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Originally Posted by relentlessflame
Now that's something I wasn't aware of! When I've heard the word used to describe females in business/politics here, it's usually in the more positive sense. For example, we have a female mayor here, and she could be described as somewhat-aggressive. But people perceive this as a good thing since "she's no push-over" and "gets things done". She's been re-elected for multiple terms. I guess maybe some people who don't like her would spin it in a bad way, but that could also be because they don't like having a woman mayor (thankfully these people are the minority). So anyway... I definitely didn't know that connotation, so sorry for hitting an unexpected hot button; I'll know for the future.
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Yeah, it's a really big difference if we're talking about "agressiveness" in terms of overall attitude and outlook or if we're talking about their writing/debate style. If this were more of a forum for structured debates, then it wouldn't be a big deal, but it's a bit different when normal forum connotations are in play.
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Originally Posted by relentlessflame
Actually, this is a very interesting way of looking at it. I've seen forumites who post their thoughts/impressions ritualistically after every episode airs, to the extent that I sometimes wonder if they watch it in order to post. And of course there are also "episode bloggers" who post screenshots, summaries and impressions after each viewing.
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In many of these cases, I would consider them to be critics, especially for the bloggers who post about every episode of a show as they watch it.
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Originally Posted by relentlessflame
These people may or may not be "critics", but I guess the question is, when you get into these sorts of "rituals", to what extent does that impact the way you view a show? And if so, does having these sorts of "rituals", perhaps unknowingly at first, make it harder over time to simply enjoy a show? Hmm... I guess that's sort of a "how have the forums changed the way you watched anime" sort of question. Anyway, interesting thought.
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I don't know about making it harder to enjoy a show over time, but it almost has to make a difference when it comes to affecting how one watches that show. After all, watching a show because you feel like it is quite a bit different from feeling obligated to watch that show and then to write about it.