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<blockquote data-quote="Leviatham" data-source="post: 6121222" data-attributes="member: 50740"><p>I don't reprimand adults. In fact I rarely even reprimand children.</p><p></p><p>If I had to do anything near a reprimand I'd do it in private, so rest assured, it really wasn't meant to come across like that. </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I haven't said there aren't. I maintain the majority are.</p><p></p><p>Also, Dr Who is not a sitcom and is not about geeks. The Doctor is a hero who happens to be a geek (of sorts. I'm not sure he's got a hobby he's passionate about. As far as I can see, the only thing that makes him a geek is his choice of clothing. But that is a full thread on itself.) and his geekiness is not an issue, or made an issue of.</p><p></p><p>In BBT, A Town Called Eureka and others, geekiness is *precisely* the point of the characters and the foundation to laugh at them.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>They are irrelevant to the thread, though. They are neither characters in a sitcom, or famous for being geeks. They're famous for being scientists. Being a geek is a byproduct of their passion for science, not the reason they have to be scientists.</p><p></p><p>As role models, they are indeed some of the best ones out there.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>And I cringe at the irony that some people *love* those movies today when they used to bully people into Fantasy or Comics 20 years ago.</p><p></p><p>Again, though, those are not portraying geeks under any light. They're subjects geeks were interested in before they became mainstream. If they weren't already... Methinks LotR has been mainstream for a long time, as have The Avengers.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>And I am not arguing with the fact (because it is) that we have it better today than 10 or 15 years ago.</p><p></p><p>I am arguing the fact that we still don't have it good enough.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>So someone thinking that people who paint minis because that's what they've seen in movies is not evidence?</p><p></p><p>In the circles I move where there are no gaming/comic books geeks (for example my circle of fellow psychotherapists) people do think of us like Sheldon or similar.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Then be flabbergasted because there are people out there (a lot of people) who do believe those archetype apply.</p><p></p><p>Also I have read a few forums in which parents associate and can see similarities between Sheldon and their autistic child.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>There is. Look outside the geek circles and you'll find plenty.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Leviatham, post: 6121222, member: 50740"] I don't reprimand adults. In fact I rarely even reprimand children. If I had to do anything near a reprimand I'd do it in private, so rest assured, it really wasn't meant to come across like that. I haven't said there aren't. I maintain the majority are. Also, Dr Who is not a sitcom and is not about geeks. The Doctor is a hero who happens to be a geek (of sorts. I'm not sure he's got a hobby he's passionate about. As far as I can see, the only thing that makes him a geek is his choice of clothing. But that is a full thread on itself.) and his geekiness is not an issue, or made an issue of. In BBT, A Town Called Eureka and others, geekiness is *precisely* the point of the characters and the foundation to laugh at them. They are irrelevant to the thread, though. They are neither characters in a sitcom, or famous for being geeks. They're famous for being scientists. Being a geek is a byproduct of their passion for science, not the reason they have to be scientists. As role models, they are indeed some of the best ones out there. And I cringe at the irony that some people *love* those movies today when they used to bully people into Fantasy or Comics 20 years ago. Again, though, those are not portraying geeks under any light. They're subjects geeks were interested in before they became mainstream. If they weren't already... Methinks LotR has been mainstream for a long time, as have The Avengers. And I am not arguing with the fact (because it is) that we have it better today than 10 or 15 years ago. I am arguing the fact that we still don't have it good enough. So someone thinking that people who paint minis because that's what they've seen in movies is not evidence? In the circles I move where there are no gaming/comic books geeks (for example my circle of fellow psychotherapists) people do think of us like Sheldon or similar. Then be flabbergasted because there are people out there (a lot of people) who do believe those archetype apply. Also I have read a few forums in which parents associate and can see similarities between Sheldon and their autistic child. There is. Look outside the geek circles and you'll find plenty. [/QUOTE]
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