Well, I'm glad I missed the wank, but I think that the article has it spot-on, and I say that as someone who almost fits the stereotypical nerd form, except for being female. And yet how many nerd/geek girls are there in the media? Not very many (http://rantsforfood.blogspot.com/2010/08/either-youre-movie-geek-or-youre-not.html). And even those mediums where nerd girls do get more of a personality (e.g. John Green books), their nerdiness tends to fade once the nerdboy has latched onto them (I'm looking at you, Will Grayson, Will Grayson).

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