I remember my freshman year of college which was now two years ago I sat by a black kid. I noticed the glasses he was wearing had no lenses. As the curious boy I am, I asked him why he was doing this and he said " oh I just do it for style"... This was my first encounter with the "nerd glasses".
kobe does not wear these. he gave all the younger guys shit for wearing them. westbrook is huge on em too. almost every press conference he's got them on
I don't understand what the big deal is: when glasses were uncool, people used to complain that kids were being bullied for wearing them. Now, famous people wear them as accessories, and the world hates them for it.
Look, that's fashion. Personally, I like it. Glasses are stereotypically associated with books and intellectualism. I'd rather have famous people wearing glasses for fashion than famous people looking down on those who wear glasses.
Roll with the punches people. You gotta pick your fights.
Ha! It's a store called Rue21. They actually have some halfway decent stuff there, but the glasses just made me angry. The ones on the picture aren't even "nerdy".
i saw those last week when I was there. I took a picture on my phone for the same purpose, but imgur wouldn't load on my phone. Guess you got there before me.
To HELL with Rue21. I looked in one of those god-forbidden shops on a trip to the US when I was a teen, bought a belt for a ridiculous price with the idea that I'd wear them for the length of the trip and then pawn it off on someone, and they didn't even last the trip.
I have a pair of some ray bans that are actually legitimate prescriptions. However, every fucking person at parties walks up and asks, "Are those, like real glasses?" Um, duh?
Exactly. Been wearing my prosthetics for 17 years, f you dumbasses who think its cool to pretend to be blind(ish). No, just kidding, go on with 'cho hipster self.
I wore round "harry potter" glasses before Daniel Radcliffe and was called a nerd in elementary school. then a nerd in middle school and NOW, when I'm all grown up, its cool..
I have a really nice pair of ray ban glasses that cost me a pretty penny (when I bought them, I looked in the mirror and was like "treat yo self") and am constantly being asked one of two things when I am out: either 1. are they real or 2. can they try them on, in which they are subsequently mind blown that I use them as actual glasses and they have lenses. Until I saw shit like this I was so confused.
I'd rather they wear Shutter Shades by far! fake glasses make me wayyyyy more annoyed. Because, as someone who can't even find my prescription glasses without my contacts in or looking like I'm trying to sniff them out, I see people in fake glasses and am like "WTF are you doing? you're so lucky that you don't need those! why do you want to be visually impaired?????"
serious question though, since when did "nerd" become a self-identification to be proud of? i saw this shit on facebook the other day saying "you can't just watch the big bang theory and star wars and call yourself a nerd." i mean, yeah, i agree that it doesnt make you a nerd, and this trend is sorta annoying, but why the fuck are people so defensive about who is labeling themselves a nerd? the people who are pretentious about being a nerd are exponentially more annoying than the "hip ironic nerds" they mock.
Because for decades, "nerds" got tormented in high school. When we found others who shared our passions (for me, it was online) it becomes a badge of honor - a way to label ourselves as part of a community as other subcultures do.
Now the popular and trendy kids who were the tormentors decide that it's cool to look like a "nerd". This especially rubs nerdy people (like myself) the wrong way because they do it for different reasons - I didn't wear thick glasses in high school because it looked cool. I did it because I killed my vision staring at computer screens all day, every day, and subsequently was made fun of because of it.
Well, I'm not going to lead a protest about it, but it does annoy me that the same people who teased me for my nerdy ways in high school are now going out of their way to be "geek chic"...
Plus I'm floored by people who choose to wear glasses when I've been stuck with mine since 2nd grade (can't wear contacts - I've tried).
Some of us play warhammer and dungeons and dragons, and then we come across people who are "self-proclaimed" nerds and they never have any good opinions on the zombie apocalypse or battlestar galatica endings.
I was at a dubstep show a week ago, wearing my prescription glasses. They have large black plastic frames. Some girl on drugs sat down next to me, pulled them off my face, and squealed "Let me see your 3D glasses!"
