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hmm ... strange. I just speak from my personal experience. I work in computer science research and consider myself a nerd/geek. I got already several statements
by kgarten 13y ago
hmm ... strange. I just speak from my personal experience.
I work in computer science research and consider myself a nerd/geek. I got already several statements when meeting new people, like "Oh ... you consider yourself nerd, no that cannot be, you are not weird or awkward like these guys at TBBT. I mean you can talk to women and do sports ...".
How TBBT portrays nerds seems to have an impact on how a larger part of society (at least in my vicinity) sees nerds and I believe it's the wrong picture they are advertising.
- nounaut 13y agoEven the blog post mentions the raging debate about what really makes one a "true geek". People calling others posers. That is happening because it is now hip to be geek. Shirts should have geeky stuff on them, glasses should have thick black frames, toys and video games are used as part of the design when decorating, Comic Con is sold out a year in advance... list can be made however long you want to.
- kgarten 13y agoWait, don't generalize. TBBT portraits geeks as asozial, awkward, not into sports, unable to communicate with women etc. I got confronted several times with exactly this image of nerd or geek, when meeting people, exactly because of TBBT (as the persons I met stated). Nothing to do with Comic Con, video games, black frames etc.
- MatthiasP 13y agoBut this image of nerds existed way before the Big Bang Theory first aired. They just picked that up, stereotyped it and made a comedy show around it.