Stigma: Comic Books
There is no question that the nerd ethos is active as another summer approaches presenting a plethora of superhero movies. But Hollywood supremacy aside, there is still a stigma involved in this culture. I am going to discredit some of the stereotypes. The stigma I address of is what individuals normally think of as the “nerd of comic books”. You know the type: kind of an underdog, a Star Wars or comic book fanatic, unaware of the superior world around them. Superhero movies mutually aided and affected this. I want to make this clear, I definitely enjoy these movies and I consider that the movies are more suitable rather than unhealthy. I think that superhero movies have made nerd ethos far more acceptable than it was before. …show more content…
For example, when somebody goes to the comic book store to purchase comics or regular books, they do not have to sneak around as if they are avoiding someone they know at the supermarket. It is not a huge deal, for all of us. It is that make-believe mark in the beach that is turning individuals away from the planet of comics, a planet that is extraordinarily satisfying and has a profound history. This is why there is a negative stigma attached to comic book fans. Paul Lopes is an associate professor of sociology; chair, Department of Sociology & anthropology at Colgate University. He conducted a study on culture and stigma: Popular Culture and the Case of Comic Books. This study argues that an improved conception of stigma can enhance the analysis of popular culture. Beginning with the work on the stigma by Erving Goffman and other researchers, the editorial argues that the stigma occasionally is involved in the production of popular culture and is separate from the low status related to the precise forms of popular culture. Lopes writes, “One of the greatest complaints in the subculture of comic books is the
There is no question that the nerd ethos is active as another summer approaches presenting a plethora of superhero movies. But Hollywood supremacy aside, there is still a stigma involved in this culture. I am going to discredit some of the stereotypes. The stigma I address of is what individuals normally think of as the “nerd of comic books”. You know the type: kind of an underdog, a Star Wars or comic book fanatic, unaware of the superior world around them. Superhero movies mutually aided and affected this. I want to make this clear, I definitely enjoy these movies and I consider that the movies are more suitable rather than unhealthy. I think that superhero movies have made nerd ethos far more acceptable than it was before. …show more content…
For example, when somebody goes to the comic book store to purchase comics or regular books, they do not have to sneak around as if they are avoiding someone they know at the supermarket. It is not a huge deal, for all of us. It is that make-believe mark in the beach that is turning individuals away from the planet of comics, a planet that is extraordinarily satisfying and has a profound history. This is why there is a negative stigma attached to comic book fans. Paul Lopes is an associate professor of sociology; chair, Department of Sociology & anthropology at Colgate University. He conducted a study on culture and stigma: Popular Culture and the Case of Comic Books. This study argues that an improved conception of stigma can enhance the analysis of popular culture. Beginning with the work on the stigma by Erving Goffman and other researchers, the editorial argues that the stigma occasionally is involved in the production of popular culture and is separate from the low status related to the precise forms of popular culture. Lopes writes, “One of the greatest complaints in the subculture of comic books is the