Kagami said: @Cactii - To be fair, this thread is showcasing why the term weeb bugs me to no end. I don't know OP and I have nothing against OP, but some people tend to care way to much about what others do and call them weebs for such petty reasons. Not as a joke either, but to shame them. Using this development as an example. OP claims these people will not play games that arent anime style and feels the need to shame them over it. This is what absolutely breaks any sound logic.Instead of letting people play or watch what they want for whatever reasons they might be, people feel the need to actually care. Its troubling because this whole story is a non issue and its best to let these people do them. Its their life. I see this so often. What i was trying to convey is about the origin and true value of the term itself not how people use them. On how people use it, that would push to a different case. If we track it back a little, the question is "what does the term "weeb" carries that it has the power to shame people?", "who is the one that attach that "power" to the term?". 1. People push every negative impression giving by anime to the term weeb. Thus as result the term weeb hold all the negative effect. 2. The term has this power because we acknowledge the illusion of that power as real, thus it becomes real. Therefore, we give birth to an illusion bullet call "term weeb" So, If you feel like it waste of your time, just ignore those illusion bullet. If you feel irritate and would like to argue, then break down the illusion until it has no power to irritate you. About your development story. I guess it has not much to do with term weeb right? From what I can understand, OP(in your story) just can't accept people's preference, rather than he does not understand why people prefer anime style, it is that his his subconsciousness does not want to understand them, and to cover or to justify the act of "does not want to understand them", this gives OP the sense of insecurity, OP needs a better reason to "not understand them". Thus to cover his insecurity, his subconsciousness make him feel the need to shame them. Case like this does not only happen when it is about anime and western stuffs. inside anime community itself, the same pattern already exist. When people don't want to watch the the "suppose" classic or "good old" shows because of art style or animation style, some fan feel the need to shame them by the illusion of "shit taste" or the like. Therefore, my impression to this pattern is the same. If you feel like it would just be a waste of your time or a waste of your brain cell to interact with these people, then ignore them. If you feel irritate and feel like to argue, then go down, ignore the meaningless bullet and tear down all the illusions and pull out this true reason. Of course here, I am not saying "insecurity" is the only true impulse, there are others, this is just an example. |
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Kuraokani said: Flaze07 said: Yeah, you guys are fuckin' weebs. so...am I a weeb ? well me and my friend sometime speak in japanese (I did it for lolz) so...am I a weeb ??? Luckily, we do have a place to send you and your friend before you go full-on retarded weaboo. http://snapjudgment.org/straight-camp Doushite... Just kidding I normally speak with english or my parents language when I speak with my friend I speak japanese just ofr lolz altho I grew to dislike america song because a lot of popular america song is about love... |
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rsc-pl said: I think you are confusing my signature with your no nose, no lips, bubble head looking avatar.Your signature is proving this very well :v |
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Tsukihiko said: You know, at least where i live, ""normal"" people barely know what weeaboo means. It's used by people who watch anime but don't want to be tagged as freaks by others, which is quite ironic,,,,, Not that i care though Yeah, even Japanese people doesn't even know what weaboo really means, that word looks alien to them. |
Cactii said: "Muh Chinese cartoons are holier than thou" To be perfectly honest I've never met any "true" weeb to form a solid opinion about them. All that I've witnessed is the illusion of "weeb" created by internet users and then bashed by internet users. When you try to catch this "illusion" of weeb, then all you can see is this illusion, confined by its "existence", chasing the non-exist meaning of weeb and in turn get (butt) hurt by it. I always think of it as a joke, an illusion which is created for the sake of joke but when people try to push a "serious" sense into the joke and as result it gets too serious, it become a tedious, cringey and overused joke. Trying to take a joke in serious view is quite troublesome in the first place after all. thewiru said: Weeb and Otaku do not have the same meaning though.At this point, because of overusage, weeb and otaku mean the same thing, so i'll use the shorter word. Memesters are actually quite serious people. If you tell them their strawmen don't exist, they break down crying. "WHAT? NO ONE IDENTIFIES AS AN ATTACK HELICOPTER? BUT BUT BUT MUH MEMEES!". |
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RhymesWithLeek said: Yeah, even Japanese people doesn't even know what weaboo really means, that word looks alien to them. well that's because weaboo doesn't originate in Japan |
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| @Kagami You clearly don't seem to understand anything i'm saying. The sole reason of this thread is to try to understand the "why". I see no logic in one hating something solely because such thing is anime/anime style, but maybe someone here sees logic and may be able to explain such logic to me. There are reasons people like things, dislike things, think the way they do or act the way they do. "Because yes" or "I don't need a reason" are pityful lines of thought and ignore all praxeology. I would love if you quoted the phrases where i shamed such people. |
