Dudes who still wanna perceive being a nerd as being part of some sort of shunned subculture: Budweiser is using a Game of Thrones analogue to promote their beer during sporting events like, that's about as mainstream as you can get dilly dilly u fvcks
"Incel" is a gross term that implies that one has the right to be sexually active with another person (ref. the "involuntary" part of it). It's not accurate in any way. No one gets the guarantee of having sex with another human being. Stop legitimizing this term through use.
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I don’t think it implies that. It implies that a person wants a sex partner, but can’t find one. It doesn’t imply that they have the right to one. We could make up a term for people who want a plane but can’t afford it. That wouldn’t imply that people have right to planes.
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Don't waste your breath being an apologist for them; it would misrepresent them. Stick your face in that reddit and see what horrors lurk therein.
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Again, as an insult. The opposite of an apologist.
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And again..."incel techy men create real nerd culture" (your words) reinforces the idea that all nerds are angry undersexed men. Which is so wrong.
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This is pure semantics. I am attempting to describe how most people use the word most of the time, not trying to advocate for how it should be used.
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It is not semantics; your stereotype is factually untrue. Nerds- people who like nerd culture, like sci-fi/fantasy/anime/comics/games/etc- are a diverse group in terms of ethnicity, gender, and sexual orientation. Read the hashtag
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The question of how to use the word “nerd” is not a fact. It changes over time and evolves. That’s what semantics is. I agree that nerds are a diverse group. My stereotyping doesn’t contradict that.
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