An email has been going around urging people to sign
this petition:
To: George Bush
Some people are signing against anime and are calling is to be a "perverse, evil, insiduous form of animation from the dark land of Japan, and is corrupting America's youth at unprecedented rates." Anime is NOT corrupting the youth of America, and since when has America become a country of Christians? Isn't there a SEPARATION of Church and State? Isn't this a ban on our Freedom of Speech? And Freedom of Press? What does anime have to do with brainwashing our youth?
Even though I'm not sure what 'signing against anime' is supposed to mean, I do know that there is no movement underfoot by any politician to ban anime. But it's worth scrolling through the messages left by the 4129 people who signed the petition. Some of them are quite amusing.
Comments
IT WAS A JOKE! GET OVER IT!
...brainless peons...(mumble mumble) <.<;
Anime would be exactly the same way. Compare to all the other cartoons on TV. The PowerPuff Girls, for instance. Three little girls with superpowers made by some wacked out professor who was messing around in his lad. Everyone absolutely loves them, but I think they're stupid. The show's not very realistic.
And I'm not saying Anime is always realtistic. Inuyasha, for example, has a girl that falls in a well and goes back to the feudal era. However, if you pay attention to what happens, they act like real people. Jealousy, hurt, anger, happiness, love, the whole nine yards, they do it. There's more rivalry than just between good and bad, which is how real life is.
Also the fact that anime is much more educational. Since they use alot of Japanese(even in the shows that have been changed to English) it helps children, and adults, to start learning another language.
Banning anime would be pointless because it would make America's youth even dumber, and also we'd still find ways to get it.
Honestly, they have no rights. . .
If some of you would study on how the American Government works, you would realize that this all got started by a letter from an angry parent that caught their kid watching some anime that had nudity in it or some such thing.
Also, every show has merit, despite the fact it may offend some. Take South Park for example. Highly offensive and full of uncouth language, and the characters make fun of many subjects. That's where the key is. The creators have the balls to make fun of extremely serious subjects, which is why so many watch.
And sara hazuda, thank you for bringing up the point of Harry Potter. Do you know how many parents have off off about it? "She's a witch""She's trying to make our children into devil worshippers", so on and so forth. That's the argument.
However, once they've sat down and actually started reading the books, they change.
People tend to go against things they do not understand, therefore they are ignorant and do not know what they speak of.
If Bush really wanted to push the issue of banning Anime, he'd probably make a statement about it.
As I said before, stop and take the time to study how the govt system works, so that you don't an arse of yourself.
On a side note: I really like the fact that in Japan you can fall in love with whomever you want to, and still be married. Whether it be the same sex, a cousin, someone older.....I admire Japan for that. ^-^
Anime can't be banned nation-wide by a petition!
Anime brings in too much money to be banned, it'd be like a ban on smoking and porn, so many addicts can't get enough of it SO, they shell out money for it. Anime would have to become an industy of child porn or something to get banned nation-wide, and even then, people can and will find other ways of getting anime. Plus, there'd be too much protest against the ban, so the ban wouldn't last very long. And, if they were going to ban anime because they think it's messing our youth up, then television, the Internet, radio, music, video/computer games, porn, and even books should be banned as they have content that is not for children as well. But if you do that then you have banned a lot of forms of lesiure, that is liked by many people. But all these bans are UNCONSTITUTIONAL and would never, ever happen! Because as long as people enjoy something, it's here to stay. And to those who love Japan because of anime, please quit being fanboy/fangirls! Anime is great, I deeply enjoy it, but really Japan isn't all anime! You might want to actually read a history textbook instead of a manga! Quit naming a bunch of anime like your so all-knowing about Japan and it's culture!
Mainly that 10 year old, listing a bunch of anime and a lot of stupid ones at that!
You learn so much from anime then you have to research the culture to understand. This petition means nothing! So quit overreacting over a joke, and think with a full deck!
Quit whining, showing Bush that you're weak.
If you really think anime will get banned then do something to show that you care about what you are standing up for! And since anime can't be banned anyway, your efforts may result in more anime titles in the US. So actually do something instead of just talking about it online!
