C3PS said:

I can't stand it. I find it generally shallow and obnoxious. It is "nerd" culture as perceived by and mocked by non nerds. It's laughing at these types, not with them. It makes me cringe seeing the quantity of Big Bang Theory merchandise on sites like thinkgeek.com.

Sheldon and Leonard are akin to the Mr. Yunioshi and Black Sambo cultural stereotypes. Much like Yunioshi and Sambo, they are endearing characters that people love, but are also exaggerated and disparaging representations of that stereotype.

I agree with your analysis completely. And yet, for the most part, I still enjoy watching the show because I find it entertaining and amusing. Sort of a guilty pleasure, I suppose.

Warb said:

I find the fact that you would compare Sheldon and Leonard to Yunioshi and Sambo to be offensive. Sheldon and Leonard are no where near as offensive to nerds has Yunioshi and Sambo are to Asians and African Americans. Its not even close.

So, you're offended because you find the one comparison more offensive than the other? No offense, dude, but I think you get offended way too easily!