| They ARE the standard of anime watchers, don't try to change that. |
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Tsukeru-kun said: Ame said: Weeaboos are people who literally worship Japanese culture, usually they are foreign and not Japanese, so it's kind of an unorthodox attachment to some people. I don't see the problem with loving Japanese culture as I respect it highly, but some people definitely take things far. But you will always have radical people who go nuts about anything and everything. It is what it is man. Seriously how many people have you seen in reality that worship the japanese culture? The most people i see that consider as weaboo can't even speak a word japanese how the hell should they then worship a country they even don't know the language? The most tell someone weaboo because they're animefan not because they are interrested in japan... You interpret worship like it would mean that they actually know anything about Japan. It's just the ideology that they are infatuated with Japan and anime-culture, they go overboard in relation to it. QwQ |
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Vokren said: EcchiLordMamster said: the only reason many people even know they exist is because people online never stfu about or ignore them ^ 999999% It's the Justin Bieber phenomenon all over again never met a true weaboo and even the people who are kinda close aren't annoying |
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| Almost as much of a mythical existence as elitists. |
| I probably regret this post by now. |
| I don't particularly care about it, what so you think about them op? |
Pullman said: Almost as much of a mythical existence as elitists. Here's the twist.....Elitists ARE weebs! It makes perfect sense if you really think about it. Create a detestable group within the anime community which almost EVERYONE can agree they don't like.... Then use them as a scapegoat for bashing any anime you disagree with. "Oh you like Naruto.....what are you a weeb?" Meanwhile, they continue to say how superior their tastes are and HMM....isn't it perfectly coincidental that weebs never even talk about any of the anime elitists like to play up! It's almost as if they're working together.....or better yet....THEY'RE ONE AND THE SAME! |
YuriCarrier said: I don't care if weeaboos are cringe. I just wish people didn't assume they are how the majority of anime fans act like. Just like how some people assume all anime fans are perverts. It's so annoying to hear about.  the meaning of otaku has apparently changed over the years. i still use the word to mean: you're so into a particular fandom that you cannot socialize about anything other than that particular fandom... it doesn't mean you're a weeaboo and don't do OTHER things.. it just means you're socially inept to a certain point because of your fandom. like.... an anime otaku doesn't have much to talk about other than anime because all they do is watch anime. |
| I still don't know what the heck is that :p and frankly i don't wanna know xD |
| People using random Japanese words in their sentences is at about the same level as pseudo-intellectuals using latin words when there's a perfectly viable English equivalent for that word or term(you can replace English with any other language of course) they're using. It makes me shake my head a bit and whatnot, but it's generally not something to worry about, it's just a bunch of people babbling pretty much. |
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| They're just a concept anime nerds made up to place all the guilt and criticism of their hobby. They don't actually exist. |
| They're autistic, cringy af and need help but they aren't personally bothering me. Then they can worsen any anime fan's reputation but somehow I don't think we need 'em for that. |
| If they like something enough to get so fanatical over it, then good for them. I honestly don't mind them much. If someone thinks worse of me because of the stereotype, then that person is likely ignorant and I wont care about their opinion |
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| Never met one. How do they look? Are they dangerous ? |
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| Everyone seems to have a different definition of the term weeaboo, so I honestly don't know. Maybe if some official definition existed, it would be easier to answer. |
Milennin said: Everyone seems to have a different definition of the term weeaboo, so I honestly don't know. Maybe if some official definition existed, it would be easier to answer. It means 'someone who is obsessed with Japan and wants to be Japanese' In practice, people use it on anyone who likes anime. |
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TheBrainintheJar said: It means 'someone who is obsessed with Japan and wants to be Japanese' I guess it's just a phase some people go through. Sooner or later they'll come to the realisation it's just another country in the world, nothing more special than their own. Though it may take some years for them to get to that point, I can't imagine someone remains in that disillusioned state for the rest of their lives. |
| Oh, they're cringeworthy fellows. |
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| It's like becoming honorary japanese. |
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| They're mythical creatures who only exist in the fantasies of Americanophiles who think that the mere act of not wanting to watch evert single one of their shitty anime dubs make you a weeaboo, and that even if it's just one particular dub or – God forbid – you're a person who just happens to prefer the original voices. They're not a problem. Self proclaimed weeaboo hunters and dub fags who see weeaboos in each and every corner are much worse. |
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| Just a buzzword to ridicule anime fans. No need to take it to heart. I use it all the time to make fun of others and myself. |
