BuzzFeed drives home a powerful point with this absurd "fake geek guys" video starring former Daily Dot writer Gaby Dunn. The video examines the idea of fake geek girls, only with the gender roles reversed. Instead of a geek guy demanding to see a girl’s nerd credentials, we see a female comic store employee asking if a guy is into comics because of his mom or girlfriend, and making weird comments about whether he cosplays “slutty Thor.”
In a way, the video is reassuring. The fake geek girl meme has become so widespread that the joke no longer requires explanation. Everyone on the net already recognizes the ridiculousness of this kind of cultural gatekeeping.
In a way, the video is reassuring. The fake geek girl meme has become so widespread that the joke no longer requires explanation. Everyone on the net already recognizes the ridiculousness of this kind of cultural gatekeeping.
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