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Why are we assuming that all nerds are smart? My high school had several "dumb" nerds (Napoleon Dynamite-ish). Nerds are people who are socially inept. Add in
by prime0196 18y ago
Why are we assuming that all nerds are smart? My high school had several "dumb" nerds (Napoleon Dynamite-ish). Nerds are people who are socially inept. Add intelligence to a nerd and all you have is an intelligent nerd, he has not moved up the social ladder at all. The real question should be "Why are smart black kids with no social skills unpopular?" but that wouldn’t be much of a question, would it? They’re unpopular because they have no social skills, being smart has nothing to do with it. Since the author states that blacks put so much emphasis on their social status, it makes perfect sense that anyone not exhibiting socially acceptable behaviors would be deemed unpopular. You could easily have said:
Why are black kids who wear tight clothes unpopular?
Why are black kids who listen to heavy metal unpopular?
Why are black male virgins unpopular?
If you do unpopular stuff then you will not be popular. Interesting article, but way off base. Oh, and if you are wondering, I’m BLACK.
- subwindow 18y agoAs far as I understand it, you're talking about dorks, not nerds. Nerd: Very Smart, socially inept Geek: Smart, somewhat socially competent Dork: Not smart, socially inept That also explains why most people prefer to be called geeks.
- prime0196 18y agoIn hindsight you're classifying these individuals as Geeks, Nerds, Dorks, but to an average high schooler these terms are synonymous unless you actually belonged to one of these groups and felt the need to create a hierarchy :)