I know that this song is relatively old, but after watching the video and listening to it for the first time, I am horribly insulted and feel misrepresented as a white man.
The song is "White & Nerdy", composed by Weird Al Yankovic.
Now, I appreciate about 90% of what he has ever produced--spanning over 20 years of classic musical parodies--especially his songs about food. But, the song in question is just flagrant and in poor taste. The video itself is a false portrayal of me. Never once, in 30 years, did I ever mow the lawn in the middle of day, wearing a tight polo shirt tucked into my pants, with thick-rimmed glasses and a floppy combover; and when I spotted neighbors, I never waved so effeminately nor walked towards them in such awkward exaggeration. Both the Badminton scene, and the disgusting encore of him scoring a Star Wars VHS copy from a drug dealer are as bad as pornography.
As for Weird Al's content...well, let's examine. I haven't owned an action figure since I was nine years old, nor do I have one Stephen Hawking book in my library (and there is nothing wrong with mind expansion through Hawking's teachings, by the way). Never did calculus for fun. I hate Happy Days. Comic books are not my thing. Giving my girlfriend a power strip as a present is too outrageous to even begin. And when are we as a culture ever going to hurdle the stereotype of fanny-packs and pocket protectors? Monty Python is intelligent British humor; if I memorized every line of it, then I would be something else other than nerdy. I own many clothes from the GAP and I look sexy in all of them. Having a website for my dog is not limited to just white people. Never joined any clubs in high school. Always hated Star Trek. And Renaissance fairs bore me.
Not since Amos and Andy nor "Screech" from Saved By The Bell have I seen a more harmful character portrayal.
Good job, Weird Al.
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You just lost a fan, Ben. Shame on you!
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