▲ 1180 ▼ It's no contest (lemmy.world) submitted 1 year ago by The_Picard_Maneuver@lemmy.world [M] to c/memes@lemmy.world 272 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] CluckN@lemmy.world 153 points 1 year ago (5 children) Saw a critic call it, “Nerd blackface” permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 10 child comments replies: [–] Dragonstaff@leminal.space 58 points 1 year ago IT crowd is about nerds for nerds. Big Bang theory is about nerds for non nerds. "Nerd blackface" is more succinct though. permalink fedilink source parent [–] andros_rex@lemmy.world 22 points 1 year ago (2 children) Blackface is a bit more complicated and disturbing than “pretending to be like a black person for comic effect.” I don’t think it’s appropriate to compare it to to depictions of nerd culture. It’s what stupid people think smart people sound like. I’ve never been able to watch it, but I remember hearing Sheldon brag about Ubuntu being his favorite Linux distribution? Like, can you imagine someone saying that in a room of Linux nerds? It’s stupid and disrespectful to geeky people, but it’s not perpetuating harmful and violent narratives. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] TeamAssimilation@infosec.pub 10 points 1 year ago (2 children) brag about Ubuntu being his favorite Linux distribution we? Like, can you imagine someone saying that in a room of Linux nerds? H-hey! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] PlexSheep@infosec.pub 5 points 1 year ago Why??? permalink fedilink source parent [–] andros_rex@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (1 child) I think the comment was also made by Sheldon? Sheldon’s character should be the kind of person who chews people out on forums for not reading the Arch Linux wiki, or to launch into the “GNU/Linux” copy pasta reflexively when Linux is brought up. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Jakeroxs@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 year ago But that would require them to have more then a surface level understanding of the culture they're making fun of lol. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago can you imagine someone saying that in a room of Linux nerds? Ironically, that would be hilarious. permalink fedilink source parent [–] lastunusedusername2@sh.itjust.works 8 points 1 year ago Amazing permalink fedilink source parent [–] Evil_Shrubbery@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago Omfg, that describes it adequately. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Bosht@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago perfection.gif permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Dragonstaff@leminal.space 58 points 1 year ago IT crowd is about nerds for nerds. Big Bang theory is about nerds for non nerds. "Nerd blackface" is more succinct though. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] andros_rex@lemmy.world 22 points 1 year ago (2 children) Blackface is a bit more complicated and disturbing than “pretending to be like a black person for comic effect.” I don’t think it’s appropriate to compare it to to depictions of nerd culture. It’s what stupid people think smart people sound like. I’ve never been able to watch it, but I remember hearing Sheldon brag about Ubuntu being his favorite Linux distribution? Like, can you imagine someone saying that in a room of Linux nerds? It’s stupid and disrespectful to geeky people, but it’s not perpetuating harmful and violent narratives. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] TeamAssimilation@infosec.pub 10 points 1 year ago (2 children) brag about Ubuntu being his favorite Linux distribution we? Like, can you imagine someone saying that in a room of Linux nerds? H-hey! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] PlexSheep@infosec.pub 5 points 1 year ago Why??? permalink fedilink source parent [–] andros_rex@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (1 child) I think the comment was also made by Sheldon? Sheldon’s character should be the kind of person who chews people out on forums for not reading the Arch Linux wiki, or to launch into the “GNU/Linux” copy pasta reflexively when Linux is brought up. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Jakeroxs@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 year ago But that would require them to have more then a surface level understanding of the culture they're making fun of lol. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago can you imagine someone saying that in a room of Linux nerds? Ironically, that would be hilarious. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] TeamAssimilation@infosec.pub 10 points 1 year ago (2 children) brag about Ubuntu being his favorite Linux distribution we? Like, can you imagine someone saying that in a room of Linux nerds? H-hey! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] PlexSheep@infosec.pub 5 points 1 year ago Why??? permalink fedilink source parent [–] andros_rex@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (1 child) I think the comment was also made by Sheldon? Sheldon’s character should be the kind of person who chews people out on forums for not reading the Arch Linux wiki, or to launch into the “GNU/Linux” copy pasta reflexively when Linux is brought up. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Jakeroxs@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 year ago But that would require them to have more then a surface level understanding of the culture they're making fun of lol. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] andros_rex@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (1 child) I think the comment was also made by Sheldon? Sheldon’s character should be the kind of person who chews people out on forums for not reading the Arch Linux wiki, or to launch into the “GNU/Linux” copy pasta reflexively when Linux is brought up. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Jakeroxs@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 year ago But that would require them to have more then a surface level understanding of the culture they're making fun of lol. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Jakeroxs@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 year ago But that would require them to have more then a surface level understanding of the culture they're making fun of lol. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago can you imagine someone saying that in a room of Linux nerds? Ironically, that would be hilarious. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Evil_Shrubbery@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago Omfg, that describes it adequately. permalink fedilink source parent
