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| Newer page: | version 11 | Last edited on Wednesday, November 13, 2002 9:49:25 pm | by CraigBox | Revert |
| Older page: | version 10 | Last edited on Wednesday, November 13, 2002 7:59:51 pm | by DanielLawson | Revert |
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I don't get the geek fascination with it. Why are geeks more likely to watch it than other people? It needed a page defined, and I have a critical opinion, so I defined it. Someone with a great knowledge of it might wish to define it completely differently. That is what Wiki is all about! (Oh, and the page was really only here so I could tell people how it was pronounced to anger MatthewBrowne :) -- CraigBox
Why do people *have* to watch cartoons? I find that question offensive. Why do people *have* to have a reason to watch them? Futurama, The Simpsons, The Family Guy, Southpark etc are cartoons that I'm sure you find perfectly acceptable to watch. The only reason anime is any different is because of its basic cultural origin. Not content to merely exercise your right to not watch anime and watch more acceptable western-oriented cartoons, you feel obliged for some reason to inflict your opinion upon others. Is this a reflection of poor self esteem? Lack of confidence perhaps? Inability to perform at certain important times? Impotence, per se? Your continued attacks upon anime are both a cultural insult and a direct imposition of your bigoted moral viewpoint upon my God-given right to enjoy life and find entertainment where I choose. Cease and desist, sir.
-- DanielLawson
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+The question is based around Simon's statement that anime are the "only good non-comedy cartoons for people over 12". Why do people have to discredit comedy as an incorrect use of cartooning? Do you not think that other breeds of cartoon would be produced if studies suggested they would be popular? Are you implying the 'outgrowing' of American cartoons as a serious medium as people grow up -- perhaps suggesting that's what Walter Disney wanted us to think? That cartooning is an art form for children only? Are you trying to hold onto your inner child but are not comfortable doing so watching comedy? Do you use anime as a connection to a broken childhood that you didn't enjoy? All these questions can be answered with the help of your local registered psychotherapist, including perhaps some insight on why you feel you need to make sweeping generalizations about other people's lives based on their (permissable and encouraged) choice to speak their piece? To read cultural insensitivity onto a discussion that is based around an art form borders on a racial slur. Are you suggesting that I have a problem with Japan? Are you saying that in order to maintain your high self-esteem and your ability to please your international harem that you are required to maintain the opinion of the general populace and you lack the ability to speak out against something you wish to criticize? I hope that one day you find your inner peace and can live your life without the stress of finding the need to justify your habits to those who post on a wiki. -- CraigBox
