Why do fans of eastern media (kpop, anime, etc) use dysphemistic labels (Stans, Otaku, etc) to identify themselves?
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Not sure about stans, since I’ve never seen anyone call themselves that.
With Otaku, most western people have probably only had exposure to that word through the anime they watch. The anime I’ve seen don’t really make it seem like a terrible thing to be called. It seems more like a word used to tease people, rather than actually offend anyone. It seems the same as calling someone a comic book/video game nerd. That used to be derogatory, but now people are proud of being into nerd/geek stuff, so it doesn’t hold the same meaning. Until I read this post and Googled it, I wasn’t aware otaku was used in a serious derogatory way.
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