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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Spryte" data-source="post: 7651470" data-attributes="member: 6747417"><p>Sadly, I'm not surprised by this video - though it's great to see so many people denouncing the fake geek girl concept. I think there are a lot of things at play in this though, not just one factor, and it's built on a variety of stereotypes. "All smart girls look like geeks" and "fighting is only for boys" to name a couple. Part of it probably stems from a sense of propriety, in that traditionally gaming was for guys, and now they have to deal with the "girl factor" - and heaven forbid if the female is actually better than they are. Of course there actually are a select few out there who play the part of geek girl to get the attention, and that certainly doesn't help anything! What I think a lot of the people tossing around that name don't realize is that being a female at a male dominated convention can be unnerving as it is. The last thing most of us want is additional attention based on our gender - save that for when we dominate at the game!</p></blockquote><p></p>