I mean the typical arguments I see is that he's too attractive, or he doesn't dress like one, to which I say, looks can be deceiving.
As far as I'm concerned, in the world of 2014, it's impossible to dress or look nerdy anymore because the culture has widened up to include a larger variety of people than just the typical pocket protector wearing super nerds. Unfortunately, when a lot of people see a movie, their idea of a nerd is the over-the-top 80s portrayal, despite the fact that most nerds are quite reserved about it. I may not have won any science fairs, but i spend my time online watching Kamen Rider and Super Sentai, I've watched every Star Wars movie a thousand times, I still collect action figures, cosplay as Tobi from Naruto at comic book conventions and get into little debates about comic books online (*cough* *cough*). To me, being a nerd is no longer about appearance, but rather being passionate about something in a way where you become very knowledgeable about the subject, in which case, everybody is at least a bit nerdy.
But none of this stuff about me is out in the open. I have the reputation of being the cool black guy with the flashy outfits on campus, but I still consider myself a nerd in more than a few ways. Thing is, there's layers to people and just because an interest isn't out in the open doesn't mean that interest isn't there.
As far as Garfield's physical appearance? Well, it's never really implied how attractive Peter is suppose to be but look at a few pictures of Peter from the comics and tell me that Garfield doesn't at least resemble SOME of them. Heck, a lot of art of Peter shows him to be fairly attractive, and it's not like Garfield is absolutely breathtaking in the way Chris Hemsworth or Channing Tatum is to women. I don't know where people get this idea that only unattractive people can be awkward or nerdy.
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