Defintely not nerds. “Nerds”, or rather fandom of such things as comics and scifi are increasingly becoming conservative in response to being told in their beloved franchises that white males (in other words, them) are toxic and terrible. They are the ones who are criticising Captain Marvel and Star Trek Discovery as being too SJW centric.
Yes. GamerGate. Sad Puppies.
Revenge of the Nerds may be coming.