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Retehi View Member Profile	Nov 13 2004, 07:59 PM Post #1
Show-off Group: Arbiter Caste Posts: 853 Joined: 23-December 02 From: Sin City Member No.: 10	http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=wapanese&r=f That pretty much sums up about 82% of the internet there sadly. --------------------

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Astrid

Nov 16 2004, 06:08 PM

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QUOTE (Sieranis @ Nov 16 2004, 07:09 AM)

Hmm...This is a touchy subject I'd think. True that there are people like that, and although hanging around someone like that tends to put others at an uneasy state, it's easy to forget they are human. Heck, I probably fit in several catagories, and to be slandered as such...well that's just unfair in my opinion. Now it's completely different if that person is a jack@ss about their infatuation with the japanese culture, and put down others who do not have japanese racial backgrounds, even when they themselves don't. It's definitely not fun to be labeled, it's just the same to be ridiculed for one's sexual orientation, or racial background. Then again I'm really extending the matter of the subject, aren't I?

Simply put, let things be as they may. Unless they're troubling others, hurting them in any way, just let it be. Don't judge people like that, others may even have a label for you, and their friends are just as likely to start ridiculing you. Heh, well that's just my spin on the subject.

*Awaits the reckoning*

I don't personally see how this can be related to ridiculing someone for their gender or racial background since they're both qualities someone has absolutely no control over, as opposed to completely allowing oneself to get devoured in a subculture out of a search for compensation. But, since we're on the subject of ridicule, and just to be fair, I'm a comic book geek. Enjoy: http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=fanboy&r=f

A passionate fan of various elements of geek culture (e.g. sci-fi, comics, Star Wars, video games, anime, hobbits, Magic the Gathering, etc.), but who lets his passion override social graces.

The aforementioned link is an extreme case of one of my hobbies, and I'm not ashamed to admit that I hold one of those qualities, or have at times in my life. Besides, the intention of the post was fun, not hurt feelings, I'm sure.

If approached correctly, any subject can become touchy or sensitive. No one is judging, really. If you think we're being unfair, then you have every right to poke fun at me for being an avid comic fan, as I simply will not care.

And no one ever said anything was wrong with being interested in anime or Japanese culture. It's the people who think they speak Japanese better than someone from Japan (when the opposite happens to be the case) and use their "knowledge" of said culture to elevate themselves above others than get on my nerves, personally, as I've had a few bad run-ins with the type.

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Sgt. Retehi UrbanDictionary is fun Nov 13 2004, 07:59 PM

Mute nasos >.> Urban Dictionary can be fun. Nov 13 2004, 08:56 PM

AC9breaker lol! Sadly I have to admit I'm number 10... Nov 13 2004, 08:58 PM

Ferra *Totally put AT in the dictionary a long time ago... Nov 14 2004, 11:04 AM

Zio Try typing in "Apocalypse-Tribe" and loo... Nov 14 2004, 11:22 AM

Woe QUOTE (Ferra @ Nov 14 2004, 11:04 AM) *Totally put... Nov 14 2004, 03:03 PM

DarkEpyon Let's see where I fit in on this... QUOTE 1. ... Nov 14 2004, 06:27 PM

Astrid Those are fantastic, and eerily accurate descripti... Nov 14 2004, 09:42 PM

Sieranis Hmm...This is a touchy subject I'd think. True... Nov 16 2004, 07:09 AM

Astrid QUOTE (Sieranis @ Nov 16 2004, 07:09 AM)Hmm..... Nov 16 2004, 06:08 PM

Sieranis Hmm, in regards to that...I was merely stating my ... Nov 17 2004, 12:12 AM

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