Minarch posted:

Whoa, wait, you get sexual gratification when somebody holds a door for you? I must be doing it wrong.

Crow Jane posted:

In STDH-world, what happens when a woman holds a door open for a woman? Or a man for a man?

Crow Jane posted:

In STDH-world, what happens when a woman holds a door open for a woman?

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Or a man for a man?

Funkchop posted:

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Popular is Dumb was played straight and subverted in this troper's high school class: originally the most popular people were the dumb ones. This troper is pretty smart, so he came to the conclusion that it's easier to (TheChessmaster) manipulate the popular, dumb ones than becoming popular. However, later most of the class realized this, so - while never getting more popular than the dumb ones - he became the de facto leader of the class.
Whenever something important was decided by a class vote (class trip destinations, etc...), it went his way. Also, as a member of the student council he managed to get rid of a stupid teacher once and since the other teachers (including the director, the assistant director and (AlmightyJanitor) the man who owned the school buffet) generally liked and trusted him, he could influence decisions which were above class-vote or even student-council level

Funkchop posted:

crowfeathers posted:

I like the image of some high school student being so smart that he is magically able to make hiring decisions and control the entire school.

Lottery of Babylon posted:

I'm not seeing the poo poo that didn't happen. "A guy held a door open and I was an rear end in a top hat" seems completely believable to me.

Minarch posted:

Employee: “No you don’t. The only adults who watch that movie put up with it to shut their bratty little daughters up for an hour.”

Pretty Lady Blob posted:

I wish I was still this blissfully ignorant.

Lottery of Babylon posted:

I'm not seeing the poo poo that didn't happen. "A guy held a door open and I was an rear end in a top hat" seems completely believable to me.

Funkchop posted:

I think the saddest part (if the story is to be believed) is that the guy went to see this My Little Pony movie by himself. So much for friendship.

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Customer: “Hello, do you have any of the new Twilight books?”

Me: “Yes, they’re over here.”

(I lead her to where they would be, but we appear to be sold out. This is strange as all copies were put up this morning.)

Me: “That’s strange. We seem to be out of stock. Can I interest you in anything else?”

Customer: “Ugh, fine. What about this one?”

(They point towards ‘Harry Potter’.)

Me: “Oh, that’s a great book! It’s about a boy who becomes a wizard and-”

Customer: “Are there any werewolves?”

Me: “I think so. I haven’t read them in a while.”

(The customer grabs the entire series of ‘Harry Potter’ and leaves. As I’m about to return to my workstation, two teens run up to me, high-five each other, and tell me they hid all 70 copies of ‘Twilight’ in the ceiling when no one was looking. Although impressed, I have to report them to my manager. After doing so, my manager gives them each a $10 gift card.)

walrusman posted:

It's presumably been several years since the last Harry Potter book came out, because the OP hasn't read them in a while. So at this point there have probably been at least five, maybe six movies, grossing obscene amounts of money worldwide for years. Harry Potter has been in every movie theater, web forum, school, social media outlet, library, bookstore, news show, grocery checkout line, and moral panic blog for over a decade at this point.

And here's an adult who has never heard of it and has no idea what it's about.

Sure.

walrusman posted:

That Quasimodo MRA guy with the chronic nad-pain might be the most uncomfortable thing I've ever read, for all the reasons outlined in this thread, and more.

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(I’m in a Creative Writing class. Star Wars Episode VII has just been announced, and there’s two boys in my class who are huge Star Wars fans. I’m also a fan, but I haven’t made that known. Class is just beginning.)

Teacher: “Random fact for today: Star Wars Episode VII will be made. We have that to look forwards to in 2015.”

Boy #1: “Yeah, right.”

Boy #2: “What’s that supposed to mean?”

Boy #1: “It’ll just be a repeat of the prequels. A bunch of sucky movies, one after the other.”

Me: *muttering* “I have a very bad feeling about this…”

Boy #2: “The prequels don’t suck!”

Boy #1: “They do, and I’ll give you plenty of reasons why: Jar Jar Binks, midichlorians, taxation plots, whiny Anakin—”

Boy #2: “The midichlorian bit didn’t suck!”