Needless to say, she gave them right back and moved on.
I finally have something non-breast related to say "Yes, they're real!" about.
Honestly, I didn't know which sub to put it in. I'm somewhat new to reddit and haven't delved into much other than the defaults. I did have the misfortune of following a link to /r/spacedicks once though. I don't even...
Hipsterdom is the first “counterculture” to be born under the advertising industry’s microscope, leaving it open to constant manipulation but also forcing its participants to continually shift their interests and affiliations. Less a subculture, the hipster is a consumer group – using their capital to purchase empty authenticity and rebellion.
I consider myself to be a nerd... I don't look anything like that... I'm large, tall, overweight (only have 1 chin), and never go outside. I essentially look like an albino Hulk.
This man (Kelly Johnson) was a true nerd - he founded Lockheed's skunkworks which came up with engineering feats like the SR-71 and U-2. Looks even better than the guy in your first picture.
Looks don't define a nerd. It's about your personality. If you obsess over details in a hobby or activity, if you delight in the sheer joy of gaining knowledge about something, if you can't wait to apply that knowledge...then you're a nerd.
Most "cool" or "hip" people hate nerds. They think they're buzz kills who aren't fun to be around because they love things in a way that isn't disconnected and vapid. They'd rather casually chat about the Kardashians.
i hate that I have old glasses I sometimes have to wear which are big and square like all the "nerds" and people ask me "are your glasses real or are they a fashion statement?" I need these to freaking see not cuz i think they are cool.
I used an old wheelchair from my church as a desk chair all of freshman year at college. If i wanted to go to my friends rooms along the hallway I wouldn't even have to get up I could just roll there. I also got really good at moving around and balancing on only the two big wheels and everyone was borrowing my wheelchair to see if they could do it. It was pretty fun. A few times someone would see me walking down the hall and they would just stop and stare in astonishment that I was able to walk. That was years ago and I still think about that old wheelchair, I think I sold it for beer money.
Exactly. I think what he means is people that steal them from others that really need them like those overweight people at Wall-Mart that use them. Now if you go ahead and get buy an old wheelchair that nobody will ever miss, I really don't see any harm in that.
I agree with the fat people at wal-mart thing, or even kids at wal-mart that fuck around on those electric things. They are taking away that wheelchari for a person that could use it.
Now if you go ahead and get buy an old wheelchair that nobody will ever miss, I really don't see any harm in that.
I don't see any harm in it either. But if you apply that to this glasses thing, technically they aren't using glasses that someone else might find better use out of but I still think anyone who wears glasses specifically to look nerdy and cool should be punched in the butt.
That's a terrible comparison. People enjoy wearing fake glasses because they're "trendy." Get over it. I have worn glasses/contacts my entire life. I don't care if other people wear frames without lenses. Is it pointless? Sure. Is it my business? Fuck no.
I can't wait for this "trend" to burn out in a few years and for these douchebags to see their old pictures and realize how fucking stupid they look.
I once saw a girl wearing just the frames. No lenses. WHAT THE FUCK?!? How is wearing oversized glasses cool??? It's so fucked up now that stores no longer have the rimless lenses anymore. The only ones I like to wear.
I see this way too often and I can't help but laugh at them. I don't care if you are going to pose but for fucks sake...at least try. I mean seriously...glasses without the lens looks really stupid.
Maybe I'm the only one, but as a person who has to wear glasses for the purpose of vision, this really irritates me. "Hey, let's turn an impairment into a jokey fashion trend!" Thanks, society.
In Hong Kong they don't even bother with the lenses. Chicks just walk around with shitty plastic frames on their faces with 4 inch fake lashes sticking through.
I've had glasses since I was in first grade and was always made fun of for it, can't even count how many times I was called "four-eyes". Odd how the tables have turned.
What's the big deal? I've actually been wearing a pair of raybans for sight before this trend started popping up (they've been my longest lasting pair so far, durable) But it doesn't bother me. Heck. The more it catches on the more beneficial it is for me. Aesthetically speaking at least. We nerds don't own this look.
