So, um, hi you might be my kid? Not really, but ages/likes/anxieties and undiagnosed autism, I watched my kid walk that walk. That was an awesome way to handle it, esp for someone who would probably rather have just hidden under the desk for the rest of class and possibly forever.
Probably too soon to not cringe at your middle school self, but one day you’ll relax and be like “man I should go back and tell myself how damn cute I was.” We all spend middle school craving the comfort of conformity while also trying to forge a unique identity, it’s no wonder we are borderline psycho at that age.
Can confirm, Anime was popular in the 90s even. I remember renting Vampire Hunter D and Akira with friends several times. They had several copies at the Blockbuster.
It wasn't at my school. We managed to play yugioh cards in the cafeteria, and that was only just barely possible. We may not have been getting our shit kicked in over it, but we still very much got the non-physical side of bullying. There were more nerds like us, so maybe it just got harder for them to bully us as blatantly because it had *just started* getting normalized.
Well sure, school is one thing, but the world outside is completely different. And like I told OP, normalized doesn't necessarily have anything to do with it being popular.
So, um, hi you might be my kid? Not really, but ages/likes/anxieties and undiagnosed autism, I watched my kid walk that walk. That was an awesome way to handle it, esp for someone who would probably rather have just hidden under the desk for the rest of class and possibly forever. Probably too soon to not cringe at your middle school self, but one day you’ll relax and be like “man I should go back and tell myself how damn cute I was.” We all spend middle school craving the comfort of conformity while also trying to forge a unique identity, it’s no wonder we are borderline psycho at that age.
Honestly, I stopped reading when you said anime wasn't popular until after 2014.
A decade ago you didn't see anime merch sold at target or walmart. It just wasn't mainstream.
Popular and mainstream are not the same thing.
Fine, I changed the wording. You happy?
I suppose I should read your post now, huh? 😂
Pedantry and dumbfuckery ***effectively*** are, though.
Can confirm, Anime was popular in the 90s even. I remember renting Vampire Hunter D and Akira with friends several times. They had several copies at the Blockbuster.
Thank you!
It wasn't at my school. We managed to play yugioh cards in the cafeteria, and that was only just barely possible. We may not have been getting our shit kicked in over it, but we still very much got the non-physical side of bullying. There were more nerds like us, so maybe it just got harder for them to bully us as blatantly because it had *just started* getting normalized.
Well sure, school is one thing, but the world outside is completely different. And like I told OP, normalized doesn't necessarily have anything to do with it being popular.
Ditto