‘Sexy Nerd Girl’ is another attempt to prove to the world that women play video games
Matt Hawkins But like so many things before it, is nothing more than a shameless ploy to get guys all hot and bothered.
The following popped up over the holidays; needless to say, many were “intrigued” by a video featuring a bunch of women proclaiming “we are women, hear us frag”, or so to speak…
Here’s the deal: I know PLENTY of women who play video games and it’s honestly no big deal. Virtually every girlfriend I’ve had has been a gamer; some even played more than myself! And the same goes with many of my gal pals. They just, you know, don’t feel the need to make a fuss about it. To them, it’s honestly no big deal.
Personally speaking, I almost don’t like the term “gamer” itself. Because everyone plays games, so what’s the point of even needing a label?
But I live in NYC, where people and attitudes are “progressive”, so perhaps it’s a bigger deal in, say, the Midwest. I get that. Ultimately, it’s always good that things are out there to offer support and the like to girls who might be ostracized or even harassed, on any level, for simply being who they are. Yet one can’t help shake the feeling that the above is pandering and disingenuous, among other things.
Though the real issue with the clip above, and most similar forms of outreach (the Frag Dolls immediately come to mind as well) is that the basic message of “forget the haters, you’re a beautiful person” happens to be delivered by clearly hot chicks. Like, model or actress types. Oh, and they act in a manner that most real women would find positively embarrassing.
The clip above stands out for having the token “non-hottie” (I know I’m going to get flack for that statement, but whatever), which instead of adding credibility to the proceedings actually makes everything feel even more calculated. Well, where there’s smoke there’s fire; turns out the thing above is a viral video for some new upcoming web series that’s looking for funding.
Oh, and all the women above? Their handles are listed in video’s description, and of those who have their personal sites listed, they appear to be actresses, models, and other types that are connected to entertainment. So any doubts regarding their sincereness and familiarity with the subject matter is indeed justified. As for the show itself, via the description:
“SEXY NERD GIRL is an interactive multi-media narrative series about the exploits of Valerie Lapomme, a vivacious and supremely confident 23-year-old woman, who happens to dig comics, sci-fi, fantasy, computers, video games, Pokmon and sex.
SEXY NERD GIRL weaves an intricate web of social media story lines with Season One of a professionally produced Web Series (10 x 5 minute).
Regular and interactive content on YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr and the Sexy Nerd Girl blog, create the immersive, real-world setting in which the web series takes place. Our characters live in a fully realized universe, which includes the audience of the show itself!”
First off, gee, what a premise for a show. But if you scroll down the page, it demonstrates what a super confident female does when her interests lie in something that is male dominated: you show some skin. Not a lot, but just enough…
If you scroll down the description, it gets even more douche-chill inducing…
“Though SEXY NERD GIRL is not a pornographic series (at all), it does titillate its audience in the same way a 20-something woman in Chun-Li cosplay does at Comic-Con. Valerie is a sexually active blogger who has no qualms about spillin the beans after a great one-night stand. In fact, we hope her open, healthy and compassionate attitude towards sexuality and relationships might have a positive influence on her audience.”
Christ. So it would seem that SEXY NERD GIRL has been around for a while, and even has a YouTube channel dedicated to this “character”. I know like a dozen women who are playing Skyrim at the moment, and none of them behave in such a manner, to the point that I’m pretty confident that the person playing the role (as well as her writers, all dudes I’m assuming) have never touched the thing either…
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