"You're a Weeb"
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"You're a Weeb"
The North American Dragon Ball fanbase is split between the English and Japanese dubs. Because of how radically different the two dubs can be (particularly with earlier media), the two sides often clash over which is superior. When it comes to fans of the English dub, they often dismiss those who prefer the Japanese dub by calling them "weebs". This is baffling because it implies that Dragon Ball is only an anime if it's in Japanese.
I understand that Funimation used to treat Dragon Ball like an American action cartoon, but do people genuinely not know that it isn't one?
I understand that Funimation used to treat Dragon Ball like an American action cartoon, but do people genuinely not know that it isn't one?
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I LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOVE dubs but this attitude is shit and needs to die like yesterday.
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MyVisionity wrote: ↑Sat Oct 03, 2020 10:52 pmIt's ill-fitting for me. Dragon Ball is not a bedtime story. And "laid-back old man" is not how I would describe Yanami's narrator. To me he sounds like the kind of uncle that shows up to the birthday party with loads of fruit punch soda and stuffs himself with pizza and ice cream, or takes you out on his boat at the lake in the summer and goes skinny dipping or something.
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Is that mentality really still prominent today? More people are accustomed to the Japanese version today than ever before. People were already making memes about Goku Black and Ultra Instinct before FUNimation ever got around to dubbing that stuff.
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I just saw two people do it in response to a YouTube comment. The first was posted a week ago, and the other was posted nine hours ago.WittyUsername wrote: ↑Mon Jun 15, 2020 9:10 pmIs that mentality really still prominent today? More people are accustomed to the Japanese version today than ever before. People were already making memes about Goku Black and Ultra Instinct before FUNimation ever got around to dubbing that stuff.
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Its a throw away insult, don't feed too much into it.
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I mean, I don't really qualify for being an Otaku so...eh? I used to be really bothered by being called a weaboo but then it stopped being anywhere near the most important thing in my life after getting into lefty and queer politics.
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I always thought the idea of a "weeaboo" was someone who romanticizes and infantilizes Japanese culture based on thinking anime is all there is about Japan, and values it above their own society as a result. Like those guys online who say things like "anime doesn't have politics!" and "Japan doesn't have feminism!" to dunk on everything else, etc.
At least, that's what the Filthy Frank video on weebs said, which was the first time I heard the term. Kinda sad how none of his fucking fans got the message of that thing.
At least, that's what the Filthy Frank video on weebs said, which was the first time I heard the term. Kinda sad how none of his fucking fans got the message of that thing.
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I mean define weeb. These days isn't that just a name for anime fans used ironically?
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Yeah, that's definitely where the term is currently centered at. If you aggressively and angrily argue that Japan doesn't have any lefty politics you're pretty clearly uneducated. Like, y'all, Google is right there. Queer people exist in Japan, they're fighting for rights and representation just as much as the rest of us.Shaddy wrote: ↑Mon Jun 15, 2020 9:36 pmI always thought the idea of a "weeaboo" was someone who romanticizes and infantilizes Japanese culture based on thinking anime is all there is about Japan, and values it above their own society as a result. Like those guys online who say things like "anime doesn't have politics!" and "Japan doesn't have feminism!" to dunk on everything else, etc.
At least, that's what the Filthy Frank video on weebs said, which was the first time I heard the term. Kinda sad how none of his fucking fans got the message of that thing.
Yes and no. Some people ironically call themselves weebs. Others call dipshits 'weebs', too.
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What is dipshit?
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In this context, they're seemingly arguing that those who prefer Japanese Dragon Ball only do so because they're unhealthily obsessed with Japan. Basically, they think those people are "elitists" for having any kind of preference (the same thing happens when people criticize bad home video releases).
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I recall on one of MistareFusion's videos (I believe it was his Dragon Box overview one) where he mentions a response non-question comment in which someone referred to him as a "Japanophile weeaboo" after saying the season sets are better than the Dragon Boxes just because he prefers to watch the show in it's original version, and honestly i feel that's really mischaracterizing his preference.
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I used to get called that for using Japanese names. I've tried to not mind it. Like, yeah, I'm not normal. I don't care and I don't care what some jackass I do not even know or respect has to say, either.SuperSaiyaManZ94 wrote: ↑Tue Jun 16, 2020 12:06 amI recall on one of MistareFusion's videos (I believe it was his Dragon Box overview one) where he mentions a response non-question comment in which someone referred to him as a "Japanophile weeaboo" after saying the season sets are better than the Dragon Boxes just because he prefers to watch the show in it's original version, and honestly i feel that's really mischaracterizing his preference.
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Yeah, same with me albeit not all that much although i don't really pay mind to those types very often as quite a few whom i've personally run across seem to be those hardcore overly nostalgic of fans the old dub and as such can't bring themselves to use the original names for things although i alternate between them at times.JulieYBM wrote: ↑Tue Jun 16, 2020 12:45 amI used to get called that for using Japanese names. I've tried to not mind it. Like, yeah, I'm not normal. I don't care and I don't care what some jackass I do not even know or respect has to say, either.SuperSaiyaManZ94 wrote: ↑Tue Jun 16, 2020 12:06 amI recall on one of MistareFusion's videos (I believe it was his Dragon Box overview one) where he mentions a response non-question comment in which someone referred to him as a "Japanophile weeaboo" after saying the season sets are better than the Dragon Boxes just because he prefers to watch the show in it's original version, and honestly i feel that's really mischaracterizing his preference.
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3.) Get rest of Daizenshuu (2-7)
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No, that's impossible. If you asked this 10 years ago I might've had a different opinion, but there's no way a DB fan in today's world doesn't know it's an anime (unless they're extremely young like 10 years old). I think it has to do with the fact that watching anime is looked down upon in America (although it's becoming more acceptable as time goes on), so some fans try to justify liking DB by saying it's just a cartoon made in Japan...which is what anime is, cartoons made in Japan.JustAlex1997 wrote: ↑Mon Jun 15, 2020 8:31 pmI understand that Funimation used to treat Dragon Ball like an American action cartoon, but do people genuinely not know that it isn't one?
I always thought it and Otaku were the Japanese equivalent for geek.
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Otaku as we use it in the west really ignores the content of its coinage so I always shirk when I see it used in the western fandom. The fundamental attribute of an Otaku--going by Saitou Tamaki's analysis--is the ability to orgasm to an anime character. To experience romantic attraction to them.
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That's not the common usage of the term, it's similar in meaning to "geek" but carries a lot more social stigma (but then again, so did nerd and geek until more recently).
It could also be comparable to something like "fanboy/girl" which can be used to describe people who take their fandom to obsessive/unhealthy levels.
It could also be comparable to something like "fanboy/girl" which can be used to describe people who take their fandom to obsessive/unhealthy levels.
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It's weird, isn't it? My dad sounded somewhat disappointed when I called myself a nerd once (somewhere in the early 2010's).Saiga wrote: ↑Tue Jun 16, 2020 1:47 amThat's not the common usage of the term, it's similar in meaning to "geek" but carries a lot more social stigma (but then again, so did nerd and geek until more recently).
It could also be comparable to something like "fanboy/girl" which can be used to describe people who take their fandom to obsessive/unhealthy levels.