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Jonathon
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On being white and nerdy
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July 30, 2007, 10:08:01 AM »
I thought
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was an interesting little bit on nerdiness as defined by high-school students. Obviously Weird Al was onto something with his song.
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July 30, 2007, 10:40:31 AM »
That shouldn't be too surprising. Nerdy, as a pejorative, is generally considered to be an antonym to "cool", and black culture has long been closely linked to popular and "cool" culture here in the US.
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July 31, 2007, 03:47:08 PM »
Here's the article, from Sunday's New York Times magazine.
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Thanks for the link, Shvester.
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Any time, Bruder!
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Another take on the article.
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"Sometimes you need a weirdo to tell you that things have gotten weird. Your normal friends, neighbors, and coworkers won’t tell you."
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