From: Geoff Smith (geoffs@unixg.ubc.ca)
Date: Wed Jul 29 1998 - 23:41:09 MDT
Lee Daniel Crocker <lee@piclab.com> wrote:
> I think Natasha is right to call those antagonistic memes, but
> I proudly call myself a "geek", and seek to instill implications
> of intelligence, resourcefulness, power, and industry into the
> word to combat (or at least supplement) its connotations of
> social ineptitude and pedantry.
A geek is someone who eats live animals. I'm not so sure this word is
worth reclaiming.(unless you're geekier than I thought ;-)
> An amusing example of that is
> when a stripper once asked my occupation in casual conversation,
> I told her "I'm a computer geek". She asked why I would insult
> myself like that...while she was at the time wearing a leather
> dog collar with "slut" spelled in rhinestones.
>
> Well, she was proud of being a professional slut, and should be;
> she was quite good at it. Just as I am an excellent geek, and Max
> is a top-notch philosopher. Perhaps we can help restore some
> positive connotations to that epithet one day.
I'd prefer to reclaim "nerd" myself.
Geoff.
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