Can you explain the troubled history the works of studio ghibli had?
I really enjoyed those animes and would like to know what wrong with it.
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Rekorse@sh.itjust.works 5 days agoThat post was pretty unhinged I’ll say, but anime does have a somewhat troubled history with how it depicts women. Saying you spend a lot of time with anime, odds wise, could be indicative of a flawed view of women, at least from their perspective.
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Rekorse@sh.itjust.works 5 days ago
I can’t say ive seen one that was problematic in that way. Maybe Porco Rosso slightly.
Hoimo@ani.social 5 days ago
Anime is pretty broad. It’s like saying Hollywood has a troubled history with how it depicts women, so film buffs are creepy weirdos.
I think the troubled history isn’t even an issue with anime, but more with weeb culture in the West in the 90s and 00s. When the community is male-dominated, there will be fewer good representations of women in the popular consciousness.
Anime is a lot more mainstream these days and millions of girls and women watch anime tailored specifically to them or general audience anime that makes sure not to lose half its potential viewership. When I’m walking around at an anime convention, the crowd seems split pretty even. Lots of independent women artists selling their fanart too. So to say that being a weeb is indicative of a flawed view of women is an outdated and baseless viewpoint.
Rekorse@sh.itjust.works 5 days ago
You are broadly accurate, but I will add that just because a woman or group of women watch an anime, does not mean that it does not depict women poorly. Biases affect everyone.