I think, if I see another celebrity blurb where some no-brain celebrity claims to be a nerd…
Nerd is the new cool, I guess.
So here we have Megan Fox, who can’t quit talking about sex in just about every news story I regretfully stumble upon, telling us she’s the “biggest nerd.” And why is she nerdy?
I’m the biggest nerd – I love comic books and stuff like that!
That quote is followed by a snippet revealing that Shia LaBeouf, too, claims to be a nerd. Why?
I’m addicted to my Xbox too.
A serious addiction to comic books and gaming might make you nearly functionally illiterate, but that certainly doesn’t fit my definition of a nerd. Comic books and gaming are merely the easily acquired and common interests of a huge majority of the population, which is hardly nerd-like. I mean, Guitar Hero. Yes. Fun, maybe, but much easier than actually learning to play a real guitar. And so forth, down the line, with the analogy.
I used to think a nerd was someone who had their nose stuck in a book and liked science or math or other serious intellectual pursuits and had questionable social skills. It certainly wasn’t some twit actress who can’t keep herself covered in any promotional photo and is doing all she can — just short of saying how much she loves loves loves to watch football — to endear herself to men.
“Look, I like comic books! I’m such a nerd! I wear my bikini while reading them, too! Whee!”
I realize I’m going to bring down the wrath of all the comic book fans and gamers, but I don’t care. To a general degree, I don’t have problems with people who like comic books or video games (though I have a few issues with “serious” and addicted gamers). I just think the whole “look I’m a nerd” has become another annoying accessory and badge of honor for the current time and is an insult to introverted, abstract, esoteric, socially inept and defunct, intelligent nerds everywhere.
