Comment on What about the western Fandom makes you upset the most?
glilimith@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 weeks ago
I get really salty when people point at patterns in anime that are sort of objectively bad and claim that they’re fine because that’s “just Japanese culture”. Like, I’m really tired of being told I’m overreacting when I say maybe anime shouldn’t glamorize pedo shit or make characters that are racist or homophobic stereotypes. Save “it’s just Japanese culture” for when I’m complaining about the cute mascot character’s annoying verbal tic, lol.
Also, this isn’t specifically an anime thing, nor is it specifically a western thing, but I get a little frustrated with “it’s just fiction”. Fiction is constructed out of the worldview of the creator(s) and will always contain at least some of their ways of thinking. All art contains some meaning to it, and teasing apart exactly what a piece of art is trying to say is typically both useful and fulfilling.
Yokaihauntedsprings@ani.social 5 weeks ago
Hello, I do agree with you that people shouldn’t condone it but accept that it is messed up and not justify it, but its what is in the specific show or whatever media however.
And this “Also, this isn’t specifically an anime thing, nor is it specifically a western thing, but I get a little frustrated with “it’s just fiction”. Fiction is constructed out of the worldview of the creator(s) and will always contain at least some of their ways of thinking. All art contains some meaning to it, and teasing apart exactly what a piece of art is trying to say is typically both useful and fulfilling.”
No offense but this to me is incorrect, you say fiction is constructed out of the worldview of creators and that art always has meaning?
Im sorry but sometimes that’s not true. Many Japanese media make this type of art because they can and feel like it, say for example does the author of overlord support genocide? No! But why did they make it? Its simple…the author likes dark media, sometimes authors are just tierd of writhing morally good characters and want to write about dark things because a fresh air in writing and sometimes because they are bored.
Remember sometimes humans are just simple and want to make things simply because they can, you wouldn’t say every single isekai slop has meaning would you? Aside from cute characters? If you feel frustrated that’s fine its your emotions after all but you shouldn’t ASSUME that for every author in the world, humans always has in idealism and that no one is truly the same, right? Yeah that’s my reply on what you said. Dont like it? Thats okay, hate it? Thats okay too, its just how you feel that’s all, you can do whatever you want with this reply or just chose not to read it, its your body, your eyes, your brain. And also fiction is ment to be a sandbox for ideas and fun actually, would you say a story a kid made has to have a deep meaning? Not really right? Or maybe you would. Anyways, Im having fun interacting with everyone!