Alright, alright, let’s gab about somethin’ today. We’re gonna yak about them smarty-pants gals on the TV, the ones they call…uh… “female nerd characters.” Yeah, that’s the ticket.
Now, I ain’t no scholar, mind you. I just watch my stories, and I see these gals, all book-smart and know-it-all. Some folks, they think it’s new, this whole “nerd girl” thing. But lemme tell ya, they been around forever. It’s just now they puttin’ ’em front and center, like that Belle gal from the beauty story. She loved readin’ more’n gossiping, and that makes her one of ’em, I reckon.
Then there’s that Princess Leia, the one from the space wars. Feisty, she was. And smart as a whip, bossin’ them space fellas around. She weren’t no damsel in distress, that’s for sure. She fought her own battles, with her brain and her blaster.
- Smart Gals in Stories: They’re everywhere now, it seems. Used to be, the girls were just there to look pretty and get rescued. Now they’re fixin’ spaceships and solvin’ mysteries.
- Not Just Books: It ain’t just about readin’, though that’s part of it. These girls, they’re into science and computers and all sorts of brainy stuff. They got their own lingo, too. “Geek-splaining,” they call it, when they try to teach you somethin’ complicated.
One gal I see on the TV box, she’s called Amy Farrah Fowler. She’s on that show about them brainiac fellas. She’s a real piece of work, that one. Talks all fancy and knows everything about everything. She’s a doctor, or somethin’. And she’s got this fella, real tall and goofy, but he loves her smarts. That’s what I like to see.
You know, back in my day, a girl bein’ too smart, well, it weren’t always a good thing. Folks’d say she was too uppity, too bossy. But now, they’re makin’ movies and shows about it. They’re sayin’ it’s okay for a girl to be smart, to be a “nerd,” or whatever they call it.
And it ain’t just grown-up gals, neither. You got these young’uns, too. Little girls buildin’ robots and doin’ experiments. It’s a whole new world, I tell ya. Makes me proud to see it. Shows that girls can do anything, even that brainy stuff. They ain’t just pretty faces no more. They got the brains to back it up.
I heard someone sayin’ that these “nerd” girls, they show you there’s different kinds of folks in the world. Not everyone’s gotta be the same. Some folks are good at talkin’, some are good at fixin’ things, some are good at thinkin’. And that’s just fine. It takes all kinds to make a world, that’s what my mama always said.
So, next time you’re watchin’ your stories, pay attention to them smart gals. They’re the ones savin’ the day, not just waitin’ around to be saved. They’re the ones with the ideas, the ones who know how to get things done. They’re the female nerd characters, and they’re here to stay. And that, I think, is a mighty good thing.
And honestly, it’s about time them smart gals got their due. They been around forever, just like I said, but now they’re gettin’ the spotlight. And that’s somethin’ to celebrate, don’t you think?
Anyways, that’s all I gotta say ’bout them nerdy gals. They’re alright in my book. Smart, strong, and savin’ the world, one brainy idea at a time. Makes this old lady feel kinda hopeful about the future, you know?
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