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How to confront a weebaboo friend
So I’m not sure if this is pretty common in the anime community, but do you ever have that one very good friend of yours that likes anime but to an extent where they start to randomly talk in little bits of broken Japanese, try to sound “kawaii”, discriminating other non-Japanese work as ugly, literally saying they want to become a guy and then become gay because of yaoi, and tries to emphasize how ‘alt’ they are? Because that’s the situation I’m in. And honestly I don’t have a lot of friends and we’re pretty close, but I just don’t know how to break it to them that it’s kind of uncomfortable talking to them whenever they bring up anime/manga. I also have another friend who is more like a ‘try hard’ weeb. They like to act “quirky” and it shows. They’ll also try pretending they’ve watched an anime and then say things like “why are you trying to get in the way of what I love” acting like they’re the victim... my biggest problem with them is that they like to gate-keep. Idk if I’m just overreacting, but I really don’t know how I’m supposed to keep going acting like nothings wrong.
Sometimes we outgrow our friends and that's okay. Confronting them will do nothing but hurt their feelings. If you can't put up with their interests, distance yourself. It's okay.
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If I was in your shoes, I would confront them about it. Tell them without being rude and downright hating on them, that what they're doing is pretty weird, and also ask why they do it. If they still don't get it, then I would try to find new friends. But of course, even if you don't like what they do, you could still wanna be friends with them, but...... reply
I think this person is just being a Chunibyou, what’s we call the « middle school second year syndrome ». Maybe show them the defition
Other than that just let live their life lol reply
I'd really be annoyed when people would act like that I feel sorry for you since it's your friends and that's kinda hard. I wanted to say you should talk to the. about it but they'd prolly act immature based on how you described them. I think distancing yourself from them is good but don't totally ignore them. Just minimize your interactions with ...... reply
Listen here dude, even if your really close, it will come to the point where ur mentally drained from dealing with them. Dont wait for that point. Emotionally distance urself first then move along. Being emotionally drained is really tiring. Just bc ur close doesn’t mean theyre good for u. They might talk shit about u later but thats okay theyre ...... reply
This is based on my personal experience as a weeb (14-15 yrs old).
Try communication, first. If they are a teen, first trying bringing what they are doing to their attention in a non-aggressive way (the way you approach them matters the most). Not all of the behavior just the more harmful ones like their views on yaoi and discrimination. If my f...... reply
Simple. Get new friends.
Like stare them down, frowning at their gross behavior... Just kidding, who cares? Personally, i don't think its a big deal. I mean im glad you have friends, as long as they don't like stab behind your back or anything. Those types of "friends" are way more worse. Give your friends a chance. Its just anime, if they contin...... reply
It’s your choice in the end, but I had a friend like that and they were my only friend. But as time went on they became more and more toxic so I just couldn’t take it anymore. So I just told her that I didn’t want to be her friend in the nicest way possible. If it’s really bothering you then it would just be better to end the friendship, an...... reply
You distance yourself and find new friends. Confronting them would be good but that would just make them think you hate them. It's better to just distance yourself and find a new group of friends, even if they don't have the same interest as you. reply
I got many experiences like you with my friends and I even have a weaboo cousin to deal with in the past and I literally needed to calm them down in public so that our family reputation will not crumble.
You are not overreacting and its normal because youre just looking after them. It shows that you care.
Confronting them is the hardest part but yo...... 1 reply
