malmon wrote:
floattube wrote:
it isn't like we are hurting anyone by being weaaboos lol
/r/weeabootales would leave you questioning that statement. Then again, I just hope that's none of us are far enough down the rabbit hole to end up on there!
Oh yeah! I'd totally forgotten about that sub. With good reason: I'd unsubscribed to it a long time back.
Yeah, I jumped ship right around when I realized most of the stories posted there were just depictions of incredibly socially-awkward young people who grew up with a shitty home life. I know someone like that; hell, I might've fit that mold myself at some point. Following that revelation, the stories would only induce sorrow; I couldn't bring myself to read them anymore.
Still, there were a few that I genuinely enjoyed, my favorite being the one where the weeb's dad made him work at a Chinese restaurant. After an initial struggle, our viewpoint character and the head chef broke him down and built him up under the guise of martial arts training. Think The Karate Kid, only with Kung-pow chicken and anime T-shirts.
By time the tale concluded, the weeb had been thoroughly humbled, and transformed into a functional member of modern society. As an added bonus, he'd even picked up a few basic cooking skills. Musing on it now, I can't help but feel a genuine smile spreading across my face.
