My name is Lauren and I am a nerd! Now when I say
that I'm a nerd I don't mean that I spend all day walking around in a t-shirt
with the word geek on it claiming to be a geek I actually mean it. I love comic
books and knitting and I have always been an enormous and unashamed fan of
Harry Potter. I love nothing more than a good book. I am a lover of Simon Pegg
and Nick Frost and I adore British Comedy from the late 80's and early 90's. I
love The Simpsons and have bone china mugs with Homer Simpsons face on. I ADORE
Doctor Who and it is my mission in life to be a companion, preferably to Matt
Smith's Doctor but that's not really a possibility anymore. I live and breathe
music, I sing non-stop! I love baking and up until recently the highlight of my
week was The Great British Bake Off. I also love quoting things that no one
else gets and I usually burst out laughing before I reach the punch line of a
joke.
None of these things I think make me a geek. What
makes me a geek is the fact that I have never ever been ashamed of the fact
that I like these things. That is the sign of a true geek unashamed delight and
passion.
Simon Pegg said it perfectly...
I don't know if you've noticed that in
the last 2 years or so being a geek has become somewhat mainstream and - not to
sound petty- I am not happy about it.
Here's why:
Throughout school I was
known as a geek and I was bullied mercilessly to the point where I didn't want
to go. I am not ashamed of that fact at all but what really, really get's my
back up is that the people at school who judged me so harshly for all my nerdy
hobbies and habits are now walking around claiming to be a geek and as a
legitimate geek this pisses me off.
Being a geek is about never apologising
for the things you like, and I will not now nor will I ever do that. I love
knitting and I enjoy comic book films and I have insane crushes on Tom
Hiddleston, Andy Samberg, Jason Segel, Benedict Cumerbatch and Matt
Smith. There are people who judge me for this and that's fine BUT don't you
dare judge me whilst wearing a hoodie that tells the world you're a geek when
you're not!
Yes my rant is petty and at this point a
little bit out of date but I am claiming my title back. True Geek and Proud.
What do you think? Do you agree? Or am I
just taking it too personally?
Love, love, love xxx
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