A true nerd would be inteligent enough to realize that nerds have a wide variety of interests, and Star Trek is not neceseraly one of them. You sir, until proven otherwise, will be labeled as a geek.

oooo... you just confused star wars and star trek... prepare for the fury of the nerds!! hahaha. I'm not a nerd, but I know better than to do that....

Sorry I was thinking two different thoughts me and my ex-boyfriend played star wars in the bedroom too. I prefered Star Wars and he preferred Star Trek.

I agree. The whole 'fake geek/nerd girl' trope makes me way uncomfortable, and it means that nerdy girls are isolated from fandom because they are constantly forced to 'prove themselves' as real nerds in ways that boys aren't. And I mean, we all have to start somewhere, right? Just because they aren't totally knowledgeable about every aspect of a fandom doesn't mean they're faking it, just may be new to it and don't know all of that yet. Aside from that, I think a lot of people might be put off by something that... out there in the middle of sex if they weren't expecting it. I mean, unless you've talked about turn-ons beforehand, there's so many things that can unintentionally ruin a moment. I've heard so many stories where attempts at dirty talk (regular dirty talk that isn't in Klingon!) have totally turned somebody off. You kind of need to check before you attempt anything that you aren't 100% sure the other person will find hot!

Are you really serious about having to 'prove yourself' as a real nerd? I'm not trying to be insensitive so please don't take it that way. I'm just trying to understand this concept. How does one prove this, what are the guidelines? Who is the decision maker to say you are or you aren't? More importantly, who gave them the right to judge you. I understand fakers but if someone asked me to prove something, I have the choice not to. To me if you feel like you have prove yourself to someone, maybe that person isn't worth knowing or maybe they should stick around long enough to find out for themselves.

#168 this video sums up the experience a lot of us have. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s4Rjy5yW1gQ

Seriously #168, it happens. On the internet and in real life, as soon as you say "I'm a fan of X" and you either are or are perceived as female, people don't believe you and start testing you. Like I've said before "I'm a massive Doctor Who fan" and instantly people ask "oh yeah? Who's your favourite Doctor? I bet it's David Tennant", and imply that I'm a poser (it happened a lot more when I was younger and a bit more shy). I've never seen it happen to my male friends who are also fans. I also have a good friend who is a gamer but because she's a girl, people assume she either won't be as good or won't be into 'real games'. And I'm not talking about friends or partners not believing me (I assure you that I would not stick around if somebody like that doubted me) but in spaces like meeting other fans, societies etc. And yeah, it is very off-putting and isolating when you want to meet new friends and discuss your fandom and people are acting like you don't have a right to be there because of your gender.

YES watch the video/listen to the song #207 posted! That is EXACTLY what it's like.