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On being white and nerdy
« on: July 30, 2007, 10:08:01 AM »
I thought this 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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« Reply #1 on: 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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« Reply #3 on: July 31, 2007, 03:58:38 PM »
Thanks for the link, Shvester.
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« Reply #4 on: August 01, 2007, 07:00:05 AM »
Any time, Bruder!
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« Reply #5 on: August 01, 2007, 10:44:39 AM »
"Sometimes you need a weirdo to tell you that things have gotten weird. Your normal friends, neighbors, and coworkers won’t tell you."
-Aaron Kunin