Something special, for all the ladies in the world

Just want to do something special, for the ladies in the world… I’ve been seeing a lot lately that there is a lot of talk about the sexism in the geek and nerd society. I think it’s great that we’re getting around to it finally, but it’s also kind of sad that we have to bring it up at all. What I mean is that it’s pathetic that this is an issue at all, this is the 21st century after all, yet humanities ignorance will transcend generations. Sexism in gaming and every other form of pop culture that is to be considered “nerdy” or “for geeks” has had some amount of sexism. As a medium that is predominately intended for males, and males of a certain age, it’s not a surprise that there would be overtly sexual women in these pieces of the media. Overtly sexual women are everywhere in the media, and it’s a shame. Yes indeed, the ladies are good looking, but there’s more to them than just their looks. I don’t know how or why we’ve come to treating women like this. It doesn’t make any sense, being that there are so many strong, powerful, confident, and cool female heroes in our media. Maybe we should treat girls that we come across, in real life or in the online realms that we visit, more like we would those super heroes. Though maybe that’s not a good idea…. See, while all of those female characters are strong, powerful, confident, cool etc. etc. they all choose not to wear clothes. Well, I spose they don’t choose anything, they are cartoons after all. Cartoons made by men. Men who like looking at women who are attractive. Maybe that’s the thing. It’s that all of these geeks and nerds, and creators of nerd culture see women from a voyeuristic stand point, and that they create their characters the way that they want the women to act. Lately we see super hero movies that are trying to be more and more realistic. Like with the Dark Knight series. It tries to create a plausible Batman. With technology that most likely exists and can be achieved through modern conventions. Well, maybe we should try and create another realistic aspect, by making the female characters in super hero movies, comic books, video games, and all that other stuff, a bit more human. There’s more to a person that you realize than when you first meet them. Say you meet someone who shares the same interest as you. That’s what you connect with. Say this person is the same age as you. This person has been around the earth just as long as you have. They’ve done things that you haven’t, thought different thoughts, created their own philosophies and principles from their experiences and they see the world differently. This is a human being. Treat others the way you want to be treated. And I think that we all want love, we all want respect, we all just want someone who is kind to us and will accept us. Well, that goes for both men and women, male and female, nerd and jock. It doesn’t matter. We’re all human, with our stories, and our past. You don’t know the events that have lead to this person being where they are. So, that’s what I have to say about it. Don’t be a jerk. Don’t treat someone a certain way just because you see something about them. Get to know them. “Don’t judge a book by it’s cover”, “Treat others as you would want to be treated”, “Be polite”, these are all things that we heard growing up. And yet, our ignorance and preconceptions about people arise from what we only see. Well sometimes, our eyes can deceive us. Get to know someone. Really truly know someone. So, even if they like Star Trek and you like Star Wars, don’t hate them. Find out why they think Star Trek is so fascinating. Hey, you might even find that you like Star Trek a little bit yourself. The fact is, that these are people that you are so hatefully insulting, without even knowing about them. There’s more to them than meets the eye. So, basically what I’m saying is, people are like The Transformers. And because this person, this individual, this one of a kind being has breasts, you decide to make comments and exclude them because of such things. You shout hateful remarks at this individual, or you objectify them. That isn’t right. That isn’t right at all. It isn’t fun, it isn’t funny, there’s nothing admirable about it, no good can come from it. So why do you do it? What if someone did it to you? What if someone hated you for no reason. Sure, it wouldn’t be terrible if it was just one person. But what if that is what you heard every single time you played Halo, or Call of Duty, or World of Warcraft, or League of Legends, or any other online game. This is the kind of thing that must be put to an end. It’s senseless, pointless, hurtful and it gives gamers, nerds, geeks and everyone who is associated with that which you love a bad name.