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| The most weaboos can do is just be plain annoying. It's a free world (unless you're in North Korea), so if that's how they wanna express themselves, who are we to stop them? They have that right. They don't necessarily give normal anime fans a "bad name" per se but they sure as hell make non-anime watchers think the worst of us. However, I think with anime becoming more accepted by the mainstream, we shouldn't even be bothered by that. |
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| Weeaboos - think they know everything about the japanese culture only because they watch anime. People criticizing weeaboos - think they know more than the average weeaboo (again having knowledge based on the anime they watch) so they make fun of them. conclusion: giving thoughts on weeaboos makes you a weeb as well since you are just as delusional as they are. Well... unless you are a japanese person or someone who has an actual knowledge about the matter I guess... Personally I couldn't care less about weebs or being called a weeb as long as I know I'm not one of these disgusting otaku |
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| I think weeaboos suck ok that good enough bait? |
| My observation is that for most people, being a weeaboo is a phase and most will grow out of it eventually. |
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| After reading this thread, I've decided I'm mostly on the side of "weeaboos", such as they are. The dropping random bits of Japanese into English conversation and the ignorance of proper usage and especially pronunciation of Japanese are annoying, but other than that I can't agree with the criticisms in this thread. -There's nothing wrong with loving and trying to embrace Japanese culture -There's no reason you need to "stay connected to your own culture". If American shows don't interest you, don't watch them. If socializing with "normal" people doesn't interest you, don't do it. -It's ok to want to go to Japan and learn Japanese. -It's ok to think one culture is better than another, even if it's not your own. -I even think it's ok to cosplay or wear anime paraphernalia in public. Who cares what "normal" people think? As an individualist who thinks culture should be consensual, I must be on the side of the weeaboo. |
| "My only agenda is to eviscerate any who might try to rule over and control me"- Sousuke Aizen "Maybe, just maybe, there is no purpose in life... but if you linger a while longer in this world, you might discover something of value in it"- Orochimaru "All men are not created equal... both in birth and in upbringing, in sheer scope of ability, every human is inherently different"- Charles zi Britannia We are the Contra Mundi. We serve the great inimical Goddess who in her own time will destroy the world. Tremble, reprobates, in fear of her pitiless gaze. |
| Watching anime is already considered weird in most people.... can't blame it all on the weebs though, some anime have ridiculously unreal lewd stories/settings that make them go nuts. If only they wouldn't spout japanese words all of a sudden, I' wouldn't cringe enough to unsocialize with them. |
| I think they are scary (especially the fat neckbearded type) and they seem disrespectful to japanese people and culture in some ways. Imagine a japanese person going around wearing cowboy clothes, living on a farm and eating only McDonalds and collecting weapons while saying he loves american culture or something like that. (though it would be funny the first time) It is nice to like something but being obsessive about something is bad. I don't mind cosplayers or anything like that though (heck, I go to medieval/fantasy festivals dressed in medieval clothing) but there is still real life to consider etc. Do what you love but don't make it an obsession. |
| Dont care about them lmao. There are all kinds of pople in the world. |
In the name of Allah, the Gracious, the Merciful. | You know what I hate the most? People who aren't free. They're no more than cattle. |
| I am a "weaboo" in that I am very interested in Japan and Japanese culture (especially the Japanese language), love anime (not nearly as much of an obsession as it was when I was in high school, but still an important part of my life), and am trying to learn Japanese. I recently started studying again after several years of not studying. I've studied about 800 kanji so far, although I need to go back and review the earlier ones that I've forgotten. I didn't act like too much of a weab for the most part when I was in high school, mostly because I wasn't a very social person, to say the least, and didn't talk about much of anything, including anime. I was also more obsessed with specific shows (especially Naruto) at that time than with anime or Japan in general. |
| "My only agenda is to eviscerate any who might try to rule over and control me"- Sousuke Aizen "Maybe, just maybe, there is no purpose in life... but if you linger a while longer in this world, you might discover something of value in it"- Orochimaru "All men are not created equal... both in birth and in upbringing, in sheer scope of ability, every human is inherently different"- Charles zi Britannia We are the Contra Mundi. We serve the great inimical Goddess who in her own time will destroy the world. Tremble, reprobates, in fear of her pitiless gaze. |
-CruelFish- said: Heh. I regret to admit I did that when I was younger. Probably the only excess of my Naruto obsession that I regret. It was really stupid, looking back.My favorite are the retards that run around like the ninjas do sometimes in naruto... I wish we could legally hunt them... would be fun. |
