SuperMuffin Posted January 5, 2003 Share Posted January 5, 2003 [color=orange]Everyone has their own idea of what a "geek" is. Many people believe that a geek is someone who has huge glasses, is smart and has few friends. Others think "geeks" are the kids who are less "popular" than them. I'm starting to realize that no one is a "geek" and that everyone is different. Most people that make fun of people and who call people names are just as bad as someone who is shy and isolates themselves. Why did people start putting other people into "personality slates" ,if you will, before getting to know them? Will anyone ever figure this out? What are your ideas of what a "geek" is or how people see others in your schools?[/color] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jinzouningen17 Posted January 5, 2003 Share Posted January 5, 2003 Well, I personally dont consider anyone who's smart to be a geek. My main definition of geek is somethin thats stupid. Say someone makes a stupid comment. I usually say "Fool, you are soo friggen geeky." or somethin like that. A geek to me can be anybody. Anyone that acts stupid is a geek in my opinion. Sure, most people call those that wear big glasses, pins, and all that other stuff "geeks", "nerds" and stuff like that, but in the end, the people that call them that are truly the "geeks" because in the future...they could very well be YOUR boss and tell YOU what to do, when to do it, and how to do it. So I dont consider those types of people geeks. I just consider anyone thats acts stupid(mainly those that are like drunk or somethin)to be the true geeks. Hope I didnt mess your mind up there. ^_^ Now I feel geeky. :confused: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hyper Posted January 5, 2003 Share Posted January 5, 2003 Well if I had glasses I'd probably fit that description quite well, SuperMuffin. Geeks I think are just a name for people who don't fit in quite well as others. And as you said, less popular. So maybe the popular people just need something to go down upon them with. Geek. Nerd. All the same thing. Though in my opinion I think its pointless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frankie Posted January 5, 2003 Share Posted January 5, 2003 Geek, Nerd, Wuss, Loser, And Dorkwad They arent in my mental diconary... meaning NOT in my vocab.. Its all a pointless list and not to mention Ones who make fun of others.... only make fun of others cause they have their oun problems... what better way to hide them then too..... make fun of someone else... Geek... hmm... Someone called me a COMPUTER NERD cause i live here on the boards and on my computer... well guess what... I told her that i prefere.... to be called.. COMEPUTER FREAK... Nerd is not a word to be useing... In my oun opinon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Posted January 5, 2003 Share Posted January 5, 2003 I'm a geek. :-p -Justin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renee Posted January 5, 2003 Share Posted January 5, 2003 Nerdsy was the KING of the geeks... is he still here? I don't know... This topic reminds m of a book I read called The Misfits. It was about name calling and stuff. Has anyone read that book. I need sugar. *wanders off* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna Posted January 5, 2003 Share Posted January 5, 2003 Uhm, I'm not really sure about the whole "geek" thing. To me, "geek" and "dorky" are synonymns, and when I think something is dorky I think it looks awkward. Yes. So therefore, I think someone who is awkward is a geek, logically speaking in my own mind's terms. It has nothing to do with their interests, unless they have their interests plastered all over them o_O in which case that [i]would[/i] look rather awkward, but it has to do with how they carry themselves. Stereotypically speaking, you have the football player walking across the lunchroom and the kid who has really really big books and sits by themself etc. walking across the lunchroom. What's so different between these two stereotypes? What truly sticks out the most is how they carry themselves. The football player will have good posture and a relaxed, steady walk, with his eyes looking around at others and acknowledging them. The big-book-kid will be kind of hunched over, as if he doesn't want to be seen, and a quickened pace in his walk so he can get to his table quicker. His head will be bent toward the floor, looking at no one and nothing except his destination. This latter example, to me, looks awkward. But you know what? I've seen some kids with letterman jackets and all that junk who have an awkwardness to them. I've seen some kids with big books walk confidently and smile at others. It really just boils down to the amount of confidence someone has, because it'll show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manic Webb Posted January 5, 2003 Share Posted January 5, 2003 Geeks are the lawyers, the doctors, the politicians, the people who run their own businesses, the actors who can actually act, the singers with good lyrics that they write themselves, the kids who sell you half of their school lunch, that guy at the boardwalk who sketched out a picture of you with a big head driving a go-cart, that one guy at that one McDonalds who you didn't have to repeat your order to because they actually got it right the first time... Everyone is a geek to someone. It all depends on the guy/gal standing next to you and what they think. I've seen people who are more geeky than me and I've met people who think I'm a geek. It's all relative. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BabyGirl Posted January 6, 2003 Share Posted January 6, 2003 [color=deeppink]I call myself a nerd because I'm obsessed with Star Wars and I act really crazy-stupid around my friends. I call people I know nerds when THEY do silly things...it's all relative.