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Originally Posted by Ronin4hire
Ugh.. that is hardly a dictionary term with an agreed upon definition. It's a derogatory term (that I've only heard in America) and can be aimed at anyone who has a slight interest in Japan.
I ceased to use such terms like Weaboo and Wapanese (I have used such terms on this site before) when I discovered that the definition I gave it is not the way it is commonly used. Typically, the people who use these terms are ignorant white people that believe (either consciously or sub-consciously) that Western culture is superior to Japanese culture.
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That's the first time I hear something like that. It really depends on the person who uses it, and ignorance does play it's part here. But the same thing can be said about any term used today. As it becomes popular people just throw it at anyone without bothering to check what it really means, thus why such problems occur.
I, personally use it at people who see Japan as some kind of wonderland, but don't really know anything about it except anime, J-Rock and manga, and it has got nothing to do with Western culture being superior.