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Mr. DJ · 2006-11-07, 21:50

99% of parents born in the mid 1900's will never understand cause they didn't have what we have today and had a completely different environment they grew up in.

That's just my take on it...

My mom calls my anime stuff "toys" despite I told her they're statues...you DON'T make toys from vinyl or resin...

Dirty-jin · 2006-11-08, 02:57

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Originally Posted by DjTrizz

99% of parents born in the mid 1900's will never understand cause they didn't have what we have today and had a completely different environment they grew up in.

That's just my take on it...

My mom calls my anime stuff "toys" despite I told her they're statues...you DON'T make toys from vinyl or resin...

lol....i get the same problem, with my parents...... they don't quite understand the difference !!!

meeyuki93 · 2006-11-08, 03:04

Ok then..hey cool give me some of your posterss!! HAAAAHHAAA GIVE ME ALL...jus jokin..heh

meeyuki93 · 2006-11-20, 01:15

you know my dad calls anime characters ''toys''..every time i watch anime..he says,"I'd rather watch real humans instead of cartoon characters".heeehh

Papaya · 2006-11-20, 01:18

I don't really watch anime anymore.

But when I still did...

Let's just say my dad doesn't like Japan.

Deathkillz · 2006-11-20, 01:31

^ well most older generations of chinese people hated japan for what happened in WW2 so the hate has carried onto the culture of japan as well...
good thing my parents are open minded...disliking the government not the culture

Loniat · 2006-11-20, 03:04

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Originally Posted by Providence.

I don't really watch anime anymore.

So, you hang around for the cookies?

tritoch · 2006-11-20, 03:26

eh.. My parents are biased. they call anime "cartoons" they said we watch too much crap in Cartoon Network. I agree. Most of the shows on CN are pure crap with 0 moralities now unlike the shows they had before.

wish i could hand them a few anime titles but my parents refuse to touch anything "cartoons" with a 10-feet pole.

Asai · 2006-11-20, 06:39

It's always amusing to me when people say their parents have a problem with anime, because when I first started to really get in to it, my mother actually went and bought me some. She sat and watched Urotsukidoji with me, even. I was a young teen and she bought me one of the strangest hentai movies of all time, and one that is largely responsible for the negative view of anime being all sexual and messed up; at least here in Australia.

She never censored anything I watched as a child though, and it was one of the few titles she could find at the time (early 90s) so decided to get it anyway. Much hilarity ensured.

Areguzanda · 2006-11-20, 06:48

well where should I start.
one thing is certain, friends and parents is totally different
(just for the record I am 19 years old and live alone)
couple weeks ago I was talking to some of my friends on MSN (Group-chatting)
talking about what we were doing these days and for the nearest future.
then I just said something I never should have even thought...
I said: well to night I'm gonna watch some movies, play some games, eat dinner and see some Anime before I go to bed.
.............
then there were silence...

for about 2 minutes!!
then my friend (Chris) says....
Alex (me), why are you watching cartoon characters like little girls and little boys doing it?

I was like... WTF are you talking about?

I watch Anime
not freaking cartoon porn.
and certainly not little girls and boys!
i'm not a damn Perv.

then again there were silence....

then after another 2 minutes.
all my friends just leaves the conversation one by one.
I was like: wtf?

well for now 50% of all my freinds think i'm a perv

I don't even bother too persuade them either.

and now for the parents ^^

they don't care
they don't know
If they did know they would say: what? Japanese?
what are they saying? tell me tell me!

(100% sure that they would think I was a perv if they watch the Series I do)
they wouldn't even have the IQ to see the Sub's

and since I live alone, I watch as much Anime as I Like

Ziv · 2006-11-20, 06:48

My parents do realize that it's not all for kids, but they still think I'm weird...probably because I am.

Nightfly · 2006-11-20, 08:11

well my parent let me watch what i want to watch... don't know what my dad thinks about anime, but my mom think's it's evil ;x

Papaya · 2006-11-20, 13:36

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Originally Posted by Loniat

So, you hang around for the cookies?

Nah, more for the music.

Skyfall · 2006-11-20, 15:48

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Originally Posted by CreativeNX

well where should I start.
one thing is certain, friends and parents is totally different
(just for the record I am 19 years old and live alone)
couple weeks ago I was talking to some of my friends on MSN (Group-chatting)
talking about what we were doing these days and for the nearest future.
then I just said something I never should have even thought...
I said: well to night I'm gonna watch some movies, play some games, eat dinner and see some Anime before I go to bed.
.............
then there were silence...

for about 2 minutes!!
then my friend (Chris) says....
Alex (me), why are you watching cartoon characters like little girls and little boys doing it?

I was like... WTF are you talking about?

