[merylsilverburg]

Originally posted by Cannibal Clown

I heard of that before. About the durder thing. but in Japan, it doesn't mean as harsh as Meryl makes it seem. They still use it as simply an over obsessed fan of anime. And considering that in America, not many poeple know about the real meaning of Otaku. We just see it as a anime goon. Not an insult at all. But actually, there is a serious sickness in Japan, a mental sickness, of people who have a serious obsession with anime, and this mental problem is known as Otaku. But in America, it's nothing but an anime fan referring to another anime fan.

Well, like I said before, I don't know if using the word still has a strong of a meaning as when they used it right after the incident happened. Maybe now in Japan, the tone has soften down a bit. But the reason why I said it's an insult is because it is a pretty awful word to be called because from what I know of being called that, you're basically just a freak...a monster. I don't think people would mind being called a "fanboy", but I don't think anyone wants to be called "a freak" and be shunned by society. That's why I said it's an "insult". Ah, like I said before, I really should change the title of my thread since I seem to be confusing a lot of people.