Believe it or not, there are people out there who pretend to be down with the nerd rabble to boost their geek cred in a bid for money and attention. It's horrifying to consider, but that smoking-hot model-cum-movie-starlet may not actually give a sh-t about the latest X-Men series. She most likely had her personal assistant do a little research and feed her some buzzwords so she could put up a good front in an interview with the columnist from "Uber Geek Quarterly." ("Yes, Frank, I love comic books. My favorite character is Wolverine. He's so hot, and he's got those claws. I know he'd keep the paparazzi away!") And as quickly as she memorized the material, it's gone -- just like the lines from her last finished scene.
Keep reading for our list of the most egregious offenders who fake geek good.
Megan Fox. It's ironic that the aptly-named Fox got her start fooling fanboys by starring in a movie about robots in disguise, since she shamelessly disguises herself as just one of the geeks. If tricking people into believing she's a comic book aficionado was an Academy Award category, she'd have five Oscars sitting on her mantle. As much as we'd all love to imagine her lying on her bed, feet swaying in the air, wearing just an oversize T-shirt and panties with her perfect little nose in a comic book, it's time to come to terms with the fact that that just isn't plausible. By all means continue viewing her as gorgeous (she is), but let's purge the misguided notion that she's well-versed in comic books from the collective nerd unconscious.
Olivia Munn. Normally it takes two exposed breasts to land the cover of Playboy, but in the case of G4TV's "Attack of the Show!" host Olivia Munn, just having them is enough.
Catering to all things tech, Munn puts up an extremely convincing case for being a bona fide dork. However, her not-so-nude centerfold in Playboy raised eyebrows (among other things) about her intentions, and she's said how games were her "weak suit." None of that stopped the fanboy furor over her spread; one site even regarded her as "the hottie with Geek Goddess approachability -- the gamer's Athena." We're not quite sold. Is she co-opting her popularity with the nerdcore who watches "Attack of the Show!" to launch a more far-reaching career? Probably. Does G4TV kinda know that already and thus have no qualms with helping objectify her on air by making her eat a hot dog dangling from a string? Definitely.
Kristen Stewart. Comic Con is the new big thing when it comes to blatant self-promotion for celebrities looking to tap into a demographic that doesn't sit around watching "Entertainment Tonight." It's treated like the "Access Hollywood" of nerd get-togethers by PR folks, and for good reason: Attendees spend most of their disposable income on video games, comic books, action figures, and movies en masse. It's a marketing meat market - something the suits behind the "Twilight" movies obviously noticed when they sent Kristen Stewart (and whoever those other two guys are) there for a panel. Sporting a punked-up style that her stylist probably took three hours "putting together," Stewart's appearance at Comic Con belied her geek-free resumé. She is, however, portraying Joan Jett in the upcoming flick "The Runaways," which, while not nerdy, is pretty badass, and that's a step in the right direction. But using the vaunted Comic Con as fodder for press about already hugely popular teen romance movies featuring sparkling vampires is tantamount in tackiness to cos-playing as Dr. Manhattan from "Watchmen" -- blue wang and all.
Or, as Jordan Newmark, editor of Kristen Stewart Wants IT, told Asylum, "It isn't her lack of trying. Clearly, Kristen Stewart "wants" to be a geek. But there isn't anything "geeky" about being young, hot, famous, playing Joan Jett, raising wolves as pets, and dating one of the most fawned-after guys in Hollywood."
Kristin Kreuk. What is it with actresses named "Kristen" (or in this case "Kristin") and their tendency to play up their clout with the geek community when in fact they really have no idea what they're talking about or getting into? Kreuk got her big break on "Smallville," which is essentially Superman's answer to "The O.C.," playing Lana Lang and then landed the starring role in 2009s "Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li." This is the clearest case of an actress taking on a role just to take advantage of a fan base. If she had any grasp of the "Street Fighter" franchise, she'd have known before signing on to play everyone's favorite abnormally thighed ass-kicker that Hollywood's first attempt ended up not only being one of the worst video game film adaptations, but one of the worst movies ever made. If humanity were to make a time capsule that held the worst collective moments of the species, the original flick starring Jean-Claude Van Damme would reside right next to Hitler's "Mein Kampf" and a "Cotton-Eyed Joe" cassette single.
The kicker (no pun intended)? She's only played "Street Fighter" once.


























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Friday 05 February
By Edward
Thank you! The biggest offenders who stick out in my mind(I suppose because they've out and out excplicitly called themselves "geeks", "dorks", and "nerds") are Megan Fox and Olivia Munn. (Oooooh, you're a chick that can work a Blackberry, and knows that Batman is Bruce Wayne. What a nerd goddess).
