[Ronin4hire]

Whatever... Wapanese is offensive to me and I've been called it before by people who only know me as much as to understand that I have an appreciation for Japanese culture.

You people are being narrow minded if you cannot see the broad spectrum as to which this word could be applied.

Basically it's like telling me that the word nigger simply means "black person" and ignoring the fact that the term carries notions of inferiority. The same is true for Wapanese (which stems from the word Wigger in which I could also make the same argument)... I asked the question what constitutes an unhealthy interest in Japanese culture and I got the response that I should know... well I don't know and I doubt that any of you could agree exactly except in the most extreme cases.

However the term is applied, the connotations are negative and the grand implication is that culture is something which one conform to, and that non-conformation to the culture you are percieved to adhere to is something to be looked down upon. I will openly backtrack from my previous statement that it necessarily implies a notion of cultural superiority... but it has the potential to and is often used by people to that effect.

Finally the urban dictionary is not a dictionary in the sense that you can quote a definitions from it and it will be a definitive one is what I meant when I said it was not a dictionary. I mean seriously...