Luckily for me my skin is pretty thick and my wit helps me defend myself, even though ultimately I shouldn't have to defend myself.

I tend to think of it as someone who's standing where I once stood where I was not as deep into the fandom as I am now and I try to encourage them instead of shunning and harassing them

How do you define "fake" geek girls? Is there a "fake geek boys" equivalent?

Sorry, but how does a "fake" gamer girl "cash in" on a trend? Are you suggesting that the women you deem to be "fake" fans are making some sort of profit off of pretending to be interested in something?

trenchant observations. what's the lesson for nerds, then?

I'm sorry, but where can you point to examples of 'fake' geek girls in the past?

Yeah, it really sucks. As a cosplaying lady who's a size 14, there's a whole other level of grossness added to it, in that on top of being told I'm fake and an attention whore, I'm also told that I'm a disgusting whale who shouldn't cosplay.

Yeah, it did hurt people, because it's sexual harassment, bordering on sexual assault. That's not something to make light of or tell someone to just 'get over,' and it's emblematic of a wider problem in geek and nerd culture that something like this happened at a con, which is supposed to be an awesome, fun place for…

and i always want my bangs to look as good as zooey deschanel's, while we're dealing in pipe dreams

I tried to sell some of the stuff that I'd knit, but it just wasn't unique enough. thinking about giving it another go selling bath bombs and candles, esp if i can hype the use of natural ingredients.

i want to own my own small cottage-type home with a nice garden and turn my life into the feist song mushaboom and be etsy famous

yo he literally gets paid to work out 24/7 which is beyond unrealistic for someone like me with two jobs and pets

That actually makes a lot of sense AND sounds totally adorable

Amazing! I'll have to look into that

eugh! I never considered the smell factor. Deep inside I can't handle the fact that babies smell like anything but fresh linen and that's why I'll never be a mom.

AHHH I LOVE IT

Yes! I like to call them internal condoms because it's gender neutral and they can be used for anal sex as well if you remove the inner ring.

it's significantly cut (ha!) down on ingrown hairs and shaving cuts, for me.

Yes! I mean hell, my partner can't wear the brand we give out the most of with my group, and I know he isn't alone. While most of the guys who say they 'can't wear condoms' almost certainly can, it really does invalidate the small minority when someone does the leg condom thing.

Is that expensive, though?