"Saying 'I notice you're a nerd' is like saying, 'Hey, I notice that
you'd rather be intelligent than be stupid, that you'd rather be
thoughtful than be vapid, that you believe that there are things that
matter more than the arrest record of Lindsay Lohan. Why is that?' In
fact, it seems to me that most contemporary insults are pretty lame.
Even 'lame' is kind of lame. Saying 'You're lame' is like saying 'You
walk with a limp.' Yeah, whatever, so does 50 Cent, and he's done all
right for himself."
...
"Because nerds like us are allowed to be unironically enthusiastic about
stuff. We don't have to be like, 'Oh yeah that purse is okay' or like,
'Yeah, I like that band's early stuff.' Nerds are allowed to
love
stuff, like jump-up-and-down-in-the-chair-can't-control-yourself-love
it. Hank, when people call people nerds, mostly what they are saying is,
'You like stuff', which is just not a good insult at all, like 'You are
too enthusiastic about the miracle of human consciousness'."
- John Green
My favourite author of all time. Thank you for standing up for the nerds.
- C:ndy
