I think that's because most here are adults and we'd get some REALLY strange looks
But I get what you mean. I feel most are facetious and don't actually care,
myself included
myself included
What is the deal with awful people online and anime avatars?
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I think that's because most here are adults and we'd get some REALLY strange looks
Somebody ought to make this guy into an avatar. Checks all of the boxes.
take the contents of that photo
and reverse everything about it
then everything will be OK
right?
Yeah theres an unfortunate correlation. Thought about switching avatars cause of it, but eh. Ippo is dope and this:
There's a lot to sift through before you find good ones tho
minus the spoiler
There's a lot to sift through before you find good ones tho
Somebody ought to make this guy into an avatar. Checks all of the boxes.
That's NO GOOD.
First, you say no. Then ya get outta there.
ElectricBlanketFire
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CaviarMeths
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Vile people and bots from 4chan have kind of flooded Twitter and YouTube with their garbage. Ruins it for everyone else, really. I mean, pretty much every teenage girl from Tumblr or DeviantArt has an anime avatar, but they probably aren't dropping the N-word.
This isn't Twitter or YouTube though. It's a gated, curated community that leans pretty hard left, as far as internet communities go. If you're browsing GAF and assume someone with an anime avatar is a racist or a pedophile, you're just being a tosser.
This isn't Twitter or YouTube though. It's a gated, curated community that leans pretty hard left, as far as internet communities go. If you're browsing GAF and assume someone with an anime avatar is a racist or a pedophile, you're just being a tosser.
MikeHattsu
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Somebody ought to make this guy into an avatar. Checks all of the boxes.
Haha
Fate_Shirou
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I'm not awful 
Tarextherex
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Because 4chan overlap. They all come from garbage anime people forget in a week anyways, you don't see Twitter trolls with Spike avatars
there doesn't need to be a cover to shit on anime
chrisPjelly
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Somebody ought to make this guy into an avatar. Checks all of the boxes.
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Aizo
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Hey. I'm a saint.
Leafhopper
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I would like to believe that but there are some that are real assholes about it.
Secret? You can actively do it with no backlash.
Somebody ought to make this guy into an avatar. Checks all of the boxes.
Boy dat ain't right.
oh jeezus
Mmm yeah you're right gaf is not a place to show you llike anime.
My guess is that it's a combination of this:
And the fact that no one wants to be lowest on the nerd totem pole. There are a lot of really shitty anime fans, and also great people who are anime fans. But the shitty anime fans drags the niche down pretty low, and it creates a cycle where they bring themselves down because of the shitty fans, other "nerds" bring them further down because the "nerds" don't want their particular niche of choice to be worse than anime, and perceptive "non-nerds" bring anime yet further down because of the perceived correlation between anime and shitty people.
I have no idea if that makes any sense.
Edit: I'd like to add that while there are shitty anime fans in the world, I don't think ostracizing members that are already in your in-group based on more general trends elsewhere is necessarily appropriate. Most people (who frequently post) on GAF seem pretty liberal, and that goes for a lot of the anime fans too. This is ultimately a nexus for nerds and until people out themselves as shitty, judging them based on a perceived correlation is rash and unnecessary. It's a complex issue and I think context is key. GAF is not forums elsewhere, or whatever.
And the fact that no one wants to be lowest on the nerd totem pole. There are a lot of really shitty anime fans, and also great people who are anime fans. But the shitty anime fans drags the niche down pretty low, and it creates a cycle where they bring themselves down because of the shitty fans, other "nerds" bring them further down because the "nerds" don't want their particular niche of choice to be worse than anime, and perceptive "non-nerds" bring anime yet further down because of the perceived correlation between anime and shitty people.
I have no idea if that makes any sense.
