VIDEO: SNL pokes fun at fans with "J-pop America Fun Time Now!"
Weeaboos, watch out!
I haven't watched Saturday Night Live in about half a million years, but apparently; last night's show contained a scathing depiction of US fans of Japanese pop culture via a J-pop America Fun Time Now! skit complete with horrible pronounciation, non-stop giggling, even a Candy Candy reference. Watch the clip and decide if you think it's funny, lame, or frighteningly accurate!
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Wow u lasted that long! After 0:49 I said fuck this
after 5:10 the video refused to let me watch anymore of it. I LAUGHED so hard because its entirely true. Go to an anime convention and you will see a good portion of the fanbase act like this whilst swinging their yaoi paddles. If you people think this is rude you should REALLY learn to lighten up and take things with a grain of salt(as the saying goes.)
i go to many anime conventions. i never see this. LOL.
oh gosh. haha
the professor is the most accurate
Oct 16, 2011 by kitsuneshoujo
SNL hasnt been funny since the 80s when the likes of Steve Martin and Gene Wilder and Gilda Radner were on the show.
I think their homage to 'Candy Candy' was unintentional. Their is funny, and their is just being rude. This is just rude.
This is really crap and rude. American TV is annoying for doing this
the whole time I was like e.e WTF?
Oct 16, 2011 by SirRandolf
um, yeah, this would go under not funny. I don't know if this just stems from not understanding anime fans and the culture, or just taking a few stereotypes and trying to wring jokes out of them. But really, when was SNL funny? 10 years ago maybe? it has become just another sad cliche, just as much as the things it tries to make fun of.
Oct 16, 2011 by SirRandolf
ok, apparently I don't know what year it is, meant 20-30 years ago...-_- hey time stands still for me!
That's too dang funny xDXD
Oct 16, 2011 by AnimeNut72
I watched about half of it, it's rather painful to watch. Not because it's true or an accurate representation of our fandom but because it was just rude and idiotic. SNL is extremely bad these days.
i agree, it's just so streatypical
Oct 16, 2011 by nerdfromhel
What is most comedy? Poking, and I mean poking (gently or with an iron skewer doesn't matter) at stereotypes is kind of a major foundation of most humor.
Stereotypes emerge from actual differences, and are by no means accurate to any single individual (usually), but they are still based on some common perception, and when used for purposes in stories are stretched for effect. No one watches SNL for realistic accurate news reporting, and intelligent people don't assume that stereotypes are going to be true about the person who greets them kindly (Handshake, bow, whatever the culture expects).
So what's wrong of poking fun at stereotypes? The first minute was hard to watch, but as soon as the proffesor comes in the entire skit switched to being funny.
Stereotypes emerge from actual differences, and are by no means accurate to any single individual (usually), but they are still based on some common perception, and when used for purposes in stories are stretched for effect. No one watches SNL for realistic accurate news reporting, and intelligent people don't assume that stereotypes are going to be true about the person who greets them kindly (Handshake, bow, whatever the culture expects).
So what's wrong of poking fun at stereotypes? The first minute was hard to watch, but as soon as the proffesor comes in the entire skit switched to being funny.
I died laughing last night when this came on (literally when I saw the fake title card; my mom gave me a funny look because she had no idea what it was going to be). Seriously, it's hilarious. If you are these people, go somewhere and hide from the rest of the world. It's fine to like anime and even have fun at cons and nerd out at times (hell, I do it often enough), but seriously, acting like this is ridiculous and yes, it happens.
tl;dr? HILARIOUS and yes, Grim22x7, the professor is the most accurate (and best part, "DON'T YOU DARE PIN THIS ON ME!")
tl;dr? HILARIOUS and yes, Grim22x7, the professor is the most accurate (and best part, "DON'T YOU DARE PIN THIS ON ME!")
they where making fun of the super-otaku fandom and the "american fans who think their japanese because they watch anime and secretly hate america", not the otakus who watch, love, and enjoy it without going overboard. i had a friend in texas who was like this, she dressed like a fucking naruto character every day to school with an akatsuki robe and a headband and would dress like this every day and even try to speak slurred and poorly pronounced japanese.
tl:dr- if this isnt you, dont get offended. i found it funny and i good taste because i know thre are people like this.
tl:dr- if this isnt you, dont get offended. i found it funny and i good taste because i know thre are people like this.
sadly, yes
Oct 16, 2011 by thatreevesgirl
Yes, people like this exist. They get beat up a lot. My friend is a teacher in a small town in Nebraska, and there was a kid who dressed up like Itachi every day.
I'm just sad that they didn't parody the creepy old men that always seem to hang around anime cons and take pictures of fourteen year old girls in short skirts. I will never unlive my experience with the guy I deem "Scary Unicorn Guy" who would not leave my artist table at Anime Iowa, and had to talk to my socially awkward studio member about the joys of Sailor Moon and how pure all the sailor scouts were and ideal and it just got weirder. He was decked out in a sparkly blue robe, a unicorn horn, a wizard hat, and a sailor moon t-shirt. He was so awesomely pedofile...ish (that's a word, right?). It still gives me the creeps today thinking about it.
I'm just sad that they didn't parody the creepy old men that always seem to hang around anime cons and take pictures of fourteen year old girls in short skirts. I will never unlive my experience with the guy I deem "Scary Unicorn Guy" who would not leave my artist table at Anime Iowa, and had to talk to my socially awkward studio member about the joys of Sailor Moon and how pure all the sailor scouts were and ideal and it just got weirder. He was decked out in a sparkly blue robe, a unicorn horn, a wizard hat, and a sailor moon t-shirt. He was so awesomely pedofile...ish (that's a word, right?). It still gives me the creeps today thinking about it.
Oct 16, 2011 by Duck_Waters
Man, I don't think SNL did enough homework. A more accurate lampooning would have just as mean, but funnier.
Oct 16, 2011 by thatreevesgirl
Yeah, but then the general populace wouldn't have gotten it. It would have been too much of an inside joke for people who watch anime. Good joke writing doesn't do that, it takes small idiosyncrasies and exaggerates them.
well.... they did say they were from Michigan State...
This did suck, only funny part was when that random guy poped in and stayed sorry for what they did.
OMG i wish this never aired.............
OMG i wish this never aired.............
Oct 16, 2011 by mirrinigma
There is nothing to take offense about. The fact is that a large portion of the fanbase actually acts like this.
It was the first SNL anything to make me laugh in a long time.
It was the first SNL anything to make me laugh in a long time.
I cracked up at this. I think the people complaining about how "inaccurate" this is don't realize that that is probably the whole joke.
The only parts that were funny were the professor's lines. Everything else was...... bearable.
im not raciest my girl friend is Japanese lol . there is some humor in it, i think it could have been a lot more better and more funny-er if they did there home work . ^_^
Oh god, Americans trying to act Japanese.... doesn't work out. >.<
I do agree watching this is painful; this is why most American TV sucks nowadays.
I do agree watching this is painful; this is why most American TV sucks nowadays.
Actually, I already knew people looked at weeaboos like this.
Oct 16, 2011 by mirrinigma
People look at them like this, because there are people who are actually like this.
