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8 Controversies Surrounding Chuck Lorre’s ‘The Big Bang Theory’

5. There’s Really No Place on the Show For Girl Nerds

Oh, don’t misunderstand, there are ladies on the show who are intelligent and who wear glasses, but they’re not archetypal nerds for the most part. They don’t share the boys’ love of comics or video games. Aside from being socially awkward in a similar way, the women on The Big Bang Theory are essentially just average women with odd social ticks. For some people, it feels as if the show is neglecting what is an extremely important aspect of nerd culture: women can be nerds too. Instead, The Big Bang Theory makes nerdiness a boys’ club filled with awkward virgins who freak out at the mere sight of a woman on their turf.

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