Black Nerd Problem’s Roundup for GeekGirlCon 2017

We went to the land of milk and Starbucks for #GGC17 and our #BlackWomenDreaming panel. Here’s how it went down:

Enjoyed Our #GGC17 panel, #BlackWomenDreaming? You’ll love these articles from our panelists! pic.twitter.com/PtCzQ53nXv — Black Nerd Problems (@BlkNrdProblems) October 1, 2017

LESLIE: Geek Girl Con is well on its way to being a permanent part of my fall nerd activities. For the second year running, we had a great time. We were welcomed by artists, booth dealers, cosplayers, and panelists, not to mention the city of Seattle at large. This time around, I divided my time between socializing with other Black women nerds at the con and attending the wide variety of panels. A highlight for me was the Como Se Dice Nerd panel on Sunday. The 4-woman panel held a wide-ranging conversation about being Latinx (a gender neutral word to refer to Latino, Latina, and non-binary people of Latin descent) in nerd spaces. Part of the conversation was about how, while we may share the “People of Color” tag, being a Latinx nerd is very different from being a Black one. The diversity of culture, language, and geography within the box “Latinx” makes talking about a “Latinx experience” challenging, let alone mobilizing any sort of group wide opinion or social media force, like #NoConfederate or #OscarsSoWhite. A huge point of conversation among Latinx people, regardless of how long they’ve been in America, is the idea of “passing into American-ness” and how their nerd interests signal…