<wall of text on stereotypes exist for a reason>
<wall of text on stereotypes exist for a reason>
weeaboos. i was trying to think of that word the entire time i was watching,,,,,
pleez, this is hilarious lol
so many comedy shows do just this; take stereo types and blow them out of proportion for laughs
u guys backlash at this cuz its directed somewhat towards u
so many comedy shows do just this; take stereo types and blow them out of proportion for laughs
u guys backlash at this cuz its directed somewhat towards u
Oct 16, 2011 by wildfirehart
I think I want to bang their heads together just to hear the empty clanging sound but I am too busy being sick at the moment. This so beyong wrong!
Oct 16, 2011 by zansabarshadow
That was so bad and not funny, like others have said it was so painful to watch.
Oct 16, 2011 by TerraGamerX
I watched it with highly negative expectations since SNL hasn't humored me well in quite some time. And indeed that was met, I wasn't humored. But I see nothing to hate about the act itself. It was done in good taste, since it wasn't a "it's funny because it's true" kind of humor. It was also well done, they butchered things to hell while having a consistent performance as they intended ("guesturu" really caught my attention for their intended quality).
As much as I'd rather not put this kind of joking in mainstream comedy and risking ignorant viewers absorbing it in the wrong manner (which will happen / has already happened somewhere), the bottom line is that comedians make fun of every niche and hobby possible. This isn't some product of being viewed negatively. I could pick anything I don't like, like sports, and find a comedian somewhere that has made it look ridiculous and as desirable as some plague. It makes sense that their range of content covering will in inevitably do the same to things I do like. Nothing special about this case.
I do know it could have been better however. Racist humor is a good example. Many try it because it can be accepted as a shot at comedy, yet many fail and make themselves look bad. But then you've got people who can specialize in it like George Lopez and realize the potential of the mode of humor.
The least appropriate way to react to this kind of content is give the image that anime fans are vicious people that would do a witch hunt for each instance of harm to their religion. I'm very literally an otaku, but reacting negatively to this can do more harm than this content itself, as what you emote outwardly is solid fact unlike this which is defined from the start as different from reality.
As much as I'd rather not put this kind of joking in mainstream comedy and risking ignorant viewers absorbing it in the wrong manner (which will happen / has already happened somewhere), the bottom line is that comedians make fun of every niche and hobby possible. This isn't some product of being viewed negatively. I could pick anything I don't like, like sports, and find a comedian somewhere that has made it look ridiculous and as desirable as some plague. It makes sense that their range of content covering will in inevitably do the same to things I do like. Nothing special about this case.
I do know it could have been better however. Racist humor is a good example. Many try it because it can be accepted as a shot at comedy, yet many fail and make themselves look bad. But then you've got people who can specialize in it like George Lopez and realize the potential of the mode of humor.
The least appropriate way to react to this kind of content is give the image that anime fans are vicious people that would do a witch hunt for each instance of harm to their religion. I'm very literally an otaku, but reacting negatively to this can do more harm than this content itself, as what you emote outwardly is solid fact unlike this which is defined from the start as different from reality.
Oct 16, 2011 by meygaera
Exactly, remember the World of Warcraft parody on South Park? They REALLY did their research on that and definitely came up with one of the best parodies ever. I think this one could have been done better, but it wasn't as bad as college humor's anime guy on a date http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=66hSiRgbgX0 You could tell they only did half assed research. I can't believe they didn't even mention nose-bleeds.
Oct 16, 2011 by kitsuneshoujo
Considering that you are on this site, does that make you a "weebo" too? I think it does. Otherwise you wouldnt have a subscription. :p
Wrong! Just because someone likes anime a lot and, say, has a subscription to a streaming site like Crunchyroll, does not automatically make them a "weebo" (which, just for the record, is actually supposed to be "weaboo"). One can have strong interests in something and not be a total crazy. Way to make a huge generalization. :/
I thought weaboo were people who are like obsessed with the japanese. You know, using japanese words in sentences and whatnot (or at least that's how I remember it).
definition: Weeaboo: an american (white, hispanic, black, ect) that thinks their japanese in the assumption that watching anime, reading manga, and collecting japanese toys makes them so. note to point, watching anime or doing any of the fore mentioned activities does not mean you are a weeaboo, but that you take it in as a form of art, as it should be.
so, i have a sub. but that doesnt make me a weeaboo, as i embrace my american heritage, and learn and respect japanese culture, thus, i find anime fun to watch, manga fun to read, and i do buy gundam model kit.
so, i have a sub. but that doesnt make me a weeaboo, as i embrace my american heritage, and learn and respect japanese culture, thus, i find anime fun to watch, manga fun to read, and i do buy gundam model kit.
Oct 16, 2011 by SirRandolf
Yeah, you can't really say "I'm cool, unlike all the other people here..."
Oct 16, 2011 by entanglednthorns
THIS IS SO ACCURATE FOR 99% OF PEOPLE I KNOW.
I'm part of the 1% that isn't. I cringe every time I go near someone like that. In highschool, my class was pretty much made of those kinds of people and Sensei would always correct them. In Japanese Club, the amount of these people doubled until we weeded them out with real culture. >>
I'm part of the 1% that isn't. I cringe every time I go near someone like that. In highschool, my class was pretty much made of those kinds of people and Sensei would always correct them. In Japanese Club, the amount of these people doubled until we weeded them out with real culture. >>
Oct 16, 2011 by chao_sweetie
This was HILARIOUS !!!! I love the Sailor Moon cosplay..lol.. Okay.. I have actually met people like this. Guys who think just because they have a Japanese(Japanese American who has never been to Japan) Girlfriend they are the leading authority on all things Japanese. And girls who go around adding -Kun, -Chan or -Senpai to names and peace signing on every picture. For those who are upset at this, you may be guilty of doing some of the things that they made fun of. Me.. I have add a -chan at the end of guys name Ken. However, I do not blur the lines of J Pop Culture and Japanese real culture. The Japanese are influenced by what they see on TV and so are we. We watch videos and think how cool it is. So we imitate what we think is Japanese culture. But the JPOP(not just the music) culture is a small part of it like the professor said. So before making any judgements about the skit.. watch it in it's entirety.. it's entertaining.
American TV is to censored that's why alot of us re-fur to fore-an files and subtitles for a better sores of entertainment and if SNL is the rudest we can get & u get offended by it thats pertty sad :(
......words can not describe
Oct 16, 2011 by dougeprofile
Are Japanese trying to act American (or anime characters depicting westerners) any better?
Oct 16, 2011 by Heroicxidiot
0:39 seconds and I stopped. This feels so insulting to us Otakus. How is this even funny? I fail to see how this is how we all act like. We don't talk like that,only thing I could connect that is if English is a Japanese person's second language. Japanese is spoken at a faster pace than english. I get insulted at anything that parodies the Otaku culture,and Japan itself. Especially if it involves America,because THIS is how they see Otakus and Japan.
Lemme guess... you're a republican?
Oct 16, 2011 by kitsuneshoujo
To everyone who is getting insulted by this crap, just remember that SNL is the lowest common denominator when it comes to comedy. Think of Laurel and Hardy, and then remove the humour from the show, and you have SNL.
