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We Are All Nerds Now

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the still-get-beat-up-after-school dept.

Anonymous Slob Nerd. writes "The Guardian has a good review of something close to all of our hearts. We are all nerds now discusses how the popularity of the internet, video gaming, comic-book movies (Spider-Man, Hulk), the sci-fi epics (The Matrix, Star Wars) and the wizard fantasy (Harry Potter), not to mention The Lord of the Rings has made nerds, and nerdish behaviour, cool."

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  1. ... and we will all be bisexual trannies next? by jamiefaye · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Imagine you had a form to fill out before you were born that let you pick your sexual orientation and gender identity. Selections include "I want to be a man, I want to be a woman, I want to be both", and "I want to be attracted to men, women, or both".

    I don't know about you, but "both" sounds like a great answer to both questions!

    As Woodie Allen said, being bisexual doubles your chances on Saturday night. I am also seeing in the generation coming of age now a fluid sense of gender identity that is rather different then that which emerged during the 70's counter-culture. Then, masculinity and feminity blended together, now the boundary is crisper, but is also considered more crossible.

    Maybe its just because I am a nerdy bi trannie that I see things this way!