The Force is strong with this one...
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Antigonus,
Posted on: 2010-12-10 09:35 in Comic and Hero-Villain Culture
It's a Christmas miracle... in space! 
Geeks are-- by and large-- some of the best people on Earth (or elsewhere...)
Est sularis oth Mithas
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It's a Christmas miracle... in space!
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Seriously, awesome story. And shame on those kids for mocking a girl who likes Star Wars! Shame!
There is an art, or, rather, a knack to flying. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss. --The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Geeks > Un-Geeks
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GG, I would tell you that "I am killing you with my mind", but I couldn't find an emoticon to properly express my sentiment.
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Good story and indeed that little girl is strong with the force.
I support girls/women liking "boy" stuff. It's only right because our stuff is so much fun.
total kick to the gut
This is like having Ra's Al Ghul show up at your birthday party.
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And not pink.
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Originally Posted by SwellGuy
I support girls/women liking "boy" stuff. It's only right because our stuff is so much fun.
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Branching Paragon Police Department Epic Archetype, please!
That put a smile on my face.
So cute
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Or in Yoda-speak: Miracle in space for Christmas it is.
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Originally Posted by Inazuma
It's a Christmas miracle... in space!
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We don' need no stinkin' signatures!
Picking on a girl for liking Star Wars?
Haha, when any of those boys are older, they will look back and think how stupid of a thought that was.
Haha, I'm tempted to joke about how little an army of geeks can positively affect a person's reputation... But seriously, the only geeks I see in such a story are the ones picking on someone for something so silly.
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Just actually read the article...
While I wonder if a First grader wrote the article (seems the standard these days though), that brought a tear to my eye.
It's a shame people seem to want to dig out those differences and bash others for it.
I was lucky in that I was raised to have a large amount of confidence in being different and I felt more comfortable talking to adults as equals, really.
If a kid tried to pick on me, it wouldn't have mattered quite so much. And I was lucky to not be picked on when I was really young (except by my best friends... what else are they for), but I think back on some of the kids that were picked on and even I did some of it myself.
I know a lot of adults who definitely suffer certain personality traits and faults due to being picked on when they were kids.
It's a shame that so much confidence can be shattered by such stupid things.
And it is a shame that people seem to be herded into conformity... trampling over the oddities.
"Without deviation from the norm, progress is not possible"
- Frank Zappa
@Zethustra
"Now at midnight all the agents and the superhuman crew come out
and round up everyone that knows more than they do"-Dylan
and round up everyone that knows more than they do"-Dylan
I feel for her.
I was a little boy and I played with Barbi Dolls and...
...no I didn't. 
But I know what its like to be an outsider, and I'm so happy its working out for her.
One thing I've always thought was just THE coolist was that Ashley Eckstein who voices Ahsoka Tano in Clon Wars has her own Lucas approved clothing lines for girls called
"Her Universe"
Its mentioned in the article, and she gave big to Katie!
Her universe ROCKS!
I find it funny. Not the story i think that is absolutely great and touching. But its funny that we as a "nerd" community argue amongst ourselves about just about everything. Be it from bay transformers v. G1, prequels v. original trilogy, seriously you name it there is an internet arguement raging somewhere about it.
And yet as a whole, I would say that the geek community has some of the most spectacular people in it. its one of the reason i continue to come to these boards daily. As much as we might argue and ***** and moan about our own fandom, we have likely all been exactly where Katie is at one point or another in our lives.
Im 40 years old. I grew up with star wars and as a kid being male especially didnt have to justify that to anyone, almost every kid i knew loved it. But it also means that by the time i was in highschool i was smack in the middle of the drought of Star Wars. After Jedi and before the EU books renewed intrest in the franchise. But i fell into other things, like star trek, computers, gaming etc. But no bones about it by those standard in that day, i was a geek. The cool kids were into sports, and cars, music etc. So i can feel katies pains for sure.
But what we see now when one of our own gets attacked like this is a main stream surge of support. Those geeks from years past that we all loved to make fun of watching the original star trek or doctor who, laid the foundations that brought iconic media and franchises to the main stream and in such has not only made it much more acceptable, but now with social media has provided such a support structure that when you read a story like this, it makes it all worthwhile.
Everytime i read an article about some kid being bullied to suicide or bashed on facebook i have thought to myself what our society is coming to and are all these new tools and fads a good or bad thing. But when you read this article about how the social geeks can band together by the thousands to support a 7 year old girl being teased, it gives me just a glimmer of hope that it is worth it. That one day we just might get so numb by way of exposure to others, that it wont matter if a girl wants a star wars water bottle or a little boy like dora the explorer anymore. We can collectively all just sit back and finally say "eh, different strokes."
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Originally Posted by Cynical_Gamer
And not pink.
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Originally Posted by Inazuma
It's a Christmas miracle... in space!
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Ah, the immortal Frank Zappa. What's not to love about a man who can write something like the quote above, and this:|
Originally Posted by Electric-Knight
"Without deviation from the norm, progress is not possible"
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"Took a dog-doo snow cone and stuck it in his eye.
Took a dog-doo snow cone and stuck it in his other eye."
*sigh* Now I'm thinking about how I'll never get to see him perform again, and I'm a little sad.