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Friday 12 February
By Digi
yeah the first 2 megan and olivia are the biggest posers using their tits and ass to get what they want in a field thats been able to (until recent years) stay unscathed by the ...tenacity of women who want money via their own anatomy. (mind you this doesnt mean they donate kidneys). Olivia is the biggest poser cause she claims to be Nerd goddess (self proclaimed). Meanwhile the twit can barely even remember what to say when doing AOTS, which has gotten completely crap since that blond chick left (the alchoholic). Megan is just a fad, she'll die off when they stop putting her in movies cause so many roles can exist as a main role with so few actual lines. I mean seriously go watch transformers and count HOW many lines she had, AND when she actually had lines, count how many lines there were. I garentee you the parents in the movie who are shown a fraction fo the time have more scripting.
Megan fox is purely Tits and ass. People get sick of that rather fast cause well..lets face it women....you're a dime for 2 dozen these days.
Friday 05 February
By robert
I would like to slap her geek cheeks, mmmmmmmm
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Monday 08 February
By Me
I notice that the writer of this article, while trying to expose these fraudulent geeks (talk about a project worth pursuing), keeps making these assertions, but offer no sources or evidence or anything to back up these claims. This whole "article" is based on the "columnist's" rather sexist assumptions and nothing more. Talk about a slow news day...
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Friday 05 February
By LasVegasX
Yeah that's true. But the writer is just like almost every journalist, they NEVER have any credible sources. There are alot of people who say that I am not the type who listens to country music, without knowing of course. I took offense to this article because the writer doesn't have any credible source.
Friday 05 February
By lissa
Kristin is also on "Chuck" now, as a "nerd herder" tech geek. Funny, I think this article is pretty accurate.
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Friday 05 February
By windshookrain
I don't think Megan Fox could tell her shoe from a comic book...
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Friday 05 February
By geokaz
The only thing that brainless airhead Fox faked was having any acting talent. Screaming for over helf of a silly Japanese toy movie does not make one an actress. She looks no better than any of the thousands of plastic, surgically enhanced, vapid bimbos that currently infest Hollywood and the entertainment industry.
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Friday 05 February
By SailorKnightWing
Olivia might not know video games that well, but that's not all that Attack of the Show is about. She is knowledgeable about gadjets and movies, which the show also covers. She's a heck of a lot better than Morgan Webb, who is only there to look hot and she doesn't do that very well, either.
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Friday 05 February
By Stephanie
If the fact that Ms. Fox has been boinking Brian Austin Green for the past three years isn't convincing enough that she's down with the geek brigade than nothing will ever change your minds... ha ha ha
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Friday 05 February
By Lewis
Nothing but factless accusations. Yes Megan Fox is hot and probably isnt a actual "geek" or "nerd". But Ive met plenty of women who are attractive and have an interest in what their men are into. They might not drool over the latest video game, or scifi flick. But they arent beyond paying attention to it. And for Olivia Munn, obviously you (the writer) are a sexist. You have a big hard on for cutting down women you can only dream of being with. Stop blaming them for your lack of "skills" with the opposite sex. Next time you want to bash someone and make claims. Bring some evidence to the table.
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Friday 05 February
By abbyyy_fayy
So...am I the only person who saw the name of the article on AOL [what Megan Fox is probably faking] and immediately think ORGASM TALENT SOUL in that order?
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Friday 05 February
By John F. C. Taylor
One person posted a comment that closely mirrored my own thoughts. The writer of this article makes assertions about the actress' and their geek/non-geek connections without offering proof. I would probably agree anyway, but sure would like to see the proof.
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Tuesday 09 March
By ABHI ARORA
I WON A NEED SOME HOW FEEL ME
Friday 05 February
By Dwight
I believe anything Kristin does is good. You can't find anyone pretty as she is. Who else would you put in that role. She is half chinese
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Friday 05 February
By Digi
Every chick up there is a supreme poser. Megan Fox and Olivia Munn being of the 'Poster child' quality of posers. Both are hot chicks who are trying to exploit a sea of virgins. Both are dumb as dogcrap. Kristen Stuat is a fad follower, so she follows whatever she thinks is hip at the time, while the other chick Ive barely even heard of.
Meanwhile theres some LEGIT Hot nerds they didnt mention.
Like Morgan Webb, Jessica Chobot, Milla Jovovich, Jolene Blalock and Claudia Black. All super gorgeous women. All super legitament nerds. Easy way to find out whos legit or not are those who partake in smaller events. Milla, and Claudia are constantly making appearences as well as preference to role choices.
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Friday 05 February
By Duhhhhhh
Am I the only one who one doesn't care they are still hot, and two come is spelled come not cum.... It's in your first paragraph figure it out. You guys need to edit your stuff.
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Friday 05 February
By teltech543
Miss Fox could fake an orgasm and I wouldn't care one bit just so long as I'm giving it to her.
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Friday 05 February
By A Rose
I'm guessing she means Hugh Jackman. Real Wolverine is a short hairy old man wide as a refrigerator. More of a father-figure. To my generation, anyway.
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Friday 05 February
By digital
Kristen Stewart is not hot, please remove this ugly mole from the list
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