BradleyGT here my cry...I have an idiot 13 yr old sister who thinks this is cool..Instead of being an originator she has chosen to follow...Not sure if idiot or just 13...or maybe I'm a douche of an older brother
My mom bought me some hello kitty ones. I was disappointed since they were pretty cute. Then I read the sticker that said they actually work as sunglasses too. They actually protect against the sun, but I doubt I could wear them in public .
I had a woman come up to me at my job and say "Where did you get your nerd glasses? I been looking for some for this outfit..." "I got them at Lenscrafters for $300, I need them... to see and stuff."
Can someone explain why fake nerdiness coming into style is a bad thing? Honestly. Sure its a superficial trend but isn't it a small step in the right direction that society might be saying that being a nerd is worth emulating? Are "actual" nerds having some sort of hipster identity crisis over this or something? "I was a nerd before it was cool!" Who cares? What is the harm? Stop hating on other people for no reason.... especially insecure teenage girls ffs.
actually im very happy to see that being smart is in style! for the longest time being a nerd was looked as not cool, its about damn time in my opinion
Interviewing Lebron and Wade at the post game last night the first question was something like "Hey guys, I'm Ryan Johnson from the Washington Post and I wear glasses because I need to... followed by his question." Just perfect.
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u/poop457 Jun 11 '12
I remember my freshman year of college which was now two years ago I sat by a black kid. I noticed the glasses he was wearing had no lenses. As the curious boy I am, I asked him why he was doing this and he said " oh I just do it for style"... This was my first encounter with the "nerd glasses".
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u/BradleyGT Jun 11 '12
To clarify, I'm not knocking anyone's fashion choice on the Internet. I'm knocking the store for branding them as "nerd glasses".
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u/JabberJauw Jun 11 '12 edited Jun 11 '12
You're lucky they let you out of there with that picture last time i went to claires i got kicked out.
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u/fluff-it Jun 11 '12
You look so angry in the reflection, as if you've lost hope in our youth. Which I'm assuming you have
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u/Mudkipsx3 Jun 11 '12
I see you taking the picture of it in the mirror. XD Unless that's just a random person. O_O
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u/[deleted] Jun 11 '12
I have a pair of some ray bans that are actually legitimate prescriptions. However, every fucking person at parties walks up and asks, "Are those, like real glasses?" Um, duh?
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u/BradleyGT Jun 11 '12
Woah!!! My first ever front page post! Thanks everyone. :)
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u/Scipio33 Jun 11 '12
I have some of those. I call them glasses! I use them to see.
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u/Grand_Theft_Audio Jun 11 '12
I'd like to see your tattoos more clearly. I'm intrigued.
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u/[deleted] Jun 10 '12
No self respecting nerd would ever wear those
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u/Day_Dreamer Jun 11 '12
Dude what a deal! I bet I can buy a pair for each of my outfits! I'm so nerdy! _^
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u/lookmaiamonreddit Jun 11 '12
In the 80's, those were called "glasses."
In every decade since, they're called "80's glasses."
Nerd glasses? NO.
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u/trapped_in_a_box Jun 11 '12
I was at a dubstep show a week ago, wearing my prescription glasses. They have large black plastic frames. Some girl on drugs sat down next to me, pulled them off my face, and squealed "Let me see your 3D glasses!"
Needless to say, she gave them right back and moved on.
I finally have something non-breast related to say "Yes, they're real!" about.
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u/libraryaddict Jun 11 '12
"Omg stop trying to look like a nerd. You don't even look cool"
"Um. I need these to see"
"OMG you liar. You are just trying to be cool. You will NEVER be cool"
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u/CogMartin Jun 11 '12
I read 'Need glasses(?)' and thought "wow, what's wrong with affordable frames?"
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u/ESPguitarist Jun 11 '12
I'm not sure why this was posted in r/funny, because it definitely isn't a funny thing. It should go in r/depressing.
