Weeaboo?

This blog entry is not as 'serious' as most of my blog posts, but it's still something that can encourage bullying, so I suppose it its own way, it is kinda serious.

The use of the word 'weeaboo' (formerly known as 'wapanese') in the anime, manga, and otherwise Japan-centric community.

There are many definitions of this term, so allowed me to link you to Urban Dictionary for a variety of explanations; take your pick.

Aren't a lot of these things what a typical fan would do/know, too?

To sum it up, a 'weeaboo' is someone who is apparently obsessed with Japan/Japanese pop culture to such a degree that they often start to 'act' Japanese in an attempt to mimic the people/characters that they idolize so much.

This term is usually used by people who also like the things that a 'weeaboo' likes so, by using this demeaning word, they can easily separate themselves from them/make fun of them; it's like going, "I really really like this band, but I'm not a fangirl/boy."

I have used the word 'weeaboo' myself, I even made a video about it three years ago before I realized how stupid the whole thing was. Watch it [here] if you want, I'm probably gonna be deleting it soon.

If someone is really obsessed with a culture and ends up mimicking a lot of what they do, why does it matter? Let them do their thing.

Can it be annoying? Sometimes, yeah, but so what? Just don't associate yourself with people like that, then? A lot of people annoy me, but I just distance myself.

"But SJ, they've giving anime/manga/whatever a bad name." And? Who cares what people think of your hobby? People think you're an obsessive who wants to be Japanese because of these 'weeaboos'? Oh well. The important thing is that YOU enjoy your hobby, right?

I'm not going to bad-mouth certain fans of what I like to feel superior, to feel like the 'better' fan, the more 'worthy' fan, that's bullshit.