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Is it chic to be a geek? Is it chic to be a geek?
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The geeks shall inherit the earth – or at least, become a byword for something other than having a poor fashion sense or an obsession with unfashionable pursuits. A survey indicates geeks are considered "cool and chic" as opposed to being "boring and unattractive", with the technophile Stephen Fry deemed a more desirable dinner guest than the likes of the thoroughly ungeeky Natalie Portman or Katy Perry. According to Ian Brookes, of the Collins dictionary, geekdom is now "increasingly encountering the word in contexts other than computing and with increasingly positive connotations".The geeks shall inherit the earth – or at least, become a byword for something other than having a poor fashion sense or an obsession with unfashionable pursuits. A survey indicates geeks are considered "cool and chic" as opposed to being "boring and unattractive", with the technophile Stephen Fry deemed a more desirable dinner guest than the likes of the thoroughly ungeeky Natalie Portman or Katy Perry. According to Ian Brookes, of the Collins dictionary, geekdom is now "increasingly encountering the word in contexts other than computing and with increasingly positive connotations".
Do you self-identify as a geek? And will "nerd" be the next term to be given a positive makeover? Share your thoughts in our open thread.Do you self-identify as a geek? And will "nerd" be the next term to be given a positive makeover? Share your thoughts in our open thread.
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