Seriously you can't just ban Anime because some of them contain "unsuitable" themes. Some animes are even ment for kids, and they love it!
I swear that stupid person should just mind his/her buisness... Besides, if he/she really hates Anime this much, why bother taking the time? Would it be "Not worth my time" As many say?
nootch
People started the petition because they're stupid. Not only is there not a ban in the works, but online petitions have zero impact on policy. Nobody takes online petitions seriously because they are staggeringly easy to fake.
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take away anime, take away cartoons.
take away manga, take away comic books.
thats how i see it. an eye for an eye.
ANIME FOREVER!!!!!>_<
kind of disagree with this statment "since when has America become a country of Christians?" most of are four fathers were or belived in there principles so that was kind of a dumb statement.
I'll keep short and sweet, and sad to a point.
1: Online petitions appear to be a waste of time and space, but alas. It's the internet. Free is free, and passing time is passing time.
2: That petition was pretty funny. But sadly, sometimes I wish to agree with that logic. (Although by no means in an extreme 'Right Wing' sort of way.) In my time of increasing depression over the loss of anime to the hungry and cruel American business market, I find myself wishing for the old days when only a handful of people knew what Japanese animation actually was, and there was no "Japanophiling" going on. It's gotten to the point of being rather ridiculous now a days.
Well, that's all I have to say for now, but I'll probably be back.
A die-hard anime fan willing to go to jail for it,
LaLa
P.S. Check out http://www.writing.com/authors/lala13 :-D
p.s. o in the petition you DID mention Love Hina...just lettin you know
Dear Mr. Fuller,
I've come to the conclusion that you have helped write this petition. After reading it, there are many things incorrect with it.
1. Ah! My Goddess and Love Hina are not meant for children. The DVD cases blatantly state "For Ages 16+" or "For Ages 17+". Use common sense, please.
2. In Ah! My Goddess, the goddess Belldandy is NOT under 18 years of age. She is probably much older, because she is a goddess. Again, common sense.
3. You don't state which George Bush the petition is to go to. Do some research next time.
4. The "Responsible Americans Against Child Exploitation" is not a real organization. Google and Wikipedia, high traffic ranked web sites on the internet, came up with nothing. Compared to your fake organization, you'd at least get my self-created web site for my cosplay group, the Neko Mercenaries Group Indignation.
5. What the hell? Your email address has "neko", the Japanese word for "cat", in it, and yet you wrote a petition against anime? You're a fluke!
6. "As a resonsible Christian, I demand to see this garbage removed from our nation. Please sign this petition and send it to George Bush, your Congressman, and the makers/distributors of anime filth and depravity. "
WHOA WHOA WHOA! You're a Christian (Maybe you aren't, but you helped write the petition, you're getting a flame and a half.), and yet you think George Bush (Which one again? That wasn't stated.) will listen to you? Hey, here's something you should research: Separation of Church and State. It's part of the United States Constitution. I don't think you're going to win this. Oh, and use a spell checker. It's spelled "responsible".
All in all, you have lost this, and a petition was created just now (7:23 PM, January 15, 2007) to petition your petition.
Sincerely,
-Seph-kun
Get a fucking life, and get over it. If you don't want anime in your house, then buy tivo or whatever to block it. But I can tell you now, you will never be able to block anime, you block anime you block all cartoons, and everything from cartoons, to the oprah bitch that you watch for 3 hours a day. Have fun watching a black blank screen you fuckers!
Furthermore, you would have media companies that would also rally to fight against such a ban if it were to occur since many do earn money producing and localizing anime for the American market. And, even companies that do not produce anime could see the precedent that such a ban could entail and would also fight against such a ban. Plus, there would be civil rights organizations such as the ACLU that would rally against a ban. And, this is on top of regular people who enjoy anime who may also act to see that such a ban be rejected.
In all, a call for such a ban would have to be a hoax or from a harebrained moron who wants to dictate to others what is acceptable and what is not. - Reinhart