Nerds and Male Privilege
doctornerdlove.comWhen both the manager and I explained to him in no uncertain terms as to what he did wrong he shrugged his shoulders. “Hey, I was just trying to help you guys! She couldn’t understand that chicks can be tough and sexy! Not my fault she’s a chauvinist,” he said.
Estimated reading time: 10 min
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Don’t Date Geek Girls
doctornerdlove.comThe fetishization of the Geek Girl is, at it’s core, a sexist ideal cloaked in the soft tyranny of “worship” and fantasy. By elevating her to the status of Goddess you may think you are paying her the ultimate compliment when instead all you are doing is denying her her own personhood.
Estimated reading time: 4 min
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Take It Like A Man
doctornerdlove.com“Men are afraid that women will laugh at them. Women are afraid men will kill them.”
Estimated reading time: 13 min
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