Aww weaboos and Japanophile people offended..? F*** them, this is damn hilarious.
well, you know, some fans are a bit over the top and silly. I've seen people be complete idiots at cons, and ot makes a negative impression for the rest of us.
I wasn't really laughing out loud at this. I'm also not offended. But I think, if they really wanted to make fun of our fandom.......I don't know, there could have been better cliches to pick on. Yes, it was really stupid. I don't know why CR offers the option of "frighteningly accurate".
Yes, there are invariably weebos out there. But this was stupid. And I usually like parodies and things.
Yes, there are invariably weebos out there. But this was stupid. And I usually like parodies and things.
scraping for skits? gave it till he started singing his solo, may come back to it, but I'm lacking the patience for stupid this morning.
Ok, watched this again, not overly funny. The Professor was the best and funniest part of the skit. I'd probably smack the idiot out of these people if I ran across them.
this is so stupid, I don't know where to begin describing how stupid this is. lame older people who take a weeabo stereotype and wring it out. If I saw these kind of ppl in real life, I would shake my head in pity and go out of my way to avoid them. /facepalm
(reads some of comments) WOW! You people know someone who acts like this??? woooooww.......
personally, i thought it was funny
Oct 16, 2011 by hurricanevenus
this is probably how america views otaku because this is how so many of them act! stereotypes exist for a reason; not because someone felt like creating one, but because a majority of people view a group in a certain way. i don't consider myself a HUGE anime fan but i've been watching and collecting for about 10 years, and there are lots of people who are just a smidge away from this parody. unless they want to come off as hypocritical or defensive, they should just admit that their interest is not mainstream enough for most people to understand, so yes, it is going to be lampooned. i think a lot of the comments on here prove that many otaku are elitist and want everyone to understand them, yet want to retain their "exclusivity". pick one and just stop complaining.
Oct 16, 2011 by Kalazor
I like this person and I personally found it funny. I also am amused by the people who "refuse" to watch this after a few seconds of it because they think it is SO rude. That means that they identify with those stereotypes so much that they themselves are the ones being made fun of. So in a nutshell, that means that this skit was accurate enough to produce a reaction strong enough to upset a majority of the Crunchyroll community :D (which I find amusing as well)
THANK YOU.
I seriously don't know what to say about this... o_e
...what the hell did i just watch
Americans trying to be Japanese, it's really this funny to me.
I haven't watched SNL in like forever, and because of this I dont want to watch it ever again. This is offensive to those who are not obsessive like me. >:(
This is much worse then those kids who talk crap about Miku Hatsune.
This is much worse then those kids who talk crap about Miku Hatsune.
Oct 16, 2011 by scye27
This was hard to watch, but still had some pretty accurate moments. I think I chuckled somewhere in there too. I think if more American TV slowly incorporated small bits of information about the Japanese culture in general, and not only this sort of thing, then it may be easier to tell people you like learning about Japan and not get a *frreeaaak* look.
ya know the worst part, even in school in my "world" history class, there was no mention of Asian history or culture. so I've had to get by what I've learned from anime and dynasty warriors. I don't know if its been the same for other people but I'm sure I'm not in the minority.
Oct 16, 2011 by agila61
Definitely for me. I only know anything about the unification of Korea and the Josean dynasty ~ the longest lasting Confucian dynasty in Asia ~ because of looking up things in Wikipedia that I didn't understand in historical K-dramas. And that included looking up the different Chinese dynasties, since historical K-dramas have so many "Chinese envoy" plots.
... I thought it was kinda funny.
Oct 16, 2011 by SPSkun
I ROFL'ed SO HARD at this. Face it, you KNOW people like the kids in the video, and the Japanese probably thinik of Western fans this way, TBH. And the professor? BEST PART. These kinds of people seem to be the ones that almost always flunk Japanese 101 ("WHAT? THE VERBS ARE AT THE END OF SENTENCES?") and have NO CLUE about Japanese culture outside of J-pop and anime...and the American "r" sounds. The mispronunciation is so true!
It could stand to be funnier, though. When the buy said his girlfriend was Japanese, I expected to see a love pillow with an anime character printed on it, or have the prof call him out on how his "girlfriend" wasn't real...
It could stand to be funnier, though. When the buy said his girlfriend was Japanese, I expected to see a love pillow with an anime character printed on it, or have the prof call him out on how his "girlfriend" wasn't real...
Remember everyone. There is no fandom that isn't above being lampooned.
Oct 16, 2011 by xyukihirokunx
Lol, I thought it was pretty funny. It is exaggerated, but I feel like some otaku really think like this.
Oct 16, 2011 by Yunesakura
a lot of you guys might be insulted by this video which is reasonable but it is sadly reflective of a small percentage of american otaku. I've actually seen ppl act in an incredibly similar fashion to the way SNL depicted them. It wasnt funny though; I don't really see what the writers thought was funny about that skit.
Oct 16, 2011 by SirRandolf
I guess, what I don't understand is, so what? if people act that way, why do people feel it is their sworn duty to set them straight and make fun of them? it just shouldn't be a problem, people can act however they want, there are people that don't like how you act, or how I act, and ganging up on people never really solved anything.
Oct 16, 2011 by lostSoul43
lol that was the funniest sketch they did ,,,and it was not pokin fun at the anime comunity it was pokin fun at the extreme nutters ...that keep trying to influence the anime cominuty with there wierd antics and made up guide lines ...of what it is to be a fan and to enjoy the great works of its many memebers and creators.. in a way Snl...has its own crazy nutters and true fallowers..that have evolved ..just like the anime world Evolved into this amazing comunity of friends and fallowers... so cheers SNL...for pokin fun of our own crazy fans ..we too have said...*OH NOOOOO DON'T YOU DARE PUT THIS ON ME ...... ** XD XD XD.....
Oct 16, 2011 by SirRandolf
\That people consider this "good' these days, it is just sad. And these same people make fun of others, its like watching a five year old make fun of Shakespeare and think they are cool.
Oct 16, 2011 by Sakura-chan73
I honestly didn't find it funny.I wasn't offended by it either I just think they are just clueless about anime fandom. The only thing that was kind of funny was their "sensei" comments
Bahaha! wow, now that's hilarious!! If you can laugh at yourself or your interests, someone will do it for you. SNL parodies a lot of things. Chill folks.
especially the bit where he said they were walking a fine line between homage and racism. ha
people, you need to learn to laugh at yourselves sometimes. and if you aren't like this then they're not talking about you so what's the problem? You guys are acting like the people they're making fun of SHOULDN'T be made fun of. Really though, they need to be made fun of. They're ridiculous. And it's not like its an inaccurate representation. Have you been to a convention? These people DO exist and they act pretty much just like this.
lol too true. honestly, my first reaction to it was embarrassment, but then i thought 'why am i embarrassed when i know i'm not like that?'
Oct 16, 2011 by Shinji_11923
I've only watched 2 minutes but I think it represents my time @ MSU.
I started hearing about this through status updates from other alumni.
I started hearing about this through status updates from other alumni.
it was funny, but so lame. maybe if they used a small ammount of japanese in there it would be worth it.
Oct 16, 2011 by mh0w4rd
People seem to forget that the whole point of SNL is satire, which is exactly what this is. Yes I took offense because this is a lot of my life too, but seriously, they are just doing their job and if we are either taking offense or finding it funny then that means they are doing their job right!
