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Originally Posted by godwine
I think, in general, its a case of "one thing leads to another". As MMM pointed out, Otaku's are beling looked as being someone with hygiene issue, and the obsession is being judged. Cosplayer are being considered as Otaku so therefore it was stereotyped to be the same as these other otakus?
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Yup. I bathe regularly, but if I'm wearing something odd at a convention, I'm an Otaku.
Same kind of thing happens a lot for various things. I was in a fraternity, and I had a hard time getting friends and family to believe that I wasn't a crazy party-goer-get-crunk kind of guy. I also play WoW, which means that I'm addicted to it, never go outside, and would choose that over hanging out with friends any day of the week
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People are more than willing to lump something into a stereotypical category to explain something foreign, unknown, or strange. This seems odd though, since you can't judge someone based on their hobbies.
Sadly, those Otaku that never bathe, are a bit obese, and believe they're fluent in Japanese and martial arts put into question the validity of the above statement.