Yeah that's what I was gonna come in this thread to say. I don't tend to even class Ghibli as anime.
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I just got insulted by a college student for liking Ghibli/Miyazaki movies…
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If you step out of the bubble you'll realize that anime despite being more mainstream than ever it is still pretty unknown and foreign for the vast majority of people, most adults are just not Interested in animation, they call anime "Chinese cartoons" and think they are silly and made only for kids.
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Because it's called pointing out an irony (with the age). That someone thinks they're more adult than me for a movie, do I really have to spell things out for you
This is the like the mildest, bad online-dating story I have ever heard. So a zoomer who doesn't like Miyazaki said it's not "adult" enough. That's like his opinion about anime. Big deal?
I mean I love Miyazaki but think shonen anime is childish for most part and wouldn't be offended if another person thought totoro had no adult appeal.
I mean I love Miyazaki but think shonen anime is childish for most part and wouldn't be offended if another person thought totoro had no adult appeal.
Sorry i love Ghibli movies but this is not true at all. Most people have no idea what Ghibli movies are.
This was in a DM not some party though? If you're too worried about bringing up your interests in a DM, that says more about you. Lots of people watch anime, despite those who might make fun of it.
I've noticed the OP likes to flaunt his educational credentials often when I read his posts. No offense OP.
seems a bit benign to make a thread about
you blocked him on everything???? lmaoooo
I think Princeton dude was right when he said he was going to talk to adults
you blocked him on everything???? lmaoooo
I think Princeton dude was right when he said he was going to talk to adults
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I just don't need to waste my time charity texting with college kids who are gonna condescend me, that's not respecting myself or my time. It's one thing if you're polite, it's another if you're trash that is rude to people.
If your mindset jumps instantly into calling someone younger than you a kid as soon as you are mad, perhaps idk not aim towards fucking said kids.
In all seriousness 10 years apart with the younger being close to the teen ages still are gonna start having tons of social habit, behavior, and general mind set differences. People in their 30's tend to start mellowing out where for at least half of most peoples 20's they are still not far off from how they were as highschool kids
In all seriousness 10 years apart with the younger being close to the teen ages still are gonna start having tons of social habit, behavior, and general mind set differences. People in their 30's tend to start mellowing out where for at least half of most peoples 20's they are still not far off from how they were as highschool kids
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People make threads here about all kind of dumb and negative shit lol it's the weekend and people post their anecdotes all the time don't even try to gatekeep OT. I have posted seriously helpful threads like the pro-trans action thread and the free mental health resources thread and those disappear off the first page and get completely forgotten so let's not go there
So you blocked him for making a mild joke about anime because he thought he was better than you but you keep bringing up the fact that he's just some dumb college kid?
Alright, I'll take you at your word (obsessive texting makes it sound more intense) but it's not really surprising that he didn't take you that seriously because 1. the age gap makes it weird and so it probably wasn't all that serious on his end 2. people at that age are often still very wrapped up in arbitrary standards of cool and posturing because they are only a few years from being kids. Learning to let that shit go is part of growing up. Yeah, he was a shithead but being so mad kinda makes you sound insecure instead of laughing it off as dumb kid stuff.
I don't know man many 10 years is fair a bit of time. Dude could be lecturing on course that student is on at that age. I know I'm teaching fair few 21 year old and up. Your right it's nothing to get hung up about. The older you get the less you care about things being childish or being seen as childish I've found.
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I keep answering posts about the age difference with responses that relate to that post, am I supposed to just ghost this thread? People complain about that kind of OP behavior on Era.
i'll gatekeep those threads too lmao. If the negative threads are "oh this piece of media sucks" than that's fine cause it's a show or movie but you're really angry at this guy who's still not far removed from being a teen. people mellow out when they're older and his remark was pretty standard jokey insult between friends and you blocked him on EVERYTHING
and it's good that you posted some positive threads but that's not gonna stop me from dunking on you here lol
Responding to a thread backfire with "but I've made good threads in the past!" is pretty hilarious ngl
The thing is you're saying:
"I don't need to waste my time" when you're clearly letting this guy into your head, he's still wasting your time by you fixating on it and complaining about it to a bunch of strangers on the internet lol
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The fact I'm posting about it makes it sound like I'm obsessively upset when I was just telling the story and in reality I was mildly annoyed Friday and reminded when my husband asked about this guy to post about it today. What I'm getting more annoyed at, honestly, are the disingenuous posts judging me. Era loves a good backfire and punching at OPs. But whatever, that's part of the territory here in OT
no matter how big you think anime is... it's not THAT big where you can drop it into any random convo and expect great results.
but lets be real here.. he's dumb.
but lets be real here.. he's dumb.
He's immature but your response was equally immature. I understand being dumbfounded that someone can find a very common interest juvenile but he's still a dumb 21 year old regardless of where he goes to school. He has limited life experience compared to you. This is why it's important to consider mental maturity in a partner or when dating. I'm 28 and couldn't fathom having a conversation with a 21 year old or anyone under the age of 24.
OP you dared to be show a bit of emotional vulnerabilty to Internet dwellers who never share their personal life or their faults ever. Prepare to die. /s
It's not an ERA bubble thing. Obviously YMMV but I've talked to a lot of people that don't particularly care about anime but know/have watched Ghibli movies.
Pretty much.
I can see why the OP would be annoyed, but this is basically a young adult being a young adult. It's okay for them not to see that as clearly as you do. Getting defensive over it stands out more to me.
