By now many of you have probably read the Gizmodo blog about Alyssa Bereznak (a Gawker media employee) and her OK Cupid date with legendary magic player Jon Finkel. For those of you still out of the loop on this trending topic, you can read her "article" here:
http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2011/08/my-okcupid-affair-with-a-world-champion-magic-the-gathering-player
(EUGH. It makes me a little bit sick to know that she just earned $$ from your click!)
Seems someone hit a nerve with the online geek community, as backlash has been fierce. Her condescending attitude reminds me of the "plastics" from that Lindsay Lohan movie "Mean Girls". She seems like the type that was popular in high school, and is still trying to hold onto her cool girl rep by putting other people down.
Here is another article for you to written by / for geeky women everywhere to defend Jon and apologize for the public humiliation that wily femme fatale had attempted to heap upon him:
http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/112671-An-Apology-to-Jon-Finkel
It makes me laugh a little, because I remember (back in the day) when people who read comics and played CCG's were ridiculed by their peers. NOW it seems like we're the ones that all our friends come to when they want to know more about the recent "Batman" or "Captain America" movies! We've gone from martyrs to kings!
Alyssa Bereznak, when the impeding zombie apocalypse finally dawns, you're going to regret not having a geek with a shovel or crowbar to back you up! :P
Cheers,
Carl Szalich
