When you move past just liking an anime or video game or whatever, and move into liking anime or video games specifically because they are Japanese.
Surely you mean {tumbleweebs}?I thought it was a term to describe the majority of the Smash Bros lineup.... {tumbleweeds}
Are there other cultures/countries that have a derogatory term associated with outsiders who like something from that place (especially a term like weeb made by people outside the culture in question)? There are Francophiles etc but that doesn't have a negative connotation at all.
I'd be hard pushed to called other East Asian weebs, there is a lot of cross cultural things across different countries, anime and manga are mainstream and arguably the main cultural export from Japan.Is it a white person thing (I believe the original insult was wapanese) or can anyone be a weeb and are the criteria for qualification the same for all non-Japanese regardless of race (including other east Asians)?
The only example that springs to mind for me is teaboo to refer to people obsessed with a very specific idea of british culture informed by the media they consume. Usually stuff like Sherlock and Dr Who.
A person who's super into anime/manga/J-pop/games/figurines etc. or any of the related subcultures and geeky stuff is a weeb.
A person who's into Japanese history, philosophy, traditional art, or other aspects of the mainstream culture is more of a Japanophile.
A person who says "waifu" or "husbando" is scum of the earth.
Yes to both of theseDo you consider your appreciation of anime your defining personality trait? Then you are a weeb.
Why non asian? Plenty of asian weebs in western countriesEither derogatorily - Someone who is really annoying about liking Japanese things
or playfully - Like calling a close pal a "nerd" or "geek".
Specifically non-Asian people.
Yes to both of these
Why non asian? Plenty of asian weebs in western countries
To me, the definition of weeb is someone who fetishises Japanese culture from being exposed to anime.
That's not a weeb. That's Ken-sama.What the fuck.
Would not want to be seen eating a meal in public with a person doing that, the sole idea makes me cringe
You need to have at least 5 figure (with 3 mandatory underage girls), one katana replica and 3 anime shirts at home to be qualified.
You need to have at least 5 figure (with 3 mandatory underage girls), one katana replica and 3 anime shirts at home to be qualified.
Number 3 is annoying. We are both talking in English, there is an English name, why are you calling it by its Japanese name? It comes off as putting Japanese things on a pedestal and superiority. It's not far from when white supremacists praise Japan for being a homogenous, ultra conservative country with no outside influences or "SJW" stuff.Either:
- Someone who consumes almost nothing but Japanese media (think 80-100% of what they do) or thinks Japanese media is superior to everything for stupid reasons.
- Someone who inserts random Japanese lingo into regular English conversation.
- People who violently refuse to call a show by its translated name, even if it's in the title.
At least for me. I used to consider people who watch anime in general weebs but anime has gotten so big, that it's pretty normal to have watched some at one point.
What the fuck.
Would not want to be seen eating a meal in public with a person doing that, the sole idea makes me cringe
Holy shit, this is an annoying trait.People who send you romanized Japanese text messages with stutters included
Also, man, I don't think we should be calling someone who married someone Japanese a weeb as referenced in the OP
Nice room, he's a huge Fate fan. Total weeb, but its organized and clean.
Explain my avatar then D:Not every person with an anime avatar is a weeaboo, but every weeaboo has an anime avatar.
Well phew, I'm missing the katana then. That's a reliefYou need to have at least 5 figure (with 3 mandatory underage girls), one katana replica and 3 anime shirts at home to be qualified.
This is how I feel about it lol. I'm pretty much a weab. Who gives a fuck?
lol i mean it's pretty dedicated to marry someone in the hopes they turn into the anime waifu of your dreamsIt depends on why they married said Japanese person.
Mutual respect, love, and understanding: Fine
Because of exoticness or thinking Japanese women are submissive: Beyond weeb and into dumbass scumbag territory.
My older brother has waxed rhapsodic almost his whole adult life on how much he desires a nice, submissive Japanese wife. Fortunately, he's still very much single in his mid-40s because no woman--Japanese or otherwise--wants to date his pathetic ass.It depends on why they married said Japanese person.
Mutual respect, love, and understanding: Fine
Because of exoticness or thinking Japanese women are submissive: Beyond weeb and into dumbass scumbag territory.
It depends on why they married said Japanese person.
Mutual respect, love, and understanding: Fine
Because of exoticness or thinking Japanese women are submissive: Beyond weeb and into dumbass scumbag territory.