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This is not condescending. That's because when talking about ART people don't try to prove that they are right. I was making the mistake of trying to prove my point which fundamentally depends no subjective perceptions. In forums about objective things such as history people try to prove their point and argue with each other using detailed argumentation.
Anyway, I actually wouldn't say that I am particularly passionate about anime. I just view it as a general artistic medium though I also developed a inferiority complex about it, because they are cartoons and I am also a slave (in my subconscious) of western prejudice against the art form. That's why I am defensive about it. For instance, I actually love way more metal albums than anime titles but I find no preoccupation with trying to prove that metal is a valid medium of music. That's because metal is obviously enormously superior to anything else and I do not care for those poor beings who fail to understand it's greatness.
For example, when Seanc said that anime was poorly written RPG, it hit me and lead me to respond in force because I was still insecure about loving several anime titles. But why was I insecure about it? Because they are cartoons. I felt bad for having a more powerful emotional reaction after watching Princess Mononoke than any live action film I watched before because it is a cartoon, I felt bad for crying watching Only Yesterday because it is a cartoon and I felt bad for loving PMMM so much because it is a cartoon as well. This is because animation is not considered by our culture as a valid artistic medium which the capacity to move people, it is not considered right for people to be moved by animation.
Last edited by Guaporense; 08-22-14 at 02:59 AM.