Posted on 07/18/2005 2:08:32 PM PDT by orionblamblam
... Whatever the reason, being a nerd, a geek, a dork -- whatever you want to call the tragically unhip -- is becoming a source of pride. ... And, increasingly, people are parading around in shirts that say "Dork Pride!" among other things. Such items have gotten so popular that CafePress.com, an online merchandiser, has created a special category for shirts and other items celebrating geeks, dorks and nerds. ... For now, though, he's going with it and has put a bumper sticker on his motorcycle that says "Talk Nerdy To Me" so he attracts the kind of women he's looking for -- "a librarian type girl," who likes to go to bookstores and art galleries and whose eyes don't glaze over when he starts talking about the finer points of "Babylon 5" or "Battlestar Galactica." ... "I see them as eccentrics or maybe smart, gentle people with a passion for something that may not be popular at the moment, like maybe computers, 'Star Wars,' physics," says Mai, a 28-year-old university employee who lives in Walnut, California. "Say, for instance, we're watching a dream movie with Tom Cruise, Denzel Washington, Brad Pitt and Topher Grace. I'd gush over Topher Grace," she adds, referring to an actor from "That '70s Show" who's known for his geek appeal.
To prove her point, Mai has an "I (Heart) Dorks" tank top, which she wears often.
(Excerpt) Read more at cnn.com ...
I happen to like nerd babes. I married one.
dork guys rule! they make wonderful husbands, very creative . . .
Finally, things begin to turn in favor of me...
An article only a dork could write and only a dork would believe.
"Everyone knows I'm training up to be a cage-fighter."
> I happen to like nerd babes.
Ya ain't alone...
I've got mine (and love her sooooo much!).
The mad rush of cash to geek industries in the 1990s certainly helped the perception of geeks, dorks, and other related computer-nerds.
> An article only a dork could write and only a dork would believe.
Yeah, jocks and the beautiful people would never believe that people can find the beauty and value in "dorks."
"Pedro offers you his protection."
Did anyone watch 'Beauty and the Geek' this June/July ?
It was charming and delightful. It was a reality show that wasn't out to humiliate anyone. And was such a surprise hit it's going to become a 'Survivor'-type franchise.
I get phone calls from all sorts of good looking women - so I can fix their computers because their boyfriends did something stupid to them.
Yeah, it's great being a geek. Goodness knows I'd hate to be popular for some other reason.
I think it's already jumped the shark once people begin to take it seriously. "Dork Pride" and its variants were meant to be *ironic* when first put out.
The tides are finally turning...
Once I discovered that nerd girls really are like the old MTV teacher/librarians I was hooked.
They were too busy following Brad and Jennifer's breakup. Or was that Ben and J-Lo?
It thought it meant she liked sex.
There goes my geek cred.
I've got good skills.
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