Important Question for all of you

r you calling me a nerd?

Nerdy is the new sexy. Now please enter my bedroom single-file in an orderly fashion. Just leave your panties by the door and pick them up on the way out.

I'm not ashamed of my nerdiness, I embrace it.

Um who cares. Be yourself.

Dis song mek me huz a feel. hart

No. My GF got a job because she put video games as hobbie in her CV. Best part is that she got hired as a tutor :D.

Many of my school/uni friends prefer non-vidya game related activities, which makes it hard to find topics of conversation outside of school/uni work. Gatherings mostly end up with them having some huge argument over the latest soccer/tennis/basketball match while I sit there and watch.

SO I FOUND A NEW GROUP OF FRIENDS ONLINE. Ahurhur.

One sometimes fits in better dawning the cloak of "nerdome" then being "regular joe". Bitches love a guy that talks about his hardware...
Contrary to what Revenge of the Nerds and The new guy will portray, harassment of nerds is nowhere close to that sever.

What if I like both vidya games and FOOTBAWL!

Personally i stopped caring about stuff like this a couple of years ago, whether people like how i am or not, its their problem, if they ask what do i like to do, i'll probably mention role games, doing LAN parties with friends while eating extremely good pizza and just fuck around with a guitar, bass, violin, cello and whatever other instrument there is around.

Right now, if i'm not accepted in a group of people based on what i like....i honestly dont care :D

Now this is a bit tricky questin because most people, when speaking about nerd get this image of some lonely fat neckbeard man sitting in the corner of his room playing vidya. As it would seem nowdays more and more people are starting to see that most nerds aint even close to that and just genuinely enjoys vidya, and that there is increasing number of self-proclaimed nerds who more or less are ones.
Let's get back to the main matter at hand shall we? As we look at these facts it might be emberrassing in certain cituations for example there are these "alpha" males or so they are referred but for most part no you shouldnt be ashamed of being vidya lover.

It's only embarrassing if you have a low self esteem. It's also only embarrassing depending on your upbringing, surroundings, and personality. Other than that, it shouldn't be embarrassing. Where I grow up, nobody really cares if you're a nerd. There are a lot of nerds to be friends with.

Forgot the example, so those alpha's or whatever company you might be which is full of those redneck shit heads that like to make you feel miserable for being you then yes it might get emberrassing in these situations or you make a comment which is supposed to be funny but no one gets it except you, that cold stare you know you love it.

I don't really hide anything actually. I'm a "don't care what they think" kind of person and don't care about fitting in. I'd rather have a smaller number of friends than have to hide anything. And said small handful of offline friends can vouch for me being a bit... eccentric... anyway. Thinking specifically of games, I'm certainly not ashamed. It's a hobby, just like anything else. Besides, I met my girlfriend because of gaming and plan on making a career out of my love for gaming.

...And for that whole "nerd" thing - People seem to think I'm some kind of genius because I spend all my time working and gaming on a computer. I haven't really run into anything negative (except I really do hate having to fix everyone's computers >.>).

The nerdier you get the worse it will be, its just that some people are considered nerds nowadays that wouldnt have been before.

Go to a local mall with some friends and start playing dungeons and dragons, see how long it takes before you get some weird looks.

Really? I don't feel embarrassed telling my friends I'm yaoi fangirl xD I believe that if people can't accept me as I am they're not worth bothering.
But seriously, I think that overall view on some things changed enough so people shouldn't be ashamed of who they are.
I used to be treated as some nerdy weird creature because of my reading addiction. Now some people seem to be amazed by how much time I can spend reading. It's all about mentality of surrounding and most people avoid things they are not familiar with or even bit different that what they're used to.

I dont think it matters really; now a days you get looks for many kinds of things, some taboo and others not so much. Most people now a days get their nerd and geek on it doesn't matter if its games, anime, or anything else that would have been looked down upon. Though there is still a small percent of people that says otherwise.

Ok, lets check.
I have a Dalek poster on my living room.
I study computer science.
I participate on a website where we give away games and discuss them.
I play RPG.
I listen to albums that encompass large stories.
I have anime t-shirts and tattoos.
Well, I consider myself a big nerd, and in any way I think that embracing your nerdyness should be a problem. Also, I usually spend my time with other nerds.
In resume, no, I don't think that it is embarrassing to be yourself.

Yes, but much less so these days.
"Nerds" are still "nerds", but video games themselves are almost cool.
I prefer "geek" to "nerd". And my friends often have video game parties (usually retro emulator-required games) and have never had a superbowl party.
And I'll geek out with the sports-fan friends on their console systems too (usually Halo, Battlefront or Warhawk).
But I have separate social accounts for my gaming stuff so that I don't clutter up my real social accounts with gaming-related promo crap. And I try to downplay how often I play games because honestly... there are better uses of my time.

In case these things are regional... southern California here.

I think it's getting better but what I do notice is that now, when I'm almost done with university, it's less acceptable to be "a gamer" than let's say in high school. All my friends (and of course, girlfriend :)) know that I am a nerd and actually like games that much that I pay for them but I don't really feel comfortable sharing this with co-workers.
Oh...and my parents think I'm over the gaming period and bought a quad core to save time while programming and that I use a gamer mouse because it's more comfortable...