07-26-2004, 11:38 AM
Quote:Originally posted by tsunami
I would consider CCGs and D&D stuff to be nerdy. At least with anime it is just cartoons and video games are normal to play I mean who doesn't play games electionic or not. I also think cosplaying is a bit nerdy I mean come on it is kinda stupid to dress up like a fictional character, I guess you can put it right up there with people who try to look like celebs.
You know this is my opinion as well. I am into anime, video games, Rifts and other Paladium book rpgs (Robotech, Heroes Unlimited, TMNT, and many more...), and I am going to cosplay at a con this Labor Day. At the last con my badge name was "king of nerds". But I think that the 'nerdiness' comes even more from the mentality and way they act, not in the way they look. That also goes along with Zagatto's comment about Star Trek fans. Those people always seem so bizzare. There was a guy at my college who was the head of a Star Trek club. He was always holding open meetings in his dorm room and I would go check it out because it was guaranteed to be SUPER bizzare.
The 'nerd food chain' conversation started after we were at our local gaming hang-out buying some rpg books and we were like 'those CCG dudes are like the kings of nerds'. That is really a hobby that has a pretty focused group of fans. I know that in magazines they have Magic the Gathering ads and they show all these 'cool' looking people playing and holding up their cards, but NONE of those people are playing Magic or Yu-Gi-Oh at the gaming places around here. What I find most amazing is their level of commitment and intensity. They get SO PISSED during the games. I find that the best kind of entertainment...
Like I said before, either way, it takes some serious balls to be so nerdy.