tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3871409676946408069.post6768249169208168898..comments2023-10-14T03:58:59.333-06:00Comments on The Tao of D&D: Stereotypical NerdsAlexis Smolenskhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10539170107563075967noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3871409676946408069.post-72877642512225664862009-10-20T21:28:14.458-06:002009-10-20T21:28:14.458-06:00Love this post for too many reasons to list.
One...Love this post for too many reasons to list. <br /><br />One if the things I learned from 80's movies was that nerds think only about sex and that any one with that Lind of discipline, mentally speaking, will study it, test it and deconstruct it until there is nothing but a desperate book smart geek waiting to explode their appreciation all over the face of ... Well... You get the point.<br /><br />The bigger question is when did nerds let girls into the club and maybe, more importantly, when did the women liberation movement insist that they infiltrate the club?Strixyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09611546357594535368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3871409676946408069.post-85881784633814352102009-10-20T20:26:04.393-06:002009-10-20T20:26:04.393-06:00Despite the solidarity that we nerds are supposed ...Despite the solidarity that we nerds are supposed to feel for one another, I find myself unable to escape the judgmental attitude I have toward "stereotypical" nerds; those who wish to roll with me, at the table and away from it, must be hygienic and able to carry on a non-nerd conversation (should one of those ever come up)<br /><br />That being said, D&D has never hampered my luck with the opposite sex (in fact, I'm married.) I'm beginning to believe that it is not the game which was the root of the problem, but rather certain social deficiencies possessed by a sizable portion of those who tend to be attracted to this sort of hobby. <br /><br />Perhaps this comes off as me saying that I'm cooler than the other nerds, but... well, I guess I am.DMWieghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03682249561077936507noreply@blogger.com