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It really bothers me when people use the title "nerd girl". Why can't it just be "nerd"? Why is the gender important?

3:40PM Thu, May 31 2012

Img_6163_2_normal @ultimatemoe Karlsruhe, Germany

Because usually girls can often be found at shoe stores or kitchens. You're different and that makes you special! I like special

3:42PM Thu, May 31 2012

Twitter-icon3_normal @GDev_Squeak Florida

Maybe because it's an uncommon occurrence? I think it should just be nerd though.

3:43PM Thu, May 31 2012

A61-13_normal @unAnibe Chile

We all know why.

3:43PM Thu, May 31 2012

Picture_of_me_10_normal @xNANA1x NEW JERSEY BITCHAS

because people want to know genders online ? o.O

3:43PM Thu, May 31 2012

Chillin_wit_outasight_normal @rtorrealday

because they think it'll get the attention of nerds (male). apparently its gender specific

3:43PM Thu, May 31 2012

Kurohito_normal @TheMadGnome

I think that the identification of gender is supposed to imply an attraction. Me Boy see you Girl kinda thing...

3:43PM Thu, May 31 2012

Image_normal @mikeperry91 canada

good lookin nerd* ;)

3:44PM Thu, May 31 2012

Chillin_wit_outasight_normal @rtorrealday

the gender is specific because males are generally referred to as nerds, females generally aren't

3:44PM Thu, May 31 2012

91736504d6103d52c1685e4fc082be74_normal @TheXtaticOne

I would think the connotation with it being beside "girl" just makes the girl hawter. {B^)

3:45PM Thu, May 31 2012

Twitter_3a_normal @BadGeminton

So is the term nerd-boy not a thing? I'm not really up on the terminology of... anything.

3:45PM Thu, May 31 2012

F7d7296060e162cf735e5e721304daf2_normal @wolfram74 黄泉

because it’s more socially acceptable that way. If someone really was a “nerd,” it would reflect badly upon their reputation.

3:45PM Thu, May 31 2012

5545a55c119c8e571e9a040bba74d868_normal @_purpleface Ashton-under-Lyne

Why is the label important? Why can't it just be "human"?

3:46PM Thu, May 31 2012

737725_caution-this-is-sparta_620_normal @JamesTanm Moose Jaw, Saskachewan

'cause many people are intimidated by women and try to change them into a group so as not to feel scared

3:47PM Thu, May 31 2012

53aa5c743a7b94ee9d024f205c028949_normal @taoxv88 Grand Rapids

because even though it seems like it is happening more & more through the years the much valued "Nerd / Geek Girl" is rare thing

3:47PM Thu, May 31 2012

Bed5b48493ea510b7c89988ed7a48363_normal @SweetAbiG Purgatory

Sexism. In their minds "nerd girls" can be, and are even expected to be, hot. But poor "nerd guys" apparently can't be.

3:47PM Thu, May 31 2012

53aa5c743a7b94ee9d024f205c028949_normal @taoxv88 Grand Rapids

Nerd / Geek / Gamer girls were so rare that they were akin to the rarity of Unicorns. Right ?

3:48PM Thu, May 31 2012

9c0b7fb3c2d9be261e5319738750cd72_normal @Jayanonymouz Irelando

most people that give there self that name are obviously posers and know that there is a some what attraction to nerd girls.. "/

3:48PM Thu, May 31 2012

Image_normal @Meimoose New Palestine, Indiana

It's because "nerd" has to be a guy for some reason so when it is a girl, all of the guys freak out. #dumb

3:49PM Thu, May 31 2012

Brainthinks_normal @brainthinks Washington, DC

Traditionally, nerds were boys. Girl nerds came later. The initial rarity required clarification and it stuck. And sounds cool.

3:49PM Thu, May 31 2012

Blumetwitter_normal @nati463 ~Heidelberg, Germany

very true! Nobody would think of saying "nerd guy", so why add the "girl"?

3:50PM Thu, May 31 2012

Jtgzosfjo35kylg4cevi_normal @Penny100000

hi :D i just wanted to know when your next video is :) (i just lost the game)

3:50PM Thu, May 31 2012

72825_3600743629765_1608802362_2717267_1871665963_n_normal @slightly_blue17

It just makes it an exclusive title. Unnecessary. :/

3:52PM Thu, May 31 2012

Mestylized2_normal @KaOfJa Sac town

because this is america and we dont believe in equality... o wait... >.>

3:52PM Thu, May 31 2012

8faea98b1e24e34e31fa8578b8fbfa35_normal @tehabe Hamburg

visibility of female nerds.

3:53PM Thu, May 31 2012

Bucky_normal @AndrewInCali Laguna Niguel, United States

Nerds were originally exclusively boys.So that term became male. Nerds Girl is used to differentiate from original meaning. B-)

3:54PM Thu, May 31 2012

B0b4b3ebf8db3d457eed974fb9abfc73_normal @AlexanderJN Alexandria VA

legendary vs rare?

3:55PM Thu, May 31 2012

B84ddf2ba6a365f39130e0693037dbce_normal @NeallyDjDigDug Chicago, IL

sexual reasons.

3:56PM Thu, May 31 2012

Sk_27370_539109040_7224_n_normal @senol_kural

maybe because of you are a girl :)

3:57PM Thu, May 31 2012

F73e74f1dceb0f48d345d19ff94fd54f_normal @natsukigirl

do you have a problem with people's gender choices when they don't align with your's? Interesting!

3:59PM Thu, May 31 2012

Default_profile_3_normal @peacemakerhero Location:In progress

Are nerd girls superiour to male nerds, just like girls and women are superiour to boys and men? Just a thought.

4:00PM Thu, May 31 2012

C0c8852aded476bc4cf1e04fec923cce_normal @friso1990 The Hague, Holland

I think that it means that the on who used that term didn't know that a nerd can be either gender

4:00PM Thu, May 31 2012

3nlakhhunbi5u3hdseq7_normal @Nerdgirl46 Jonesboro, AR

It's my youtube name and to get my user name I used a website were you put in stuff you like and it shows you a user name.

4:01PM Thu, May 31 2012

270187_10150280600086838_727336837_7780790_4205512_n_normal @VictorStrmgren Psykbunkern

Why can't it just be?

4:01PM Thu, May 31 2012

F73e74f1dceb0f48d345d19ff94fd54f_normal @natsukigirl

In other words, it's girl because that is what they choose. Deal with it.

4:01PM Thu, May 31 2012

1ctja19nyaaab_ifvecqtzxhdqg4g @2daDavid Bratislava

Would nerdY girl be an acceptable compromise?

4:07PM Thu, May 31 2012

F73e74f1dceb0f48d345d19ff94fd54f_normal @natsukigirl

gender is not the same thing as sex, by the way. Gender is a mental/personality thing, sex is penis and vagina.

4:11PM Thu, May 31 2012

F73e74f1dceb0f48d345d19ff94fd54f_normal @natsukigirl

So when someone claims the title of "girl" they are usually making a statement about their individual personality.

4:13PM Thu, May 31 2012

F73e74f1dceb0f48d345d19ff94fd54f_normal @natsukigirl

It has nothing to do with you, society, or anyone else... it's what they desire to be viewed as, their choice.

4:13PM Thu, May 31 2012

5545a55c119c8e571e9a040bba74d868_normal @_purpleface Ashton-under-Lyne

Indeed

4:20PM Thu, May 31 2012

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