04-25-2014, 02:50 PM | #41 |
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Okay ilikexd
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04-25-2014, 02:52 PM | #42 |
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i kinda feel for dev tho, i was the stereotypical nerd in high school too but personal computers were being used more and more so being able to fix them got me protection
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04-25-2014, 02:58 PM | #43 | |
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04-25-2014, 03:00 PM | #44 |
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no ty
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04-25-2014, 03:07 PM | #45 |
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I used to hate on this show and everyone who watched it then I realized I was being a colossal prick for judging what other people like.
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04-25-2014, 03:09 PM | #46 |
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I just don't think that anybody who self-identified as "ditzy and a space cadet" would suggest that Phoebe on Friends is an actual slap in the face to them because the spacey stuff she did proc'd the laugh track.
All of the characters on Friends or Seinfeld had personalities, and the personalities were what were played for laughs. The characters on BBT are nerds, but also have personalities, and when their personalities are played for laughs (Say, when Raj gets drunk and says something offensive, or when Sheldon takes something super literally that wasn't literal) there's no real problem. It's when they are doing actually non-funny standard "This is how nerds actually are" stuff, and we're supposed to laugh, that it is a problem. |
04-25-2014, 03:10 PM | #47 |
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is it a problem? or is it weak humor that caters to a certain audience that doesn't include you or me
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04-25-2014, 03:19 PM | #48 |
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04-25-2014, 03:43 PM | #49 |
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04-25-2014, 03:44 PM | #50 | |
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Also, I'm absolutely certain that someone with a brain who identifies strongly with who they are, get upset when they are poked fun of. Like, I'm sure there are some MRAs who would be insulted to have Raj get laughed at when he says something sexist. (edit: this point is just fodder...not really helping my argument at all) edit: And certainly not every nerdy thing they do gets made fun of. If it's a nerdy thing that's a part of their careers it's not made fun of, like going to space, and it's a serious plotline in an episode when Sheldon is passed up on the opportunity to see the hadron collider. Last edited by Cavernio; 04-25-2014 at 04:07 PM.. |
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04-25-2014, 04:17 PM | #51 |
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From some wiki:
"We're working on giving Sheldon an actual problem that he's going to be working on throughout the first season so there's actual progress to the boards ... We worked hard to get all the science right." Of course I don't know why Sheldon would be working on something that's already be solved... |
04-25-2014, 04:20 PM | #52 |
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I'm a self-proclaimed nerd, and I actually like this show...
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04-25-2014, 04:26 PM | #53 |
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While it is widely assumed that Sheldon has an Autism Spectrum Disorder, that is not in any way canon. At the moment he is just incredibly intelligent, and very socially inept.
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04-25-2014, 04:30 PM | #54 |
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04-25-2014, 04:31 PM | #55 |
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04-25-2014, 04:32 PM | #56 |
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Oh so now someone must be diagnosed with something in order to accept the person as they are, or else it's totally alright to make fun of the person? Don't get me started on that, this thread may never die :-p
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04-25-2014, 04:39 PM | #57 | |
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I was going to give a legitimate response but given my background and what I put up with between the ages of 10-14 and 17, the bolded area legitimately hurt me really bad so I'm just going to stop there. P.S. you're not the only one, and i'll leave it at that |
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04-25-2014, 04:39 PM | #58 |
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04-25-2014, 04:46 PM | #59 | |
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Well, if you're coming from a place where your being a nerd subjected you to as much abuse as it did me, I don't understand how you could possibly say what you said earlier. The idea that there is a hilarious double standard behind "The status quo as it has been our whole lives, where we're treated like crap for who we are bothers me" is mind boggling. |
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04-25-2014, 04:55 PM | #60 |
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