2010-05-05, 03:37 PM
Aside from the actual series itself, the western fanbase is horrible. I don't mind people liking Naruto, they can like what they want to like.
Consider the following -
A person likes Twilight, but doesn't really make a huge deal of the series. They enjoy it, but don't particularly boast about it and try to spread the word about how amazing it is. They don't get butthurt when it comes to criticism over the series, and they acknowledge the faults of the series. They don't have a bookbag with twilight pins all over it, or a notebook that's plastered with "deep" quotes from the series.
In other words, you wouldn't know they liked it until it came up in a conversation. They're not Twilight 24/7. I have no problem with this type of person. I may not agree with their tastes, but that doesn't really make me think any less of them just because they don't like the same things as I do.
However, there's the person who does the exact opposite. They voice their love for Twilight whenever they can, they annoy everyone talking about it. They scream for joy when they find someone else who likes it. They believe it to be one of the best pieces of work from this generation. These people are annoying.
Unfortunately, while these kinds of Twilight fans stand out as a bad representation of the fanbase as a whole, Narutards represent anyone at all who likes anime. In other words, they're the kind of people that people associate anime viewers to, because they stand out as obnoxious.
"Oh man, check this out. It's so edgy. Blood, fighting, ADULT THEMES. NOT FOR KIDS! It's so cool!"
It's embarrassing being associated with people like that. But they stand out like a sore thumb, so it's unavoidable.
I don't care much about it, since I don't interact with people offline too much, but I can really see where the hate is from.
Pikamemnon, I don't know you in real life, but for some reason you strike me as a Narutard offline.
Consider the following -
A person likes Twilight, but doesn't really make a huge deal of the series. They enjoy it, but don't particularly boast about it and try to spread the word about how amazing it is. They don't get butthurt when it comes to criticism over the series, and they acknowledge the faults of the series. They don't have a bookbag with twilight pins all over it, or a notebook that's plastered with "deep" quotes from the series.
In other words, you wouldn't know they liked it until it came up in a conversation. They're not Twilight 24/7. I have no problem with this type of person. I may not agree with their tastes, but that doesn't really make me think any less of them just because they don't like the same things as I do.
However, there's the person who does the exact opposite. They voice their love for Twilight whenever they can, they annoy everyone talking about it. They scream for joy when they find someone else who likes it. They believe it to be one of the best pieces of work from this generation. These people are annoying.
Unfortunately, while these kinds of Twilight fans stand out as a bad representation of the fanbase as a whole, Narutards represent anyone at all who likes anime. In other words, they're the kind of people that people associate anime viewers to, because they stand out as obnoxious.
"Oh man, check this out. It's so edgy. Blood, fighting, ADULT THEMES. NOT FOR KIDS! It's so cool!"
It's embarrassing being associated with people like that. But they stand out like a sore thumb, so it's unavoidable.
I don't care much about it, since I don't interact with people offline too much, but I can really see where the hate is from.
Pikamemnon, I don't know you in real life, but for some reason you strike me as a Narutard offline.