Sure, but the mother called her daughter's shorts "slutty." If that's not slut-shaming I'm not sure what it.

Scientology is dangerous.

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Just to cement the whole "Ariana Grande is the New Mariah" thing.

Lindy West, you have an utterly juvenile sense of humor ("her butt, lol"). Which makes me love you more.

I dunno, I think you should read what I said again. Not all geeks or nerds are completely socially inept. All of them have a few issues, and a little awkwardness, but they aren't unable to function in society. Also I stole my definitions from somewhere I don't remember; as they're essentially the same word, splitting…

Except language evolves...so similar words started to represent different aspects of what you speak of.

Here's the definitions I use:

Why do you have to "go through" girls to find one you respect? You should know long before dating/sleeping with them whether or not you respect them.

Quick math going through this discussion thread.

Treat others how you would like to be treated. That's the lesson we all need to learn.

I just see it as a juvenile need to belong and exclude, to be a part of something special. Unfortunately, in these infantile assholes' minds, to be special means that only a select few can be a part of their little clubhouse. The fact that a pretty girl can easily claim membership scares their fetid penises.

Well, it's like they've been socially cut-off for so long they've accepted it as their lot, and even take pride in it now, that they feel threatened when they feel others who are not of their kind are encroaching on their demesne, or 'playing at' being a geek or pretending to be more of a geek than they really are.

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But if we can't figure out a way to prove geekyness we will never get our own bus passes and geek rates at cinemas and amusement parks!

It's an interesting dichotomy, this between cultivating an image of being a social outcast to whom women pay no attention but then criticizing and demeaning women for allegedly seeking your attention.

The point and you are not intersecting.

I think maybe what we lack is the distinction of what kind of "attention" cosplayers want.

Oh look! More not understanding satire! Because it wasn't also explicitly stated to be satire. :/

I MUST KNOW IF THESE PEOPLE FIT MY NARROW DEFINITIONS OF IDENTITY. IT IS VITAL TO GIVE THEM THE APPROPRIATE LABEL. COME FORTH, AND BE JUDGED, AND SHAAAAAMED

the whole idea of caring whether someone has geek cred or not is stupid