You're Not a Geek or a Nerd

Remember that "insulting" thing you used to call me when we were children? You know, the term which was synonymous with loser. Yeah, that never had any fucking thing to do with playing Nintendo. I don't know if it's true, but I remember Kevin Smith talking about the origin of the word geek: The guy at the freak show who bit the heads off chickens. So, I understand that the times have changed. But since when are mindless video game addicts, "geeks or nerds?"

A lot of people on the Internet have "taken it back," however, most of them didn't grow up in that era when you actually had a Johnny (Karate Kid) in your school. Don't get me wrong, that's a very good thing. But I hail from a time when being on the Internet meant you didn't have a "life." And really, I don't even know what a geek is anymore. Let's search on google and see the first image that comes up.

According to the results, sans Thinkgeek, nothing has changed in the past 20 years ... well, maybe the cartoon with a guy reading manga. But still, that can't be right. This doesn't look anything like you do. According to your definition: It's a guy who dresses like every other person and fits right in. The kind of bro who can't be bothered to type full words that could be phonetically replaced with a single letter. Oh, that's right: you play video games, a lot. You have all the Call of Duties and Maddens. You better watch it, buddy; you're one small step away from a pocket protector.

This is the same gripe I have with the term gamer. Honestly, who doesn't play video games, ever? I'll tell you what, roll a crit and we'll let you in. That last statement was rhetorical.