I have mixed feelings about it, honestly, but I wont hate them for it. Nice seeing them take their attention away from politics for once.
I have mixed feelings about it, honestly, but I wont hate them for it. Nice seeing them take their attention away from politics for once.
Lol I like how people are taking this as a direct insult to "us otakus" xD Jeez it's not like SNL is declaring a freaking genocide against otakus. chill teh fook auoot guyz :p
Oct 16, 2011 by lifeincircuit
I did not take the remotest bit of offense to this...mainly because I don't do any of this. I have met people who do, and it's ridiculous. I laughed.
Oct 16, 2011 by heselamdewil
The only thing that was somewhat funny was the professor trying to distance himself from the show. One thing I have to say about this is that now when someone sees another buying anime, that person is going to wrongly stereo-type them as someone who acts like that and they would be sorely wrong most of the time. Sure there is a small portion of anime fandom that may act like that but in all my years of being a fan myself I've yet to meet someone who likes anime who is like this...
Oct 16, 2011 by legoninjacereal
I am one of the club officers of the Michigan State Anime Club, and needless to say, this took me by surprise. Why they chose MSU, I'll never know.
some people seem to be getting worked up over nothing...
Oct 16, 2011 by Diedpraying
i find this very offensive to my Asian culture and really should be taken off. they do not need to talk like that and it is very discriminating.
"smiled best was professor " you are bored on the line of homage to racsicm and no what they made a pardoy of weaaboism.
Darn you...Darn you WEEABOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
Oct 16, 2011 by happymangagirl
Sorry but it made me laugh. I know way too many people like this, but usually 15 and under from church. They wear their neko-mimi and talk in horribly pronounced japanese words and laugh like people in the anime, just like this skit. It makes me shake my head in dissaproval but the worst of it was them calling me "sensei" because i'm older than all of them and own all the manga/anime they'd like to own *sigh* o.O Yep, it's hilarious!!!! There is really out there a sub-culture of fans of everything japanese who know nothing of Japan. My japanese foreign exchange daughter made it clear and obvious LOL ;) and so did our Japanese History teacher and language teachers. Don't be upset, we all like to cosplay and have fun with the things we love!!! Let's be proud of who we are!!! ;) And laugh at the exaggerated cartoon-like stereotypes they use to make fun of us ;)
Oct 16, 2011 by sakuranbochan
omg this is terribly rude and a horrible representation of the american fan base.
Oct 16, 2011 by ichigo0213
ikr, it makes us seem stupid, seriosuly though its really lame, and stupid..
OMFG this was hilarious dadada. And by Hilarious I mean so bad it had me on the floor holding my sides... I've heard "serous" podcasts that honestly sound Just like this and having run an anime club for 10yrs a lot of the ppl who showed up WERE like this (and that being one of the reasons I couldn't take it anymore LOL). I guess you have had to experienced this in real life to find this funny
Oct 16, 2011 by ShadowABCXYZ
I cant even watch it, I am not in the right region, anyone care to fill me in, or tell me how to watch it?
Oct 16, 2011 by TariMithrandir
I read the comments before watching and was ready to cringe... But I have to admit I laughed. It was horribly done (as is pretty much all SNL now...) but the professor was enough to make me LOL
Oct 16, 2011 by lifeincircuit
The thing is, they said NOWHERE that this is what all or most anime/etc fans are like. They simply made fun of how some people are, and it was vaguely accurate. If you don't act this way, then you have nothing to be offended over.
My fellow Japanese popular culture fans -
Don't be offended by this. After all, they have none of their facts straight. If you find yourself offended by this, you are just stooping to their level. You're better than that. ;)
Don't be offended by this. After all, they have none of their facts straight. If you find yourself offended by this, you are just stooping to their level. You're better than that. ;)
Obviously ppl dont know how to laugh at themselves. I cosplay, I sing Japanese songs and speak little bits of Japanese to my friends. Do I get called a weaboo? Yes, I do, but you have to admit this was HILARIOUS!!! >.< Ppl who dont laugh at this have like sticks up their asses or something.
Oct 16, 2011 by Greylurker
SNL is still on? wow ...it stopped being funny 10 years ago I figured it would have been canceled by now.
I think what they were poking fun at is hilarious. So many people have a very narrow view, apply it broadly, and almost always, wildly inaccurately.
Although the skit itself was not very funny, sans sensei.
Although the skit itself was not very funny, sans sensei.
UGGGH. There are way to many people here taking offence to this. Seriously it's making fun of weaboos, it's not offensive to japan. I'll be the one to say I LIKED THIS.
Really people, your taking SNL seriously?! COME ON!!! Its SNL, nothing is suppose to be taken serious because its a comedy skit show. Lighten up! I watched the whole thing and thought it was funny.
Drag those otakus, SNL. DRAG THEM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Lmfao jk
wow. that was bad.
There's no way to know if some of the "jokes" were intentional or just not researched...at all. Is the fact that the only honorific they seem to know is "-san" supposed to be the joke, or could the SNL writers not be bothered to stimulate their brain cells?
Oct 16, 2011 by BurntNipples
I have two problems with this:
1. It wasn't funny.
2. The subject of the skit was like shooting fish in a barrel which means to stand out and make the skit reasonable it really needs to be exceptionally funny, but see problem one.
1. It wasn't funny.
2. The subject of the skit was like shooting fish in a barrel which means to stand out and make the skit reasonable it really needs to be exceptionally funny, but see problem one.
Oct 16, 2011 by Ikutos-Lady-Amu
OH MY GOD THESE JACKASSES!!!!!!!!!!!! SOMEBODY SUE THEM, THEY'RE BEING SUPER RACIST!!! SOMEBODY FRIKIN SUE THEM!!!! ANYONE ELSE WANT TO JOIN ME AND SEND THEM A HATE LETTER IS WELCOME
Oct 16, 2011 by ichigo0213
*raise my hand* yes.. lets send these ignorant jackasses a hate letter..
This wasn't so funny... :P
Oct 16, 2011 by corsair857
not half as bad as some people making it out to be. Though that isnt to say its that great either.
a lot of snl is unfunny, but i thought that this was relatively funny
Hahaha! They will deny it, but some people are this bad. Scary.
that was awesome... " i have a japanese girlfriend.." haha
Oct 16, 2011 by JKarma
Pretty cringe-worthy. Although it seems crazy, there are actually people like this, but I haven't seen any since high school which was almost a decade ago. But I imagine it's still around. I wouldn't be surprised. The professor makes it funny, the rest is not. I don't find it offensive, just dumb. The live audience isn't even laughing.
Oct 16, 2011 by KaiserSosei
I laughed soooo hard at this. Yes, the best part was "Sensei Mark" and his quick one liners, followed by that frightening shot of Fred Armisen eating ramen. Hilarious!! Especially that "No Don't you dare pin this on me" remark. I hope they do this skit again and again just like they did with" Wayne's World" or "Goth Talk" or those other classic parodies.
Next time they should have like "our special guest this week is our university's new foreign exchange student from Japan" and have this guy come in and he's like totally with professor Mark on all this an is giving them weird looks the whole time they're asking him stupid questions about his fav anime or whatever. That would be funny as Hell!
