Agreed. It is literally a minstrel show where comical, exaggerated "nerds" parade their comical, exaggerated neuroses and yet it is somehow one of the most popular shows in the nation.
No other social group or category would stand for this - it's basically blatant racism, but because it's not applied to a specific racial group but instead a social category, it's "funny" rather than "bigoted" or "mocking".
Can you imagine the outcry if there were such a show about blacks or Chinese people? The NAACP or Chinese community groups would sue the network so fast that their heads would spin!
No other social group or category would stand for this - it's basically blatant racism, but because it's not applied to a specific racial group but instead a social category, it's "funny" rather than "bigoted" or "mocking".
Can you imagine the outcry if there were such a show about blacks or Chinese people? The NAACP or Chinese community groups would sue the network so fast that their heads would spin!