John Kowalski
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i'd rather be someone's husbando than someone's bitch
Can we ban the word "waifu" from NeoGAF?
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I love how PersonaGAF has created the biggest detestors of the word waifu, contrary to what the rest of GAF thinks about Persona fans
#NoMoreWaifusInPersona
I'm not gonna try and get the word banned though. People can be obnoxious, just let them be prepared to be called out for being obnoxious
Not sure if this is really any better really. Both are pretty off putting.
I actually support the use of the word "waifu" in many situations for a particular reason: because the use of the word typically indicates the speaker is conscious of their creepiness.
I think men objectify women regardless. I'd rather they be self deprecating about it in the process.
I think men objectify women regardless. I'd rather they be self deprecating about it in the process.
Honey Bunny
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That wouldn't be very uguuu of us
Mauricio_Magus
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Gonzo, most people are joking around when they use the word waifu, even I use it because I think it's funny.
Necromanti
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Waifu culture needs to be stopped.
A Huge Battleship
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I assume it's mostly used ironically but when I see some dude with a half naked anime child as avatar use it I get shivers
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The way it's used doesn't matter when the result is the same: it dominates and derails threads regularly. I'd like to discuss a game that happens to feature multiple women without being interrupted by "best girl" and "waifu" discussions. It's a nuisance.
This forum needs more moe and waifus IMO. More lovely non-offensive big eyed cuties.
Even in threads where the games that have dating/social elements?
Even in threads where the games that have dating/social elements?
ShooterMcGavin
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I always use the word in a joking fashion, which I assume 95% of GAF does as well.
Kohai McGavin approves.
Kohai McGavin approves.
Jawmuncher
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We need more Husbando's anyway.
LouisaFerre
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It's just some dumb overused term that most people use to say "oh this female is very endearing to me, she gets the reptilian part of my brain flexing". I highly doubt it's taken seriously by most people here.
Also, maybe I just haven't really been looking, but where has it really derailed threads? The one you linked seems pretty fine from the glance I took at the most recent posts.
Also, maybe I just haven't really been looking, but where has it really derailed threads? The one you linked seems pretty fine from the glance I took at the most recent posts.
Phantasmal Repose
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I'm not a fan of the word waifu, but I don't think banning the word is going to solve much. GAF should just implement a word filter.
MikeHattsu
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This I can get behind. If its in a manga/anime thread, then OP can avoid it as much as he wants since its his preference. Otherwise, please lock up the thread if possible.
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striferser
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My waifu is my laifu
My waifu is my laifu
Captainbojanglesiii
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I recall this sort of thing happening twice in the time I've used GAF, and both times it has been rather obnoxious. The first is the well know banning of the term in the Persona 5 thread because it got out of control, and the second occurred in one of the Smash OT and carried over for a few pages, but those threads were hardly just about Smash if you go back into them. That doesn't mean that it didn't take away from possibly worthwhile conversation.
Yes, because we definitely need more of those threads about moe characters that were seen a week or two ago /s.
I'm assuming you're joking of course.
Context matters, as always. However, even Persona discussions tend to go that way reliably, and there's so much more in those games to talk about.
People have a wide variety of tastes my man. With what seems like nearly 150k members it's a given.
Ducky got it right
Maintenance
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Ayy lmao.
I guess that's what I mean. Repeating the same joke can be tiring and eventually loses a lot of communicative nuance. It's a verbal meme.
Husbandos?
Is joke
Unfortunately social aspect a big part that draws the crowd for persona... good with the bad.
darkblade77
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If it's not something like active hate speech(and that's still essentially intent rather than the word itself), I think banning words is nonsense.
CalamityPixel
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You'll have to take my liaifu before you take my waifu.
Tell people to stay on topic?
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That can be arranged
Gonzo The Great
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I'm glad you agree. This was the point I was trying to make. Maybe I should have put more effort into the OP, but I doubt people would have read it anyway. Like I said, context is important. It's one thing to confine this language to certain areas of the forum, but it shouldn't be derailing Super Mario threads. Now that Rosalina is being included in every game, the "waifu" posts seem more prevalent than ever. And frankly, it's a huge turnoff.
There'd be nothing left of the Korra threads but bitching on how much it sucks but they continue to watch. Though that shipping shit really alienated me from that thread.
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