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Ally95

709d

Okay so I'm an anime fan and one of my all-time favorite animes is InuYasha. When I was a kid I was completely upset with the show. While at work I saw a guy wearing in InuYasha shirt and I complimented it and he looks at me and as my anxiety goes up I already know what he's about to say. Him "You don't know nothing about this show." Me "Oh I know quite a lot about InuYasha. I used to wake up at 4:00 in the morning or stay awake until 4:00 in the morning just to watch it." Him "Where did it come on?" Me "Adult swim" Him "Wrong, it came on on tsunami" Me "It also used to air on adult swim on Saturdays at 11:30." Him "Yeah, you right on that, at least." 😮‍💨 Like why do I have to prove I enjoy the show? all I did was compliment his shirt and I got interrogated on one of my all-time favorite shows, how is that fair?

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    • BambiStar

      709d

      For some reason, men like to try and gatekeep things like anime and sci fi as if women haven't been here the entire time as foundational members of those communities

    • EmrysDunn

      708d

      People like this aren't worth your breathe. I know you probably hear that alot, but they genuinely aren't looking for you to be right, they want to be right, and they use your anxiousness against you. Basically, you can't win. But in the end, you know you watched the show, and that's all that really matters. If they want to look like an idiot for it let them. Also, I loved Inuyasha as a kid too, such a great show. My best route for shutting those people down is usually something like; after they say I don't know shit, I'd say " I distinctly remember binge watching the heck out of it, but think what you want I guess" in a sense, I'm matching their energy, and they don't know how to respond most of the time

    • SandraSunshine

      708d

      I hate when people do that. I walk way now when people do that.

    • PIPi_SOMETHING

      708d

      Its not, but its your favorite show - remember that. Don't let jerks make you feel bad for it or stop being your favorite. Good memories (and childhood )are rare and important to keeping you grounded and when your "lost"/ feel oit of control, make it your mantra and focus on that to come back.. Don't let them control how you feel - I think of it like driving cross country, your carvis going to get super dirty on the outside and sometime inside too. BUT the dirty on outside you can easily remove with car wash. And its gone..not important. Dont take it to heart or it will eat at you.🤗

    • BambiStar

      709d

      For some reason, men like to try and gatekeep things like anime and sci fi as if women haven't been here the entire time as foundational members of those communities

      • Ally95

        709d

        @BambiStar This isn't even the first time I had to defend myself to prove I've watched a certain anime. One dude question whether or not I knew the name of the dragon Ball z characters on his shirt. So I said "If you're talking about his birth name from when he was born on planet Vegeta it's Kakarot, but if you're talking about the name his adoptive human grandfather get him when he crashed on planet Earth it's Goku and the villain next to him is Frieza." He honestly looked at me shocked as if I shouldn't have known what I was talking about. 😮‍💨 I don't see why they feel the need to gate keep certain anime from us.

    • Kai36chambers

      709d

      People find any reason to hate

    • Ally95

      709d

      *I was obsessed with the show

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