It is a fixation of the philistine right. Fits right in with being a judgmental uninformed prick with no appreciation for the arts or music.
Well rounded people have an appreciation for the full gamut life has to offer and find value in all of it. Republicans feel if you don't wear a pocket protector,
tape on your glasses and Hagar doubleknits from sears with a white shortsleeve and steel tow black loafers you don't rate. All the while
they lag in education earnings and quality of life, vote for the likes of Sarah Palin, Trump and Reagan. Not exactly your erudite bookish
scientists.
Judgmental uniformed hypocrites.