A lot of people don't even consider Ghibli or Miyazaki films as anime, they're just Japanese/international animated films. But this guy was a weirdo and had the wrong impression but I don't think you needed to get defensive and block him lol. I'm sure you were a little silly at 21 too.
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Are humans supposed to not get mildly annoyed about rude behavior or make mildly annoyed posts on the internet, I'm sorry I don't understand lol
People here ask to eat the rich and root for Covid to kill people but I'm immature in being mildly annoyed about someone calling me childish. thisisera.gif
You see OP? This is why I said don't reveal your power level. Now you're getting bumrushed here!
OP, what isn't important is being validated by us over your feelings and how this interaction affected you.
What is important is that you know what you enjoy and what makes you happy. You can choose to let that guy's comments annoy you or you can choose to let it go.
What is important is that you know what you enjoy and what makes you happy. You can choose to let that guy's comments annoy you or you can choose to let it go.
yeah, he shouldn't dare make fun the glorious animated spectacles (not cartoons) that come from Japan. They are sacred arts!
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On one hand, yeah, it's absolute nonsense that people try to conform to some standard of "adulthood" instead of living and enjoying things that please them and lettings others do so respectively, but on the other hand I wouldn't really go out of my way to call em a loser or a dipshit, just misguided. A simple "I'm sorry you feel that way, I don't think we'll be able to get along" works perfectly fine sometimes.
Call him uncultured, move on with your life?
I'm assuming not loving Miyazaki movies isn't a dealbreaker, if it is, I'm sure there's more fish in the sea.
I'm assuming not loving Miyazaki movies isn't a dealbreaker, if it is, I'm sure there's more fish in the sea.
Pretty lame that that was the response. These are award winning films that are highly beloved by many, and in general, I would probably hold judgements of taste to myself that early on in a friendship. That being said, he's 21. Gotta lower your expectations. Not that 21 year olds cant be mature, but you have 1.5x the life experiences he does at this point.
i was channelling mid 2000s forum rants comparing anime to cartoons
a lot of them were 100 times funnier than my joke because they weren't ironic
I said I understood being annoyed and you're responding to me with "are humans supposed to not get mildly annoyed."
But no, you're not overly defensive at all, lol.
Not to mention invoking your status as a PhD student, all the good threads you've made in the past, etc., etc. Definitely comes across like you're taking things a touch too personally.
There are so many different battles going on in this thread but I'm going to throw my hat in the "Ghibli is anime" ring
Ghibli films are widely recognized by most people who know anything about, well, movies. 21-year old guy is being a 21-year old guy who doesn't know much about anything yet, but thinks he does.
I'm not going to tell the OP they shouldn't be annoyed at the misguided and self-revealing arrogance of youth. Probably wise to accept though, that it has always been a thing. I wouldn't be surprised to see young people still thinking in terms like "lol animu".
I'm not going to tell the OP they shouldn't be annoyed at the misguided and self-revealing arrogance of youth. Probably wise to accept though, that it has always been a thing. I wouldn't be surprised to see young people still thinking in terms like "lol animu".
You should have just told him to watch "Grave of the Fireflies" and text you back after he watched it.
I still remember when I witnessed the beauty that are Ghibli movies for the first time, Princess Mononoke started at Cinemas in Switzerland and I saw a trailer on TV, it didn't air nowhere close to me so I ordered the US DVD as soon as it released and I was absolutely floored by it.
I was only 16 though, not an old fart like yourself, I don't watch Animus anymore, because I'm a real adult now that hates everything!!1
Just kidding, still love all Ghibli movies.
I still remember when I witnessed the beauty that are Ghibli movies for the first time, Princess Mononoke started at Cinemas in Switzerland and I saw a trailer on TV, it didn't air nowhere close to me so I ordered the US DVD as soon as it released and I was absolutely floored by it.
I was only 16 though, not an old fart like yourself, I don't watch Animus anymore, because I'm a real adult now that hates everything!!1
Just kidding, still love all Ghibli movies.
I mean, there's something to be said about dating people who have similar interests as you (or, at the very least, aren't actively repulsed by the things you're into). It's strange to me how so many couples I know who break up don't have this one core bit of foundation.
In that sense, it's not so much about anime in itself. OP, maybe I wouldn't have taken it as personally (at my current age, 20-something Roy definitely would have), but your feelings are valid. And they're not strange. Remove "anime," you expressed a "like" for something, and this potential romantic(?) person expressed a revulsion for it, and in a way that was ironically quite childish.
And besides, this was the initial stages of a Grindr meeting. This is the. time. to weed these things out.
To answer your question, I don't get picked on for my likes very much; but that might be because my online profiles are pretty detailed, so if it gets to the point where we're talking, you generally have a sense of what I'm about. The few times it has happened though, especially in the last few years, these people are usually met with a block and not a second more of my mental energy.
In that sense, it's not so much about anime in itself. OP, maybe I wouldn't have taken it as personally (at my current age, 20-something Roy definitely would have), but your feelings are valid. And they're not strange. Remove "anime," you expressed a "like" for something, and this potential romantic(?) person expressed a revulsion for it, and in a way that was ironically quite childish.
And besides, this was the initial stages of a Grindr meeting. This is the. time. to weed these things out.
To answer your question, I don't get picked on for my likes very much; but that might be because my online profiles are pretty detailed, so if it gets to the point where we're talking, you generally have a sense of what I'm about. The few times it has happened though, especially in the last few years, these people are usually met with a block and not a second more of my mental energy.
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