“ Bazinga! ”is it familiar to you? Yeah, it is the pet phrase owned by Sheldon, a very peculiar character in our daily life, but an ordinary weirdo in an American drama “Big Bang Theory”.
By: Yuexin Hu 130307234 Class 3
The big bang theory deals with stories between four weirdoes and a sexy woman, Penny. The men didn’t show off V-shape carves but attracted us with their odd signatures. In fact, it was the combination of the weird and advanced people that made it different, producing a better theatre. They are called “GEEK”.
With this play hitting the big screen, a group of new human beings which named geek was created. Thus, these geeks were thrust into the spotlight. When it comes to geek, the first thing flashes on people’s mind are wisdom, creativity and, stubbornness. The word geek is a slang term originally used to describe eccentric or non-mainstream people, with different connotations ranging from an expert or enthusiast to a person heavily interested in a hobby, with a general pejorative meaning of a peculiar or otherwise dislikable person, especially one who is perceived to be overly intellectual.
Although often considered as a pejorative, the term is also used self-referentially without malice or as a source of pride. Its meaning has evolved to connote “someone who is interested in a subject (usually intellectual or complex) for its own sake”. But historically, a geek was a circus person in the sideshow who performed some bizarre feat. Over time, the meaning of geek has changed to include anyone with an obsession that places him outside mainstream society.
We gradually take it for granted that geeks are someone with higher IQ but poor EQ. We formed such mind-set that maybe when we are shopping, geeks are making formula derivation, when we are chatting, geeks are experimenting, when we are sleeping, geeks are ……knock it off ! They are certainly sleeping too. They are not all-nighters or iron men, but personify the worship of technology .
In 1952, the short story “The Rolling Stone” wrote by Robert Anson Heinlein put forward the word “geek” firstly to describe someone who is fond of science, math and technology. At first, this word often used on transistors and integrated circuits fanatical technical staff in the 1960s and 1970s like Steve Jobs and Bill Gates. They are surely a digital dude for a digital age. They do all share one very crucial characteristic that they look like space alien come from some other planet.
Geek, the darling of the time, the trouble-shooters of the subculture, come to the center from the edge of the world gradually. Especially with the coming of the television age and the increasing emphasis on technology in all quarters of our society, many factors would have us believe that the time of geeks are coming. Geek has a world that is the combination of reality and fantasy. Believe it or not, geeks are everywhere around us, we will know and understand more from what they de one day.
Broadly speaking, this is the big bang time of geeks !