Next time they should have like "our special guest this week is our university's new foreign exchange student from Japan" and have this guy come in and he's like totally with professor Mark on all this an is giving them weird looks the whole time they're asking him stupid questions about his fav anime or whatever. That would be funny as Hell!
I don't understand why people are getting so butthurt about this...I freaking love this!!
it was hilarious. i am guessing those that got offended by it are exactly like that :P
it was hilarious. i am guessing those that got offended by it are exactly like that :P
it was only funny when the teacher corrected them other than that it was fail
Oct 16, 2011 by TurboTaco
Sensei Mark was the best part. You gotta love the straight man bit (straight as in the serious/normal/level headed person in a comedy bit. Not a description of his or her sexual perference). While to a bit of an extreme on a general bases, I think this is pretty accurate. People indiscriminately paddling or threatening to spank someone with a Yaoi paddle does not a good example make despite being the loudest and most noticable one. Well, maybe not for college kids and older but definitely for newer hardcore fans, weebos, and younger folks. I remember a great many arguments with people with this level of... "enthusaism". Heck, I was like this for a bit too with the whole "Japan is awesome" mindset when I first got into anime. Luckily that didn't last very long and i still ended up loving anime so a win win in my book. Though my wallet disagrees at times...
Oct 16, 2011 by Duero
It's funny and frightening because it reminds me of a number of small groups I've seen roaming around anime conventions before. I don't see any reason to take offense to it, unless it strikes too close to home. I think we all know those certain people...... (people that throw out random Japanese words on CR posts) >.>
Dayton Beach-dada. lol
The "Sensei" is what made the 5+ min tolerable. Ooow!
Still, SNL = crap
The "Sensei" is what made the 5+ min tolerable. Ooow!
Still, SNL = crap
Oct 16, 2011 by letalis-san
ok....it was pretty dumb imo. Was trying to hard to make fun of something and not rly understanding it. The only funny/worthwhile part was their teacher. Everything else overboard...typical SNL fashion lol.
Oct 16, 2011 by missnthrope
*heh heh*
One of the reasons I don't go to cons.
You kids taking offense at this don't think this is the way you act? You do. You absolutely do.
I love the line where their professor observes "You guys are waling a fine line between 'homage' and 'racism'." --Which echoes my sentiments when I see the behavior of Con attendees.
One of the reasons I don't go to cons.
You kids taking offense at this don't think this is the way you act? You do. You absolutely do.
I love the line where their professor observes "You guys are waling a fine line between 'homage' and 'racism'." --Which echoes my sentiments when I see the behavior of Con attendees.
Oct 16, 2011 by vampko
To be fair, judging people on how they act at cons is not all that fair. I know for me, when I'm at a con, it's my time to just let loose and be silly and not care at all what others think. And just be super weaboo to the max. Because it's a con about what I love, and I don't want to let some disgruntled people ruin that experience ~
When I'm outside of cons, I know what to rein in, and when to stop. But at a con, I see no reason to bend to society's will.
When I'm outside of cons, I know what to rein in, and when to stop. But at a con, I see no reason to bend to society's will.
Oct 16, 2011 by SirRandolf
This. If people want to have fun, be crazy and act weird, then let them. To me, its the people who are making fun of these people that are 'up tight'. don't be so self conscious and feel free to break conventions, you don't have to act like everyone else. Picking on people that society feels are different, strange, or labels outcasts , is just a way to maintain statuesque. I would think members of such a small minority [anime fans] would be against such bullying.
Oct 16, 2011 by TurboTaco
Well this is true to an extent. People do need to be able to let loose and express themselves. Sometimes individuals feels confined and needs these places to unwind. But it also stands to argue that as a person, you shouldn't need to unwind like this in special places. At least eventually. If you truly need these places to kinda hide in to actually express yourself then you need to work on your confidence more and truly take hold of the "don't be so self conscious and feel free to break conventions" mindset. Being defensive about this doesn't fit into that mindset. The point of the mindset is that are love for anime is normal and you should feel that it is. To get beyond that feeling that others see us as different but be okay even if that's how they see us after they learn more. Confidence in your fandom.
But at a younger age where life gets pretty hectic you'll need these places. But understand that these people aren't at mindset they advocate they have yet. Growth is still taking place. They still need to better grasp the concept of just goofing around, letting loose and having fun as oppose to being annoying in public and rude to strangers. If other people and strangers don't find it funny; your probably doing it wrong. Not being able to realize when your bothering others and reign it in after your fun was had means you still need to grow too. While cons may be the place these people need to unwind, they don't own them and they are meant for all ranges of fans. Not just the weebos and their yaoi paddles.
But at a younger age where life gets pretty hectic you'll need these places. But understand that these people aren't at mindset they advocate they have yet. Growth is still taking place. They still need to better grasp the concept of just goofing around, letting loose and having fun as oppose to being annoying in public and rude to strangers. If other people and strangers don't find it funny; your probably doing it wrong. Not being able to realize when your bothering others and reign it in after your fun was had means you still need to grow too. While cons may be the place these people need to unwind, they don't own them and they are meant for all ranges of fans. Not just the weebos and their yaoi paddles.
Oct 16, 2011 by TurboTaco
I'm also not saying for you guys to be "normal" or "boring". One of the reasons people get into anime is because of how interesting the stories or premises generally are. My point is that you need to be confident enough that you can talk about anime or just do weird, off beat stuff in public and not feel that your being judged. Confining these moments to events and not being able act the same in public without the intent of "showcasing" ones confidence isn't a sign of confidence. People like that are the real boring ones once you starting getting past all of the "enthusiasm".
Oct 16, 2011 by SirRandolf
However, when ever someone acts in a way that is not socially acceptably, they will be ostracized and bullied until they do. ex. told they should die, have never been born ex. This doesn't just go on is high school, it continues well into college and adult life. I guess what I am struck by most when I see people's interactions is the constant tendency to put each other down, and also the normalcy that this seems to have.
Oct 16, 2011 by vampko
I am well proud and open about my love for anime. I even have a Sayaka and Kyouko Keychain that I proudly dangle from my pocket as I walk that jingles because I have a cat bell with it ~
I am just saying, that at a con, I can be a total nut. Like I am at home. Except I get to be a nut with a LOT more people than normal. That's what I love so much about cons. There's all those people around you who also love anime, and everyone has sooo much in common. And you can partake in weabooness with others ~
Believe me, I still get called a weaboo most everywhere I go xD (Though I only consider myself half-weaboo, basically, I've grown-up a lot, and know a lot about Japan and its culture and respect it. But I still obsess about it waaaay too much. And I throw Japanese words/phrases in my everyday speech :P)
I am just saying, that at a con, I can be a total nut. Like I am at home. Except I get to be a nut with a LOT more people than normal. That's what I love so much about cons. There's all those people around you who also love anime, and everyone has sooo much in common. And you can partake in weabooness with others ~
Believe me, I still get called a weaboo most everywhere I go xD (Though I only consider myself half-weaboo, basically, I've grown-up a lot, and know a lot about Japan and its culture and respect it. But I still obsess about it waaaay too much. And I throw Japanese words/phrases in my everyday speech :P)
Oct 16, 2011 by SirRandolf
Hardly any one feels confident enough about themselves that when someone comes up to them and says "Hey, do you know how stupid you look" they can just brush it off.
