On Mon, 25 Oct 1999, Neil ''Fred'' Picciotto wrote:
> now, the one part which i found mildly offensive was his claim that geeks
> can't be supportive in a relationship. i was offended not because he was
> saying this about "girl geeks", but because he was also saying it about all
> geeks. and it's just plain false. my fiancee and i have been together for
> over six years, and although she's not as much of a geek as me, we are both
> extraordinarily supportive of each other.
>
> so if anything, i was offended as a geek, not as a feminist.
Agreed. My SO laughed over that part. He's a geek, but a very
affectionate one.
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