> Surely the same could be said of nearly any network sitcom involving a subculture or demographic. That's kind of the idea of broad entertainment. No, it isn'

> Surely the same could be said of nearly any network sitcom involving a subculture or demographic. That's kind of the idea of broad entertainment. No, it isn't quite the same thing. ESR actually points out the specific problem with BBT in this excerpt from the blogpost I linked: > Bleagh. This is supposed to be a show about geniuses? It’s not. It’s a show about a dimwit’s idea of what bright people are like. The slowest person in my peer group could out-think and out-create any of these sad-sack imitations of “smart” on any day of the week. These actors are not bright, and don’t know how to fake it on screen. (emphasis added). The comparison to blackface that someone else made, however inherently contentious (for eminently understandable reasons) is indeed on point.