Yet there is a light at the end of the shit-smeared tunnel. For example, not all television shows are crafted to taint the subversive image of the geek into a mainstream brand. One show is NBC’s Community. Essentially, at the heart of this show lies the socially-inept Abed. A walking, talking reference-machine that the comedic core and ethos of the show emanates from.
Many parallels between Abed and Sheldon can be drawn, but technically, Abed is the antithesis of Sheldon. Where Sheldon is a self-centred, arrogant dickhead — Abed is a loveable, empathetic but misunderstood male. Yes, he has a strong affinity for television, and frequently recognises tropes and clichés within the show itself, but he isn’t a puppet. Except for one episode where he is literally a puppet.
Like the comedically-vacuous caricature of Sheldon – the blackened, cancerous heart of The Big Bang Theory — those that wear GEEK shirts are caricatures themselves. The two-dimensional and vapid nature of popular pop-culture (I guess there is some difference) is all a way of emphasising ones identity, so that they fit within the twattish tapestry that is contemporary society.
Someone who considers themselves an actual geek does not need, nor want to let people know it. A recent reality-competition program made in America (again) named King of the Nerds portrays a menagerie of megatwats vying for the coveted crown through a series of nerd-centric tests and challenges. Other than the $100,000 cash prize, why would you subject yourself to the same ridicule that the characters of The Big Bang Theory face every episode. Actually, them makes them sound somewhat like actual people, not abhorrent pricks. Except Penny, she has a nice… feature.
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The best solution for this dire situation, would be to remove the words GEEK, NERD, DORK, DWEEB from our vocabulary and replace them with the immature and offensive insults I so love. And, create a set of shirts adorned with the insults the geeks muttered to themselves when they got abused for being a ‘geek’ back in the day. See how those same kids like it when they see shirts with CUNT, TWAT, DICKLICK, KNOBNECK, ARSEHOLE, JIZZCOCK, CLOSET HOMOSEXUAL printed proudly across a moderately-priced Fruit of the Loom t-shirt.
Is it the same? In a way, yes. If the characters of The Big Bang Theory are what the popular crowd consider GEEKS, then it is only the same as me considering them a set of CUNTS.