Edit: I'd like to add that while there are shitty anime fans in the world, I don't think ostracizing members that are already in your in-group based on more general trends elsewhere is necessarily appropriate. Most people (who frequently post) on GAF seem pretty liberal, and that goes for a lot of the anime fans too. This is ultimately a nexus for nerds and until people out themselves as shitty, judging them based on a perceived correlation is rash and unnecessary. It's a complex issue and I think context is key. GAF is not forums elsewhere, or whatever.
Pepe was labelled a hate symbol I think last year.
King Tubby
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Socially awkward nerds are not the problem, social awkwardness is just one facet of vulnerability that often leads people to radical/extreme and hateful ideologies. There's gonna be a bit of correlation there that people notice.
motherfucker watch out
the-pi-guy
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I knew I was a bad person.
But I never realized I was that bad.
On behalf of all anime avatar people, I apologise for the crap we have put the world through.
But I never realized I was that bad.
On behalf of all anime avatar people, I apologise for the crap we have put the world through.
You're not helping your case! :V
NESpowerhouse
Perhaps he's wondering why someone would shoot a man before throwing him out of a plane.
Where do anime video game avatars fall in all this?
Yea, this. Asking for a friend.
Mediking
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We're pure, bro.
A mix of the most awful people somehow making it worse.
Chaos2Frozen
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hey, this thread is about anime. These things go hand in hand
JordanN
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4chan = anime & video games so it still counts.
But unless there's a MAGA hat shopped on, my first assumption isn't "oh god, they must be alt-right".
King Tubby
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People with Persona avatars understand the power of both friendship and devil worship, so you're cool.
I knew I was a bad person.
But I never realized I was that bad.
On behalf of all anime avatar people, I apologise for the crap we have put the world through.
Good luck on your path to redemption.
For now.
No lies, that is a great avatar actually.
Somebody ought to make this guy into an avatar. Checks all of the boxes.
I didn't know they made an anime about Sonicfox.
I feel like it's because the people that were targeted when the initial recruitment by gamergate etc. happened to like anime. Much like video games, they attract a certain type of person that is susceptible to manipulation due to being insecure about themselves. Wouldn't be surprised they used anime avatars as an attempt to seem like they are "like them" and make them trust them more. It's definitely a specific type of anime though not anime in general. Usually the type that depicts women as submissive.
Chaos2Frozen
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Yeah but there is some mighty hypocrisy when socially awkward nerds gang up on other socially awkward nerds for liking different nerdy things.
NESpowerhouse
Perhaps he's wondering why someone would shoot a man before throwing him out of a plane.
I'll concede. Ya got me there
Nana is a great manga. As for your point, I concur.
It's undeniable that nazis have hijacked elements of anime as a way to project their propaganda. As an old anime fan, it's quite sad.
Leafhopper
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Not to say "them too" but, I seen some people with Pony avatars be a hell of lot worse with this stuff.
For me, when I have an anime avatar (this one is stylized as such) it's just an avatar that I like. I don't act like the character or whatever.
For me, when I have an anime avatar (this one is stylized as such) it's just an avatar that I like. I don't act like the character or whatever.
Moral Panic
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Anime is poison, when taken occasionally it can be fine, but eventually with repeated exposure it begins slowly corrupting the mind, warping one's sense of normality and reality. When you think of themes, events and focus of most popular anime you can see the mind altering drug it contains. Ask yourself why so much incest, why so much sexualisation of young girls and of neotenic features, why the "isekai/ new life with cheat mode" genre is so popular.
Do not blind yourself to the truth that is in front of your eyes. Do not make excuses. Truly see what you are doing to yourself by consuming such media and stop before it is too late.
Do not blind yourself to the truth that is in front of your eyes. Do not make excuses. Truly see what you are doing to yourself by consuming such media and stop before it is too late.
Secret?
It would be pretty interesting to see someone on GAF roleplay as their own avatar.
They would probably get banned though...
Most popular anime? What.
JordanN
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What I find ironic about Anime Trump supporters is that their god emperor right now is trying to start a war with North Korea, which directly puts Japan at risk.
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