I watch Anime
not freaking cartoon porn.
and certainly not little girls and boys!
i'm not a damn Perv.

then again there were silence....

then after another 2 minutes.
all my friends just leaves the conversation one by one.
I was like: wtf?

well for now 50% of all my freinds think i'm a perv

I don't even bother too persuade them either.

and now for the parents ^^

they don't care
they don't know
If they did know they would say: what? Japanese?
what are they saying? tell me tell me!

(100% sure that they would think I was a perv if they watch the Series I do)
they wouldn't even have the IQ to see the Sub's

and since I live alone, I watch as much Anime as I Like

LMAO that was hilarious

Anyway, simply do not bother with short minded people. It's not worth the time. As for my parrents... they know i watch it but do not say anything about it. I think they do not care much about what i watch

Tho probably they think it's for little kids only judging from one or two remarks from my father

Tho there is light at the end of the tunnel - at least our kids(refering to those who are not parrents yet, myself included) will have the oportunity to watch anime without feeling the need to hide it from their folks

FatPianoBoy · 2006-11-20, 16:13

My parents don't really care. They know I watch anime, but they have almost no idea what any of it actually is. Though I'd love to watch them sit through some of the juicier episodes of Higurashi just to see their faces, I don't bother trying to get them interested. I kinda don't want them to be interested in it, because they're already a bit nosey as it is, and I really can't believe that they haven't sat and watched every DVD I have in my absence by now. I never really inquired as to what they thought about it; probably that it's just cute cartoons (I think my mom's seen parts of Azumanga Daioh).

Zarion · 2006-11-20, 17:19

My mom is a big fan of anime.
Seeing Miyazaki movies like Totoro and Castle in the Sky has greatly influenced her opinion of anime - she thinks it's great.

Sometimes, when I'm watching an anime, she'll walk by and see the face of one of the characters, and say "Cute!"

She also likes the Japenese language.

My dad sometimes sees me watching anime, but doesn't really seem to care.
He seems to like it too, anyway.

Veg · 2006-11-20, 18:21

Parents vs us otakus will never get along.
Accept reality - I know it the best

.

complich8 · 2006-11-20, 22:59

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Originally Posted by tritoch

Most of the shows on CN are pure crap with 0 moralities now unlike the shows they had before.

... because the lessons of Bugs Bunny ("it's ok to screw other people over, as long as you can avoid getting in trouble yourself"), Tom and Jerry ("Dogs are mean and scary to everyone but mice, cats are durable but stupid, mice are lovable geniuses who will always get their way"), and Popeye ("Spinach will make you insanely strong, and let you beat up musclebound evil people who paradoxically are muscular despite their apparently incredibly poor diets") are certainly applicable to the everyday world, and are the very seat of human morals and norms.

So ... yeah, there's not a whole lot of valid criticism there. At least modern cartoons don't carry on Jim Crow and WWII/Cold War era stereotypes and propaganda.

SoranGTR · 2006-11-23, 18:59

Well, i'm 24, going onto 25 and my parents are quite puzzled about their son's continued obsession with anime.

My dad thinks that my Gundam model collection are little more than toys, and grumbles every now and then as to why i am still playing with toys at my age. My mum is abit more understanding, knowing that my Gunpla collection is what i do to destress from sch and whatnot. She even commented once that she wished she had these kinds of models when she was a kid, especially after seeing my PG Wing Zero Custom and the details on it, especially on the fingers and feathered wings. She was rather bemused by the gigantic poster i have of Suzumiya Haruhi pasted in my room though...

Bloodseeker · 2006-11-24, 03:36

My mom likes Fullmetal Alchemist, and she got a big laugh out of some of the parts of Great Teacher Onizuka that she saw.

My dad doesn't get it, but he doesn't seem to really care either. He's never been much if a television guy anyways...

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meeyuki93 Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: currently in Malaysia Age: 30	Huu Ok then..hey cool give me some of your posterss!! HAAAAHHAAA GIVE ME ALL...jus jokin..heh

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meeyuki93 Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: currently in Malaysia Age: 30	huhh you know my dad calls anime characters ''toys''..every time i watch anime..he says,"I'd rather watch real humans instead of cartoon characters".heeehh

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Ziv Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: ALASKA!!! W00t! I'm BACK FINALLY!!!! Age: 35	My parents do realize that it's not all for kids, but they still think I'm weird...probably because I am. Last edited by Ziv; 2006-11-20 at 06:59.

