Why Must You Judge?

Why is it that at times when you tell someone you like anime, they have this weird, slightly repulsed look on their face as if they just saw you eat a bug?

And they have the audacity to say that "anime is for kids"?

First of all, I've seen grown-ass men and women who spend their time watching SpongeBob. That is an actual show made specifically for children.

Second, anime is so not for kids!

You know that "Attack on Titan" anime you hear about so much? That show is literally one of the most fucked-up, most gruesome shows I've ever seen. It's about a dystopian society caged by three walls that hide them from giant naked man-eating beasts called Titans. This is a psychological-horror type of anime. You would let your kids watch this?

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There's anime that's centralized around girls (even ones as young as like nine or ten years old) who wear skimpy outfits and get themselves into situations that lead to them somehow showing some type of skin (such as their breasts or the classic "panty-shots"), which is mainly directed at the male audience in Japan (I know, sad isn't it). Is this something you want to show your kids?

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Next time you want to judge someone because they like anime, think of an actual reason why you want to judge this person because of it other than "anime is for kids". Giving that "reason" just means you have nothing else to say.