+18 People who are hardcore sports fans are in the same category of "nerd" as people who are super into comics or superheroes. amirite?

by Anonymous 3 hours ago

I agree, but I disagree that being a nerd is something bad

by Relevant_Amount941 3 hours ago

I think what he's saying is that society views Star wars fans as a bad nerdy type but sports fans aren't

by Anonymous 2 hours ago

The sports nerds wouldn't agree

by Huelsjodie 2 hours ago

Need has been much less of a pejorative lately. I'm also hoping you're not attempting to stereotype any particular type of nerd as being inherently less welcoming or friendly than the population at large.

by Josefa61 2 hours ago

Zion Williamson has a tattoo of Naruto's Eight Trigrams Seal on his stomach. The LA Dodgers and the LA Lakers just got done doing a collab with One Piece. LeBron, Kevin Durant, and now Cooper Flagg have all gone on public record saying they use 2K to scout opponent teams. More traditional nerd culture and sports culture have been overlapping for a while and I expect the pattern to continue with the popularity of stuff like anime and video games among Gen Z and young Millennials.

by jacintherath 2 hours ago

Whatever, nerd

by ApartVariation9089 2 hours ago

Yeah. Stats nerds literally call each other "stats nerds". We are self aware.

by Fit_Professor_8070 1 hour ago

Of course it's a spectator experience if you are a diehard sports fan. There aren't nerds anymore. Once Game of Thrones a with magic and dragons became the most popular show on TV the whole concept of nerds changed

by StretchWide 1 hour ago

I wouldn't put Anderson Silva in the conversation with GSP and Jon Jones lol

by camrynnienow 1 hour ago

I say this all the time. I call all the old head sports dudes at my work nerds. They were annoyed the first time but once I explained my rationale, they all accepted the title.

by gisselle58 49 minutes ago

I call people in football shirts 'cosplayers'. "Aww look, they're dressed as their favourite characters!" I say this as a man who has cosplayed in the past.

by Longjumping-Tip1824 30 minutes ago

As a HC sports fan I can confirm this

by dhuels 21 minutes ago