[/color] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Transtic Nerve Posted January 6, 2003 Share Posted January 6, 2003 I don't ever say Geek.... I say Dork alot... I call those people who sit and play Halo alll day long Dorks. Yeah.... they piss me off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest cloricus Posted January 6, 2003 Share Posted January 6, 2003 [spoiler][color=#00ff00]I'm a g33k... :P I've even got the glasses, but they aren?t very thick. No, there are a lot of different types of geeks, you have your computer g33ks(me), you have your normal geeks and the list goes on and on... Lol. [/color][/spoiler] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles Posted January 6, 2003 Share Posted January 6, 2003 When I hear the word "geek," I automatically think of clumsy adolescents going through puberty, with their voices cracking and changing. I picture thick, black-rimmed glasses and mouth retainers. Suspenders, pocket protectors and a really bad sense of fashion style also come to mind. Should geeks have a scary obsession with comic books and Dungeons & Dragons? Most definitely. It's only natural that these traits classify a geek because the geek stereotype is so vividly painted out for us in the media and in school. Personally, I would consider someone to be a geek if they pretend to be something they are not in order to fit into a crowd. Usually their actions are so obviously artificial and silly that I can't help but to laugh. Especially when the facade involves slang, lol. SuperMuffin's post pretty much explains how children may sometimes call others geeks just because they're different or don't fit into a particular group. It's just immaturity at that level. Hmph, I guess that I would consider older people who put down others constantly, geeks [i]themselves[/I]. I mean, they're making others feel bad in an effort to mask their own insecurity. You know? Anyway, yeah, "geek" can also be a playful term for when someone says something silly. It's pretty broad nowadays. To each his own I guess. :shrugs: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhys Mayiessen Posted January 6, 2003 Share Posted January 6, 2003 [color=navy]Who knows what a geek is? Everybody has their own version of a geek. I never called anyone a geek or a nerd cause well I'm not popular and I would never want to call anyone that. Perhaps I'm a geek...[/color] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheShinje Posted January 6, 2003 Share Posted January 6, 2003 [size=1] [font=century gothic] [color=crimson] A geek is a person in the circus who bites the heads off chickens. I doubt anybody would want to be that o_O Edit: but here are now other meanings to the word, just that it was th original[/size] [/font] [/color] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Syk3 Posted January 6, 2003 Share Posted January 6, 2003 I don't really hear geek that much; usually when someone is just joking around with someone or something. Otherwise, I imagine someone similar to what CWB said - thick glasses, pocket protectors, kinda high piched voice (this is taking about a guy, by the way o_O), bad sense of fassion, and sits by themselves in a corner reading books. There's nothing wrong with these kids, and shouldn't be picked on, but that's what I take from the stereotypical "geek." o.o' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Imsirion Posted January 6, 2003 Share Posted January 6, 2003 I define geek and nerd diffrently. To me, a nerd is a teacher's pet/suck up, school obsessed A+++ student who acts snobby to people unpopular or with low grades. ( I know many of those) A geek (what I call myself) is someone who is into "immature" things like videogames,comics,DnD,computers,fantasy (books) whatever is considered "uncool".Even anime and manga seem to fit in there. Well, those are what boring people consider "immature" and geeky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spikey Posted January 6, 2003 Share Posted January 6, 2003 [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Renee [/i] Nerdsy was the KING of the geeks... is he still here? I don't know... [/B][/QUOTE] [B][SIZE=1]Oh he still is. I am now known as the Prince of nerds. I think... I'm his lil' brother. What I think a "nerd"/"geek" is someone that hates anything that the "cool kids" like. For instance, I am a geek/nerd. I get made fun of, yadda yadda. But, I like stuff that other people think is stupid, and for little kids. But that is just my opinion.[/B][/size] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperMuffin Posted January 6, 2003 Author Share Posted January 6, 2003 [color=orange]Wow! I didnt think I would get as many responses as I did! And really great ones too! Thanx for your input! You guys mentioned things I had never thought of! I'm really glad you guys feel pretty much the same way as I do. And I agree: "geek" is a term used differently by everyone! Thanx again! xox[/color] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Licky Dust Posted January 7, 2003 Share Posted January 7, 2003 [color=teal] isn't a 'geek' a circus freak of some sort...?:nervous: [/color] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sara Posted January 7, 2003 Share Posted January 7, 2003 [size=1]I've got this all worked out... In my drama crew, I'm a 'dork,' our resident computer genius is the 'nerd,' the artist-writer-jpop guy [okay, so that description fits most of my friends...] is a 'geek,' my friend Heather is a '*****,' her younger brother is a 'twerp,' and the list goes on. [My kid sister is a 'cool newbie,' a title she holds with pride from the brief period she was a member at OB, heh. Stereotypes are hilarious when no one cares. ;)[/size] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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