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Originally Posted by acjama

Would this topic stem from the general type of answers appearing in the "Is kanji necessary?" thread?

Hi Acjama,

No, no, not at all. It is not said in reference to any specific thread at all.

I've been witnessing (or at least I *think* I have) a general condescending attitude toward people who are deemed "fan boys/girls" from others who are more fluent in the culture and language.

Originally Posted by acjama

I'd say that it's rather the attitude of "I watched sooo much anime I know everything about Japan, maaaan!" kiddies towards those who actually live here and work double time to be part of Japanese society.

I can understand that anime is a hot button word that doesn't conjure feelings of respect toward the individuals ogling over anime by foreigners who study Japanese or live in Japan but they are also .. kids. It seems the ones who protest the loudest are the older adults - not the kids. If you're an adult over 25 years old who gets upset over kids liking anime then maybe you want to re-evaluate who has the real problem. It's cute to me that they like another culture. I've also seen grown adults openly mock adults and kids alike who are genuinely interested in the culture or for trying to help answer a language question. Again, a re-evaluation of who has the real problem may be in store.

An interesting thing you said: "those who actually live here and work double time to be a part of Japanese society."

That seems to be where the dividing line is to me: The people striving to be a part of Japanese society vehemently disassociate themselves from their anime loving cousins or anyone else for that matter who doesn't seem to fit the bill. Truly, it seems the more adept one becomes in the Japanese culture the more one seems to loathe any other foreigner venturing into this territory.

Originally Posted by acjama

If one refuses to respect other's experience on the matter, he should not expect respect for his own trivia information about bits and pieces of the exact same thing. It would fight against common sense.

I'm not sure I understand the particular context but I agree that respect is a 2 way street.

Originally Posted by acjama

There is and should not be equality in experience, knowledge and skills among people, not real nor imagined one.

I truly agree that we all have different life experiences, knowledge, and skills (real and/or imagined heh) and if using the life experiences, knowledge, and skill sets that someone is proficient in as reasons to disrespect people or make light of them then that speaks volumes for the emotional maturity of the individual.

Thanks Acjama for the reply and again this is not said in a particular reference to any thread.