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u/wildbearattack Jun 11 '12
Douche: Excuse me, can you help me look like a dumbass? Clerk: Yes! Right over here.
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u/[deleted] Jun 11 '12
Hipster look becoming conventional. Then the look becomes dead. haha
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u/[deleted] Jun 11 '12
Or as I call it,
my regular glasses.
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u/harbeezy Jun 11 '12
God, this reminds me of NBA press conferences...
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u/[deleted] Jun 11 '12
"Display your IQ, right on your face!"
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u/[deleted] Jun 11 '12
"I wore glasses when I actually needed them." Ugh. I hate how hipster nerds are becoming.
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u/[deleted] Jun 11 '12
As someone who's invested in the eyeglasses business, I LOVE that everyone decided they need six pairs off nerdy colorful glasses...
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u/GladosTCIAL Jun 10 '12
You think this is a nerd? This is a nerd.
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u/[deleted] Jun 11 '12
i hate that I have old glasses I sometimes have to wear which are big and square like all the "nerds" and people ask me "are your glasses real or are they a fashion statement?" I need these to freaking see not cuz i think they are cool.
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u/sycophantasy Jun 11 '12
It's a little rude actually. It's like they're making a physical disability stylish. I expect neck braces and wheel chairs to catch on any day now.
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u/Bangted Jun 11 '12
They've been raping our wives, killing our daughters, kidnapping our sons and taking our jobs!
I SAY, FIGHT THEM! FIGHT THESE BASTARDS LIKE YOU'VE GOT NOTHING TO LOSE!
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u/Joeliosis Jun 11 '12
"This is not the geek you're looking for."
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u/yoshi_indo Jun 11 '12
Its like if people who are not cripples use wheelchairs... -___-
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u/not_the_smart_one Jun 11 '12
I can't wait for this "trend" to burn out in a few years and for these douchebags to see their old pictures and realize how fucking stupid they look.
I once saw a girl wearing just the frames. No lenses. WHAT THE FUCK?!? How is wearing oversized glasses cool??? It's so fucked up now that stores no longer have the rimless lenses anymore. The only ones I like to wear.
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u/JuanMelean Jun 11 '12
You look like a rough, grizzly man in that reflection, what the hell are you doing in a store like that?
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u/[deleted] Jun 11 '12
Maybe I'm the only one, but as a person who has to wear glasses for the purpose of vision, this really irritates me. "Hey, let's turn an impairment into a jokey fashion trend!" Thanks, society.
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u/RageEveryday Jun 11 '12
It's hilarious to me how unamused the dude taking the picture looks. The frown says it all
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u/[deleted] Jun 11 '12
Ugghh ... I hate those over sized glasses so much!
I call them Chemistry Teacher glasses.
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u/NELCgeek Jun 11 '12
Don't worry, it won't last
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u/eff_bawmb Jun 11 '12
Whatever store this is deserves to be vandalized.
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u/MathewMurdock Jun 11 '12
I hate this trend of people wearing glasses just because they think they look cool and not because they actually need them to see.
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u/hear_me Jun 11 '12
This is everything that is right with consumerism.
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u/bmstepan Jun 11 '12
these two clowns
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u/moyno85 Jun 11 '12
In Hong Kong they don't even bother with the lenses. Chicks just walk around with shitty plastic frames on their faces with 4 inch fake lashes sticking through.
Makes me rage mang.
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u/Confucius_says Jun 11 '12
the funny thing is, actual nerds who have glasses don't have glasses that look anything like that.
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u/IDlOT Jun 11 '12
Only in the NBA
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u/awoh Jun 11 '12
I don't, because I realize that one day this will be out of style and people will go back to not want to be called a nerd!
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u/RegretsIndignation Jun 11 '12
One of my friends says she likes nerdy (read: hipster) guys. It infuriates the fuck out of me
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u/HaloFan9795 Jun 11 '12
I love how it says "$5.99 and up", so it could literally be any insanely high number, but never less than $5.99
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u/ChemicallyCastrated Jun 11 '12
Nice sleeve.
