I see this and immediately get uncomfortable. I like some of the things John Green has to say, but shit like this, and all his high-and-mighty “nerds are better than boring, regular people” crap just keeps making me like him less and less.
Also, I’ve seen an argument supporting Green that this was supposed to be a “joke” and only sounds bad when taken out of context. I went and watched the video, and I did not see a joke when the quote is put in context. John Green practically says, “Nerd guys, if you can’t get a regular girl, don’t forget that nerd girls are cool too. Also, they’re hot.” Maybe it was meant to be taken tongue-in-cheek, but it didn’t really sound like it.
