A Japanese publisher will hold a national qualifying exam for self-confessed "nerds" on their knowledge of comics, video games and other obsessive hobbies in a bid to smash prejudice and nurture a so-called "geek elite".
[from IOL]
Okay, let me make sure I understand this. Someone thought a good way to "smash prejudice" would be to confirm all the negative attributes the oppressed are perceived to evince? Someone thought a good way to improve the image of Japanese otaku -- reclusive young men who obsess on things like manga to the point of psychosis -- would be to indulge their manic obsessiveness?
Okay then.