I hate to say it, but I've met people like this. The fans that do this kind of stuff is why Anime fans are all labeled as gross in a way. I didn't find it funny, just sad.
Although I did love the teacher. He was the funniest part.
Oct 16, 2011 by Mad_Loner
SNL sucks, but judging from the comments a lot of people already know that. I really don't care about what this skit shows because while I don't act like that anyone who does is free to do so. I'd rather hang out with people like that in real life than anyone who works on SNL these days because it would be much more entertaining.
SNL has no focus on who their audience is anymore, so they seem to be grasping at straws in an attempt to be relevant and represent the "common man" through humor. I don't know if I should be offended that such people are now considered comedians or if I should feel sorry for their lack of talent.
SNL has no focus on who their audience is anymore, so they seem to be grasping at straws in an attempt to be relevant and represent the "common man" through humor. I don't know if I should be offended that such people are now considered comedians or if I should feel sorry for their lack of talent.
I just have to say, I love this comment. You slammed everybody on SNL in a way that nobody can really deny.
Oct 16, 2011 by SirRandolf
Yes! Personally, I find most people really boring, if people acted like this at least it would be entertaining. In stead we try to be normal andfit in... and you know what? that is about as interesting as watching a hamster run a a wheel.
You lose your credibility by using a word like "butt-hurt."
Oct 16, 2011 by nerdwerld
I am not trying to be creditable. You don't need to back up anything. This is comedy, and sadly the heart of most comedy is to pick fun off something in culture, politic, especially if it is at a weak state. Sadly, the so called, "American Otaku" has become a weak parasite of what it originally was. I am not trying to be creditable, because this is comedy, nothing more and nothing less. I don't need to make my point using a source, or big fancy words. If i do, I would be taking comedy seriously, and taking comedy seriously is something that I can not computer in my logic.
Well did you people expect anything else? This is what happens when psychonuts control the entertainment industry.
lolz that is funny. But I dont like tham acting azn. I never liked that.
I laughed pretty hard, especially at that poor, poor professor. I thought it was done rather well, but then again, I have known a few people like the hosts. Emphasis on "few", most people who enjoy Japanese culture do not act like this. Still thought it was pretty funny.
Oct 16, 2011 by Super_Sonic_Maniac
I dunno. In that there ARE people like this, as several people have stated before, it was both somewhat entertaining and painful to watch. There were a couple things in there that I wasn't sure if the writers got wrong or if it was part of the joke (i.e. "Sensei Mark instead of Mark-sensei). But I kinda felt like overall it could've been a lot better. It just sorta reminded me of Tropic Thunder - "You never go full retard."
Oct 16, 2011 by Vehements
Loool. I loved the professor and the girlfriend. Yeah... it could have definitely been a lot funnier but it's SNL. Last funny I've seen out of it was Celebrity Jeopardy.
No offense taken here! Nor do I know anyone who acts like this. However, I KNOW they exsist somewhere out there. =P I don't see how anyone could take offense to this. I mean really? It's so stupid that it shouldn't be possible to be able to take offense to. Plus! They had a guy telling the audiencethat it was total BS.
In the end. I had some laughs at the professor but it was relatively hard to watch. =P
No offense taken here! Nor do I know anyone who acts like this. However, I KNOW they exsist somewhere out there. =P I don't see how anyone could take offense to this. I mean really? It's so stupid that it shouldn't be possible to be able to take offense to. Plus! They had a guy telling the audiencethat it was total BS.
In the end. I had some laughs at the professor but it was relatively hard to watch. =P
Oct 16, 2011 by ChibiKeiichi
Yeah, kind of sad but true. It's these kind of people out there that really piss me off. I have encountered these kinds of idiots at conventions before. They are the ones that give American anime enthusiasts a bad name.
Oct 16, 2011 by SirRandolf
what about Japanese anime enthusiasts? since when have they had a good name?
Oct 16, 2011 by cranston777
I thought it was funny, silly and stupid. Comedy is like that; different people will react differently. As so many people here don't seem to understand the word racist I thought I would go ahead and explain it. This is NOT racist and I'm pretty sure that those of you who use the term probably use it in the wrong context on a regular basis.
A racist is a person who believes in the doctrine that a certain human race (most likely their own) is superior to another race.
At no point is anyone here making the claim to say they believe their race is superior to the Japanese race. No one here is racist, and please in the future understand the words you speak before you speak them in public.
I'm not saying this in a condescending tone. I just am tired of so many people throwing around the word and not understanding what it means.
A racist is a person who believes in the doctrine that a certain human race (most likely their own) is superior to another race.
At no point is anyone here making the claim to say they believe their race is superior to the Japanese race. No one here is racist, and please in the future understand the words you speak before you speak them in public.
I'm not saying this in a condescending tone. I just am tired of so many people throwing around the word and not understanding what it means.
I'm sorry, but this is the Internet, where 90% of the community are air-headed morons that constantly use words out of context.
Oct 16, 2011 by TurboTaco
Well racism also extends itself backwards in the sense that you think little of another race or belittle aspects of it. Similar as to when someone sets their own race up high. Although people do mix "discrimination" and "racism" alot, in the video the professor was right in his use of the word.
I thought it was hilarious.
And yes, you'll find a lot of anime fans like this, sadly. They just don't like admitting it.
I like anime, but I'm not terribly fond of Japan or its people. Fans like the one this vid lampoons just think Japan is all pocky, anime, sugary pop and giant mecha.
It isn't.
And yes, you'll find a lot of anime fans like this, sadly. They just don't like admitting it.
I like anime, but I'm not terribly fond of Japan or its people. Fans like the one this vid lampoons just think Japan is all pocky, anime, sugary pop and giant mecha.
It isn't.
Oct 16, 2011 by shellysunfish
The professor was funny.
My friends, and I aren't like that,
but I have met people like them at
anime clubs, and conventions.
I thought it was funny, and showed
how bad American otakus can be.
My friends, and I aren't like that,
but I have met people like them at
anime clubs, and conventions.
I thought it was funny, and showed
how bad American otakus can be.
Could someone please destroy this, and if there is anyone watching this who is japanese, I am very sorry you watched that.....very
Why are you apologizing? Are the Japanese aristocrats or something? Maybe they might just find this funny.
OMG that teacher guy is so freaken funny. SNL is just depicting a typical "weeaboo", thats all
Is that how you live your life, labeling every type of person you see? That doesn't make you better, it just makes you a bully and an immature hypocrite.
i loled at his girlfriend xD
The professor tells them they are running a fine line between homage and racism. I think they crossed it...what was with the forced stupid accents?
