I hate to be the critical ass hole, but I fucking hate people who try to play the cute nerd act. Being a nerd use to be a bad and unpopular thing. And today’s culture associates anyone who doesnt party, isnt highly social, and has the slightest interest in video games as a nerd. And these phrases don’t really have anything to do with “being a nerd”. Here’s why:
1. Nerd’s arent all insomniacs. It’s retarded to assume that a person who is nerdy stays up all night writing fan fic and playing D&D. That hardly associates directly to being nerdy.
2. Reading makes you a nerd? Trying to force that idea is why reading is so unpopular these days. I hate that being educated is now associated with negative opinons.
3. I’m certain that if a child said that, you wouldn’t call him a nerd. Star Wars is often a nerd culture thing, but you have to keep in mind how many people pretend to be obsessed with star wars just to be “such a nerd lol”, yet don’t know the difference between Boba and Jango Fett.
4. Lets just stick with number 3 for this one too.
5. I think the idea that nerds are smart, witty, and sarcastic people is created solely to make nerd culture more appealing. Not all nerds have quick and clever statements like sheldon. Once upon a time, nerds were anti-social castaways.
6. Do you know how many people use the term noob now? It’s like people who use fail and owned, but hardly use the internet or play video games. We generally pick up popular phrases from our friends without questioning what it means. People just like to use words that are popular.
7. This one is far to common and easy to rant about these days. The “gurl gamer”. People have accepted gaming as a fairly universal and acceptable thing in this era. With the Kinect and Wii, gaming is family oriented. But the second a girl wants to play call of duty she’s a “gurl gamerrr” and she is so nerdy and lame and all the guys will want her now. The fact of the matter is, video games are as common as people who use the internet.
8. Really? Cause need connection to the internet makes you a total nerd. Or maybe you just need to use the internet. Especially since iPhones are so common and internet is just more convenient.
9. I’ll be honest, I don’t even get this one. The only thing that comes to find is the fact that actual CD’s are nearly extinct since digital format is the way of the future. So I guess that kind argues it right there?
And I dont think anyone relates tattoos, piercings, and plugs as nerdy.
^^^ Josh James ladies and gentlemen
FINALLY!!! I’ve been waiting for someone to say this without being blatantly rude, but this is exactly how I feel. Most real nerds are unattractive, smelly and anti-social. The few of us who exist and mingle within the realms of “normal” society are seen as creepy or weird. We’re the ones who you come to in class when you don’t want to do your own work or dump all of the work on in class projects.
Five years ago, this girl would have been Emo/Scene because of it’s popularity (hair piercings and tats give that away). ten years ago, she would have been goth or punk. Were it the early 90s, she’d be wearing plaid and smoking a joint while listening to Nirvana. In the 80s, she’d be snorting cocaine off of whatever surface was closest to her because it was popular. She would have been one of those early 70s pseudo-hippies that did more harm than good to the counter-culture. in the 60s, she would have swooned for every douchebag with a suit, a bad haircut and a guitar. in the 50s, she would have been married at 17 and pregnant with 5 kids (as well as being depressed and alcoholic.) in the 20s, she would have been a flapper.
TL;DR, She’s a “nerd” because it’s cool. she would have been anything if you told her it was cool. And it makes real nerds (moi) angry to see shit like this.
This entire thread makes me laugh so hard. Guys, didn’t you know I’m just a stupid hipster bitch trying to capitolize on nerdy shit? No. I was that kid in Jr. High that didn’t really have any friends, I was the weird ‘art girl’, I drew fantasy art in my notebooks and wore hand-me-down clothes from my big brothers (who were obsessed with Star Wars and LoTR) I had braces for way longer than was socially acceptable, glasses that weren’t custom fitted so they were crooked as shit on my face (my ears aren’t quite level) and I froze in social situations and didn’t hit puberty till I was 17. Highschool didn’t get much better for me, I got really into anime and was considered an ‘otaku’, went to conventions and cosplayed (got made fun of REALLY hard at school for that) I had no friends, sat in my graphic design classroom during lunchtime, struggled emotionally, and eventually dropped out of school.
Now here I am, a young adult that’s into RPGs, Science Fiction/Fantasy books, X-Men, Star Wars, and Comic art. My main is a Troll hunter dual spec’d for BM/MM. If you look closely my tattoos feature Wonder Woman and ASoIaF references. I got pro-activ, some custom fit glasses, and those braces finally came off, but because I don’t look like a ‘nerd’ I’m not even accepted by geeks. I am sitting here getting picked on by dorks.
I am not accepted in 21-year-old-girl community because we have no common interests.
I am not accepted in the tattoo industry because I’m not into metal music and motorcycles
And now I am not accepted by nerds/geeks because I’m covered in tattoos and made a light hearted video making fun of internet “nerds”.
Nerds/geeks/dorks complain about bullies and not being accepted but you guys are not any better at all.Oh gosh, hon. I’m so sorry all this is happening to you. You are a cutie patootie and I have actually said over half of these.
I’ve asked many at friends houses, “What’s your password? Like, for your internet or Wifi.”
I’ve done that same thing in many of my masks. (Love the Fett helm, btw.)
Said many with the lightsaber(s).
“When did the some come up” one is probably my most said. I found these particularly funny!
One quote (was made in this thread) that made me tilt my head the most was “Most real nerds are unattractive, smelly and anti-social.” Uh, who stated this? Why is there titles on ‘nerds’ now? That has been taught through the entertainment industry as long as I can remember. But I knew deep down we’re not all like that. It’s just a stereotype. You have to remember, most stereotypes are not real.
They’re put to influence comedy and whatnot. To give a sort of nudge in a show, but really, I’ve met some of the most wonderful, kind, beautiful, sweet people. All whom tend to be nerds. Most are social, but often the most seen are the anti-social. At least that’s what I’ve noticed the most.
Just- why are we to judge people by their appearances?? Do you know her? Do you know them? Just because they don’t LOOK the part you’ve grown to expect doesn’t mean you should just blindly assume someone is or isn’t.
Again- You don’t know her.
Stop judging people before you’ve even had a conversation with them, you dumb fucks.
^^^THIS THIS THIS THIS THIS THIS^^^
Also, I related to every single one of these quotes, and I’m also a nerd. I’m also apparently ‘pretty’, but I don’t really care. I plan on getting tons of tattoos, and getting my hair dyed nicely.
I will always consider myself a nerd, because that’s who I am and always will be, inside and out. Nerds have the right to look however they fucking want, and you can’t judge someone for their looks if you’ve never even talked to them.
Who says nerds need to look a certain way? Whoever does take this into offense obviously is no better than the fools who bring them down. It seems like a never ending chain of dislike—and it needs to just stop.
I say these things on a daily basis. I’m also short, apparently “adorable”, and look nothing like a nerd should based on cliches. I don’t care. I love comics, games, books, Star Wars, LOTR, Doctor Who, and lord knows what else I’ll get into before I’m done.
It doesn’t matter what you look like or what you’re into; you’re perfect as you are and no one in the whole fucking world can tell you you’re wrong.
(Source: weasleycansaveanything)
