White and Nerdy

So apparently 'geek chic' is very fashionable at the moment and nerds are 'so hot right now' but after much thought and deliberation I feel that this is very far from the case.

I have been a bit of a geek and a nerd my entire life so I am well versed in many areas of what would constitute such a label. The geekery which we see displayed in fashion and the media at the present is but a mere scratch at the surface and I believe the best has not been accepted by the mainstream. We see at the moment that it's very 'cool' to wear big glasses, lacy socks with black lace up shoes, have a Penguin Classic tucked under the arm and wear bow ties and braces. I blame a lot of this on the hipsters who I believe to be the antithesis of nerds and geeks the world over.

It's cool at the moment to like Star Wars and wear a t-shirt with Darth Vader's face plastered on the front in some awful pink print but is Star Wars really cool? I think not. Sci-fi has always been a favourite among many geeks and for the present appears to be embraced by our society but, knowing all the names of the bounty hunters from Star Wars or being able to instantly recognise a Mandalorian helmet will not get you any popularity points. It's still going to weird people out. And can I just say that while having glasses may be really 'awesome' actually having bad eyesight sucks. It's expensive, inconvenient and can be very embarrassing when the optometrist in primary school asks you to read the eye chart and you can't even see the giant 'A' right at the top.

I'm a nerd and I enjoy it but I am under no false pretences that this makes me 'cool' or fashionable. The highlights of my week so far have been seeing that they have brought out a Star Wars Mighty Beanz range (including collectible Darth Vader carry tin) and getting 'SHOULDER' in Boggle this morning (whilst playing by myself and yes I did dance ecstatically around the house in my pyjamas). I think if the elite fashion industry or the hipsters found this out I would be shunned from their society forever and this does not phase me at all because their insipid version of nerdiness could never measure up to the fun and joy I get from watching all 6 Star Wars movies back to back

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