So I saw that my younger cousin and nephew are getting really into anime

yhunata said:
If Americans believed in everything the media spouted, they wouldn't allow Muslims to live in the US, would they? The media doesn't show much attention to it, but this "demonisation" of anime already happens, not just in the US, but all over the world. Did you know that there are Christian extremists that demonise Harry Potter? At the end of the day, it doesn't matter because Americans and people from other countries will still watch it.

P.S. you speak as if anime isn't automatically linked to pedophilia already.

Plants said:


I was talking about it in a larger scale sense, like the whole video game violence thing, where it'll be something brought up constantly from now on.

yhunata said:


Well, last I checked, it was only the idiotic mothers that blame video games for their sons blowing people up with guns they bought for their 5 year old. Not exactly large scale and it doesn't have any effect on gaming either.

Neteyes said:
So? I've been demonized for years because of my gaming habits, and I know many of my friends have experienced the same things. In the end the only thing you can do is stop denying it and stand up for yourself. I mean, stop caring about what other people think and do whatever makes you happy.

AirStyles said:
I wouldn't worry so much if I were you.

People will just learn to accept it, much like how the rest of Asia did.

-LLXIII- said:
It would be no different. Do you think everyone in Japan are otaku? By many Japanese people, otaku are seen to be the scorn of society and 'everything wrong with Japan'. I doubt anything is going to or would change and I'd certainly say it's something petty in the grand scale of things, the media would probably be completely uninterested.

AirStyles said:
I wouldn't worry so much if I were you.

People will just learn to accept it, much like how the rest of Asia did.

Diran-kun said:
If it does spread, the media will demonize it. There is nothing we can do. Besides, Anime already has a bad name due to people making snap judgements.

Also, how old would are your relatives, if you don't mind? How young would you consider this to be for this to happen? Do you think children should be watching Anime? The one thing children love to do is share their interests. That is how this will happen. Kids that are unaware of Anime will hear of it, then tell others, elders will then hear and assume it's threatening to ones growth as a person.

Now, I'm 15, and I assume you mean much younger or perhaps I am wrong?

Ahri said:


Somehow I doubt they'd demonize it all that much, considering that there have been countless Hollywood movies where a brother and sister actually **** on screen. As for the incest thing, and ecchi... I still doubt it... I mean yeah you wouldn't show it to your kids but honestly how is that retarded show Family Guy any better? Or The Simpsons.

And if it does get demonized... Who cares? How many times has GTA been demonized as teaching youth "crime" and "violence"... Hell, any video game for that matter but GTA is the only prominent one. It's still going strong. What's more irritating than anything is when people decide to put their two cents into a subject they know absolutely nothing about.

As for your concerns... I honestly thought this was a joke. Reading it at first... Mostly because I mean... It seems very unlikely to happen, and not only that but it just doesn't seem like a real concern someone would have.