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Geek-Men, Return to your roots
Now, I was all inspired immediately after I thought of this, but then I remembered it would be discriminatory to say that there were only men here.. so I'll say now, that this post applies to men only.
Think of your stereotypical geek: pale, skinny and weak; Not exactly reeking of testosterone. I had someone ask me about the things men traditionally enjoy and what I thought of them. What went through my head was typical: video games was very likely one of the first things I thought of. Then I moved on to things like cars, sports, power tools, working out... things like that.
Before you label this post as sexist, I'll point out that I'm not pointing out that men are better than women, but that geekery can sometimes make the line a little bit blurry when it comes to traditional interests. I applaud Scrym for their massive geek credentials which go alongside their passion for hockey, one of the manliest sports of all.
Therefore, as a fellow male geek, I implore you all to go out and lift somthing heavy..and afterwards, brag about it.
Think of your stereotypical geek: pale, skinny and weak; Not exactly reeking of testosterone. I had someone ask me about the things men traditionally enjoy and what I thought of them. What went through my head was typical: video games was very likely one of the first things I thought of. Then I moved on to things like cars, sports, power tools, working out... things like that.
Before you label this post as sexist, I'll point out that I'm not pointing out that men are better than women, but that geekery can sometimes make the line a little bit blurry when it comes to traditional interests. I applaud Scrym for their massive geek credentials which go alongside their passion for hockey, one of the manliest sports of all.
Therefore, as a fellow male geek, I implore you all to go out and lift somthing heavy..and afterwards, brag about it.
Comments
Brineshrimp: Fine, you're on. I can bench 250, shoulder press 180, and leg press damn near a half ton. Top that.
You can be a geek about absolutely anything; indeed, I know many sports geeks, and not just of the spectator variety. The real truth to being a man is doing whatever the fuck you want to and not giving a shit one way or another if someone else doesn't like it.
Also, being a man means you can pee in a cup 5 feet away. That's endlessly entertaining right there.
Lift something heavy? I can lift my laptop and that's good enough for me.
I am WOman hear me ROAR!
You can't lift 10 hundred Artboys!
Can I be manly, too?
Wrestling manliness relativity as an inverse proportion to population
If you watch wrestling by yourself in the dark, then it is gay.
If you watch with a group of friends and hoot and hollar and talk smack, then it is utra-hetero.
Math wins.
Wrestling is manly. You break stuff... like ultra thin tables and chairs