerd girl is Anne Shirley. I also like Susan Calvin from I, Robot (the character from the book, definitely not the movie). In the television spectrum, Starbuck from Battlestar Galactica gets high marks. I have a fondness for Peggy Olsen from Mad Men as well, although I don’t think she’s a true “nerd girl” yet (but may be by the end of the series).

Who are your favorite fictional nerd girls?

Palin: Friend or Foe?

2008-09-18T14:55:47Z

I would like to ask, in the spirit of the election, what this community thinks about McCains VP pick; is she a role model or bad example? How does she weigh out vs. Hillary Clinton’s campaign? What do and don’t you like about her and most importantly, do you think she is helping break the stereotype of a woman by running for VP, or is she reinforcing the stereotype with her family-values being a heavy campaign focus?

With the question asked, I’ll start the discussion off with a little of my opinion in the form of this link.

I’m very interested to see what you all think though.