Well being a geek/nerd is no longer offensive anymore. Most of us over the age of 23 can relate to when it was a sin to be a geek/nerd. I know due to my own insecurities and want to fit in with the rest of the high school, I changed everything from clothing to what I did and whom I hung out with. Deep down inside I knew I wasn’t cool I was a geek, But I was never book smart and, Pot probably didn’t help that.
Being a Geek/Nerd is now empowering especially since the Internet started, #nerdsunite seems to be a movement (possibly led by Jen Friel of Talknerdytomelover.com (my conspiracy theory)) and a good one at that. Now we have Thug artists and bad boy rappers dressing like Steve Urkel. Kids that when I was there age wore Baggy Jeans and a shirt to big for Big Pun, now where tight jeans bright colors and thick frame glasses. Big named stars and sport figures Twittering like someone care (I Care ☹) You know Geek/Nerd Movement is on when Star Trek and Star Wars movies are being redone and Comic books (Marvel Comic’s Woooo!) are now scripts to the next blockbuster. Geeks/Nerds have there own networks on tv like G4, Which sell the fact that its for nerds and put on E3 convention (my fav) and Comiccon on tv for everyone to see. I can only imagine whats to come…
All and all I think we all have a little geek/nerd in us (if not… do you want some… Shut up I know it’s corny but I liked it…TWSS). Regardless if you’re a Jock, Cheerleader or Fist Pumper Everyone will notice a little geek/nerd in them, its not hard to notice its just accepting it. . I have watched this movement grow by leaps and bounds (like Superman yay!) where will it stop? Geeks/Nerds are growing in masses and getting stronger by the day! Where will you be when we take over!!
Proud Geek since 1989.
