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10-17-2009, 10:19 PM
I never really got picked on because people were afraid of me before they even knew I liked Japanese things. I hate to say it but I also looked down the hardcore otakus because it felt like they were taking everything way too seriously. They'd talk about taking characters out on dates for chistsakes! They made me ashamed to like anime but I never let anyone else know it...I held my head high and went ahead and did my own thing/ Senoir year I got brave and gave an entire presentation about myself in an entirely Japanese flavored way...and I got huge applause because they'd never seen something so interesting. I called my like of anime "My inner geek squeaks" and I think putting it out there that I know it's kind of weird helped my case and showed them that it didn't matter...I liked it and they could all just stuff it! hehe
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10-17-2009, 11:14 PM
I have a friend I went to Berkeley with, kind of the preppy jock beer-pong obsessed frat guy type who used to hassle me for being into anime, not seriously or anything just a joke here and there, then one day he was at my house and I gave him my copy of Akira to borrow and I was like "Dude just watch this and you'll never make fun of anime again" and he didn't take my statement too seriously at the time, then I saw him a few days later and he was like "OH MY GOD THAT WAS THE CRAZIEST SHIT I HAVE EVER SEEN DUDE THE PART WHERE TESUO GOES UP TO THE MOON AND STARTS TEARING SHIT UP AND THOSE PSYCHIC KIDS THAT LOOK LIKE OLD PEOPLE DUDE WTF BEST MOVIE EVER." So then I slowly got him into the classics like all of Miyazaki's masterpieces and Cowboy Bebop and Evangelion and Ghost in the Shell and some personal favorites of mine like Jin Roh: The Wolf Brigade and Planetes (god I love that show so much) and it just snowballed from there and now he's this jock who's a total Otaku and we'll be at parties and stuff and if anyone says anything negative about anime he gets all gnarly and is like "STFU ANIME IS AWESOME DON'T TALK SHIT" and everyone is really confused and it's hilarious.
But yeah if people don't like anime thats there loss. Most people are dumb anyway so whatevs. I've been going to AX in SoCal religiously for 8 years and love love love it! AX 2007 in Long Beach I waited SIX HOURS in line to register because I forgot to pre-reg. Worth every minute though. I never buy anything though I just go to the panels. Theres too much cheap plastic crap being peddled to people. I've got a few wall scrolls and some DVD's and thats it.
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10-18-2009, 12:04 AM
I know what you all mean D: even happanes to me here in England T_
In my school i have a few of my friends like anime my 2 best friends like it xD and strangley some of the "chavs" watch bleach so kinda strange. The only problems i get when someone finds out or knows i watch manga/anime people always say something about hentai they always have to be immature about it like they say " o u like anime so u mjst watch hentai" annoys me. i walk home with a friend who constanly has to de grade me by saying o your like japan u wanna be blackcanese or something like that and u only like japan cuss of anime when thats not teh case it just annoys me! Life will do it for you :P I love Emotions   
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10-18-2009, 12:58 AM
I once brought a bento to school, and everyone thought it was really cool. But, there's always the kids that are 1 grade higher than you that sit next to you at lunch, and they kept saying, "Hey, girly-boy!" (i have long hair, which is the reference to girly boy) "Are you asian?" I usually just ignore them, or go, "Do I LOOK Asian to you?"
Some people think i'm one of those Naruto geeks who sit around reading fighting manga like Naruto all day. I just say, "A: i don't like naruto. B: Naruto isn't the only manga out there. C: I'd rather watch anime than read manga." And when i say i can speak japanese, the usual response is, "Does this mean anything? Ching pang ping pong!". That REALLY pisses me off. 
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10-18-2009, 01:14 AM
Kinsora, I've been in the same shoes with the whole "ching chong pong ping pang" issue.
I used to be teased by my "best friend" when I was young.  I remember when I was on the bus in middle school she actually shouted to me that I was a "Jap" for drawing in an anime style. The bus was crowded, I got stared at and I was in my super shy years then, so I kept my head down and my mouth shut while an 8th grader who sat near me just stared and laughed. I wish now that I stood up for myself. Now I don't get teased for it. Instead I actually sit in a teacher's room and exchange some simple conversations with him in Japanese while others sit around in there. Sometimes a fellow will even speak up saying it's "inspiring".
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10-18-2009, 01:14 AM
I think it is a human nature of some people to tease no matter what. If everyone were the same but you drank a different soda, they would tease you for that difference. Maybe they would teasy you on how fizzy your soda is.
So I don't think you should take being teased on for liking Japan personally and need to defend Japan. I always tell people things are my hobbies, and hobbies are things people understand. So if you relate to them that way, they might not try to offend as much.
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10-21-2009, 06:13 PM
I used to get picked on before for liking Final Fantasy and anime, especially Final Fantasy. Now, it's more like people are more interested than weirded out, but I've still gotten a few rude comments here and there.
However, the ones who were picking on me before are now total losers that no one really likes so much anymore, so it matters little to me now. 
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