Oct 16, 2011 by rcbryantii
Haha, so funny...and only mostly true for those cosplay freaks and anime dancers out there...the kind that post their vids on youtube. I am a little sad they put this on a major broadcast channel cause most people will believe we are all like this. Other than that, I found it pretty accurate...not really that funny, almost documentary like...which is funny :P
Oct 16, 2011 by Cyberzerker
Unfunny and rather insulting! Unlike the Mike Myer"s Waynes World bits or even the famous Shatner/ Star-Trek skit, the new SNL bit was done in a bullying fashion of some writer's perceotion of some they no nothing about. I, as an American "otaku" took great offense to this insulting skit. I have never herd a true fan of anime talk like this or act this way! I hear this type of crap from main-stream Americans " friends" that think Japan is infested with Geisha, Yakuza, and Godzilla , and everyone in Japan speaks pigeon- English , knows Karate, and eats "Habbahchee" with sushi every meal! SNL has sucked wind for years and this is proof!
Oct 16, 2011 by mimosa_usagi
I know just what you mean, they used to have some sort of respect for the people they were poking fun at, sort of in a friendly joking type of way. but this just felt mean.
i didnt think it was funny but it did seem pretty accurate, i know some weaboos who spaz like that.... and i live in new york and theres a japanese festival here once a year and one year i went and if it wasnt non-japanese people looking like them and talking sorta like them it was people cosplaying talking like them........ it was a japanese festival.... not some anime convention, which even then i think its too much to cosplay here in the states.....
theres a fine line between weaboos and anime fiends(or Otakus if u like to call it that) and this was showing the whole weaboo side which was scary accurate o_o, im an anime fiend thou but i can tell u i never once acted like that i have enough common sense to realize im american and not japanese xD i hope more people realize that too and stop giving anime fans such bad names
theres a fine line between weaboos and anime fiends(or Otakus if u like to call it that) and this was showing the whole weaboo side which was scary accurate o_o, im an anime fiend thou but i can tell u i never once acted like that i have enough common sense to realize im american and not japanese xD i hope more people realize that too and stop giving anime fans such bad names
I don't get why people are offended, this is not even poking fun at Japan, this is poking fun of weebos who think they know everything about Japan just because they listen to J music or anime. We them at anime conventions all the time, THEY EXIST!
Not saying this is funny (except for the professor), but people nowadays are too busy looking for something offensive that they forgot how to laugh.
Not saying this is funny (except for the professor), but people nowadays are too busy looking for something offensive that they forgot how to laugh.
people who got offended by it are just like them lol
it was funny
it was funny
Video won't let me watch it, but I don't think I care. In fact, I don't.
Oct 16, 2011 by GetbackerZ1
That was Horrifyingly bad!!.. Which made it funny as hell! My japanese is really bad. for a long time I would litterally respond to spanish statements with the little japanese I know. Like my brain crossed wires. But this was uber bad funny. I liked it. Jaaa MATA!! LOL
Look at all the people crying and fitting the stereotype
Obviously many of the commenters here are missing this joke: This isn't making fun of anime/jpop fans, otaku in general... it's making fun of *THOSE PEOPLE,* you know, the ones who don't understand Japanese culture one bit, and act like they're the authority because they watched a few anime, who pepper their sentences with questionable Japanese, who idolize one tiny segment of a culture and thinks it represents everyone and everything from Japan. And if it offends you as an "otaku", maybe you need to analyze how you're appearing to others. You may be one of those people.
Also: so many people blindly say SNL hasn't been fuinny for years because that's been the thing to say for years, but have never even watched it. SNL has always had good moments, and a lot of crappy moments, even when everyone says it was good. Just because they sell dvds of "best of" clips, doesn't mean old SNL didn't have some really sucky moments, too.
Also: so many people blindly say SNL hasn't been fuinny for years because that's been the thing to say for years, but have never even watched it. SNL has always had good moments, and a lot of crappy moments, even when everyone says it was good. Just because they sell dvds of "best of" clips, doesn't mean old SNL didn't have some really sucky moments, too.
Making fun of anyone is a cheap attempt at comedy. SNL has never been funny at all.
Oct 16, 2011 by mimosa_usagi
It make's me think of that stand-up comedy club scene from the nutty prof. and how sad it made me feel when the main character was maid fun of for being fat. the way they acted about this skit reminds me of that scene.
i can laugh because its both true (sadly) and hilarious. but the teacher pushed it to the point where it was laugh out loud funny, and kinda strait without offending the true otaku crowd
Oct 16, 2011 by shikon1976
This was B.S. only a sliver of actual american anime fandom behaves anything like that these days. SNL's only shining moments in the last 15 years have been Lonely Island videos..."I'm on a BOAT!!!" ^_^
Oct 16, 2011 by studda-b
this made me laugh hella hard cuz sum time my friends act like this and is not like there bn rude its a joke and most good jokes are rude so lighten up a lil they also do this with black jokes to plus the teacher had me dien every time he spoke XD ...... i love j-pop and all things japanese
i'm a huge j-pop and k-pop fan!!!! so when i saw this i just had to watch...it was pretty funny, but the parts that made me really crack up was the professor's commentary. lol. it was just a joke. don't get your panties in a knot people. SNL makes fun of everybody....i mean...EVERYBODY!!!
Oct 16, 2011 by LoneWanderer19
lol... ppl are taking this a bit too seriously... >.>'
I thought it was pretty funny, especially "sensei" mark
:D
I thought it was pretty funny, especially "sensei" mark
:D
I think this was dead on for *some* fans. As someone who has been in the anime culture for around 10 years now, I know that we have all met people like this, if not were them once, at a time.
This is not a sketch making fun of people who are fans of japan in general, nor are they making fun of otakus who appreciate any to all parts of the culture by actually learning about it in a real way. They were making fun of people & otakus who take their fandoms and themselves to seriously. These kids were fans of only what they found cool and approriating the japanese culture in a caricature like way instead of respecting and learning the culture. These kids think they know everything about japan when in reality all they learned was from their favorite anime, which while somewhat ok at a young teen level surely is inappropriate at a college level. They are old enough to know, or should be, that how they are stereotyping this culture and perpetuating it is indeed offensive and innacurrate.
Whether or not it was humorous is up for debate, sure, but like I said earlier we all have know, or were perhaps at one time, fans of asia like this and all it did was highlight how acting in such a way is glaringly inaccurate to the very culture they claim to love so very much.
This is not a sketch making fun of people who are fans of japan in general, nor are they making fun of otakus who appreciate any to all parts of the culture by actually learning about it in a real way. They were making fun of people & otakus who take their fandoms and themselves to seriously. These kids were fans of only what they found cool and approriating the japanese culture in a caricature like way instead of respecting and learning the culture. These kids think they know everything about japan when in reality all they learned was from their favorite anime, which while somewhat ok at a young teen level surely is inappropriate at a college level. They are old enough to know, or should be, that how they are stereotyping this culture and perpetuating it is indeed offensive and innacurrate.
Whether or not it was humorous is up for debate, sure, but like I said earlier we all have know, or were perhaps at one time, fans of asia like this and all it did was highlight how acting in such a way is glaringly inaccurate to the very culture they claim to love so very much.
Oct 16, 2011 by MasamuneKakashi
It was funny... Kinda painful because I know people like this... But eh, to each their own.
Oct 16, 2011 by musicaphile
True and Funny. Anyone saying that its rude and insulting, next you see Americans or Black Brazilians misrepresented in anime, maybe you better speak up about that too.