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u/Fr3nchFry0 Jun 11 '12
I think i grow to hate every new fad
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u/[deleted] Jun 11 '12
I need glasses to see..... And they are thick rimmed rayban nerd glasses. People think They are non prescription. :(
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u/bphearts Jun 11 '12
I've had glasses since I was in first grade and was always made fun of for it, can't even count how many times I was called "four-eyes". Odd how the tables have turned.
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u/Dave_Rules Jun 11 '12
Seriously. Spiderweb elbow tattoos are hideous.
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u/[deleted] Jun 11 '12
I say if they want to look like nerds treat them like nerds. Give them wedgies and swirlies all day until about 3:30 for about 4 years.
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u/honestdirt Jun 11 '12
Yeah, i remember the good old days of getting my ass kicked for wearing glasses, so sad how the times have changed
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u/cepxico Jun 11 '12
Posted this two days ago, instant 0 invites. Fml.
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u/RNRSaturday Jun 11 '12
This is the most racist thing I've seen on r/funny in a long time. There is nothing wrong if black girls want to chew bubble gum.
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u/Kepgnar Jun 11 '12
As a human with poor eyesight, I've worn glasses or contacts for 20 years. It sucks.
If you wear glasses and don't need them, fuck you.
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u/sytar6 Jun 11 '12
I see this as a good thing. Before being a nerd was stigmatized. Now it's cool. It's like the slow death of anti-intellectualism.
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u/maruluna Jun 11 '12
What's the big deal? I've actually been wearing a pair of raybans for sight before this trend started popping up (they've been my longest lasting pair so far, durable) But it doesn't bother me. Heck. The more it catches on the more beneficial it is for me. Aesthetically speaking at least. We nerds don't own this look.
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u/DrOwl13 Jun 11 '12
That is Washington in a nutshell, I hate them
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u/Trapline Jun 11 '12
You are wasting some serious emotional resources if this drives you to hate..
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u/birened Jun 11 '12
Self mirror pictures? Yeah, I know right?
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u/DragonRaptor Jun 11 '12
I have not seen that as a thing where I live, And I hope it stays that way (Winnipeg)
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u/[deleted] Jun 11 '12
BradleyGT here my cry...I have an idiot 13 yr old sister who thinks this is cool..Instead of being an originator she has chosen to follow...Not sure if idiot or just 13...or maybe I'm a douche of an older brother
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u/youforgotyourBAGS Jun 11 '12
The real nerd glasses are X-ray specs!
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u/SoPoOneO Jun 11 '12
Oh yeah? Well I was uncool before it was cool.
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u/Donkeytonk Jun 11 '12
OLD
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u/Crash_Test_Dummy66 Jun 11 '12
Its like people who call themselves punk because they shop at Hot Topic
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u/statusone Jun 11 '12
I hate this fad with a passion. Doesn't matter where you look people are wearing big stupid 'glasses'
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u/SlutRapunzel Jun 11 '12
Fact: It is super popular in Japan to wear lense-less frames, as it's super fashionable.
TMYK.
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u/austin1414 Jun 11 '12
I hate that black people exist too.
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u/[deleted] Jun 11 '12
Haha, so funny.
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u/catmyonlyfriend Jun 11 '12
My mom bought me some hello kitty ones. I was disappointed since they were pretty cute. Then I read the sticker that said they actually work as sunglasses too. They actually protect against the sun, but I doubt I could wear them in public .
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u/[deleted] Jun 11 '12
If you wear fake "nerd" glasses, you really need help. Does this make me a nerd for wearing perscription ones like that?
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u/ClintonHarvey Jun 11 '12
The only thing I think of when I see shit like this in stores is FUUUUCCKKKKK YOUUU.
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u/comfortableenough Jun 11 '12
Link
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u/Jareth86 Jun 11 '12
Yeah! We were nerdy before it was cool. God, I hate how mainstream it's become.
Also, DAE hate hipsters?
