Talk and Relevant Discussions in Snark: Your Weekly Weekend TV Wrap-up
I thought this week’s Doctor Who was quite good. With an infinite spaceship, staying in one room like they usually do seems a waste.
Then there was the White House Correspondents Dinner, which brought us this House of Cards parody, entitled “House of Nerds”:
Combined with references to that event as the “Nerd Prom,” I feel like our n-word might be slightly abused here. Considering how most “nerd blogs,” this one included, try to avoid contentious political posts, having policy wonks trying to co-opt it feels unusual.
I’m all for being inclusive – nerds used to be defined by being excluded, and we don’t need to adopt that same behavior. Just…not sure if like.
You?