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After revisiting the MATI archive, I have often noted Josh's disgust with any form of anime. I have viewed his reactions as disproportionate. Josh has always shown a great ability for having well researched opinions, but when it comes to anime, he huffs and puffs regardless of context. However he points out an interesting pattern. Anime fan's are very often extremists. And unlike other pop culture interests, (such as 40k) Anime fans are just as likely to be left and right wing. I was a very big anime fan. As I grew up, I grew out of it. Do to unrelated events I eventually became ideologically aligned with fascism. Today I would not describe myself as a "Fan" of anime as I once was. I do not look at hentai, I believe attraction to traps to be a gateway to homosexuality, and I do not have a wifu. Being on both sides of the fence independently I believe gives me a unique insight to what might be going through the mind of the typical fascist anime fan. In this essay I would like to explore my theories on a range of topics which will ultimately lead to the answer of why anime is appealing to the fascist demographic. And why an otherwise reasonble stranger on the Internet can be autistic enough to want to be associated with the culture.
I put forth that anybody who regularly consumes alternative media, particularly on the Internet, will be forced to consume some form of eastern media. Anime being the dominant form of this content. I have asked people why they look at anime, the general responses usually boiled down to one or both of these reasons; An anime show doesn't overstay its welcome by being 5 seasons longer than it needs to be. There isn't woke propaganda everywhere. When asked to articulate why anime isn't degenerate, no one could explain. More so, they didn't even argue. They simply claimed to avoid that "type" of anime. A hard to believe but not impossible notion. Going on I would like to further refine the definition of fascist. As while many claim to believe in its ideals, many do not act in such a manor. Like a homosexual Muslim, a fascist who also regularly participates in pornography is simply a larp. For the sake of this thought exercise we will assume limiting the lewdness of the anime consumed is not only possible, but a prerequisite for the true Internet fascist.
Now that we understand how extremists regularly get exposed to such things, why do they stay? And why has anime entrenched itself so deeply in the Internet crypto fascist culture? I believe the answer can be found by looking at what someone must do to become fascist. The mentality required to think critically of such a cultural taboo is a result of a mentality in which one no longer cares how they are publicly perceived. An oppositional defiance becomes an assertion of faith. The fact that if you slap a "1488" on literally anything regardless of context and it be viewed as "scary" to the status quo is perceived as humorous in modern Internet fascist culture. That or autism. However, simple jokes to not constitute a fan. The internet can and will, "joke" about anything. Going forward a "true" anime fan will be defined as someone with an anime profile picture. As a profile picture is how you present yourself in an internet culture, they are putting this art style at the forefront of the internet persona.
Autism aside, why would the internet fascist continue to participate beyond anecdotal jokes? Things such as forum profile pictures prove a genuine interest. Why are anime profile pictures perceived as acceptable by anyone? This is tricky for me, as even when I was an anime fan I viewed people who chose a female WOW character so they could "stare at is ass all day" cringe. People will often claim that their reasoning for having an anime profile picture is rooted in the same motivation. This is obvious bullshit. I do not believe anime fans to be lying, they are simply emotionally immature, as even in first person video games such as VRChat people still choose to be anime girls. Why? Is this proof that anime itself is just yet another gateway to homosexuality forced upon us by the bug people? Many anime fans fascist or otherwise admit, they do not know. I have interviewed many people in this game. Interestingly, both homo and heterosexual men fervently insist it has nothing to do with their sexuality. Though none could articulate why beyond simply liking anime aesthetics. I only began to believe this after interviewing a homosexual male couple. Both were cuddling and both had female avatars on. Only after observing female anime fans in the same environment did I find the answer.
Go into VRChat there is an interesting way to tell men and women apart. Men dress like women who dress like anime. Women dress like women who dress like whores. Try this and you will be amazed at how remarkably consistent this rule is. My conclusion for why people use female anime PFPs regardless of gender or sexuality is because anime is ultimately an inferior art form with occasionally superior storytelling. A male anime character's only hairstyle only has one or two variants and can't even have fascial hair without looking weird. Whereas female characters can have bows, hair ties, multi colored hair, piercing's etc. It shows a consistent art aesthetic that is easy to learn and change to make your own. It expresses personal interests without reveling any personal information and is ultimately a way of compartmentalizing ones personality for various circles on the Internet.
Please post any questions or counterpoints.
I put forth that anybody who regularly consumes alternative media, particularly on the Internet, will be forced to consume some form of eastern media. Anime being the dominant form of this content. I have asked people why they look at anime, the general responses usually boiled down to one or both of these reasons; An anime show doesn't overstay its welcome by being 5 seasons longer than it needs to be. There isn't woke propaganda everywhere. When asked to articulate why anime isn't degenerate, no one could explain. More so, they didn't even argue. They simply claimed to avoid that "type" of anime. A hard to believe but not impossible notion. Going on I would like to further refine the definition of fascist. As while many claim to believe in its ideals, many do not act in such a manor. Like a homosexual Muslim, a fascist who also regularly participates in pornography is simply a larp. For the sake of this thought exercise we will assume limiting the lewdness of the anime consumed is not only possible, but a prerequisite for the true Internet fascist.
Now that we understand how extremists regularly get exposed to such things, why do they stay? And why has anime entrenched itself so deeply in the Internet crypto fascist culture? I believe the answer can be found by looking at what someone must do to become fascist. The mentality required to think critically of such a cultural taboo is a result of a mentality in which one no longer cares how they are publicly perceived. An oppositional defiance becomes an assertion of faith. The fact that if you slap a "1488" on literally anything regardless of context and it be viewed as "scary" to the status quo is perceived as humorous in modern Internet fascist culture. That or autism. However, simple jokes to not constitute a fan. The internet can and will, "joke" about anything. Going forward a "true" anime fan will be defined as someone with an anime profile picture. As a profile picture is how you present yourself in an internet culture, they are putting this art style at the forefront of the internet persona.
Autism aside, why would the internet fascist continue to participate beyond anecdotal jokes? Things such as forum profile pictures prove a genuine interest. Why are anime profile pictures perceived as acceptable by anyone? This is tricky for me, as even when I was an anime fan I viewed people who chose a female WOW character so they could "stare at is ass all day" cringe. People will often claim that their reasoning for having an anime profile picture is rooted in the same motivation. This is obvious bullshit. I do not believe anime fans to be lying, they are simply emotionally immature, as even in first person video games such as VRChat people still choose to be anime girls. Why? Is this proof that anime itself is just yet another gateway to homosexuality forced upon us by the bug people? Many anime fans fascist or otherwise admit, they do not know. I have interviewed many people in this game. Interestingly, both homo and heterosexual men fervently insist it has nothing to do with their sexuality. Though none could articulate why beyond simply liking anime aesthetics. I only began to believe this after interviewing a homosexual male couple. Both were cuddling and both had female avatars on. Only after observing female anime fans in the same environment did I find the answer.
Go into VRChat there is an interesting way to tell men and women apart. Men dress like women who dress like anime. Women dress like women who dress like whores. Try this and you will be amazed at how remarkably consistent this rule is. My conclusion for why people use female anime PFPs regardless of gender or sexuality is because anime is ultimately an inferior art form with occasionally superior storytelling. A male anime character's only hairstyle only has one or two variants and can't even have fascial hair without looking weird. Whereas female characters can have bows, hair ties, multi colored hair, piercing's etc. It shows a consistent art aesthetic that is easy to learn and change to make your own. It expresses personal interests without reveling any personal information and is ultimately a way of compartmentalizing ones personality for various circles on the Internet.
Please post any questions or counterpoints.