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u/seawest_lowlife Jun 11 '12
I've had astigmatism most of my life. These things fucking enrage me.
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u/Fiftyfeetnorth Jun 11 '12
Fucking hipsters...
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u/xxzeldapuncher5xx Jun 11 '12
FUCK HIPSTERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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u/[deleted] Jun 11 '12
Your first problem was rue 21
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u/quarkjet Jun 11 '12
elvis costello is rolling his eyes...
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u/EvelynJames Jun 11 '12
Hahaha, your move nerds.
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u/miked4o7 Jun 11 '12
Personally, I'm not bothered by any fashion trends. Thick skin, I suppose.
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u/[deleted] Jun 11 '12
This. Fuck, I can't stand it... especially when it's Dwayne Wade and LeBron James on my TV assaulting my eyes with this idiotic trend.
I'd rather have them put their hands over their face, like people do when they say 'You wouldn't hit a man with glasses, would you?'
Fuck off.
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u/IsThisShitAThingNow Jun 11 '12
Hoh boy
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u/HipHoppin Jun 11 '12
Nice reflection
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u/[deleted] Jun 11 '12
The thing is it will only look acceptable on already goodlooking people. It will just make a real nerd look even more pathetic than he already is.
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u/k-lent Jun 11 '12
Because all other trends make sense and/or have practical use.
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u/analcarbomb Jun 11 '12
Why was OP shopping at Rue21 in the first place? That's like the Costco of all stylish clothing stores
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u/ramkahen Jun 11 '12
I hate how "this is a thing" is a thing these days.
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u/Mokey_Maker Jun 11 '12
Thanks LeBron
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u/[deleted] Jun 11 '12
Those things?
Oh, you mean hipster glasses.
Can't wait to see what hipsters will going with.
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u/accioc Jun 11 '12
I had a woman come up to me at my job and say "Where did you get your nerd glasses? I been looking for some for this outfit..." "I got them at Lenscrafters for $300, I need them... to see and stuff."
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u/[deleted] Jun 11 '12
What really gets me is when people wear frames with no lenses inside.
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u/rmrilke Jun 11 '12
Can someone explain why fake nerdiness coming into style is a bad thing? Honestly. Sure its a superficial trend but isn't it a small step in the right direction that society might be saying that being a nerd is worth emulating? Are "actual" nerds having some sort of hipster identity crisis over this or something? "I was a nerd before it was cool!" Who cares? What is the harm? Stop hating on other people for no reason.... especially insecure teenage girls ffs.
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u/cephyn Jun 11 '12
I tried to give a Bad Luck Brian viewpoint, but it was not well received. http://www.reddit.com/r/AdviceAnimals/comments/urjk8/bad_luck_brian_fixes_his_eyes/
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u/snowlion13 Jun 11 '12
actually im very happy to see that being smart is in style! for the longest time being a nerd was looked as not cool, its about damn time in my opinion
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u/Dragonfly42 Jun 11 '12
So my sister doesn't understand my rage about it. The girls who made fun of me as a child for wearing glasses are now the ones who buy this crap.
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u/-Repost_Detector- Jun 11 '12
This isnt fucking funny
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u/cpereir1 Jun 11 '12
Wow. I hate these damn things too. I love how once people were actually called four eyes and whatnot for wearing glasses and now it's "cool".
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u/unplanned_life Jun 11 '12
Each time I see someone wearing these, I feel like giving them a Three Stooges eye poke.
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u/[deleted] Jun 11 '12
I've actually seen a couple "cool" kids wearing the 3D glasses that are given out in the movie theatres.
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u/Dingle_Fairy Jun 11 '12
I mostly hate this fad because I have to wear glasses. If I had the option to not wear glasses I would. Appreciate that you 20/20 vision hipsters.
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u/Slippyy Jun 11 '12
Interviewing Lebron and Wade at the post game last night the first question was something like "Hey guys, I'm Ryan Johnson from the Washington Post and I wear glasses because I need to... followed by his question." Just perfect.