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is MID a valid criticism?
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Aug 31, 2022 6:48 PM

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this thread is mid MID very mid *sniffs* MID

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Aug 31, 2022 6:51 PM

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Calling something mid without any reasons why it's mid is stupid.

Aug 31, 2022 6:51 PM
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It's a label. I avoid it unless I'm meming.
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Aug 31, 2022 6:56 PM

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Its a meme. Its used to annoy people than to criticize.
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Aug 31, 2022 7:44 PM

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That guy got ratio's anyways lol.

Anyways, any adjective, whether it be positive or negative, is invalid criticism unless backed up by reasoning. That said, mid does annoy the hell out of me but it can be entertaining to use it to rattle shonen fans




Aug 31, 2022 7:56 PM

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It seems like Midsaw Man won't destroy Mid x Mid
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Aug 31, 2022 8:49 PM

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Ship wars, annoying fixation on cuteness from the fans, self insert character model, time resets giving me the third finger for following the story, fake tension, effin' school setting there just bcuz, cringe comedy relief quota... If all of these were to become near nonexistent in an out of the medium, I would be ready to greet with a smile all the cringest meme lingo you can throw at me. You can be damn certain that this BLISSFUL development would be worth it.
Aug 31, 2022 9:13 PM

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deg said:
so ye MID is all the magic word for criticizing something bad right now like this example

https://twitter.com/PissBottleGamer/status/1552968288287744000

The CSM trailer is going to destroy:

Mid Clover
Mid Piece
Mid Hero Academia
Midmidsu Midsen
Midruto
Attack on Mid
Mid Punch Man
Mid Slayer
Dr. Mid
Tokyo Midvengers
Mid Leveling
Mid Ghoul
Midmetal Alchemid
Jojo's Bizarre Midventure

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so thoughts?


About as valid as 50-80% of the reviews on this website.
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Aug 31, 2022 11:04 PM

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When I see someone using MID to describe an anime or anything for that matter. I think to myself, so it's average, or only half worth the time you put in to it. And to tell you the truth, that's fine by me, it ain't no criticism in my eyes.
MID is basically like a glass that's either half full or half empty. If for all the people using the word it's half empty, then for me it'll be half full, that's the bottom line.
Aug 31, 2022 11:30 PM
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I don't use it myself, but I really have no a problem with it because I think it is just another way of saying something is average, and I would say that is valid "criticism" since I am just calling something average.

However, there are some situations where I would say it's not if like someone calls Black Clover mid Clover or something like that then they are probably trolling. Although, they say think Black Clover is mid that is valid as they probably just think it's average compared to other anime in their opinion.

I don't think it's bad personally; however, it seems like people take it as a knock for some reason which I don't know lol.
Aug 31, 2022 11:31 PM
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Aug 31, 2022 11:31 PM

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Oh, I absolutely love seeing the word "mid"... whenever it's preceded by the word "bare" and followed up by "-riff", that is :>
Sep 1, 2022 10:01 AM
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It's just something Shounen Bro Dudes like to use on Twitter/Reddit when they're upset a series isn't going their "way".

It's immature but like I expect nothing less.
Sep 1, 2022 10:26 AM

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Mid is a based word, everyone should use it. This word become more based when mixed with the name of an anime. Ex : Mid Piece, Mid Slayer, Midsaw Man, Midruto...
Sep 1, 2022 10:42 AM

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I use the word mid to trigger my friends and on the rare case some fans. But no it's not valid criticism. It falls in line with overrated when people say that.
Sep 1, 2022 10:43 AM

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Is that something twitter people use?
Sep 1, 2022 11:49 AM
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Its just zoomer gobbledygook. I dont take it as a serious criticism

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Sep 1, 2022 4:12 PM

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When I think of mid, I think of bad. Also that word is a meme. Cannot take anyone seriously lol.

Sep 1, 2022 4:28 PM

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Imagine asking people about some meme word that have a valid meaning and doesn't have to be taken seriously. Mid post.
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Sep 1, 2022 4:37 PM

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Yeh, I have no idea, to what extent the word's meaning goes upto.
Sep 1, 2022 7:19 PM

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The term is only acceptable if you're memeing. Anyone using it unionically is dumb af.
Sep 2, 2022 3:23 AM

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I don't hate it, good way to describe some things

people definitely overused it on the other hand
Sep 2, 2022 6:32 AM

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It's just the latest buzzword that denizens of the interweb love (over)using to describe things they don't like. People will eventually get bored of it and move on to the next buzzword. Rinse and repeat.
Sep 2, 2022 6:38 AM

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I think you're mixing up memeing with criticizing. Not even that twitter poster would probably think he was 'criticizing' these shows. He was memeing. Nobody should care. It's neither particularly funny nor particularly annoying, at least so far. But, like any bad meme, if everyone and their granddad start using it for everything all the time, it could definitely become annoying. Luckily that doesn't seem to be the case yet, I only really see people on MAL bring it up frequently.
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Sep 2, 2022 6:40 AM

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I dunno if MAL is older and wiser than other platforms... Here, "mid" lasted 6 months max. The general consensus seems to be that using it unironically is a good way to signal that you're not worth reading.
Sep 2, 2022 7:13 AM
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agreed with @Deathko, as always. If you use the word "mid" to describe a show, it's a good indicator to not take anything you say seriously.
Sep 2, 2022 9:46 AM
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Of course it's not a valid word in a discussion, if I would use it it would probably be to make fun of someone, but never in a discussion.
Sep 2, 2022 9:46 AM
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Of course it's not a valid word in a discussion, if I would use it it would probably be to make fun of someone, but never in a discussion.
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