| "My only agenda is to eviscerate any who might try to rule over and control me"- Sousuke Aizen "Maybe, just maybe, there is no purpose in life... but if you linger a while longer in this world, you might discover something of value in it"- Orochimaru "All men are not created equal... both in birth and in upbringing, in sheer scope of ability, every human is inherently different"- Charles zi Britannia We are the Contra Mundi. We serve the great inimical Goddess who in her own time will destroy the world. Tremble, reprobates, in fear of her pitiless gaze. |
JustALEX said: My honest to god thoughts? I think "weeaboo" is more of a phase than anything else. I believe MANY MALers have been at one point or another even for a little bit through this phase. It is in fact usually triggered through an admiration of anime that eventually starts to seep into other things. First you watch anime and you like it....then you want to learn Japanese because it's so "cool" and sounds so much different than English! Then you want to eat Japanese food and all that Jap candy...then you start thinking that other Japanese cultural things are cool cuz you saw it in a goddamn cartoon! Eventually you actually want to go to Japan, because that's your holy land! This is all a phase though....MOST people naturally grow out of it...or move on to other things or whatever. Personally, I think Japan's culture is pretty neat, but I wouldn't trade my American culture for it. I love our sports, our movies, our TV shows, and you know what? Nothing gets my freedom boner harder than that goddamn flag! God bless America man! I have really mixed feelings about this post. On the one hand, I do love freedom and hate collectivism, which is a serious problem in Japan. On the other hand, I don't think there's anything wrong with becoming obsessed with Japan and wanting to move there, or at least visit. I hope to live there for some time myself, but I'll almost certainly return to the US once I've had my fill of Japan and hopefully learned the language well enough that I don't need subtitles for anime and can read manga and other books easily (which has become sort of a burning obsession lately; I'm far more obsessed with the language than I have been with anime in many years... and yet anime is still the main thing I want to use the language for). I also don't care too much about American culture, other than a few really great TV shows like the Sopranos and Breaking Bad (which I think are better than the vast majority of anime, but not the very best). |
| "My only agenda is to eviscerate any who might try to rule over and control me"- Sousuke Aizen "Maybe, just maybe, there is no purpose in life... but if you linger a while longer in this world, you might discover something of value in it"- Orochimaru "All men are not created equal... both in birth and in upbringing, in sheer scope of ability, every human is inherently different"- Charles zi Britannia We are the Contra Mundi. We serve the great inimical Goddess who in her own time will destroy the world. Tremble, reprobates, in fear of her pitiless gaze. |
| Why are you asking that on a site about anime? |
| While you kids have been discussing about mythical fake and gay shiet like weebs, I've been studying the blade. |
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| Can't I just wear my Naruto headband and enjoy my cup of instant noodles in peace? |
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Tsukeru-kun said: Omkar_Nagwade said: Dude, can you English? ー_ー If you can't speak the language, don't use random fucking words that make no sense. What is your mother tongue? German. ^^ But not just weaboos or otakus use foreign words, i know many people that using random english, french, spanish words and they don't even know the language. !Hola! Bien joué! desu ka? I get it I get it |
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| So I wonder how many people in Japan wear cowboy hats and obsess over guns and steak. |
CynicalCycIops said: So I wonder how many people in Japan wear cowboy hats and obsess over guns and steak. I don't know, but I can imagine how stupid they'd look... Something like THIS: |
CynicalCycIops said: So I wonder how many people in Japan wear cowboy hats and obsess over guns and steak. It's mostly the 80's-90's crowd there that have an American obsession in that level. Nowadays, a lot of millenials in Japan adopt more contemporary fads—for example, K-dramas. |
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| At least they support the anime and manga business :D, so they're all good to me |
| Honestly, I don't care if someone is a weeb or not, I just let them be. I used to think that I may have been one when I was younger but then when I thought about it the only things I enjoyed from asian cultures were manga, anime and food. |
| Immature, spoiled and emotional with nothing but anime and Japanophilia in their thick heads. What will it take for 'em to get something else through their thick heads? a slap or how about a drill bit in their foreheads. |
| I'm a proud weeaboo. And nothing wrong with being a weeaboo. |
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JustALEX said: CynicalCycIops said: So I wonder how many people in Japan wear cowboy hats and obsess over guns and steak. I don't know, but I can imagine how stupid they'd look... Something like THIS: OH MY GOD, THAT'S GOLD. I REMEMBER THAT EPISODE NOW. |
Milennin said: TheBrainintheJar said: It means 'someone who is obsessed with Japan and wants to be Japanese' I guess it's just a phase some people go through. Sooner or later they'll come to the realisation it's just another country in the world, nothing more special than their own. Though it may take some years for them to get to that point, I can't imagine someone remains in that disillusioned state for the rest of their lives. Sadly, I don't see evidence of the idea going away. People really, really want to believe that weeaboos exist. I guess life is harsh when they crack down on bullying. Oh, weeaboos themselves? They don't exist. Just another fairytale. |
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