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<blockquote data-quote="Bagpuss" data-source="post: 6121126" data-attributes="member: 3987"><p>Actually you haven't you've said the characterisation of geeks in certain shows is poor. ALL of those shows are sitcoms. You yourself have characterisation of geeks in other shows is actually pretty good, like Willow in Buffy or every character on Bones, or most geeks on other dramas, even ones which have comic elements like Buffy or Chuck.</p><p></p><p>Stereotypes and exaggerations are part of the sitcom format, so you should expect to see exaggerated geek characters, in a sitcom involving geeks, just like say you see exaggerated characters in a sitcom about soldiers like Bluestone 42, for something you can watch right now.</p><p></p><p>Also going back to the 40 year old virgin incident, your friend missed a trick, if a woman in a social situation is joking about sex with a person she has recently met it could be an indicator that she is attracted to you. Certainly it opens up the conversation in a much more flirtatious direction, the guy shouldn't have been so quick to take it as an insult. Rather take it as the joke it was intended. </p><p></p><p>Getting insulted at the slightest thing, is a sure sign of social awkwardness. Kind of like getting insulted by how a sitcom portrays a comical character, that isn't a reflection on real life.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bagpuss, post: 6121126, member: 3987"] Actually you haven't you've said the characterisation of geeks in certain shows is poor. ALL of those shows are sitcoms. You yourself have characterisation of geeks in other shows is actually pretty good, like Willow in Buffy or every character on Bones, or most geeks on other dramas, even ones which have comic elements like Buffy or Chuck. Stereotypes and exaggerations are part of the sitcom format, so you should expect to see exaggerated geek characters, in a sitcom involving geeks, just like say you see exaggerated characters in a sitcom about soldiers like Bluestone 42, for something you can watch right now. Also going back to the 40 year old virgin incident, your friend missed a trick, if a woman in a social situation is joking about sex with a person she has recently met it could be an indicator that she is attracted to you. Certainly it opens up the conversation in a much more flirtatious direction, the guy shouldn't have been so quick to take it as an insult. Rather take it as the joke it was intended. Getting insulted at the slightest thing, is a sure sign of social awkwardness. Kind of like getting insulted by how a sitcom portrays a comical character, that isn't a reflection on real life. [/QUOTE]
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