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SoranGTR SIEG HARUHI!!! Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Singapore	Well, i'm 24, going onto 25 and my parents are quite puzzled about their son's continued obsession with anime. My dad thinks that my Gundam model collection are little more than toys, and grumbles every now and then as to why i am still playing with toys at my age. My mum is abit more understanding, knowing that my Gunpla collection is what i do to destress from sch and whatnot. She even commented once that she wished she had these kinds of models when she was a kid, especially after seeing my PG Wing Zero Custom and the details on it, especially on the fingers and feathered wings. She was rather bemused by the gigantic poster i have of Suzumiya Haruhi pasted in my room though... __________________ As I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I shall fear no evil, for the Great Goddess Suzumiya Haruhi is with me. With aliens, time-travellers and espers to lead the way, Nothing shall stand between me and my destiny. Amen

2006-11-07, 21:50	Link #101
Mr. DJ Schwing! Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Central Texas Age: 39	99% of parents born in the mid 1900's will never understand cause they didn't have what we have today and had a completely different environment they grew up in. That's just my take on it... My mom calls my anime stuff "toys" despite I told her they're statues...you DON'T make toys from vinyl or resin...

2006-11-20, 01:18	Link #105
Papaya Sup Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Atlanta Age: 36	I don't really watch anime anymore. But when I still did... Let's just say my dad doesn't like Japan.

2006-11-20, 03:26	Link #108
tritoch 神 Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Chi-town	eh.. My parents are biased. they call anime "cartoons" they said we watch too much crap in Cartoon Network. I agree. Most of the shows on CN are pure crap with 0 moralities now unlike the shows they had before. wish i could hand them a few anime titles but my parents refuse to touch anything "cartoons" with a 10-feet pole.

2006-11-20, 06:39	Link #109
Asai Nya? ^_^ Fansubber Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Australia	It's always amusing to me when people say their parents have a problem with anime, because when I first started to really get in to it, my mother actually went and bought me some. She sat and watched Urotsukidoji with me, even. I was a young teen and she bought me one of the strangest hentai movies of all time, and one that is largely responsible for the negative view of anime being all sexual and messed up; at least here in Australia. She never censored anything I watched as a child though, and it was one of the few titles she could find at the time (early 90s) so decided to get it anyway. Much hilarity ensured.

2006-11-20, 06:48	Link #110
Areguzanda Ecchi! Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Oslo, Norway Age: 36	well where should I start. one thing is certain, friends and parents is totally different (just for the record I am 19 years old and live alone) couple weeks ago I was talking to some of my friends on MSN (Group-chatting) talking about what we were doing these days and for the nearest future. then I just said something I never should have even thought... I said: well to night I'm gonna watch some movies, play some games, eat dinner and see some Anime before I go to bed. ............. then there were silence... for about 2 minutes!! then my friend (Chris) says.... Alex (me), why are you watching cartoon characters like little girls and little boys doing it? I was like... WTF are you talking about? I watch Anime not freaking cartoon porn. and certainly not little girls and boys! i'm not a damn Perv. then again there were silence.... then after another 2 minutes. all my friends just leaves the conversation one by one. I was like: wtf? well for now 50% of all my freinds think i'm a perv I don't even bother too persuade them either. and now for the parents ^^ they don't care they don't know If they did know they would say: what? Japanese? what are they saying? tell me tell me! (100% sure that they would think I was a perv if they watch the Series I do) they wouldn't even have the IQ to see the Sub's and since I live alone, I watch as much Anime as I Like

2006-11-20, 08:11	Link #112
Nightfly The eternal sleeper Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: NL, Rotterdam Age: 36	well my parent let me watch what i want to watch... don't know what my dad thinks about anime, but my mom think's it's evil ;x

2006-11-20, 16:13	Link #115
FatPianoBoy Dansa med oss Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Near Cincinnati, OH, but actually in Kentucky Age: 36	My parents don't really care. They know I watch anime, but they have almost no idea what any of it actually is. Though I'd love to watch them sit through some of the juicier episodes of Higurashi just to see their faces, I don't bother trying to get them interested. I kinda don't want them to be interested in it, because they're already a bit nosey as it is, and I really can't believe that they haven't sat and watched every DVD I have in my absence by now. I never really inquired as to what they thought about it; probably that it's just cute cartoons (I think my mom's seen parts of Azumanga Daioh).

2006-11-20, 17:19	Link #116
Zarion Obsessive... Join Date: Nov 2006	My mom is a big fan of anime. Seeing Miyazaki movies like Totoro and Castle in the Sky has greatly influenced her opinion of anime - she thinks it's great. Sometimes, when I'm watching an anime, she'll walk by and see the face of one of the characters, and say "Cute!" She also likes the Japenese language. My dad sometimes sees me watching anime, but doesn't really seem to care. He seems to like it too, anyway.

2006-11-20, 18:21	Link #117
Veg /dev/null Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Germany Age: 34	Parents vs us otakus will never get along. Accept reality - I know it the best .

2006-11-24, 03:36	Link #120
Bloodseeker Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006	My mom likes Fullmetal Alchemist, and she got a big laugh out of some of the parts of Great Teacher Onizuka that she saw. My dad doesn't get it, but he doesn't seem to really care either. He's never been much if a television guy anyways...