‘Nerd’ And ‘Geek’: Words Too Harmful To Use?

“David Anderegg, a professor of psychology at Bennington College, says that merely mentioning terms like nerd or geek serves to perpetuate the stereotype. The words are damaging, much like racial epithets, he says, and should be avoided.” Never mind that he’s the author of “Nerds: Who They Are and Why We Need More of Them.”