Posers and Geeks

Geeks have become cool. Well, I say that but actually we've always been cool. Never changed.

What I should say is the rest of society has recently realised how cool we are, given Harry Potter, Hunger Games, Avengers and the new heights of the console industry. This should be good, because we're super badass and bitches better recognise.

However, with every trend comes one downfall... Posers.

Those sheeple who don't actually care for the culture or have any of the actual intellect that you'd associate with the trend, but just want to be cool. When the trend is the Kardashians, hating the middle-east or being hipster, low intellect isn't too damaging to the image they create.

Geeks are not Kardashians, and we tend to have a rather strong knowledge and are very defensive about geek life. We will gallantly defend the English language and its many regulations against all those who spell it "Nurds". We will take the highest offence to someone who doesn't know the mastery that is Joss Whedon. We will facepalm to the point where all out hands reach the same point in the middle of the atlantic ocean after flying through out heads and give a collective high five of "you're a moron" if you wonder what E3 is.

And every last poser who puts on a pair of glasses frames, takes pictures of themselves, watches the Avengers movie and posts to facebook "I'm such a geek <3" is dragging our good name through the dirt!

You cannot call yourself a geek because you enjoy something popular. That's not how it works. You have to live that fandom. You have to frequently visit one of their fansites and read up on all background information and sequels, should any exist. I wont accept anyone claiming to be a nerd/geek around the time a good and slightly geeky thing comes to public eye until they have proven it to me.

How do you do that? State something that no average airheaded poser would know. Quote firefly, show me your replica lightsaber hilt, correct my pokemon knowledge. Generally do something where some normal person would look at you with a blank look and say "Wow, you are such a geek!" If that person has fake nails, then it doesn't count.

Also, wearing glasses doesn't make you a nerd. Knowing the diameter of the frames does.

You'd probably also own a micrometer. That definitely makes you a nerd.