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"Geek chic" and "Smart is the new cool"

Posted: Thu Jan 22, 2009 6:16 am
by etaoin22
So saith NYT on-line
Spoiler
regrettably::: noting only for females in science, and not generalizing to MAWGS on game shows :(
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/20/scien ... er.html?em

I do like the phrases. I also note the wording in the body of the article: Has "meme" has become part of everyday jargon? Perhaps to balance off, we will hear of fewer "parameters".

Re: "Geek chic" and "Smart is the new cool"

Posted: Thu Jan 22, 2009 7:56 am
by MarleysGh0st
etaoin22 wrote:So saith NYT on-line
Spoiler
regrettably::: noting only for females in science, and not generalizing to MAWGS on game shows :(
I predict the only self-identifed geeks and nerds we see on SyndieBAM will continue to be gorgeous young women.
etaoin22 wrote:I do like the phrases. I also note the wording in the body of the article: Has "meme" has become part of everyday jargon? Perhaps to balance off, we will hear of fewer "parameters".
I have a T-shirt from about a decade ago with that phrase, "It's chic to be geek." And the "Meme" meme is obviously spreading, as successful memes do. :)