I know people just like this. Why the hell are people on here trying to defend weeaboos?
Why do you think you're better than others. That is bullying, plain and simple no matter who it is. Did your parents teach you to pick on and label others?
Oct 16, 2011 by sortoffaerygirl
People are trying to defend weeaboos because they think that everyone has the right to be who they are...
and they do...
The rest of us have the right to laugh at weeaboos and point out how insane they are.
and they do...
The rest of us have the right to laugh at weeaboos and point out how insane they are.
They seems to miss the funny requirement of parodies.
Oct 16, 2011 by sortoffaerygirl
Even though this is less than 1% of anime/Japanese culture fans, it's reason enough to keep me well away from any anime cons. That and I don't need a convention for anime, but that's just me. It was both frighteningly accurate and also largely inaccurate if it was attempting to portray all of the fandom... but people like this exist and everyone reading this forum knows it.
And they embarrass us all.
And they embarrass us all.
I wonder if i'm the only one laughing at people being butt hurt over a comedy sketch these comments are hilarious...
Btw "Otaku" Is a insult in Japanese if i'm not mistaken it's laughable people actually categorize themselves as a derogatory term.
"I'm not a weeaboo i'm a otaku DESU!"
Btw "Otaku" Is a insult in Japanese if i'm not mistaken it's laughable people actually categorize themselves as a derogatory term.
"I'm not a weeaboo i'm a otaku DESU!"
Once again, using a fake word like "butt-hurt" makes you lose all your credibility. When has SNL ever been funny? It never has been, especially when it relies on the media to get attention. Making fun of others is a poor attempt at comedy. If I made fun of your family and dead relatives would that be funny? I don't think so. The fact you laugh and make fun of others when you don't even use proper grammar, makes you less of a person.
You compared a dead relative to SNL making fun of Overzealous j-pop and anime fans(Who don't know shit about the actual culture) would you rather me say "I wonder if i'm the only one laughing at people being dumb asses over a comedy sketch these comments are hilarious..."
(Oh I would find the dead relative thing funny)
1. I never said that SNL was funny.
2. Its asinine think grammar matters over the internet.
3.Never did anything about watching the actual video's contents came up in my entire comment.
Something tells me even if i didn't say "butt-hurt" you still would have replied.
And with that i end with "U mad?"
(Oh I would find the dead relative thing funny)
1. I never said that SNL was funny.
2. Its asinine think grammar matters over the internet.
3.Never did anything about watching the actual video's contents came up in my entire comment.
Something tells me even if i didn't say "butt-hurt" you still would have replied.
And with that i end with "U mad?"
Oct 16, 2011 by vampko
Not exactly. I know someone who's been stationed in Osaka I think it was, and they know him as an otaku, and they like him.
Plus, being called an 'otaku' here can even bring negative connotations.
The word is what you make of it. I use it to denote how much I love anime/Japanese music/J-dramas/Japanese history/the Japanese language/Japanese videogames(I import as well)/etc...
If people want to say I'm degrading myself, then they're not getting it. I also proudly call myself a (half)weaboo~ (it's only half now because I realize I've moved on past many of my old weaboo ways, but I still very much cling onto those ways)
I don't care what others think of it. And yes I am WELL aware of the origins and everything of these words. But, it is what I make it to be. If others don't agree, then they don't agree.
That said, I found the video hilarious, and couldn't help but laugh at it xD
Plus, being called an 'otaku' here can even bring negative connotations.
The word is what you make of it. I use it to denote how much I love anime/Japanese music/J-dramas/Japanese history/the Japanese language/Japanese videogames(I import as well)/etc...
If people want to say I'm degrading myself, then they're not getting it. I also proudly call myself a (half)weaboo~ (it's only half now because I realize I've moved on past many of my old weaboo ways, but I still very much cling onto those ways)
I don't care what others think of it. And yes I am WELL aware of the origins and everything of these words. But, it is what I make it to be. If others don't agree, then they don't agree.
That said, I found the video hilarious, and couldn't help but laugh at it xD
Hilarious! SNL trolled us. Problem?
bit baffling that anyone watches snl.
That professor is awesome. He reminds me of my first japanese professor... and I think this video is scarily accurate. I have seen people act exactly like this!
Oct 16, 2011 by AdamIdris101
It was torture watching it at first but the stupidity rubbed off on me and I began chuckling. Dumb slightly, funny video.
I was eating ramen when i was watching this XD It was kind of offensive but true
Oct 16, 2011 by nerdwerld
For all of you poeple that are saying that the word, butt-hurt is not creditable. I give you the fact, that if I am creditable I would be taking comedy, satire, neigh parody seriously. For those of you that take DBZ Abridged, and other famous, and great abridged series well seriously, and have never watched the original shows you are probably too young to understand what a parody actually is. This is poking fun, and if it offends you then I am sorry. Just deal with it. Also I leave you with this. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comedy This isn't about SNL being funny or not, it is about facing stereotypes head on, without hiding the skeletons in the closet.
Anyone offended, suck it up not like they're picking on you, unless you dress like sailor moon everyday~ I think it's hilarious
Oct 16, 2011 by thatreevesgirl
There are so many people who do dress up as anime characters every day. They go to school and/or work like that. It is SCARY.
Psst, guys. Part of the joke is "This represents a very NARROW and mostly inaccurate view" ...of American fandumb! And let's all be grateful that there isn't more.
Go on. Somebody had to do this eventually.
Go on. Somebody had to do this eventually.
I laughed cuz I live 30 mins from MSU xP I thought "Oh god. I feel sorry for their anime club!"
I though it was great. It wasn't hilarious, but it was nice seeing people making fun of a demographic similar to mine, and for once not joking trekkies or D&D nerds. I'm not a weeaboo and never would I do anything like that or pronounce things in a Japanese accent, but I know plenty of people who would. Anime geeks/Otaku/Weeaboos have managed to make fools of themselves before (do I need to link a couple youtube videos? :P) in similar manners.
lame!!! and im not the only one who think that
Oct 16, 2011 by NURIKO455
LOVED IT!! The song they sang with random english is freaking great!! It just true with people who get to enthusiatic. I laugh like a lil skool girl sometime. It cant be helped! I obviously not. But the culture is infectious. And skit illustrates that some people go mad from the nippon fever!!
Oct 16, 2011 by thatreevesgirl
I go to a lot of anime cons, and get to interact with TONS of congoers while I sell stuff in the artist alley. You see the best and the worst of anime lovers when you do that. Though it may not be an accurate depiction of most congoers...it is strikingly dead on with some of my more memorable and weird experiences with anime enthusiasts. It was more true about five years ago when everything was "shiny desu kawaii I don't know what I'm saying, but I'll say it my squeakiest, most annoying voice and end with some nonsense crap." *Shrugs* The SNL skit was hilarious in my opinion.
anything NBC puts out is pretty much sh*t. From most of their lame comedies and drama to their coverage of sports ie. Sunday night football. If you dont believe me check there ratings. And also SNL hasnt been funny consistently over there 30 plus year run. It has been become an institute that they keep throwing money at to keep on the air even though no one really watches it anymore. stupid socialists.
You guys probably just don't think this is funny because they basically summed up the population of crunchyroll. Weebs.
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