thewiru said: @Kagami You clearly don't seem to understand anything i'm saying. The sole reason of this thread is to try to understand the "why". I see no logic in one hating something solely because such thing is anime/anime style, but maybe someone here sees logic and may be able to explain such logic to me. There are reasons people like things, dislike things, think the way they do or act the way they do. "Because yes" or "I don't need a reason" are pityful lines of thought and ignore all praxeology. I would love if you quoted the phrases where i shamed such people. I misread, but actually same point just the opposite. Who cares if people don't want to play a game if its anime style. That's up to them and I actually agree with them if it isn't their cup of tea. I will say sorry for misreading (usually do better at that), but its still the same point anyway. Let people do them. Not everybody will want to watch and/or play a game that has this style. Simply do no care what others play. Much easier that way. |
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Kagami said: I misread, but actually same point just the opposite. Who cares if people don't want to play a game if its anime style. That's up to them and I actually agree with them if it isn't their cup of tea. I will say sorry for misreading (usually do better at that), but its still the same point anyway. Let people do them. Not everybody will want to watch and/or play a game that has this style. Simply do no care what others play. Much easier that way. And this thread isn't about "How to convince them". It's literally just me asking why. |
thewiru said: Kagami said: I misread, but actually same point just the opposite. Who cares if people don't want to play a game if its anime style. That's up to them and I actually agree with them if it isn't their cup of tea. I will say sorry for misreading (usually do better at that), but its still the same point anyway. Let people do them. Not everybody will want to watch and/or play a game that has this style. Simply do no care what others play. Much easier that way. And this thread isn't about "How to convince them". It's literally just me asking why. I know, but I think you're looking too much into what others don't want to do. Does it really matter what games people don't want to play for whatever reasons they don't want? Its a really small thing and just not worth the waste of time and energy. Its just, anime isn't for everybody nor does everybody want to be apart of it or look at it. The reality is, that's there choice and they have that right. Should they be going around dissing anime fans and calling them weebs? Hell no. Though, am I going to care if they don't want to play a game for being anime style? No way. Let them do them and that's their choice. |
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| Th problem is "weeb" as a word is overused to describe ANY anime fan. Since anime still has a stigma of being childish or overly sexualised, people tend to look down on anime fans. However, there ARE people who are perfect examples of the proper usage of the word "weeb." They are mostly harmless, but are annoying and completely delusional. It's thanks to them that other anime fans who are less crazy get a bad rep too. But, as much as there are anime fans who go out to prove how much more of a fan they are, there's also people in the anime fandom who try to prove how "normal" they are compared to the nuttier fans. EDIT: I just took a quick look at the front page of the Anime Discussions today and sure enough, anime fans in general are NOT helping themselves in making non-fans think better of them. |
Khaosman-OSAJul 16, 2017 11:48 PM
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Khaosman-OSA said: Th problem is "weeb" as a word is overused to describe ANY anime fan. Since anime still has a stigma of being childish or overly sexualised, people tend to look down on anime fans. However, there ARE people who are perfect examples of the proper usage of the word "weeb." They are mostly harmless, but are annoying and completely delusional. It's thanks to them that other anime fans who are less crazy get a bad rep too. But, as much as there are anime fans who go out to prove how much more of a fan they are, there's also people in the anime fandom who try to prove how "normal" they are compared to the nuttier fans. EDIT: I just took a quick look at the front page of the Anime Discussions today and sure enough, anime fans in general are NOT helping themselves in making non-fans think better of them. I think the people who dedicate so many memes to making fun of anime fans may be worse. What does it say about you? |
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TheBrainintheJar said: I think the people who dedicate so many memes to making fun of anime fans may be worse. What does it say about you? In some ways, they are. Considering the fact that liking anime isn't a crime or something to be that ashamed of (mostly), they make themselves look like idiots criticizing or making fun of anime fans. What's the point of making that effort when a person's likes or dislikes doesn't affect you? |
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| Because fanaticism is bad, and subcultures attract a lot of unique individuals that can be well, overwhelming sometimes and attract a lot of hate, just as almost all fanbases/etc. It also depends a lot where you live, and for the ones saying that Japan is friendly towards foreigners, you are in for a treat lol. |
| I think I remember the thread you speak of :D. (Seriously though) Welcome back. Did someone call you a filthy weeb again? |
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thewiru said: in many anime groups in Brazil we used to have a shitpost which consisted in posting random skeleton images with "COME GET SOME, FILTHY WEEB" CAI PRO PAU OTACO FEDIDO Seriously tho, most people I see shitposting like this watch anime themselves. It's just that good old self-depreciating humor, nearly everyone there has gone through a weeaboo phase earlier in their lives. Of course, there are people who legit don't like weebs, but c'mon, most weebs are annoying. But these people are a minority, at least in the brazilian circle you used as an example. As for the rest of the internet, idk bro ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ edit: I ended up reading the whole thread and I guess people hate it because they don't want to be associated with the image they have of an anime watcher. In other words, they don't want to be seen as weeaboo themselves, that's why they'll go to the lenghts of rejecting a game because of its character design. |
