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redrocket posted...

Being passionate about a form of media doesn't give you a free pass to just trash examples of it that are beloved to a lot of people. I mean, you're free to have that opinion, but don't cry when people call you out for being a dick about it (there's a difference between cynicism and just being a dick).

You're completely wrong. Saying that I find something meritless doesn't mean that I'm decrying people from enjoying it. I've never in my life made a topic or engaged independently in a conversation designed to negatively promote that purpose. Because you are entitled to enjoy whatever. I literally was talking about why I myself and only me in this instance am choosing not to participate in something. I'm going to use opinion-based language when explaining that. If your problem is that I didn't say "But it's totally okay for everyone to like what they like!" after every post when I constantly try to explain to people elsewhere that it's fine to have whatever opinion on whatever genre or medium you want, then you clearly don't know me as a user.

And yes, I have a problem being called a dick for this. I CONSTANTLY at my shop push every single item I have. And that includes Sailor Moon stuff. And that includes Dragon Ball stuff. I try to encourage every customer in pursuing whatever story engages them. Like, that is my schtick. So when you say I'm crying about it (which is really, essentially a troll tactic to push me to continue talking about this), you're not accurate. I'm saying "I know this is something that causes a negative feedback loop for me. Here is why - I have these opinions and they start said loop". I'm pointing out my mindset and why breaking that pattern is for the best. As you can see, I engage too often. I'm a very defensive person. That's a natural attitude for me. I'm literally explaining in that post my point of view and nothing else. If my personal opinion about something is that it's trash and that opinion is a factor in something else, I'm going to explain that as a reason why I don't do something. This really isn't that difficult to understand. In the million of Star Wars topics, for example, I've always participated but never really said, "Hey having that opinion is terrible." I don't believe that's okay.

Essentially, you're focused on Sailor Moon and I'm focused on me. I didn't choose not to play because of Sailor Moon. I chose not to play because of me. I'm not decrying Sailor Moon at all. I'm talking about myself and you're caught up in the wording of a guy who is not even that talented at writing.
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