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<blockquote data-quote="Dire Bare" data-source="post: 7771041" data-attributes="member: 18182"><p>Modern gaming or the larger "nerd" culture is a lot more broad and diverse than it used to be. Which, IMO, is a great thing. But it's also why we have gatekeeping reactionaries like "gamergate" and "sad puppies" (look'em up if you're not familiar with these vile episodes in nerd culture). "Classic" nerd culture was a lot more narrow demographically (socially awkward white dudes) and at times rather toxic. And those folks are still part of the larger culture today. That's a generalization which, but its nature, doesn't apply to all nerds who grew up in the 70s and 80s (not me! I'm awesome!), but it is pretty true. And when you add in academic culture, a different kind of nerdery that often overlaps with pop culture nerdery, well, you get folks that The Big Bang Theory both celebrates and lampoons. </p><p></p><p>I love The Big Bang Theory, in part because I see many of my friends and associates in the characters. Exaggerated, sure, but I think pretty accurate portrayals overall. And when folks get toxic about it in these types of threads, I always "hear" the complaints in the voices of the characters from the show, and to misquote Shakespeare, "They doth protest to much!" "Classic" nerds like myself often got picked on when young, and many of us were socially awkward. Some interpret the humor of TBBT as an attack, much like the bullies we faced when younger. It's not though, I think through a fair viewing, the show is clearly mocking us out of love and camaraderie, as I'm 999% sure the writers room on that show is FILLED with nerds, of both the "pop culture" kind and the academic/scientific kind. It's okay if folks don't like the show, sitcom humor isn't for everyone, but the need to lash out against it always has me shaking my head and sadly chuckling.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dire Bare, post: 7771041, member: 18182"] Modern gaming or the larger "nerd" culture is a lot more broad and diverse than it used to be. Which, IMO, is a great thing. But it's also why we have gatekeeping reactionaries like "gamergate" and "sad puppies" (look'em up if you're not familiar with these vile episodes in nerd culture). "Classic" nerd culture was a lot more narrow demographically (socially awkward white dudes) and at times rather toxic. And those folks are still part of the larger culture today. That's a generalization which, but its nature, doesn't apply to all nerds who grew up in the 70s and 80s (not me! I'm awesome!), but it is pretty true. And when you add in academic culture, a different kind of nerdery that often overlaps with pop culture nerdery, well, you get folks that The Big Bang Theory both celebrates and lampoons. I love The Big Bang Theory, in part because I see many of my friends and associates in the characters. Exaggerated, sure, but I think pretty accurate portrayals overall. And when folks get toxic about it in these types of threads, I always "hear" the complaints in the voices of the characters from the show, and to misquote Shakespeare, "They doth protest to much!" "Classic" nerds like myself often got picked on when young, and many of us were socially awkward. Some interpret the humor of TBBT as an attack, much like the bullies we faced when younger. It's not though, I think through a fair viewing, the show is clearly mocking us out of love and camaraderie, as I'm 999% sure the writers room on that show is FILLED with nerds, of both the "pop culture" kind and the academic/scientific kind. It's okay if folks don't like the show, sitcom humor isn't for everyone, but the need to lash out against it always has me shaking my head and sadly chuckling. [/QUOTE]
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