LogFAQs > #942366588

I think for the most part it was otaku back in the early 2000s as the insult. Then people used it ironically in a self depreciating way to describe themselves, less socially aware fans didn't see the irony and took to just normally describing themselves as such, and then it stopped being an insult so a new insult popped up (well, newly popular) with weaboo and then the same thing happened and I wouldn't be surprised if it happens a 3rd time. The anime community is too socially unaware to stay insulted by any term which is kind of amazing.

Actual negative sentiment towards the anime community is really dying down the last few years though at least in my eyes. It's like 10 years behind gaming in acceptance I feel like. I mean, you still see people insulting anime, but you have to realize, the actual fanbase is like 5-10x what it was 10 years ago, and the insults are probably less than they have ever been despite anime being much more visible now. I think it's already passed the point of most resistance and it'll just be more and more normal over time.

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