TeramonaConsulting Tea Specialist Best Coast! Icrontian
edited June 2013
*Deep breath*
Okay. My personal opinion is that even people who are "faking" it have a place. What that place is, I have no clue, but if it makes someone feel special... I mean, why get so angry? Maybe I can say this because I don't particularly identify as a nerd (... Or as anything), but it just seems like another way to be judgmental. No reason to take it as a personal affront. Some people enjoy being nerds, some people enjoy identifying as a nerd, and some people just want to eat icecream and love everything.
If you're going to hate someone, hate the guy that rolls his eyes and feels sorry for your girlfriend when you're playing League, because that guy's the real douche.
There are people who like to identify with a culture whether they 'belong' or not. It's a part of human nature. Some of it has to do with hidden desire "I wish I could actually be nerdy so I'll at least try and look the part", or possibly interest in another person within that subgroup.
I'm on the fence about it, myself. I can see both sides of the arguments.
See also: White rappers, girl gamers, male programmers (chew on that one for a moment), stay-at-home dads, male nurses, and so on.
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TeramonaConsulting Tea Specialist Best Coast! Icrontian
Dan thinks that it's not exactly fair that being a "nerd" is "cool" now, because people like him had to suffer through high school, whereas now... Well, I guess since being a nerd is something of a fad, people won't get teased as much. I kind of disagree with that, though. I think being nerdy is popular, but being a nerd is still undesirable. No one wants to be the skinny unathletic kid who sits in the library during lunch period. Those kids are still suffering through high school...
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?&v=mE3AjaABwC8
Okay. My personal opinion is that even people who are "faking" it have a place. What that place is, I have no clue, but if it makes someone feel special... I mean, why get so angry? Maybe I can say this because I don't particularly identify as a nerd (... Or as anything), but it just seems like another way to be judgmental. No reason to take it as a personal affront. Some people enjoy being nerds, some people enjoy identifying as a nerd, and some people just want to eat icecream and love everything.
If you're going to hate someone, hate the guy that rolls his eyes and feels sorry for your girlfriend when you're playing League, because that guy's the real douche.
I'm on the fence about it, myself. I can see both sides of the arguments.
See also: White rappers, girl gamers, male programmers (chew on that one for a moment), stay-at-home dads, male nurses, and so on.
Oooooh. Okay, I get it.