• FreshParsnip@lemmy.ca
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    20 hours ago

    I dislike that The Big Bang Theory gives the impression it’s extremely rare for women to be pop culture nerds. I’m a woman who loves marvel movies and Star Wars and Star Trek and hope to one day find a boyfriend who likes those things too

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      6 hours ago

      Big Bang Theory is stuck in some '90s ideas of nerds.

      Back then, people would joke that guys would never find a girlfriend while playing DnD. Now I have a pair of friends who got married and originally bonded as part of our DnD group, and that seems completely normal.

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      6 hours ago

      It is rare. I’ve had dozens of women partners and only one was ever a nerd. the vast majority of women are not nerds and male nerdiness in the general population is frowned upon. almost every woman i have ever met my entire life also looks down on ‘nerdy’ things.

      on internet forums, yes, it’s more highly represented. most women nerds i’ve ever known were from internet forums/groups.