(This argument goes back and forth for some time, and they eventually stand up as it gets more heated. The rest of the class looks annoyed, as does the teacher, but efforts to break up the fight are fruitless.)

Teacher: “Boys, this isn’t a forum thread.”

(I finally have enough.)

Me: *to teacher* “You gotta speak their language. Watch.” *stands and turns to boys* “Mindless philosophers! I find your lack of faith in this new film disturbing. You two better watch your mouths, or you’ll find yourselves floating home!”

(The two boys just stare at me silenced.)

Boy #1: “You’re a girl! How do you—”

Me: “Somebody has to save the fandom! Back into your seats, flyboys!”

(They grudgingly sit down, as do I.)

Me: “Boring conversation anyway.” *to teacher* “You’re all clear, [teacher's name]! Now let’s blow this lesson and go home!”

(The entire class bursts out laughing. The two boys never disrupt the class with their Star Wars arguments again.)

Funkchop posted:

Bold Robot posted:

This is too outlandish, this must be some sort of fakepost. I hope.

Bold Robot posted:

This is too outlandish, this must be some sort of fakepost. I hope.

crowfeathers posted:

Boys, this isn't a forum thread.

senae posted:

Protip for the thread, basically no feminist will unironically use the term womyn!

Bertrand Hustle posted:

My mother has seen Star Wars and knows who Luke Skywalker is. A New Hope came out 36 years ago. Why the gently caress do these dweebs have to get into a pissing match over who knows more about pop culture poo poo?

I mean, I like a ton of the stuff that has the most obnoxious fandoms, like Supernatural, Doctor Who, Sherlock, and Mass Effect, but gently caress, don't make a goddamn TV show or videogame your entire identity.

crowfeathers posted:

They always pick really mainstream "nerd" stuff too. Star Wars is one of the most successful film franchises of all time, but they also use stuff like Doctor Who (a show my 50 year old mother watches because "David Tennant is so handsome") or really anything but the weird obscure stuff that'd really mark someone as a truly obsessive SciFi sort of fan. Like, if they were all quoting Blake's Seven then the story would still be sad bullshit, but at least it'd mean more about the protagonist than "has a basic knowledge of pop culture."

They do it with music too. My knowledge of Bohemian Rhapsody will impress the world! No one could possibly know the most popular song of a massively successful band!

walrusman posted:

It's presumably been several years since the last Harry Potter book came out, because the OP hasn't read them in a while. So at this point there have probably been at least five, maybe six movies, grossing obscene amounts of money worldwide for years. Harry Potter has been in every movie theater, web forum, school, social media outlet, library, bookstore, news show, grocery checkout line, and moral panic blog for over a decade at this point.

And here's an adult who has never heard of it and has no idea what it's about.

Sure.

oldpainless posted:

Teacher: So they had to transport raw goods back to England for manufacturing.
Transporters? Beam me up Scotty
Teacher: What?
heh

oldpainless posted:

I am gender fluid you inconsiderate rear end in a top hat.

SheepNameKiller posted:

Gender fluid sounds pretty gross.

SammyWhereAreYou posted:

These posts where Nerd Girls prove their nerdiness to stupid boys by showing off their extensive knowledge of things girls aren't supposed to like are the most annoying posts in this thread to me.

I'm a 37 year-old woman who has been into sci-fi/fantasy, video games (including the kinds that are marketed to males) and metal since I was, like, 10 and I've never once been told by a guy that I must be lying about liking these things because girls don't like that stuff - even before nerd culture became as mainstream as it is today. The most reaction I've ever gotten is one of mild surprise. Rather than being talked down to about how girls don't like that stuff and being accused of lying about it, most guys seem to think it's cool and are excited to talk about our shared interest.

If these posts were written in the 80's or 90's they might be sometimes somewhat believable, but is anyone really shocked nowadays when a girl can quote Star Wars (a franchise that is about as mainstream as sci-fi gets)?

JK! posted:

Last night, at the store I work at, Bohemian Rhapsody came on over the radio. The place was crowded, we were busy and if you can believe it, nobody cared. Not even a little.