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If Oscar Wilde had lived in our time, he would be a /b/tard.

Actually, scratch that. He does, and goes by Jethro Q Walrustitty.

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Zudak Since: Dec, 1969
#63026: Mar 26th 2011 at 2:31:40 PM

Genre-based classification is good at long as it's serving its purpose — to allow one to simply describe what a given band is like.

The point of those labels is to facilitate the transfer of information. The second it starts being about the labels themselves, though, they're no longer useful.

SunshineWerewolf Since: Jan, 2011
#63027: Mar 26th 2011 at 2:31:42 PM

@Landy - yeah, that can be a little exasperating at times

However, if people are posting Nobuo Uematsu or Akira Yamaoka then that is absolutely fine by me. Or the Tower of Heaven soundtrack.

AnonymousUser Since: Jan, 2001
#63028: Mar 26th 2011 at 2:32:20 PM

I have to confess my tastes are rather insular too. (swap out anime with Western Animation and you have me, mostly; my favorite groups as of now are The B-52's and ES Posthumus)

edited 26th Mar '11 2:32:48 PM by AnonymousUser

Wicked223 from Death Star in the forest Since: Apr, 2009
#63029: Mar 26th 2011 at 2:32:44 PM

Landy, if this really bothers you that much, you can very easily find another place where people do like the things you like, whatever that may be.

You can't even write racist abuse in excrement on somebody's car without the politically correct brigade jumping down your throat!
Tzetze DUMB from a converted church in Venice, Italy Since: Jan, 2001
DUMB
#63030: Mar 26th 2011 at 2:32:51 PM

Tower of Heaven isn't an anime. Flashygoodness is American, even.

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BobbyG vigilantly taxonomish from England Since: Jan, 2001
vigilantly taxonomish
#63031: Mar 26th 2011 at 2:33:07 PM

Well, this is a site about fiction, so it's not really surprising that a lot of people post soundtrack stuff. (I know I'm guilty of that a bit, but the majority of music I listen to isn't soundtrack music, for what it's worth.)

The point of those labels is to facilitate the transfer of information. The second it starts being about the labels themselves, though, they're no longer useful.

QFT.

What gets a little frustrating, though, is when different groups of people use labels differently, making it difficult to specify the kind of music you like.

edited 26th Mar '11 2:35:09 PM by BobbyG

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SunshineWerewolf Since: Jan, 2011
#63032: Mar 26th 2011 at 2:34:01 PM

@Tze - Landy said anime or video game music, I was going by that

Flashygoodness is great though, Hardware Interrupt is actually one of my favourite songs

AnonymousUser Since: Jan, 2001
#63033: Mar 26th 2011 at 2:34:27 PM

Also, I can sort of relate to Landy, even though the dominance of anime fandom on this forum doesn't bother me as much as intrigue me.

Landstander God Of Cake from Somewhere else Since: Jan, 2001
God Of Cake
#63034: Mar 26th 2011 at 2:36:56 PM

It's not gonna be that easy to get rid of me, Wickedtongue. I've been here far too long, and I live in the vain hope I can convince someone here to check out something awesome I love.

[up]I've always been fond of your off-the-beaten-path interest, AU, it makes me smilesmile

edited 26th Mar '11 2:38:32 PM by Landstander

Emperor Wu liked cake, but not exploding cake!
BobbyG vigilantly taxonomish from England Since: Jan, 2001
vigilantly taxonomish
#63035: Mar 26th 2011 at 2:37:06 PM

I tend to just assume anime fandom is widespread on the Internet and leave it as that.

And I don't think I'm any more familiar with Western cartoons or games than Japanese ones, it's just that fans of the latter seem to be more common.

^ Recommend something awesome, and I'll add it to my to-watch list.

edited 26th Mar '11 2:37:49 PM by BobbyG

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Landstander God Of Cake from Somewhere else Since: Jan, 2001
God Of Cake
#63036: Mar 26th 2011 at 2:39:01 PM

[up]Mission Hill

edited 26th Mar '11 2:39:22 PM by Landstander

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Wicked223 from Death Star in the forest Since: Apr, 2009
#63037: Mar 26th 2011 at 2:40:20 PM

[up] ....seriously

You can't even write racist abuse in excrement on somebody's car without the politically correct brigade jumping down your throat!
Myrmidon The Ant King from In Antartica Since: Nov, 2009
The Ant King
#63038: Mar 26th 2011 at 2:45:51 PM

Thought: something is only a rip-off until the thing it's ripping off becomes the first example of a new genre.

