Do you like nerds and geeks?
Or do you have nothing but disdain for them?
Considering I can be, and have been, labelled as a nerd and/or geek, depending on the definition one uses for those terms, I would have to say I like them as I am not one for self loathing.
The definitions, however, are apparently problematic. I consider myself a nerd and geek because I am passionate about computers, programming, sci-fi, fantasy, gaming, comics, and a number of other pursuits typically relegated to either nerds or geeks. Where I don't fit the typical mold, however, is in the fact that I have never really been socially awkward. Some may have looked down on me in High School for being a nerd, after all it was the early '80s, and there was nothing cool about being a nerd back then, but it didn't cause much in the way of problems for me.
I wasn't picked on much because I had a lot of friends, and I wasn't afraid to stick up for myself and others. I might not have been very big until around my junior year, but my Dad taught me boxing, and on more than one occasion I took on bigger, and supposedly tougher kids without getting creamed. I didn't win every fight, but I did well enough that the bullies respected me. I wasn't afraid to ask girls out on a date, even though I got turned down a lot at first. I just kept trying, and by time I hit that junior year growth spurt I guess I was attractive enough that I was dating fairly often.
Well, that's my story, anyway, and I'm sticking to it.
Go Nerds (and Geeks)!