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April 9, 2009
"And The Geeks Shall Pwn The Earth"
Check out Aisha Tyler’s new Huffington Post blog, “And The Geeks Shall Pwn The Earth,” which intelligently and humorously reflects on the geek becoming in-vogue and subsequent rise of the gamer.
An excerpt: “Thankfully for recovering childhood nerds like me, geeks have recently, finally, come into vogue. Witness the ambivalent, doughy sexiness of a Seth Rogen, or the oddly attractive post-pubescent cool of a Michael Cera, or the dry, vegan post-irony of an Ellen Page. At long last, the socially inept are fulfilling that long-predicted destiny to rule the world -- or at least the internet and the magical realm of Apatow.”
She continues, “Once a shameful pastime, pursued in a darkened room on a tapestry-covered cat-shredded sofa, and fueled by Jolt Cola and Funyuns, gaming is now the hip pastime of responsible mortgage-holding adults. The sexy Blu-Ray playback of the PS3, the aggressive muscularity of the Xbox, and the kooky addictiveness of the Wii has made gaming not just socially acceptable, but cool. And with games like Rock Band and Dance Dance Revolution, gaming has become a wholesome family pastime, and no longer only the domain of sweaty, furtive, sexually confused eighth-graders. (Well, they may still be furtive and confused, but they put a happy face on it while mom's cranking out "Livin' On A Prayer" on that little plastic "guitar.")”
To read the entire blog, click here.Source: The Huffington Post
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