Kill all math nerds
BobbyG vigilantly taxonomish from England Since: Jan, 2001
vigilantly taxonomish
#63039: Mar 26th 2011 at 2:47:23 PM

I know nothing about it, but OK.

Ooh, first episode is on YouTube. I'll watch it later today.

MAST3RLINKX's account got taken down so I was at a loose end, and I think I've probably watched enough Doctor Who reruns on iPlayer of late.

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juancarlos11 Since: Aug, 2011
#63040: Mar 26th 2011 at 2:49:07 PM

Landy, if this really bothers you that much, you can very easily find another place where people do like the things you like, whatever that may be.

the problem with this is that it simply encourages simplemindedness. Why can't people link to western stuff as much as they link to Japanese stuff? It's not like it's impossible and you like a lot of western stuff yourself, Wicked. At least from what I've seen.

It's not exactly naive. And it can happen. But it's tough. And definetly worthwhile.
BobbyG vigilantly taxonomish from England Since: Jan, 2001
vigilantly taxonomish
#63041: Mar 26th 2011 at 2:50:56 PM

I assume most people here just like shows that happen to be anime. I haven't seen all that much "Japan = inherently superior" here, anyway, Dantes and Signed notwithstanding.

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Myrmidon The Ant King from In Antartica Since: Nov, 2009
The Ant King
#63042: Mar 26th 2011 at 2:51:26 PM

I never got the internet's fixation with videogame OS Ts. I mean, only one out of ten of them are anything more than serviceable ambient stuff.

Kill all math nerds
Wicked223 from Death Star in the forest Since: Apr, 2009
#63043: Mar 26th 2011 at 2:51:34 PM

Why can't people link to western stuff as much as they link to Japanese stuff?

Maybe it's because they aren't interested in Western stuff, and if they aren't, they shouldn't feel compelled to be so for the sake of the people who are?

You can't even write racist abuse in excrement on somebody's car without the politically correct brigade jumping down your throat!
SpainSun Laugh it off, everybody from Somewhere Beyond Here Since: Jan, 2010
Laugh it off, everybody
#63044: Mar 26th 2011 at 2:51:37 PM

Because that's not in their interests. You can encourage people all you want to watch stuff you like, but if you force it on them, you're not any better than the weaboo who won't watch dubbed anime because it's NOT TRUE TO THE JAPANESE ORIGINAL and thinks any non-anime is FOR KIDS. That sort of thing cuts both ways, you realize.

I spread my wings and I learn how to fly....
Landstander God Of Cake from Somewhere else Since: Jan, 2001
God Of Cake
#63046: Mar 26th 2011 at 2:53:03 PM

[up][up]Yeah I think most of them are on You Tube. One of the best episodes is Plan 9 From Mission Hill if it's up there.

[up]Yes, that too. If all the people with non-standard interests leave, then this place just becomes more insular and insular!

Blargh ninjas.

Did I mention I hate snow with a bloody passion and I want it to die?

edited 26th Mar '11 2:54:29 PM by Landstander

Emperor Wu liked cake, but not exploding cake!
juancarlos11 Since: Aug, 2011
#63047: Mar 26th 2011 at 2:54:18 PM

Nah, I don't think that the mentality here is Japan = inhenrently superior. I just think that people pay little attention to the west. Kinda like an inverse me. I don't think that West > East or viceversa, but I link more to western stuff. Although, I've been geting into anime more and more because lolthisplace.

Also, I'm starting to use lol way too much.

It's not exactly naive. And it can happen. But it's tough. And definetly worthwhile.
melloncollie Since: Feb, 2012
#63048: Mar 26th 2011 at 2:55:29 PM

I've been watching less anime since I joined this place, actually. Or maybe that's because I started college, so I don't have as much time to watch crap.

Myrmidon The Ant King from In Antartica Since: Nov, 2009
The Ant King
#63049: Mar 26th 2011 at 2:58:31 PM

I love snow!

This is probably because I don't drive.

Kill all math nerds
nekoalexa from the same place I've always been Since: Oct, 2010
#63050: Mar 26th 2011 at 3:00:10 PM

I love snow, too. I just hate having to shovel it.

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