Need to be Nerdy

Seeing as I'm basically just using this blog to rant, I'd figure I'd address the while "fake nerd girl" revolution and touch base on the "fake nerd" fad. I honestly didn't get too into the fake nerd fad since the fake nerds I met still to some extent liked a few of the things I liked, which was nice since my school does have many people who like stuff I like anyway; I just knew they weren't a real nerd in their core, but if they wanted to talk about nerdy things, I didn't stop them. I'm a self proclaimed nerd, meaning the fact that I'm a nerd is obviously true and truly obvious, but I feel like I continuously have to redefine my interpretation of what nerd meant because it understandably means different things to different people. Some people see more of a define lines between a geek and a nerd, some people won't hangout with anyone from the other side of the geek-nerd battle since they don't experience the feels the same way, and some people are just glad to have friends whom they can relate to and nerd it up with/geek out with/fangirl with, ect. And any combination thereof. I fall into the last category in that I don't care what part of the nerd spectrum you identify as, so long as I can have a good time with you and decrease world suck(NERDFIGHTERS-DFTBA). It is my theory that because some people draw much more of a distinction between nerd, fake nerd, and geek that there's a sense of prejudice in what is theoretically my utopian society because for me, being a nerd means I don't care what society thinks about me and I'm free to pursue whatever nerdisms I wish, and I have a nerd community to support me in my endeavors. Not only that, I believe being a nerd isn't about the stuff you like, it's about what's in your core that leads you to those things. I do say I am a nerd quite a bit in this post, so bear with me. I do understand I sometimes flip flop from nerd to geek since they are not polar opposites, and I'm cool with that... but what I've been noticing more and more is the need to prove myself as a nerd or at the very least show some sort of identifiable evidence of what "type" of nerd I am. There's an underlying prejudice about girl nerds, or at least that's what I've seen, where there are so many fake nerd girls that it's becoming harder to identify which are real and which aren't. It's gotten to the point where I'll just introduce myself as someone "who likes nerd-type things" and as they get to know me come to their own conclusion, and so far, the only type of nerd I find it safe to call myself without being TOTALLY branded a specific type of nerd is, you guessed it, a book nerd. I  think it's because you can't infiltrate this sector of the nerd division without actually passionately loving the content. I love reading and I'm a book nerd. There is nothing to be gained from here for those who don't like reading. You either like reading or you don't. That's all there is to it here on the book side of my nerdtopia (a Booktopia, if you will, and yes, this kinda explains my blog name). The reason it's hard to fake being a book nerd is the same reason it's hard to fake being  male nerd. For guys, calling one's self a nerd is much more condemning (for lack of a better word) in the eyes of society because that kind of labeling isn't done so lightly. It was either you are a nerd or you aren't, and those who are used to have to very sure because the image expectation of a macho manly man would probably not be an option and society probably didn't make light of it, but for girls, there's less of that specific type of expectation, which sounds kinda backwards considering feminism and body image are pretty big issues, but putting that aside, it's because girls can roam around those types of groups that you get a lot of fake nerd girls,it's because they get their hands on something "nerdy" and don't know the implications of saying "I'm so nerdy". For those of you still reading, thanks so much for staying with me on my tangent, I appreciate it, and if you feel like I missed the mark, please let me know (in a mature way). Thanks!