Freaks and Geeks

Why We Need More Geek Girls Like Willow

Women's Work post by Grace Bello on February 5, 2013 - 11:00am; tagged 24, big bang theory, Buffy, career, Dollhouse, Freaks and Geeks, Woman's Work.

On TV and in real life, there's a dearth of young women in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. While a few bygone shows exposed the barriers against geeks in general (think My So-Called Life's Brian Krakow, Buffy the Vampire Slayer's Willow, and Freaks and Geeks's Lindsay Weir), contemporary television shows fail to portray the bumpy path that exist specfically for young women male-dominated science and math career tracks. I say we need more characters like Willow. 

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Pop Pedestal: Lindsay Weir

TV post by Sara Reihani on July 28, 2011 - 10:30am; tagged Freaks and Geeks, Lindsay Weir, Pop Pedestal, tv.
Though I'm sure many Bitch readers are already fans of Freaks and Geeks, I had to take this week to celebrate the main character in an amazing ensemble cast: Lindsay Weir (played by Linda Cardellini).

Lindsay Weir, a white teenage girl with dark hair, stands in front of a trash can that says McKinley HS on it
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