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Message: <blockquote data-quote="reapersaurus" data-source="post: 42332" data-attributes="member: 1194">Re: Mwahahaha!VERY well said!*standing and applauding*I'm glad someone had the guts to say this much about this phenomenon.While i didn't take this instance this way, IN GENERAL, I really agree at this sentiment.It continually amazes me that in THIS "PC" of society, where peole go out of there way to take offense at ANYTHING in their culture being used in ANY possible negative light, that Geekdom is apparently the ONLY unprotected class on the planet anymore!!!In SO many examples, I'm seeing that there are only 2  or 3 classes that are OK to make fun of in media:white men, nazis (racists or by extension rednecks), and geeks.Did anyone see the old Outpost.com commercial where the well-intentioned high-school band members go to help out outpost, only to be attacked visciously by a pack of WOLVES??Being shown ripped apart for being helpful??I couldn't belioeve my eyes, and have been disgusted for years now at people's apathy and uncomprehension at what is wrong with this?It's pretty obvious, folks:the sheer contempt that most people have, and the lack of self-esteem that most gamers have, contributes to an environment of fostering discrimination against geeks.Now, it's only people who are usijng Geeks as the butt of jokes, which is really not the worst thing in the world, but it really is about as juvenile as the big jock in elementary school who picks on the kid with glasses.Why?Because that's what he's EXPECTED TO DO.He has been trained, by years of people accepting crap, that he's supposed to push down the Geek.Well, I for one, have had enough tolerance of geekist behavior.I am a well-adjusted, succesful professional male who doesn't take kindly to non-geeks using the term "geek".It's OK for a fellow geek (like the Simpsons and Futurama references) to use that word and poke fun, but when a mainstream member of society pokes fun, and uses the term "geek", that is a WHOLE other issue entirely.If this sounds similar to another word that is used only by black people as a form of empowerment among themselves, but can't be used by anyone else, than you are reading what I'm saying here.</blockquote>

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