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Our Community: Your Words: How you Rock Your Nerdy

We've taken the word "nerdy" from a playground insult and turned it into a loud and proud way to rock your smarts, love of science fiction and otherwise geeky ways. Here on Team Tyra, we're way proud of our nerdy, Buffy the Vampire Slayer watching, Twilight reading ways so we asked folks in the community -- how do they rock their nerdy.

Answers ranged from G.P.A to a love of Battlestar Gallactica, but here's a few of our favorite ways.

Comics
Cristian told us how she rocks her nerdy and one of those involves comics. A love affair with comic books once earned kids atomic wedgies and swirlies in the school toilet, but now comics measure high on the cool scale. This past weekend, the long anticipated "Watchmen" movie was a blockbuster hit. Think you're not a comic book nerd? We doubt it -- we bet you've seen "Spiderman," "X-Men," the "Incredible Hulk" and many more. At least the "Dark Knight!"

Video Games
Noelle told us how much she loves video games -- and we agree! When you think video games, you think of someone bent over their computer for hours on end, definitely not interacting with other people. But with the birth of Guitar Hero, Wii Fit and the plethora of karaoke video games out there, video games have become a fun addition to any party and an awesome way to rock your nerdy.

Fantasy Books
Kaity has read seven books five times each -- kinda nerdy, right? If we told you those were Harry Potter books, would you change your mind?
Probably! Fantasy stories used to belong only to the nerdy kid in the back of the classroom, but now they're carried around by the prom queen. We'd like to meet someone who hasn't read either Harry Potter or Twilight -- if not at least seen the movies!



 
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I have two copies of every Harry Potter book; three copies of two of them. I attend Harry Potter cons. I have a Harry Potter tattoo. I'm not a nerd. I'm just me.
 
Tyra, will im in 8th grade about to be in 9th. Well I am not happy with the way i look. Let me tell you why; well i have a big gape in the middle of my teeth. I get made fun of because of it. Someone told me that they can kick a field goal through my gap. Second my hair, i cut it short once and it was bad. Now seens its grown out i cant do nothing to it. I don't know how it does not look right on me. I were glasses and i had someone tell me that they would go out with me if i didn't have glasses. I NEED help!!!
 
omg trya okay i this is how i see this being called a nerd to me is one of the best complaints i can get because most nerds are smart and i dont really understand why ppl get made fun of because of that [ maybe there putting them down -__-] but anyway nerds will eventually make it to college and be able to buy the cool clothes and driving the cool cars when their older so it doesnt matter if they call you names just think of the future vroom voom [ my stuid car sound ] from the mind of a fourteen year old i know extraordinary isnt it bye
 
no am not a nerd all i wanted to say is that i love your show America next top and model and the tyra banks show..and im a really big fan of yours!! love you!!
 
tyra, i'm a nerd, and proud of it. you don't meet many girls like that at my school. i look my best, or try. i'm also just punkier than the rest of the girls in my school. i love being myself and be smart, it's what i'm good at.
 
Dear Tyra; from what I am seeing about domestic abuse. The Men exlpect the women to lead the relationship by simply saying no and waiting for the honey moon. They secretlty do not trust a women to make sound decisions if she will allow to sleep with them before marriage. Then the men assume that the women should be treated like a child who needs to be chastised for every little thing, and treat them like they are trying to raise them all over again, because they really do not trust a women that will sleep with them before marriage. There is also the mama's boy who's Mom tries to convince them that you can't make a hoe into a wife. And the peer presure of their friends who say " IF YOU CAN GET THE MILK FOR FREE why buy the cow?
 
Well, I'm pretty much a nerd. Like I always stand out I guess. I have funky hair and I wear somewhat different clothes. Like cool stuff from thrift stores. Like recently for my homecoming dance me and my sister "Pimped" out an old prom dress from a Thrift store and made it really cool.
 
TYRA I LUV YOUR SHOW AND AMERICAS NEXT TOP MODEL BUT I WOULD LUV FOR THERE TO BE SOME KIND OF SHOW WERE ALL THE WINNERS FROM THE PAST AMERICAS NEXT TOP MODEL COULD COMPEAT AGAINST EACH OTHER FOR SOMETHING HUGE THAT WOULD BE THE BEST SHOW EVER!
 
LOL I'm the ultimate nerd! Drama Club, Choir, Jazz Ensemble, High Honor Role every quarter, I'm obsessed with classic literature, x-men, and fantasy books like Harry Potter, Twilight, and The Lord Of The Rings. I watch Joepardy daily, I can quote almost every word of the movies pride and prejudice and Underworld as well as the famous "Tomorrow " speech from Macbeth and I collect seasons of Buffy and charmed. LOL I've also been known to burst loudly into show tunes in public places (like "la vie bohem" in the supermarket). However, I'm very social,I have lots of friends and there are many other hobbies and aspects of me that don;t fit particular "nerd" standards. I rock EVERYTHING! I'm just myself and if i think something is cool than it is and I'm not ashamed of it. It's about time we all stop catering to stereotypes and become happy with who we are!
 
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HELLZ YEAH! BLOOD AND GORE! GO BLOOD AND GORE! but my grades are..f**'ked up... BLOOD AND GORE WHOOOPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP WHOO! WHOO! YEAHSHHHHH!
 
Pshh..I'm hardly social. but it's okay. I love video games. gory, bloody, funnnn video games! GO GEARS OF WAR! ANIME! HACKING! COLD PIZZA AND 'A COKE. = x AND SOME GRUNGY HARDCORE METAL OR ROCK. you don't have to dress like a nerd to be one, you can just be classified by personality as most "Popular Cliques" specify it as (NERDISM) JUST BE YOUR SELF! Does being schizophrenic count as nerdism?



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