Comments on: Raising geeks http://www.dystel.com/blog/2012/04/raising-geeks/ Mon, 26 Jun 2017 15:15:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.2.15 By: Kristin Laughtin http://www.dystel.com/blog/2012/04/raising-geeks/comment-page-1/#comment-30054 Tue, 24 Apr 2012 21:46:07 +0000 http://www.dystel.com/?p=7479#comment-30054 As a fellow 80s-born geek/nerd/what-have-you myself, I object to these lists more for the fact that they try to classify too much what makes you a geek or nerd, creating an insider vs. outsider mentality. Considering most of us were mocked for belonging to such a group growing up, this seems counter-productive to me. I agree with your suggestion for the renaming–we should use either that or “67 books to make your kid awesome”–and think parents should support and accept their kids whether they want to be science fiction nerds or classic football jocks or both or neither.

]]> By: Kiana http://www.dystel.com/blog/2012/04/raising-geeks/comment-page-1/#comment-30052 Tue, 24 Apr 2012 21:38:40 +0000 http://www.dystel.com/?p=7479#comment-30052 I can’t imagine reading Tolkien to a child under the age of ten unless my goal was to put them to sleep…

]]> By: Stephanie Scott http://www.dystel.com/blog/2012/04/raising-geeks/comment-page-1/#comment-30050 Tue, 24 Apr 2012 21:19:56 +0000 http://www.dystel.com/?p=7479#comment-30050 I had to watch Geek Dweeb or Spaz and it’s not Emilio Estevez guessing, he’s a former geek turned tough guy in the geek lineup. link here. OK, I’m done now.

]]> By: Stephanie Scott http://www.dystel.com/blog/2012/04/raising-geeks/comment-page-1/#comment-30049 Tue, 24 Apr 2012 21:14:57 +0000 http://www.dystel.com/?p=7479#comment-30049 I have to know, are you referencing the 90s SNL sketch “Geek Dweeb or Spazz?” a gameshow in which a popular jock – Emilio Estevez – has to guess the category of various dorks. David Spade was the spazz. Anyway, I still laugh about it.

These days. the line between jocks and geeks is pretty blurred. Jocks playing fantasy football are a geek class of their own as they submerge themselves in stats and lineups. Comic book movies are some of the highest grossing films of the year – the Avengers is geek gold and it’s aiming for the top spot (unless it can’t outrun Hunger Games, which I’d argue is a great blend of geek and jock – all worlds meet!)

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