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Astral  ·  4348 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: This new 'nerd' trend needs to stop. Why is being a 'nerd' the new fad?

It does occur to me now most of the nerdy girls I know are mainly Doctor Who fans. That doesn't mean they aren't "real nerds" or anything similar, but perhaps there is some correlation and causation.





TalibAladine  ·  4348 days ago  ·  link  ·  

If you take away all the wibbly-wobbly timey-wimey stuff, it's just another boy meets girl show over and over again, with a bit of action and suspense thrown in. Honestly, I think the Doctor Who trend among nerdy girls stems from a sort of "I want to be rescued from my mundane life" mentality that plenty of girls - nerdy or not - idealize. Doctor Who just happens to be that guy for girls who like science fiction right now.

Astral  ·  4348 days ago  ·  link  ·  

The Hunger Games is another story that comes to mind. Although it may be fundamentally different, it does have the aspect of escaping and finding love, and in the book's context, hope.