[Naver] CGV staff accidentally says into mic "otakus are gross" at anime con

[satoori]

CGV staff accidentally says into mic "otakus are gross" at anime con

 

Article: Didn't know mic was still on "Otakus are gross"

Source: Joongang Ilbo via Naver

1. [+9,267, -2,866] But they are gross, what's wrong with saying what's true ㅠ

2. [+4,639, -1,252] I'm an otaku and I was there at the event. Everyone was staying quiet to be mindful of the virus but suddenly an announcement came on with that message ㅋㅋㅋ This is the first time in my life that I paid to be at an event where I was put down like that. When we were leaving, the person had their head in a bow, and I suppose that was their apology? Since when did a gesture become more important than words when apologizing?

3. [+3,456, -355] These people were enjoying their own hobby, it's not like they're getting in anyone's way? They're paying their own money to enjoy their happiness... Otakus are paying customers too.

4. [+2,570, -100] Damn, so they basically paid to be ridiculed at their own event. I feel bad for them.

5. [+2,756, -1,371] But it's fact ㅋㅋㅋ they're gross and disgusting

6. [+963, -64] You kids are missing the point. The point isn't whether otakus are gross or not.. it's about how out of line the staff was. Imagine if you went to a restaurant and the waitress told you your face was ugly, would you feel good..? Why are you kids so dense these days?

7. [+853, -39] But otakus are gross, especially when they get all happy over seeing young anime children in swimsuits ㅠㅜ

8. [+759, -16] It's not wrong to gossip but it was wrong of them to get caught

9. [+728, -22] The staff's problem wasn't putting down otakus but for making fun of their own customers. They're working in the service industry, how can you think of putting down your own customers? It doesn't matter what you personally think of otakus, you shouldn't be allowed to express those thoughts when you're serving them. The staff is deserving of criticism for that.

10. [+685, -90] The staff is right, though. Any otaku who thinks it's appropriate to travel all the way to CGV just to look at anime girls in bikinis during a pandemic is not normal.

11. [+363, -21] Think of it this way. Imagine if you were at a BTS concert and a staff accidentally left their mic on to say "stupid fangirls are noisy and scary", CGV would be in for a world of hurt. If you're working in service with this kind of mindset, you won't last in the industry for long.

12. [+316, -13] There are different types of otakus but the ones who get all horny over seeing naked 2D girls are gross indeed ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ

[satoori]

yikes

[Melany]

 lolicons and other creeps=/= normal otakus

also yeah that just rude, they even get hate at their own event

[lighterxx]

Just let people watch their animes without judging them 

Judge lolicons etc, otakus have no fault here rip

[FIRE BIRD]

Coming from a Roselia stan myself. People were in CGV to watch concert performed by voice actresses of those characters. Actual 3D girl bands with amazing performances. 

If anything judge the horny lolicons / pervs. They do exist in this fandom and they're not to be confused with the fans that actually love and appreciate the music.  

Add: Stream Fire Bird. Also fuck bushiroad for holding a concert in this pandemic tho

Edited August 23, 2020 by FIRE BIRD

[evil4life]

sheesh idk what messier the scandal or the comments since people are seriously just straight up generalizing okatus as all having the same personalities. 

[jeong jaehyuns boyfriend]

The audacity to diss the people that they’re making money off of....

[sakurahanabira]

5 hours ago, lighterxx said:

Just let people watch their animes without judging them 

Judge lolicons etc, otakus have no fault here rip

 

7 hours ago, Melany said:

 lolicons and other creeps=/= normal otakus

also yeah that just rude, they even get hate at their own event

Just want to point out that the word otaku traditionally has a negative reputation and stigma in Japan, and creeps like lolicons are exactly what a lot of older Japanese people think of when they hear the word "otaku." 

https://features.japantimes.co.jp/heisei-moments-part-7-obsession/

First introduced by essayist Akio Nakamori in 1983 to describe socially inept manga and anime-obsessed nerdy types who were known to address each other in absurdly polite terms, the word gained widespread notoriety in 1989 when a 26-year-old man named Tsutomu Miyazaki was arrested and later sentenced to death for killing and mutilating four girls, aged 4 to 7, and sexually molesting their corpses.

Police searches found thousands of video tapes cluttering the serial killer’s room, including anime and slasher films, leading mass media to dub Miyazaki the “otaku murderer,” a moniker that would tarnish the image of the social demographic for decades to come.

“Prior to Miyazaki, the public image of perpetrators of similar bizarre crimes were often of delinquents and those from complex upbringings,” says Kaichiro Morikawa, associate professor at the School of Global Japanese Studies at Meiji University and an expert on manga, anime, games and related popular culture.

“But talk shows began using the word otaku to describe the outwardly innocuous suspect who appeared to fit the stereotype the phrase conjures, imprinting the idea that these people are would-be criminals,” he says.

Reclaiming the subculture’s damaged reputation would soon begin in earnest, but the image of predominantly male, reclusive social outcasts living in their fantasy worlds embodied by Miyazaki haunts to this day.

“In retrospect, the Heisei Era (1989 to the present day) began with the worst possible introduction for the term otaku and has since been undergoing the process of neutralizing its negative connotations,” Morikawa says.

 

Edited August 24, 2020 by melancholic autumn

[lighterxx]

8 hours ago, melancholic autumn said:

 

Just want to point out that the word otaku traditionally has a negative reputation and stigma in Japan, and creeps like lolicons are exactly what a lot of older Japanese people think of when they hear the word "otaku." 

https://features.japantimes.co.jp/heisei-moments-part-7-obsession/

 

 

Otaku is also used as normal anime fan in many countries. They are not all killers im-

[Anii]

Let them enjoy....it's just their hobby. I agree with the rest that lolicons shouldn't be spared. 

[sakurahanabira]

5 hours ago, lighterxx said:

Otaku is also used as normal anime fan in many countries. They are not all killers im-

that's because anime fans in other countries put a positive spin on the term. But while more and especially the younger Japanese generation feel less negative about the term than the older generations, the term is still seen negatively in Japan due to the social stigma against it thanks to the media who blamed Tsutomu Miyazaki for his murders on him being an otaku. 

[lighterxx]

4 hours ago, melancholic autumn said:

that's because anime fans in other countries put a positive spin on the term. But while more and especially the younger Japanese generation feel less negative about the term than the older generations, the term is still seen negatively in Japan due to the social stigma against it thanks to the media who blamed Tsutomu Miyazaki for his murders on him being an otaku. 

But this issue is not from Japan o.o hell its even in a space special for anime

Its plain unprofessional no matter what in my view

I'm glad negative words are gaining positive meanings with time tho

[Mami3chan]

On 8/23/2020 at 11:07 PM, satoori said:

1. [+9,267, -2,866] But they are gross, what's wrong with saying what's true ㅠ

look at the upvotes aigoo the stigma is still strong lol