2013-01-20, 22:52 | Link #61 |
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Some of weaboo characteri defined in Indonesia:
- Thinks that Japan is a holy land, a superior country, a land with no flaw. - Only listen to Japanesse song, thinking other country's music sucks. - Add a lot of Japanesse slang word even not speaking with otaku (just only to sound cool). Eg "Oh, you are so kawaii with that dress." "This food is Oishii..." etc - Didnt have much knowledge outside of "Japan". Even the knowledge of Japan comes from dorama / anime / manga. - Easily to provoke when Japan is being ridiculed. My friend has compiled a long list of weaboo characters in his FB, but this is the most common traits i believe i have encountered so far. |
2013-01-20, 23:06 | Link #62 |
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I honestly haven't given it much thought....
I suppose the term is perfectly acceptable for those that think Japan is some kind of land of perfection, and they regret not being born Japanese. I use the term weeaboo pretty frequently though, in a comic manner. For example, "imma watch me some of those weird Chinese weeaboo cartoons!" |
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2013-01-20, 23:40 | Link #64 |
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Both words, IMHO, despite being insulting -- best describe some fans who take their enthusiasm about Japan way too far as they live in an bubble of false ideals (I also recall that the Japanese suffered from a case of reality shock upon arriving in Paris, having been fed a falsified fantasy view of France in which Parisians look like fashion models and wear designer labels all the time).
The term Japanophile is, I think, used to say about those who are interested in Japanese culture but restrained, seriously academic, understands the reality of modern Japanese life (TBH, it's somewhat bleak over there, or could induce homesickness for some) and never delve into the usual cliches; some of them are very open-minded. There's a world of difference between those two groups. As for me, I'm just an anime viewer. And I still love my country.
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2013-01-20, 23:51 | Link #65 |
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There's also those who refuse to acknowledge how names are supposed to be pronounced, especially if the names are obviously not Japanese. I remember there used to be some debate about RAITO and LIGHT... And there's this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9VjSfnhCNm8
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2013-01-20, 23:52 | Link #66 |
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yeah, I'll take the label "japanophile" ... though I'm also a "nordophile" (Scandinavian culture) ... and a "germanophile" (germanic regions) ... heck, I'm fascinated by a number of cultures and read voraciously about all of them.
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You actually seemed.....sickly white to me....
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2013-01-21, 07:58 | Link #70 |
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I admit, I have once gone the path of weeaboo, until I learned about the dark sides of Japanese culture.
I'll be keeping my citizenship for good. Japanese culture is best enjoyed as a tourist.
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2013-01-21, 08:20 | Link #72 | |
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. . .but usually pretty funny I remember when I went to Osaka (to escape the radiation -.-) met up with some friends there and went to a club, and we met these dudes tryin to act black, and first they said that one of us looked like ice cube, asked us if we had a gun, and was mimicking gun violence or whatever, saying yo yo yo, check it out etc. . .which SOUNDS pretty racist. . .but they just looked really ridiculous(we found it hilarious actually) especially upon finding out that they were in their mid 30s still living with their parents and really didn't have an actual job (they were working part time somewhere).(yeah living with your parents till marriage in Japan is a cultural thing but still) it was just hilarious! there also ARE RICH kids that do this, and do it to the extreme, to the point where they buy low rider cars and cruise around Shibuya at night with their girls... which looks pretty cool because. . .well you know they are rich! |
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2013-01-21, 08:54 | Link #73 |
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I scanned this thread and there's one thing that bothers me here with some of the posts:
Since when was mimicking or copying another's movements, speech mannerisms and style without malice or demeaning the other, considered 'racist'? And there's 1001 things I could add about 'racism' from the Japanese side (or rather, the narrow-mindedness) that would land half the country with a lawsuit if their actions were practised within the West (America) But as someone mentioned earlier, Japan is a great country... as a tourist, starry-eyed and all, and this thread is for the 'white' side I believe. However I will never get over my love or giddiness for samurai, geisha, kimono, hakama, ninjas and all things traditional despite living here for so long that my eyes have hardened and my mind is weary. Naruto is one of my life's inspiration, I'll keep my fangirlism until the very end
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Oh yes, the Art of War is a fun read. In its original language that is.
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And Wing Chun has concepts which are similar to Krav Maga (actually summarised into only one - hit hard, hit fast, put him down, don't let him up), but Wing Chun's explanations are more long-winded (ironic that it goes against Bruce Lee's ideology of "hack away at the unnecessary"). There used to be this China kid in my class who was as intrigued in wuxia as I am (of course, being nerds we stick together; wuxia nerds are rare). I recommended him the English version of the Book of Five Rings, and then subsequently we were joking about how Miyamoto Musashi was actually the real-life Dugu Qiubai from Smiling Proud Wanderer. Now I HAVE to learn Japanese to read the original essence of the work. Dammit.
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The moment that pushed me to truly hate weaboo was when Hetalia came out. I was so disgusted with so many anime fan bashing Korea and it was my first time I begin to hate anime community. Granted most of the comments were Sankaku and they do not represent anime fandom, but ever since then I just hated weaboos.
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2013-01-21, 12:35 | Link #79 |
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These terms should be only used for those who are like "Oh my god the japanese version is SOOO much better, Samurai>Knights, NINJA FTW!"
You know the overobsessed american japanese fans. But not in a hateful way, just a "Ugh, yea we get it you're a weeaboo" Basicly what Azuma said.
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ntm there are some weird (imo racist) descriptions of the term, like saying only white people can be wapanese or non-japanese asians can't be unhealthily infatuated with japan (b/c its tots normal to like japan if your asian. But not others) Quote:
And I remember that Hetalia mess. Didn't it start because an episode of the anime showed some twisted version of the Rape of Nanking and made it out to be funny or Korea's fault or something? Though I commend the author for being able to poke fun at everybody with his country characters, I think he (or the anime director) should have known which spots were too sensitive to touch. Weird b/c the anime didnt even show in South Korea... And yea, Sankaku is full of grossly biased and uninformed opinions. Swore off that place when I read people laughing at cosplays and calling them terrible just because it wasn't Asians doing them (wtf?!). Last edited by Kudryavka; 2013-01-21 at 13:13. |
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