Thanks for reminding me this side of the societal spectrum can be quite the cesspool.

Articles like these make me doubt the reading and critical thinking skills of some sankon users.

Shurelia is love!!!

“what if society tells you to jump off a bridge? will you?” Really? Obviously I’m not going to jump. That’s an extreme, vague, and unlikely situation. If you had thought constructively you could take any social movement or something from popular culture. Normal is ‘average’ within society. Unfortunately anime fans and gamers are not normal. [...]

Let’s bring it into the picture because you CAN define what is normal. Hell you said it yourself that: “when people and society dictate the ‘norms’ and ‘expectations’ and force nerds and girls alike to conform to societal norms and expectations.” Society defines what is normal. You can violate what is normal and get positive [...]

Of course it does. I never mentioned the birthrate though.

I’m here because I grew up enjoying anime and I’ve been lurking Sankon for ages. Nothing wrong with gaming in moderation, but not the biggest fan of figures though.

To the anon above, fuck football.

“Whatever the case, why are (so many) girls so picky, shallow and unaccommodating?” I could ask the same question about nerds. What’s wrong with a girl wanting her partner to have normal hobbies and actually take care of himself? Also, your partner complaining about your collection isn’t a red flag. It’s a test to see [...]

It does not necessarily follow that because food has calories then art carries a messages.

In some cases, a work my be just a guilty pleasure to consume. Anything you decide to take from it would be your interpretation.

The game isn’t even out yet and you’re bashing on it. Haters gonna hate.

The context is you’re confessing your feelings to her in hopes of her dumping the other guy. Cheating is wrong, but having her break up with the current boyfriend is another thing.

Sometimes, but a unhappy girl is easily persuaded.

Well sure, but if you’re serious about your girlfriend nothing more than friendship will come out of it. Nothing wrong with being a wingman.

It’s no mystery at all. “Bad boys” is just a misnomer. Not all “bad boys” are as bad as their girlfriends make them out to be. Setting truly abusive relationships aside, most women just bitch and exaggerate. If you like the damn girl let her know. Lots of guys lack the confidence (or think it’s [...]

Not everyone is a model. Fatties and uglies cosplay in Japan too. Get rid of that tunnel vision why don’t you.