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thewiru said: At this point, because of overusage, weeb and otaku mean the same thing, so i'll use the shorter word. These people are not being ironical, i've met some who refused to play ShadowVerse despite agreeing in it's quality because it was anime-style. But Shadowverse meta is currently trash too. hehe xd Well tbh being a "weeb" by definition is really annoying af and I don't think most people here are weebs, hopefully... But of course when we're young we can catch some weird chuuni shit but it's likely just a phase that some people go through. |
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_Ako_ said: Because they think that weebs are the lowest in the heirarchy next to normies, which in fact false. Aren't some weebs like normie anime fans? |
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Omkar_Nagwade said: I've never actually met any weebs irl. I don't think they even exist. At this point, the terms weeb and weeaboo have become memes and are just really weak insults. I wish people stopped confusing Otaku and weeb. Kinda annoying. I feel you. There's ppl that look at it offensively while fellow fans call ourselves like that just for fun lol It really depends on the one who says it, but I think it's not that offensive nowadays, like the word Otaku at that time, now it's more like a meme or joke. |
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Maneki-Mew said: EcchiLordMamster said: lol not true.. japanese people are nice as fuck XD A friend was one year in Japan and don't mistake politeness for kindness. OneNaughtyBear said: Because fanaticism is bad, and subcultures attract a lot of unique individuals that can be well, overwhelming sometimes and attract a lot of hate, just as almost all fanbases/etc. This. I think there are always kinda weird people, who try to find connection to others in subcultures. i see what you're saying but i've met many Japanese people and i don't get any sort of "grimey" vibe from them.. but obviously, every country has its assholes |
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Khaosman-OSA said: TheBrainintheJar said: I think the people who dedicate so many memes to making fun of anime fans may be worse. What does it say about you? In some ways, they are. Considering the fact that liking anime isn't a crime or something to be that ashamed of (mostly), they make themselves look like idiots criticizing or making fun of anime fans. What's the point of making that effort when a person's likes or dislikes doesn't affect you? I don't know. Ironic people on the internet make fun of passionate people all the time, but I doubt if they ever realized how much joy there is in this passion for anime, or music, or fashion, or whatever it is. Meme culture is a gadfly that can't stand on its own. |
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Nicholaevich said: because generally speaking, anime fans are awful and annoying That's a really dull reason to hate people. Don't you got real problems? |
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TheBrainintheJar said: Nicholaevich said: because generally speaking, anime fans are awful and annoying That's a really dull reason to hate people. Don't you got real problems? You seem to hate people you dub to be "ironic memesters", this is because you find them awful and annoying. Correct? By using the same logic you apply to this user, wouldn't you say that you don't got real problems? OT: Because in general anime is kinda bad, there is some good anime but the majority is downright aweful. The hate for weebs is because they don't know how to behave in public and they're cringy. I've known these people personally, I don't like associating with them. |
ThrashMattoAug 4, 2017 8:52 AM
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| Filthy Frank made a video in which he explained what weeaboos are, but his fans didn't get the point of the video and now they've spreaded the word "weeb" to the point of overusing it to insult anyone who shows even the slightest interest in anime stuff. It doesn't help the fact that there are tons of people who call themselves "weeb" ironically because they don't know its meaning, so they act in the cringiest manner on purpose and make every anime fan look like a self-deprecating loser. You can also thank this guy and the rest of the anime community on youtube:  |
| Eh honestly I don't know... But if they got the time to spend hours giving you shit about what you watch... Just imagine how many life achievements they have... |
| because weebs are no life shut-in losers who should reevaluate their life choices. |
| Take one look at the contents of these forums or anitwitter and I'm sure you'll be quick to understand why people have a poor impression of anime fans. |
| Papa Franku said it the best "Weebs are disgusting" which they are but remember even Papa Franku knows that "There's a difference between someone that just likes Anime and people who are full-on disgusting unhygienic weeaboos" (sadly his fans didn't take any of his words to accord and made it a meme) also the whole fanservice of lolis/under-aged Anime characters which results in lolicons isn't really doing Anime any favors in the eyes of normal people |
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ThrashMatto said: You seem to hate people you dub to be "ironic memesters", this is because you find them awful and annoying. Correct? By using the same logic you apply to this user, wouldn't you say that you don't got real problems? OT: Because in general anime is kinda bad, there is some good anime but the majority is downright aweful. The hate for weebs is because they don't know how to behave in public and they're cringy. I've known these people personally, I don't like associating with them. Not serious hate, no. I just find them kind of silly and with zero fun. What's wrong with nerds like me? I'm passionate about things and stay up until 4 in the mornings in nerdy conventions to talk bullshit. |
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| Because they ruining anime for us who watched anime since the pre internet days... Because they like isekai anime and are shown to be kinda lame and fat pervs on Animes.. Again because they troll amd bully others who want to have normal talk and discussion about anime.. |
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