Well hello there my fellow geekazoids! Happy 2013 from Geeky Femmes!
As promised, here is our first real post to kick off our blog. Today I want to give you guys a heads up on some of my favourite female geek bloggers and vloggers, so sit back, turn off the games console and check out some of these fabulous femmes.
As promised, here is our first real post to kick off our blog. Today I want to give you guys a heads up on some of my favourite female geek bloggers and vloggers, so sit back, turn off the games console and check out some of these fabulous femmes.
One would think that
being a female geek on the internet wouldn't be so difficult- after
all, aren't we at home in the land of ever-evolving technology? But
computer technology is a constantly advancing field; with users all
over the world connecting and sharing their lives via social
networking websites, the net is no longer a hang out exclusively for
geeks – that much is obvious when you find yourself purchasing a
'laptops for seniors' illustrated guidebook for a loved one. The sad
truth is that being a female geek can be pretty tough online. This
past year, female geeks have dealt with sexual assault at gaming
tournaments, gender-based sexism rants by a professional comic
book illustrator citing them as 'fakes' who 'don't know shit about
comics' and even full-fledged hate campaigns, complete with threats
of death and rape.
Despite all this
unpleasantness which is an unfortunate burden of being a female geek,
there are some awesome, kick-ass ladies out there who are proud and
brave enough to express their inner-geek prowess! My directory to the
(femme) crème de la geek is below. Ladies, we salute you!
Video gamers &
Techies:
The Frag Dolls
The Frag Dolls are an
all-female team of gamers 'recruited by Ubisoft to represent their
video games and promote the presence of women in the industry'. The
Dolls have a YouTube channel where they upload videos of their
game-play, interviews with important people in the gaming world,
convention footage and give-aways. The Frag Dolls are a trailblazing,
professional addition to the female geek YouTube community.
Melonie86/ Melonie
Mac
Melonie Mac is a
popular self-proclaimed PC gamer extraordinaire; a title that is
well-earned, with over 35,572 subscribers. She's having a positive
impact in the community with her game-play videos and reviews. This
super-talented gamer even built her own gaming rig!
Anita Sarkeesian
Anita is primarily a
pop culture critic on YouTube but is unabashedly into her video
games. You may be familiar with Anita after she received the
aforementioned slew of a sexism and a hate campaign upon her
announcement of an upcoming video project studying women's
representation in video games. Despite this disgusting show of gamer
sexism, Anita remained strong and the plan is still in the works.
Take a look at her informative videos.
Adria Richards
A new discovery of mine
who I was thrilled to unearth from YouTube, Adria describes herself
as a 'technology evangelist'. Her videos cover a vast array of
technology-related topics, featuring her 'first looks' and various
pieces of software, tutorials on tech set ups, her experiences as a
woman in the technology industry, and hell, even why it's important
to learn how to code. What can't this woman do? For a fresh look at
technology's finest, check out her YouTube channel, and her website
butyou'reagirl.com!
Video bloggers and
Text Bloggers:
“The Flog”
featuring Felicia Day
Felicia day creates a
weekly blog on the geek and sundry YouTube channel; a collaborative
project focusing on the many aspects of geekdom by an assortment of
quirky YouTubers. Felicia's blog is always witty and interesting with
a wide variety of content. From Steampunk photo shoots to a day at
comic con and yes, you guessed it, driving a bulldozer, The Flog is a
great weekly series with adventure to boot.
Abinwonderland
Albinwonderland is an
intelligent, articulate femme and feminist YouTuber whose videos
share her opinions on topics such as self-acceptance, and
discrimination of those with unusual body modifications. A quick
scroll through her Tumblr affirms her love for many things geeky, and
her videos of both Slut Walk and Zombie Walk proclaim her enjoyment
of feminist and nerdy interests. Check her out putting Tony Harris in
his place on her “fake geek girls” video!
Two Nerdy History
Girls
Loretta Chase and Susan
Holloway Scott write a blog about all things historical, from books
with a historical slant to information on old customs of historical
society, these ladies are not ashamed to geek out about history. I
suggest you grab a cup of tea before sitting down to the antique
delights of Two Nerdy History Girls!
So there you have it! A
selection of the interwebz' finest female geeks, nerding out about
video games
Hey Gina, love the 'girl-power but not cutesy' purple background!
ReplyDeleteThis list is great, I especially appreciate the nerdy-history one, i might have never come across it otherwise.
It seems the term 'geek' is reserved for gamers, as opposed to 'nerd' which is a more general term. Do you agree? So a girl who went through game-aholics anonymous, and celebrates game-obriety can't be a girl geek?
Thank you and sorry for the late reply! That's nice of you to say- I put the background together myself.
DeleteI'm glad you like the links; some of my favourite bloggers are people I've accidentally discovered by chance.
I don't personally associate the term geek exclusively with gaming- recently it's gained a hell of a lot of attention and has somehow become the 'cool' slogan for many a suburban teens t-shirt-, but I believe both terms carry a similar connotation.
Not at all! Me and Ari are all for letting your geek flag fly, and if being a 'geek' is a term you enjoy using to express your interests, by all means go ahead!