Thread: "Otaku"= Insult
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Old Feb 6th, 2003, 02:20 AM   #4
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Originally posted by Nelo Angelo

Otaku means fanboy in Japanese.

So really, I'm not surprised you would consider it an insult.
Yes, that's true, but there are some people who don't really care if they're called a "fanboy". But being called "otaku" goes beyond a "fanboy", so it really is more than an insult. Ah, maybe I should've re-phrased the title of my thread.
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