John Marcotte has something to say to people who believe that “female geeks” are frauds:
“ “My daughters want to be like Diana, warrior princess of the Amazons. They spend hours creating avatars to represent themselves as they explore lands they’ve...

John Marcotte has something to say to people who believe that “female geeks” are frauds:

“My daughters want to be like Diana, warrior princess of the Amazons. They spend hours creating avatars to represent themselves as they explore lands they’ve created in the video game Little Big Planet. They argue over who gets to be Amy Pond and who has to play The Doctor. Their love of these things comes from a place far more pure and honest than any fanboy I have met.
And yet I know, that as they get older and attend a con or two, there will be men there who will treat them rudely.
In first grade, Anya came home crying because some boys at school made fun of her for wearing a Spider-Man t-shirt. Superheroes were for boys. If the boys had listened, she could have told them that the Spider-Man on her shirt was actually drawn by original artist Steve Ditko from an issue written by his creator Stan Lee– but she was never given that chance. She got over it, but she never wore that shirt to school again. That made me sad.”