I Am A GEEK

he word Geek is used to identify people who are involved in science, mathematics, Engineering and Technology. They are in general more interested in abstract concepts, science , mathematics and in designing, building gadgets and artifacts rather then in people.

The Dictionary.com provides the following meaning of the word GEEK

• A person regarded as foolish, inept, or clumsy.
• A person who is single-minded or accomplished in scientific or Technical pursuits but is felt to be socially inept.
• A carnival performer whose show consists of bizarre acts, such as biting the head off a live chicken.
  

Wikipedia identifies Geeks as

• A derogatory reference to a person obsessed with intellectual pursuits for their own sake, who is also deficient in most other human attributes so as to impair the person's operation within society.
• A person who is interested in technology, especially computing and new media. Geeks are adept with computers, and use the term hacker in a positive way, though not all are hackers themselves.
• A person who relates academic subjects to the real world outside of academic studies; for example, using multivariate calculus to determine how they should correctly optimize the dimensions of a pan to bake a cake.
• A person who has chosen concentration rather than conformity; one who passionately pursues skill (especially technical skill) and imagination, not mainstream social acceptance.
• A person with a devotion to something in a way that places him or her outside the mainstream. This could be due to the intensity, depth, or subject of their interest. This definition is very broad but because many of these interests have mainstream endorsement and acceptance, the inclusion of some genres as "geeky" is heavily debated. Persons have been labeled as or chosen to identify as physics geeks, mathematics geeks, engineering geeks, sci-fi geeks, computer geeks, various science geeks, movie and film geeks (cinephile), comic book geeks, theatre geeks, history geeks, music geeks, art geeks, philosophy geeks, literature geeks, historical reenactment geeks and roleplay geeks.
• A more recent school of thought sees Nerd as being a derogatory phrase, whilst Geek is simply a description. It is taken to be someone who is an enthusiast, often in things outside of the mainstream spectrum, of note is that in this definition, there is no reference to being socially inept in the slightest.
  

All of these descriptions portray Geeks in a non-flattering light. Except the movies like "Revenge of Nerds" the portrayl of Geeks in the media has not been very positive. In few cases the description may fit the subjects but in majority of cases the description is way off in accurately describing the people it is trying to categorize. Now the Geeks have a "Society for Geek Advancement" who will try to advance the image of Geeks and they are using the new emerging social media to do it.

Here is the opening video from this society

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