Is there a correlation between anime-avatars and more "extreme" opinions?

[BILLY MAYS]

It seems everyone is thinking, whenever they read a more extreme opinion (ethnonationalism, anarchocommunism, etc.) and then see that person has an anime-avatar:

"Well. Not a surprise here."

Now I wonder is there really a correlation between both?
And if there might be a correlation, why would there even be one? Is it because (imo) a lot of anime-fans use that as some kind of escapism, then see people with similar interests and opinions and then slowly start believing in that, because they see those other fans as friends?

As someone who is heavily into the scene since over 20 years (having over 1000 volumes of Manga at home as well as Light Novels and Bluraysets and having worked for an anime publisher) to me it totally seems that at least from what I can see that the anime-fandom has a lot of "those" people.

 

[byuu]

Social isolation leads to both anime avatars and extremist opinions.

 

[Rio]

I don't know what an anime avatar is, but anime avatar users sound like total homogays.

 

[UE 558]

I dunno, my avatar is sexy

 

[Teri-Teri]

Don't know, but my avatar is cute!

 

[spurger king]

I think it’s specifically moeshit avatars that correlate with being a maladjusted nerd.

 

[IV 445]

How did 4chan start? As an anime image posting site, or some shit like that.

Now here we are.

 

[Snuckening]

TL: DR "Should we gas weebs?"

Yes. Yes we should.

As for the "why?"

 

[jebsurge]

 

[Rokko]

No idea, but there is a correlation between otter-related avatars and shitposting.
And I love it!

 

[From The Uncanny Valley]

you tell me

 

[Not an_ime g_irl]

That's just jewish propaganda, damn commies, RACEWAR NOW!

 

[Lysenko]

Everyone knows the Lolis will be what ushers in the next communist revolution since Mao killed the 45 million!

 

[UE 558]

Well, as @I'm Just A Human Bean can tell you, Devilman will turn you very very gay

Spoiler

 

[PantsFreeZone]

Maybe.

There's certainly a correlation between soyboy face/furry avatars and Leftism and American flags/Nationalist avatars and Right Wing ideology.

The avatar is obviously a window to the soul, which is why I strictly use Pepe.

 

[AF 802]

The DSA (Democrats) will make anime illegal. DO NOT LET THEM IN

 

[I'm Just A Human Bean]

I don't know, I always considered myself an NPC.

With a giant, raging lust for handsome Japanese men.

 

[UE 558]

NPC: Notorious Pussy Combuster @I'm Just A Human Bean

 

[Power Armor]

sure is gonna be 20 people with anime avatars coming in here to state their case

 

[Zaragoza]

@hood LOLCOW
Not anymore then anything else I would think. The correlation you could draw is that people that like games, anime, wrestling, comic books etc etc (and I mean REALLY like, enough to post on a site like here) have a higher chance of being socially "ostracized" for one reason or another and then lean further to one direction - be that right or left - then other people. You could also make the case for the idealized version of Japan because they're fairly xenophobic, etc etc but thats way beyond my knowledge and probably not a case I would even try to make.

But I'm just pulling that out of my ass as pure speculation.