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In a way, I could see it as a "no one can pick on my brother/sister except for me". I think too that nerds have a stronger sense of right and wrong than the average person (at least in 2010). Partially due to their stereotypical love of superheroes I'm sure, but mostly because they spent so many years being picked on and such they know how people would feel if they wronged someone later on down the road and know quite well how it feels to be wronged. Stuff like this to things as "ridiculous" as those real-life superheroes show that.|
Originally Posted by QuiJon
I find it funny. Not the story i think that is absolutely great and touching. But its funny that we as a "nerd" community argue amongst ourselves about just about everything. Be it from bay transformers v. G1, prequels v. original trilogy, seriously you name it there is an internet arguement raging somewhere about it.
And yet as a whole, I would say that the geek community has some of the most spectacular people in it. its one of the reason i continue to come to these boards daily. As much as we might argue and ***** and moan about our own fandom, we have likely all been exactly where Katie is at one point or another in our lives. Im 40 years old. I grew up with star wars and as a kid being male especially didnt have to justify that to anyone, almost every kid i knew loved it. But it also means that by the time i was in highschool i was smack in the middle of the drought of Star Wars. After Jedi and before the EU books renewed intrest in the franchise. But i fell into other things, like star trek, computers, gaming etc. But no bones about it by those standard in that day, i was a geek. The cool kids were into sports, and cars, music etc. So i can feel katies pains for sure. But what we see now when one of our own gets attacked like this is a main stream surge of support. Those geeks from years past that we all loved to make fun of watching the original star trek or doctor who, laid the foundations that brought iconic media and franchises to the main stream and in such has not only made it much more acceptable, but now with social media has provided such a support structure that when you read a story like this, it makes it all worthwhile. Everytime i read an article about some kid being bullied to suicide or bashed on facebook i have thought to myself what our society is coming to and are all these new tools and fads a good or bad thing. But when you read this article about how the social geeks can band together by the thousands to support a 7 year old girl being teased, it gives me just a glimmer of hope that it is worth it. That one day we just might get so numb by way of exposure to others, that it wont matter if a girl wants a star wars water bottle or a little boy like dora the explorer anymore. We can collectively all just sit back and finally say "eh, different strokes." |
It's pretty damn cool, IMO.
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that is how i see it too. we pick on each other as a manner of in-group regulation, when we see one of our own (or any outsider really) picked on, a lot of us can empathize and feel motivated to act. i'd even add to your superheros, a lot og game characters, particularly in the nes/snes days were selfless and self sacrificing, not saying any cause and effect relationship, but behaviors and adaption are based on a thousand little experiences that generate our learning. a lot of us grew up with it in the back of our heads that we wanted to be " a bad enough dude to save the president". you could also look at factors like education and affluence, a lot of nerds are well educated and work in the tech industry, but i dont have the data at hand to support that as a fact, so lets put that as speculation there. but yeah, when you were put down by someone bigger, it feels good to help someone who is small when you are the bigger one.
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In a way, I could see it as a "no one can pick on my brother/sister except for me". I think too that nerds have a stronger sense of right and wrong than the average person (at least in 2010). Partially due to their stereotypical love of superheroes I'm sure, but mostly because they spent so many years being picked on and such they know how people would feel if they wronged someone later on down the road and know quite well how it feels to be wronged. Stuff like this to things as "ridiculous" as those real-life superheroes show that.
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Finally Star Wars can be associated with something positive involving chirstmas.
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Finally Star Wars can be associated with something positive involving chirstmas.
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Don't be putting down Boba Fett's real introduction!!!
Nor Bea Arthur singing in the cantina...
@Zethustra
"Now at midnight all the agents and the superhuman crew come out
and round up everyone that knows more than they do"-Dylan
and round up everyone that knows more than they do"-Dylan
At least nobody pointed this out, Hello Wars.
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At least nobody pointed this out, Hello Wars.
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Goodbye, I guess.
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Geeks rock. When're we getting those Glee folks off tv so we can have Geek, the weekly tv show about how outsiders come together in a society of their own....?
...oh wait.
But that is a seriously cool series, and if I were to advise that girl, the first thing I'd say is 'Jabba the Hutt wasn't killed by a boy...and he was the worst criminal in the entire galaxy'.
May the geek be with you.
Always.
S.
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I heard someplace that the original text of the statement was "And the geek shall inherit the earth..." but I don't know if that's true or not. 
Man, I gotta say, in spite of all the "nerd raging" we can sometimes do, I still really love the geek community. Thousands of Star Wars geeks came together to support a 7-year-old girl who was being teased for liking Star Wars. She was told by other kids that Star Wars is only for boys. Being a kid and wanting to fit in, she wanted to stop taking her Star Wars water bottle to school, and basically give up something she loves.
So, the girl's mom blogged about it. That was picked up by another blogger who put out a call to action to other geeks. Catherine Taber - who voices Padme Amidala in "Star Wars: The Clone Wars" picked up on it and sent out messages to everyone she knows. Taber also left an inspirational message on the mom's blog.
Well, geeks turned out in droves to support this little girl. ThinkGeek.com sent her a light saber. Taber and other cast members of SW:TCW sent Star Wars stuff to the girl. The girl's parents asked supporters to donate Star Wars toys to charities, and so far over 20,000 people have signed up. The guy who voices Yoda on SW:TCW took the girl and her family to a special screening. A face book page was made. And so forth.
Yay geeks! Go nerds!
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