Nothing to Prove - Geek Girls & The Doubleclicks
This song can be downloaded on iTunes & Bandcamp:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/lasers-and-feelings/id666068444
http://thedoubleclicks.bandcamp.com/album/lasers-and-feelings
The Doubleclicks are a nerd-pop-folk sibling duo from Portland, Oregon. you can find them at http://thedoubleclicks.com
(Note: Laser is nonbinary and uses they/them pronouns. This video was filmed before they came out.)
TWITTER: http://twitter.com/thedoubleclicks
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TOUR DATES: http://thedoubleclicks.com/upcoming
LATEST ALBUM: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/president-snakes/id1029211988
You can submit your own sign at http://geekgirlvideo.tumblr.com
"Fake geeks/real jerks" tees: http://nothingtoprove.spreadshirt.com
We took submissions for this project on our last nationwide tour & online. We received somewhere between 150-250 geek girl videos, as well as some from some awesome prominent geeks: Kelly Sue Deconnick, Amy Berg, John Scalzi, Josh A. Cagan, Adam Savage, Paul & Storm, Wil Wheaton, Marian Call & more. Thank you to EVERYONE who made this possible!
The video was directed and edited by Angela Webber (of the Doubleclicks.) The video concept is by Josh A. Cagan and the Doubleclicks, and was inspired by the book trailer for "Dear Teen Me."
Lyrics:
I entered this scene through rejection and honesty
Nerds weren't mean, they were weird and that worked for me
After 10 years of teasing when social skills failed me
Dungeons & Dragons cured all that ailed me
We read books, we played games, we made art, we watched Lost
We said things like "D20", "shipping" and "Mana cost"
It felt good to be myself, not being mocked
Still self-conscious, though, we whispered things about jocks
But one day, you grow up, come into your own
Now geek's not rejection - it's a label I own
Then ignorant haters come to prove me wrong
Tell me I'm not nerdy enough to belong
I've got nothing to prove
I've got nothing to prove
I've got nothing to prove
Fake Geek Girl test - that's a funny one, go ahead
How many comic books are there I haven't read?
I know it feels good to have a contest you win
It would feel even better if I wanted in
So women aren't geeks, so is that your conclusion?
That this is some secret club based on exclusion?
12-year-old dorks would say you're being selfish
And then they'd go write in their journals in Elvish
I've got nothing to prove
I've got nothing to prove
I've got nothing to prove
I've got cred but honestly, I shouldn't need it
This world needs all kinds of folks to complete it
You've got gamers, and artists and comic subscribers
Cosplayers, crafters and fan-fiction writers
You can stop - never say "fake geek" again
Our club needs no bouncers - all who want in get in
But go ahead, if you want, to own that role fully
I ain't got nothing to prove to a bully!
I've got nothing to prove
I've got nothing to prove
I've got nothing to prove
Haters are gonna hate
