Would you say my method of gatekeeping is effective?

[AndreSuave]

So it's obvious to anyone who follows anime news and gives a shit about creative freedom that Western cultural imperialism is a thing and has an influence on anime and manga. Everything from the #MeToo movement to Western religions like Christianity and Islam, there are a lot of people who want to censor and limit what can be done and wrongfully disparage innocent people who consume media they disagree with. Therefore, gatekeeping the community from these people is a necessary and important endeavor to safeguard creative freedom. There are many methods for this. From banning moralists from certain groups to simply telling them anime is’nt for them. But I like to use a more indirect method. I like using a normie's desire to conform to the mainstream against them. I’m not sure who it was, but someone on this forum mentioned that they work at a police station and often compliment people on their anime shirts, only to have them go on to register as a *** offender. I fucken love that! I particularly want to gate-keep people who think pedophilia and *** crimes are vindictive of all lolicon enthusiasts. But pro-censorship moralists in general are people I wish to annoy and segregate against.

People have made videos detailing how uncomfortable other anime fans make them.

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I’ve seen some proof that this method works to a degree.

I’ve watched videos of people saying that they’ve stopped streaming because their chat was full of “combative pedophiles” and that the constant “pedophilic” anime characters showing up in their Twitter feeds caused them to stop watching out of shame of people in their families and social circles seeing them. Naturally, I also enjoy the content and condone the behaviors exemplified in those videos, so it's safe to assume I’m the type of fanboy who embarrasses them. Not only is that a factor in the equation I wouldn't say I like real flesh and blood children so that doesn’t bother me at all, which is another reason I like broadcasting my consumption of this type of porn. It makes parents and their stupid brats stay away from me.

Textbook reverse psychology.

But would you say that this works significantly? Does my behavior and open advocacy for contentious content alongside others compel annoying conformist moralists to stay out of the community? Or am I only humiliating myself? Even if I am, that’s fine with me. I prefer people to think I’m a freak. As I’ve said numerous times on this forum, I’m a misanthrope who hates people in general. I don’t want to be dragged into situations where I would have to inhale pot smoke or risk getting shot by a negligent gun owner, so giving people some incentive not to want to associate with me is an endeavor I forever want to strive for. And I’m sure many of you would agree being a “cringe lord” who advocates “pedo shit” is a good way to do that. I can only hope that my cringy behavior is enough to compel the hypocritical disingenuous moral police of the West to **** off out of the community and leave us to enjoy our harmless media in peace. But if it doesn’t, oh well. I guess I’ll have to figure something else out.

If you believe in the virtue of gatekeeping, what methods do you use to accomplish your goals?

 

[Josh]

That’s a lot of words to say: you are socially awkward, likely have a personality disorder, and care a little too much about the opinions of others.

In other words, you want to be accepted for who you are and struggle with social rejection relating to your choices/preferences. Therefore, you act out to sate your discomfort.

Can’t please everyone and not everyone will like you or your choices, and unhealthy coping mechanisms won’t change that. People suck. Some more than others. Reject humanity, return 2 monke

 

[Troi]

There are so many avenues I can take to engage this conversation... I respect your train of thought and if that is your healthy way of thinking about it, by all means. I don't believe in gatekeeping anything. If someone asks me something about something I am interested in I, as they say, "share the wealth".

Now! If I know people who are blatantly uninterested in what I like or I think may have a harsh and judgemental take on it, I simply don't share with them. There is no point. That tree bears no fruit. I like some weird shit when it comes to art and anime. And I think its a niche group that would understand the way I view something. Now, am I into the stuff you are into? Not really. Am I into nudity and violence (usually not to be used synonymously or usally not to be used in the same area of what I'm viewing) absolutely. A small fraction of people would understand this. So I do not share that with anyone. Its not gatekeeping in this context. I appreciate the human anotomy in its flesh both male and female and I enjoy a drop of gore to keep my mind open to the world having violent tendencies while simultaneously enjoying the story of a show.

I don't care what people like or what they would think of me if they were to find out. I'm an adult. I wear anime shirts all the time. Even to work a lotnof times. I'm not keeping a secret but I'm also not sounding an alarm off for it either.

I think that you are completely over thinking being comfortable in your own head and try to make it society-adjecent when it doesn't need to be. That's just YOU. YOU like what YOU like. I think the outliers and the rest of what you wrote was just venting jibber jabber, mate. And again, I respect it. However, again, you're stressing yourself out in your own head.

Chill bruv.