Hey as a black nerd myself, I can say with some authority that the group of bad comedians that are associated with this ad aren't nerds. No nerds I know are that ignorant of racism and misogyny. To be a nerd is to be socially akward, that doesn't give you a pass to make or give tacit approval to this garbage...

Here's the score from one person of color. (I don't pretend to speak for all minorities btw) Basic rule of thumb, don't put on a costume that comes from a historically oppressed, enslaved, or mass murdered culture. It's really that simple. To take it one more simple step, don't appropriate symbols with of deeply…