Mixed and Nerdy

A dive into nerd and geek culture from the BIPOC perspective

2 years ago

In this episode, we discuss nerd and geek culture and where BIPOC people fit into it.

Hike up your pants and find your favorite pair of suspenders, we’er talking all things nerdy at Biracial Unicorns. Today we’re taking our love of geek/nerd culture (traditionally saved for our “mini-sodes”) and breaking it down through the filter of race and gender. We want to give a special shout out to Circle Of Nerds podcast who have been one of our first supporters of our show. In this episode you’ll hear…

Our definition of geek and nerd
How we think the definition of geek and nerd has evolved
The mentioning of the book, Black Nerd Problems by William Evans and Omar Holman
Ask the question, does geek/nerd culture really exist anymore?
Female representation in geek/nerd culture
BIPOC representation in geek/nerd culture
Gatekeeping of fandom
“Wokeness” within fandom culture and it’s reception
How the future of geek and nerd culture is Brown/Black
The “Brown and Black Dollar”
Fiction as escapism for BIPOC people, or is it?

We wrap up the show with a very impromptu ( and incomplete list) of some of our favorite nerd topics and of course our HAPPY PLACE, hint*- don’t be surprise, it’s food relate

https://blacknerdproblems.com/

Thanks to Josef Scott of Citizens of Tape City for our theme music and Dollipop Art for our podcast artwork - you can find her on instagram @dollipop.art.

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