I wouldn’t say it was used in any more pejorative a manner than any other social description on Twitter during that discussion, though you’re of course free to interpret however you like.

There’s nothing wrong with using geek or nerd as descriptive terms, just like there’s nothing wrong with using hipster as a descriptive term. The single use of hipster was, as a matter of fact, describing a particular and well-known aesthetic. It’s about as hypocritical as using “gutterpunk” – another descriptive term used in the post.

Troll harder, troll better.

Just curious about how you justify that sort of hypocrisy.

If anyone should be offended here, it should be minority geeks in Philly (who are numerous) because they are completely unrepresented. But I don’t think minority geeks should be offended either. This was not microagression, which for sure exists. This was what it was. A flawed but amusing attempt to define something silly.

For the record, I’m a girl and a geek and I look nothing like that picture. My husband is a guy and a geek and he looks nothing like that picture. (Philly geeks have iOS. Hello!!) Still worth a glance and a laugh. Doesn’t seem worth anyone’s time or ire to me.