MSN, prepare to die.

Ladies and gentlemen, I come before you to address a stereotype. A heavily prevalent stereotype in today's society, yet one that has not recieved nearly enough attention, when compared to those such as "fat americans" or "bogan australians". This stereotype is the stereotype that "everyone with glasses is a nerd." That would be like saying "every american is fat", or "every australian is a bogan". While amusing at the time, these stereotypes are rarely true. George Bush isn't fat. I'm not a bogan (although the mullet may mislead you). Therefore, not everyone with glasses is a nerd. Microsoft, however, doesn't seem to think so. I give you this evidence. Specifically, this:

This emoticon has glasses. Therefore, in the eyes of popular culture, it's a nerd. That's just fact.

What are they really saying, when they call you a nerd? My favourite insult is "you dumb nerd", usually accompanied with "LOL!!!!111" Such a statement seems to go against the grain of the general idea of a "nerd", that is someone who is exceptionately intelligent in many fields, yet possesses significantly hampered social skills. You know what though? I'd much rather be exceptionately smart, and even have to "deal with" wearing glasses, if it means that I get intelligent conversation, avoid talking to those who would waste my time, and on 10-20 years, be really, really rich.

Lets take a look at some of the world's biggest nerds:
Bill Gates:Former CEO of Microsoft. Estimated worth: $56 Billion, US. That's a "B", not an "M".
Steve Jobs: CEO of Apple, CEO of Pixar. Estimated Worth: $4.9 Billion (only because people like Microsoft more).
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Screw this, lets just take a look at the forbes 400.

Rank

Name

Net Worth ($bil)

Age

Residence

Source

1	William Henry Gates III	53.0	50	Medina, WA	Microsoft
2	Warren Edward Buffett	46.0	76	Omaha, NE	Berkshire Hathaway
3	Sheldon Adelson	20.5	73	Las Vegas, NV	casinos, hotels
4	Lawrence Joseph Ellison	19.5	62	Redwood City, CA	Oracle
5	Paul Gardner Allen	16.0	53	Seattle, WA	Microsoft, investments
6	Jim C Walton	15.7	58	Bentonville, AR	Wal-Mart
7	Christy Walton & family	15.6	51	Jackson, WY	Wal-Mart inheritance
7	S Robson Walton	15.6	62	Bentonville, AR	Wal-Mart
9	Michael Dell	15.5	41	Austin, TX	Dell
9	Alice L Walton	15.5	57	Fort Worth, TX	Wal-Mart
11	Helen R Walton	15.3	86	Bentonville, AR	Wal-Mart
12	Sergey Brin	14.1	33	Palo Alto, CA	Google
13	Larry E Page	14.0	33	San Francisco, CA	Google
14	Jack Crawford Taylor & family	13.9	84	St Louis, MO	Enterprise Rent-A-Car
15	Steven Anthony Ballmer	13.6	50	Bellevue, WA	Microsoft
16	Abigail Johnson	13.0	44	Boston, MA	Fidelity
17	Barbara Cox Anthony	12.6	83	Honolulu, HI	Cox Enterprises
17	Anne Cox Chambers	12.6	86	Atlanta, GA	Cox Enterprises
19	Charles De Ganahl Koch	12.0	70	Wichita, KS	oil, commodities
19	David Hamilton Koch	12.0	66	New York, NY	oil, commodities
21	Forrest Edward Mars Jr	10.5	75	McLean, VA	candy
21	Jacqueline Mars	10.5	67	Bedminster, NJ	candy
21	John Franklyn Mars	10.5	70	Arlington, VA	candy
24	Carl Icahn	9.7	70	New York, NY	leveraged buyouts
25	John Werner Kluge	9.1	92	Palm Beach, FL	Metromedia

9 out of those 25 made their fortunes from computers, which would have to be one of the nerdiest professions. QED, it's not so bad to be a nerd. They all probably have glasses, too. Bill Gates does, odds are from hours of staring at a computer screen 0.o

People still seem to have an unneccessary problem with nerds though. Maybe they're freaked out by their "lack of social skills" (sorry, but I don't think this one is always true, just look at anyone in "the nerd class" at BSC. Most of them are perfectly fine to talk to), their success, their appearence... Who knows. The point is, MSN should NOT call that emoticon the "Nerd Smile".
It should be "Smile with Glasses" at most, I'd settle for "Glasses" though. UNFAIR PROFILING, MSN! Why on earth don't they deliever a "black smile" Emoticon next? I'm sure all the black people that use MSN are just shitting themselves that they have to appear yellow, just like all us nerds were complaining about a lack of glasses-ridden smile to show off with. They'd never add a "black smile" because it's racist. What's the difference? It's still discrimination.
Ben


P.S. EAT ME, MSN! I'M SICK OF PEOPLE LABLING ME! IT'S FUCKING NOT COOL! GO TO HELL!