Why do people like to make fun of black nerds, but then bask in their achievements?
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allreasoned_out
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If a black guy were to win a Nobel Prize in Chemistry or something like that you know people would be taking pride in his achievement. The thing is, some of these same people make fun of nerds (or at least used to). This actually happens for lesser honors.
Why do they do that?
Why do they do that?
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biggyboy_karl wrote: »It goes for all races.
Well, black people least of all should be doing that since we are far behind in certain 'nerdy' fields.
And actually, I don't think all races really do that to the same extent. -
biggyboy_karl wrote: »...and its because nerds are lame.
sure are.... -
fiat_money wrote: »"Nerd" has a negative connotation because of the "negative" personality traits it's defined as having. Not because of the level intellect or academic success.
nerd
Main Entry: nerd
Pronunciation: \ˈnərd\
Function: noun
Etymology: perhaps from nerd, a creature in the children's book If I Ran the Zoo (1950) by Dr. Seuss (Theodor Geisel)
Date: 1951
: an unstylish, unattractive, or socially inept person; especially : one slavishly devoted to intellectual or academic pursuits <computer nerds>
— nerd·i·ness \ˈnər-dē-nəs\ noun
— nerd·ish \ˈnər-dish\ adjective
— nerdy \-dē\ adjective
In other words: "Wack question." -
fiat_money wrote: »In other words: "Wack question."
Even if nerds have "negative personality traits" they are the ones most likely to be successful in many fields. And these very fields blacks have been lagging far behind. -
allreasoned_out wrote: »Even if nerds have "negative personality traits" they are the ones most likely to be successful in many fields. And these very fields blacks have been lagging far behind.
they not successful in the fields that matter to everyday people tho
which are but not limited to: gettin ? , gettin money, madden
you think a regular everyday ass ? give a ? about a ? gettin a nobel prize for anything other than combining beer, weed, and hot wings?
no
they don't -
allreasoned_out wrote: »Even if nerds have "negative personality traits" they are the ones most likely to be successful in many fields. And these very fields blacks have been lagging far behind.
I've never heard of, "Haha, you're most likely to be successful in many fields!" being used as an insult. -
BackInWhite wrote: »they not successful in the fields that matter to everyday people tho
which are but not limited to: gettin ? , gettin money, madden
you think a regular everyday ass ? give a ? about a ? gettin a nobel prize for anything other than combining beer, weed, and hot wings?
no
they don't
That just tells me there is a problem with "everyday ass ? ". I doubt it was always that way, and it shouldn't be that way. -
BackInWhite wrote: »they not successful in the fields that matter to everyday people tho
which are but not limited to: gettin ? , gettin money, madden
you think a regular everyday ass ? give a ? about a ? gettin a nobel prize for anything other than combining beer, weed, and hot wings?
no
they don't
hilarious... -
allreasoned_out wrote: »That just tells me there is a problem with "everyday ass ? ". I doubt it was always that way, and it shouldn't be that way.
bruh
you think it was a time when black people would sit around the fireplace
readin shakespeare n ? to each other?
discussing politics n ? ?
hell naw -
what negative personality traits?fiat_money wrote: »: an unstylish, unattractive, or socially inept person;...
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I heart nerds
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fiat_money wrote: »And that's what they're made fun of for, their "negative" personality traits.
I've never heard of, "Haha, you're most likely to be successful in many fields!" being used as an insult.
I'm not saying that they are made of fun of their success. I'm saying that the people who have these so-called negative traits are the ones likely to be successful in the areas where blacks haven't had that much success compared to other races. And people make fun of them for what they are but they obtain their achievements in part because of what they are. When others celebrate their achievements they are in effect celebrating some of the very qualities that they made fun of them for. -
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BackInWhite wrote: »bruh
you think it was a time when black people would sit around the fireplace
readin shakespeare n ? to each other?
discussing politics n ? ?
hell naw
Not what I said or meant. I mean everyday people in the past would have been more thrilled at black achievement in things like Chemistry, Physics, etc. Even if they didn't understand these fields they would recognize that the person had struck a blow against the widely held view that we can't do things like that, and so struck a blow for black progress. -
allreasoned_out wrote: »I'm not saying that they are made of fun of their success. I'm saying that the people who have these so-called negative traits are the ones likely to be successful in the areas where blacks haven't had that much success compared to other races. And people make fun of them for what they are but they obtain their achievements in part because of what they are. When others celebrate their achievements they are in effect celebrating some of the very qualities that they made fun of them for.
i ain't never heard of a ? bein made fun of for being smart
its the way a ? go about bein smart thats get you laughed at
you can be smart and "cool" at the same time
nerds can't find that balance tho
which is why they're nerds -
allreasoned_out wrote: »i'm not saying that they are made of fun of their success. I'm saying that the people who have these so-called negative traits are the ones likely to be successful in the areas where blacks haven't had that much success compared to other races. And people make fun of them for what they are but they obtain their achievements in part because of what they are. When others celebrate their achievements they are in effect celebrating some of the very qualities that they made fun of them for.
^^^^^stupid ass
because we were slaves for a long ass time, and black people didnt have the same opportunity for a long ass time.. Damn ? we just got our first black president..
Give us some time to catch up bro -
BackInWhite wrote: »i ain't never heard of a ? bein made fun of for being smart
its the way a ? go about bein smart thats get you laughed at
you can be smart and "cool" at the same time
nerds can't find that balance tho
which is why they're nerds
Not what I'm saying. -
BackInWhite wrote: »i ain't never heard of a ? bein made fun of for being smart
its the way a ? go about bein smart thats get you laughed at
you can be smart and "cool" at the same time
nerds can't find that balance tho
which is why they're nerds
^^^Correct Statment end of topic
p.s. i hate that word "cool" it makes no sense to me. But i know what u sayin -
Shizlansky87 wrote: »^^^^^stupid ass
because we were slaves for a long ass time, and black people didnt have the same opportunity for a long ass time.. Damn ? we just got our first black president..
Give us some time to catch up bro
This is getting tiresome. Explain how what you're saying contradicts what I said? -
allreasoned_out wrote: »Not what I'm saying.
so what is you sayin, b?
and why is you hard on thugs?
gross -
allreasoned_out wrote: »This is getting tiresome. Explain how what you're saying contradicts what I said?
u said blacks havent had much success compared to other races, and i said give it some time and we will eventually catch up... the statement was simple bro..
ima just drop cuz this gon go on forever -
Shizlansky87 wrote: »u said blacks havent had much success compared to other races, and i said give it some time and we will eventually catch up... the statement was simple bro..
ima just drop cuz this gon go on forever
So what you're saying is: nothing you said really contradicts what I said.
BTW if people keep making fun of black nerds blacks won't ever catch up. -
because nerds are lame. just because you smart doesnt mean you have to look funny and be socially akward....thats why nerds of all races get ? on
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how you know the person is a nerd just because they achieved something in a scientific field tho?
a ? can be intelligent¬ socially inept =\ -
How many times have you made this thread? Diversify your bonds ? .