7.14 The Convention Conundrum

[wellplayedpenny]

At least no ships!! The only thing (yes I'm a Debbie Downer) is how they have the obligatory geek chic episode a season yet make it kind of depressing. Last season it just made them look stupid and humiliated breaking down and not making it to Bakersfield, now they're locked out of Comic Con.

What do you bet they throw in some shenny scenes just to soften the blow.

I know Gripe liked Bakersfield but I hated it. As a science fiction fan and a member of a sci-fi group, I didn't like the way they humiliated them with the cosplay and Sheldon of all people, suddenly felt the pressure to conform because of what outsiders thought of him. It was horrifying. I hope this is not more of the same. More of the nerds-must-change message.

I thought Bakersfield was appalling. As a convention goer/gamer/comic book collector, etcetera I was absolutely sick at the way the guys were suddenly embarrassed of their costumes and by extension their 'geek ways'. Who cares that people were staring at them! I mean I won't even get into the time we were stopped at the US border all decked in studded and spiked leather armor (especially since my partner said I was a little too uppity asking for a cavity search to be thorough since they were already tossing our car).

I found the episode to be a smack in the face, another Bart Simpson 'Where's Waldo' moment where those that be aren't even trying to conceal their true feelings about 'geek stuff'. 'Maturing/growing up', whatever you want to call it when you decide you want to nest and mate doesn't mean the end of geekness. I haven't changed. My friends haven't changed and they have kiddies and mortgages, etc. There's a real misconception about what it's like to be childlike versus childish that's frustrating. ...Forgive my little rant.