Nerds

    I remember there was a time when being called a nerd was offensive. However today the times have changed, now the name "nerd" is coveted. In large part, thanks to the internet. Every corner of the internet is filled with nerds and nerd culture. Nerds have become the new rebels.

    The name "nerd" is overused today. So it's in fashion for some Facebook girl to call herself a "nerd" yet you and I both know she is not a nerd, never has been and never will be. How do you know? Ask her something only nerds would know, like what's her favourite part of Azeroth or what does she think of the Higgs Boson?

    What is a nerd, you ask? Well when I was being called a nerd at school or by my family it used to have negative connotations. It was offensive. Then I learned to embrace it. I learned to embrace my nerdiness. So what if I'm smart? So what if I like video games, comics, sci-fi, fantasy and anime? Those things are awesome!

    In my opinion a nerd is someone who loves and appreciates both the real and unreal. Whether it's watching a superhero movie and enjoying the blatant disregard for physics or playing a video game and testing it's physics.