| Answer: you don't. How can you argue with someone that doesn't follow logic? Even if you want to, you can't. So it's better to leave them fighting alone and spend your time doing valuable and rewarding things, this is specially true for religious sects. As for the ordinary fellow that just rants about otakus being virgins and whatnot, there's also no point in attempting to face them, for they are just bullies with a lot of free time on their hands. |
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| The "Pokemon is evil" thing wasn't just Mexico; the US was doing it too. My aunt and uncle bought into it, but luckily my own parents didn't (although my mom thought anime in general was evil for entirely different reasons). I'm curious if other countries went through similar things. I don't generally try to change people's minds, but if a debate comes up, I may try to promote keeping an open mind. It never really works, so I'm not sure why I bother, but I'm not very good with closed-minded people in the first place. I don't push very hard and agree to disagree. This honestly doesn't come up very much, though. I'm 28, and other people I know don't really care what I like. I make friendships with non-anime fans, and when they come to my place and see my anime figure collection, they usually just say it looks nice and they are impressed, and move on. It may just be to be nice, but there is no outward judgment going on and it doesn't affect my relationships with them. The best thing to do is ignore it. If someone doesn't like what you like and are mean about it, don't let them know that they are bothering you (even if they are). Some people are just bullies, after all. Most people grow up and get over it, but not everyone does. Also, extreme religious people will always have a problem with something. If it's not Pikachu being the devil or video games making kids violent, something else will always come up. |
| They were just making fun from the situation, I would do jokes like that myself. Just look at the LoL community for example, calling themselves faggots. They find it funny. You only get offended if you want to. Otakus have the stereotype of being virgins, it's just how it is. And it makes perfect statistical sense. If you look at the virgin percentage of a group of weebs and compare them to normies of the same age, you'll see a huge difference. Maybe the same can be said about sweat - maybe. |
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| Oh damn, you must have it hard there. Like where I'm from, it's pretty widely accepted, like there are even anime conventions around here and what not, and nobody really cares what you do, and that goes for anime too, so I've never really encountered anybody who's deliberately showed hate for anime/manga, for that matter. Not sure how I'd react if society itself (here) looked down on anime/manga, and then I'd be like one of the minorities. That wouldn't stop me, but I'd probably just keep it to myself lmao |
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| Tis seems like an issue that one can never turn a blind eye. Chill fam, all you have to do is at least don't act too weird in front of them. |
| As you get older it quite frankly matters less and less. |
Panfuricus said: As you get older it quite frankly matters less and less. Agree with this wholeheartedly, once you get older, what people think doesn't matter as much |
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isekai said: it will change when old generation dies off the newer generation will take over and change social beliefs about things like anime Pretttttty much this. Can't change the views of older people set in their ways. |
| In a general sense; it's very difficult to change someone's opinions. People who hold heavily negative connotations of someone or something and aren't open-minded to the introduction of differing view points will not have any means to change their own view on the subject. It's like saying: "Sandwiches taste awful, I'll never eat a Sandwich." "Well, have you ever even had one?" "No, they are awful." You see the dilemma? Most people are going to dismiss anime and manga as a childish, or rugged form of media without even taking a chance to barely understand what anime is and has to offer. So, given that; I don't suggest trying to change their opinion unless they are clearly open-minded about it. Rather, accept that they have their opinions; and that you aren't obligated to get along with them - and move on. They are the ones missing out, in my opinion; given that anime promotes such fantastic motives that no other form of media does. Don't try to change their interests unless they are willing, and don't let them change yours. Part of being human is to live in the way that you feel fits. If you have something you love; then love it. |
| You dont. That is why you need to have a facade when facing normies or strangers. They can be damaging if you mind them too much. |
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| Why does it matter what other people think? |
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| All I have to say is, you're 29 and you're whining that people made fun of anime fans. Grow the fuck up. Side note: Why the fuck even have an "otaku march"? Are "otaku" in Mexico that desperate for attention that they'd disrupt the lives of ordinary citizens? And you wonder why the stereotypes exist when this kind of shit just reinforces it. |
ThrashMattoOct 21, 2017 10:06 AM
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| There will always be people who will hate you for whatever you do or say. Just give them a giant middle finger and just do your own thing. |
| ~ Nas, The "OG Bulgarian"~ Formerly known as: ~ Gokuvich, The "OG Bulgarian"~  |
| I'd go up to them and teach them something I learnt in the hundreds of mindbreak doujins I've read |
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have you tried convincing them with the angel ikaros? her being against god goes against the meaning of angel |
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| The pokemon and Ranma 1/2 thing is just silly, backwards thinking most religious people tend to do. They see satan is everything. Sorry to say, sort of laughed at the "Biggest gathering of virgins" lol. Weebs going out and about it public doesn't exactly promote anime in a good way to the uninitiated common folks. Just yesterday there were lots of weebs in lousy cosplays at Oslo central station acting like retards and it made me cringe so bad. |
| "In this world, evil can arise from the best of intentions. And there is good which can come from evil intentions" |
| Honestly I just think people are getting more hateful either that or now that i'm older ive realized how shitty a lot of people are. I would just ignore it because out of those shitty people there has to be someone that is kindhearted. Also the internet is becoming like 95% trolls sadly. |
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ThrashMatto said: All I have to say is, you're 29 and you're whining that people made fun of anime fans. Grow the fuck up. Side note: Why the fuck even have an "otaku march"? Are "otaku" in Mexico that desperate for attention that they'd disrupt the lives of ordinary citizens? And you wonder why the stereotypes exist when this kind of shit just reinforces it. Just want to point out he said he found out about it on facebook. He didn't go to the march. Just calm down there is no need to be that angry no need to lash out man. :( |
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| "You uncultured piece of shit, watch anime!" |
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| Its pointless to try to change their opinion on something that they have already decided is bad in their eyes unless they are reasonable or an open minded person. However, if they were reasonable or open minded then this issue wouldn't have come up in the first place. |
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Sasukeleep said: Why do you think I was lashing out or being angry? Swearing, if that's where you're getting you assumptions of my attitude from, doesn't denote anger. It's just how I fucking talk. Also where did I state he attended it? I am capable of reading, thank you.ThrashMatto said: All I have to say is, you're 29 and you're whining that people made fun of anime fans. Grow the fuck up. Side note: Why the fuck even have an "otaku march"? Are "otaku" in Mexico that desperate for attention that they'd disrupt the lives of ordinary citizens? And you wonder why the stereotypes exist when this kind of shit just reinforces it. Just want to point out he said he found out about it on facebook. He didn't go to the march. Just calm down there is no need to be that angry no need to lash out man. :( |
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