Can we ban the word "waifu" from NeoGAF?
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wifey? is that being used?
Theonik
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OP is waifu material if I ever saw one.
A Human Becoming
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But what will GAF's resident waifu do? WHAT WILL SHE BE?
Palette Swap
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That forum wide ski vacation package.Purge the mods, purge the juniors, purge AnimeGAF, purge them all!
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Op is a tsundere waifu
HighResTomato
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What word do you want to ban next?
plasmawave
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I literally lol'd.
ThatGuyAgain
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W-w-why are you so tsundere? Baka! ~~~
There are special exceptions but pretty much this.
Moderating people derailing threads by objectifying a women, is fine by me. But banning the word itself is stupid.
WelfareBurger
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ayy waifu
The Silver
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Why yes. Yes you do.do I look like I need a waifu?
Admiral Woofington
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How about no?
If the forum starts banning relatively harmless words then we'll end up with a huge list.
You want to ban waifu? Then you have to ban husbando.
If the forum starts banning relatively harmless words then we'll end up with a huge list.
You want to ban waifu? Then you have to ban husbando.
Demon Lizardman
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How about cum stained pillow?
Purge the mods, purge the juniors, purge AnimeGAF, purge them all!
If Stalin says it's okay, then I'm on board!
No more Waifus.
kunonabi
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Damn straight.
RecursiveFault
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I'm not sure how that'd be enforced, but I'm sure a mod can probably reasonably judge the intent of those kinda of posts.
No.
It's Isabeau.
The monthly oxford comma thread is an integral part of the NeoGAF experience! You can't take it away from me.
Demon Lizardman
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Purge the mods, purge the juniors, purge AnimeGAF, purge them all!
Fuck it I'm Russian, sucks for our currency though.
Save 'N Quit
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The Silver
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oh, can't argue against that I guess, who do you recommend?
I'm really going to try to not debate this topic seriously here, but it's more about how literally any topic can quickly get derailed by people expressing their desire to have a romantic interest with a virtual character or real life person.
The term (along with "husbando") had to be banned in a Persona 5 thread because it became too overbearing. That's my stance on this.
shira
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God Dayumm
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Yeah, unless you've put a ring the correct term is girufiendo~
or simply, bae
or simply, bae
I think OP gave up on GAF, we all love waifus.
Captainbojanglesiii
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It's only obnoxious after several repeated, serious uses. When a user repeatedly uses the term, it's time to stop. There are certain uses of it implying irony that I'm fine with.
I see it almost always used in either a sarcastic or affectionately playful manner on GAF. I'm fairly sure the term is used to mock idol culture, and am especially sure that "husbando" is absolutely a joke term mocking idol culture.
I'm all for subjective banning of people derailing threads by objectifying women, but banning a word often used to mock the people who tend to hold such objectionable views won't solve anything.
I'm all for subjective banning of people derailing threads by objectifying women, but banning a word often used to mock the people who tend to hold such objectionable views won't solve anything.
DoctorFling
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Why don't we just ban LOVE while we're at it
Gonzo The Great
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Last time I checked, it's not in the dictionary, and this is an English speaking forum. ¯\_(ツ
_/¯True, the word itself is not the problem; it's the culture that permeates it. The topic title was more of a rhetorical question, but I didn't expect people to read past it anyway. Such is the nature of discourse on the internet. Realistically, you're never going to be able to ban the word. Believe me, I've accepted that. But I think it's important to have this discussion and ask ourselves why we're still using this terminology. Are we trying to be cute? Are we trying to be funny? Generally speaking, I thought that a more civilized forum like NeoGAF would be above this... at least when it comes to the gaming side. Context is very important.
See, this is different because you posted the word in an anime related thread. That's why I avoid them like the plague. It's also in the community section, where a more laissez faire approach is to be expected, and frankly, encouraged. However, it's particularly annoying on the gaming side, because every OT for any game that has multiple female characters automatically turns into an opportunity for some of the more... deviant members to project their sexuality onto the rest of NeoGAF. People taking "ownership" of characters as if they're nothing more than sex objects. It doesn't add anything to the discussion. It just makes people feel uncomfortable. I'd like to hear from some of female members and see what they think.
Maybe he's talking about the Persona/Fire Emblem threads, I understand it's a real problem there!
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