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[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

"These aren't real nerds! They make us all look dumb!"

Other than Sheldon's quirks, I've always felt like the characters were just like my friends and I and this sentiment that permeated Reddit always just felt like people who very much are like Sheldon were the ones taking the most offense at the show.

Bazinga!

[–] Bassman1805 26 points 1 year ago

Later seasons really flanderized some aspects of the characters, but I always fondly remember one scene where The Gang is assembling a new TV stand for Penny's apartment and someone questions the airflow it offers. So they immediately start designing a water-cooling system for her TV.

I know people like that. I am people like that.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Your friends are sexist homophobes?

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

While they have done some pretty unsavory things involving Penny being the butt of many jokes that border on sexist, I can't think of a single example of homophobia from the show.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago

That's kinda surprising. The trans episodes are usually a double whammy on trans and homophobia

[–] ShittyRedditWasBetter -2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You can find them but most are pretty light hearted transgressions that would go otherwise noticed but since it's LGBTQ folks are pretty sensitive to it.

It would be great if folks could chill their shit and enjoy being the butt of jokes, but I get why that's hard.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I googled the transphobic thing yesterday seeing the comments in here about it for that reason (not trans myself, maybe I just didn't notice) and all I even found was a few blogs and a 20 minute video essay all talking about a single joke made in the pilot episode.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago

This reeks of projection. You can’t dislike this thing I like if you do you are like that weird guy that is sexist on the show you don’t like!!! You sir sound like Sheldon.