The Big Picture: A Nerd By Any Other Name
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We're Harry Potter Geeks or possibly Chronicles of Narnia Fans. As a Bostonian, I swear, that one joke won me over. Well played Bob. Well played.HankMan said:
On a side-note, Sports fans aren't entirely accepted in most cultures either. I'm not a nerd, but I like nerd culture. I'm not a fan, but I like some sports and following the sports. So...I guess I fall somewhere in the middle.
All I can say is: Thank you, Bob.
For years my view-point has been that everyone is a nerd in one way or another and sport-fans are emphasized on that point. Thank you for this!
Oh, and about nerds and sport-fans living together: It's happening. I have a friend who is incredibly nerdy, but plays basketball, fencing and SOCCER. Give it some time and you'll see it'll happen^^
For years my view-point has been that everyone is a nerd in one way or another and sport-fans are emphasized on that point. Thank you for this!
Oh, and about nerds and sport-fans living together: It's happening. I have a friend who is incredibly nerdy, but plays basketball, fencing and SOCCER. Give it some time and you'll see it'll happen^^
Way to go, Bob. That was awesome.
People can also attach themselves to a team more easily than a video game company due to the nature of a team belonging to a city. The team isn't just a team anymore, but, in the mind of the fan, a representative of the city and the people in it. For example, if the Steelers beat the Bills, a Steelers fan can say, "We won!" because it wasn't just the Steelers beating the Bills, it was Pittsburgh beating Buffalo.
It's important to note that sports franchises go the extra length to make fans identify with individual players and are obsessed with maintaining a positive, friendly image. Video game corporations often appear just as that - corporations - which we often associate with cold, uncaring, faceless entities.SFR said:
People can also attach themselves to a team more easily than a video game company due to the nature of a team belonging to a city. The team isn't just a team anymore, but, in the mind of the fan, a representative of the city and the people in it. For example, if the Steelers beat the Bills, a Steelers fan can say, "We won!" because it wasn't just the Steelers beating the Bills, it was Pittsburgh beating Buffalo.
I think the general thing keeping sports nerds &, uh, nerd... nerds, is that they are very different in expression. Sports nerds like to play sports. Nerd nerds read comics, watch tv, & play games. The difference, is that our interests can't be recreated to the same level. We can play sports, but we can't cast magic, shoot webs, jump on turtles, etc. The sports fans practice their sport & get stronger, and muscly people get cool and popular (becuase our culture praises strong people). Nerds don't do any of that, and are left as outcasts because we don't have a tangable link to the real world in our interests, and we can't practice them in a public manner like sports.
I agree 100% but not on the sports issues. I'm a football (soccer) fan and I have favorite teams in the US, Mexico, Germany, Spain, and England. The reason I like Chicago Fire, is because I live in Chicago, I like Club America (Mexican team in Mexico City) because my family all loves them, because they live in Mexico city. As for the German, Spanish and English teams, theyre the most popular and most viewed teams so why not. For England, a Mexican international player is a big star, so winenr by defult. I only have a Club America shirt but it has my name on it.
Question: If the jersy has your name on it, is it not a costume them. I guess not since you can make your own costume of a similar reference to a certain francise or game etc.
I dont know where Im going with this
Oh right um...international teams I guess.
Question: If the jersy has your name on it, is it not a costume them. I guess not since you can make your own costume of a similar reference to a certain francise or game etc.
I dont know where Im going with this
Oh right um...international teams I guess.
Well, i agree in (nearly) all aspects of this "le big picture"...but, You forgot 'bout somethin'. At least in central/eastern europe sport-fan/nerds are mostly seen as a big chunk of meat on steroids with a baseball bat that will kick your teeth in...with his 10 "sport-nerdy" friends if you say something wrong
Cool. Or awesome.HankMan said:
Bob, Boston FTW! OT:That was quiet an exercise in logic. Well done. Also the Pats won last night! (I'm not really a sport fan. I just live near Boston)
That and because of that time span, sports has become more acceptable in society. I'm in high school right now and if you ask most people if they like sports or a sports team, they'll have something. But if you ask the same for, say, video games, there are some people who never touched a game. And the many who have played a game say video games are for nerds, because they play Call of Duty which is more acceptable.Hubert South said:
Oh Bob, sometimes you sound like an idiotic fanboy twat (that gameoverthinker episode about meroid other m) and other times (right now) you sound like a benevolent being sent by the gods offering wisdom, teaching tolerance and giving people a good metaphorical ***** slap for acting like absolute cunts.