Well if you are talking about outside America, most “nerd culture” is produced either in the USA or Japan. Generic Fantasy settings are based on idealized versions of Europe, and have a lot of problematic tropes associated. If someone’s only cultural input is this homogenized whitewashed crap then they will start reflecting that outwardly in their worldview. Marvel movies have an ideology. Video Games often have an ideology. “Apolitical” nerds who consume uncritically will have those ideologies
yeah I’ve noticed that, the nerds here are the type to be the most pathetic, the type to praise the west in everything and the type to think they are white.
Btw looks like you were right about the Italian warship, now reporting is coming out that they are trying to confiscate the aid and deliver it to an Israeli port in an Israeli approved plan.
I was holding out hope until more details came out since it was so uncharacteristic of fascist settler NATO states to use migrant-hunting warships for good and stayed on the fence about it before celebrating. Hope the Italian general strike punishes these snakes
As a “quirky/nerdy/weird” Black person (as I’ve been called), I ain’t even got a problem with you saying this because, in my experience, I’ve noticed this pattern, too.
It could also be due to the fact that a lot of fandom’s/fan communities are dominated by white people so nerdy poc appease the white leaders of these communities by not speaking out against injustice.
I see this with my cs degree now where the POC in my classes either inherit the opinions of the white professors or dont speak up at all. The amount of anti China hatred in western cs classes is wild and some of it comes from the Chinese diaspora who will protect white ppls feelings.
hope you all have a good next week
It seems like the “quirky/nerdy/weird” poc white worship the hardest.
Well if you are talking about outside America, most “nerd culture” is produced either in the USA or Japan. Generic Fantasy settings are based on idealized versions of Europe, and have a lot of problematic tropes associated. If someone’s only cultural input is this homogenized whitewashed crap then they will start reflecting that outwardly in their worldview. Marvel movies have an ideology. Video Games often have an ideology. “Apolitical” nerds who consume uncritically will have those ideologies
yeah I’ve noticed that, the nerds here are the type to be the most pathetic, the type to praise the west in everything and the type to think they are white.
Btw looks like you were right about the Italian warship, now reporting is coming out that they are trying to confiscate the aid and deliver it to an Israeli port in an Israeli approved plan.
I was holding out hope until more details came out since it was so uncharacteristic of fascist settler NATO states to use migrant-hunting warships for good and stayed on the fence about it before celebrating. Hope the Italian general strike punishes these snakes
Fuck, of course. We need an Italycool emoji. In the meantime, here’s a happy
to all the fascist fucks in the Italian government.
As a “quirky/nerdy/weird” Black person (as I’ve been called), I ain’t even got a problem with you saying this because, in my experience, I’ve noticed this pattern, too.
what happened that gave you such an impression?
Living life in both the US and a majority non-white country.
It could also be due to the fact that a lot of fandom’s/fan communities are dominated by white people so nerdy poc appease the white leaders of these communities by not speaking out against injustice.
I see this with my cs degree now where the POC in my classes either inherit the opinions of the white professors or dont speak up at all. The amount of anti China hatred in western cs classes is wild and some of it comes from the Chinese diaspora who will protect white ppls feelings.