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[–] Eyck_of_denesle@lemmy.zip 5 points 2 years ago (5 children)

These thumbnails are also the reason why people stay away from Linux. How is the little girl relevant to your question?

[–] extremeboredom@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Couldn't possibly agree more. One of the biggest barriers to sharing my enthusiasm for Linux with my friends is filtering out all of the cringey anime weeb shit that somehow gets posted along with it. Why does open source software need to be associated with creepy drawings of little girls? Absolutely the worst vibes.

[–] Eyck_of_denesle@lemmy.zip 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

It's understandable when it comes from niche programs with solo devs. You are likely to be a degen when you spend your whole day in front of your computer. So you likely also have degen habits like the one here. But if it's from group of devs then yeah that's straight up irritating.

Also you in the sense not you. English not my main language.

[–] hitwright@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Hur durr... You have different interests... Therefore degenerate...

Do you even realize how incredibly stupid the whole concept of tribalism is?

[–] Eyck_of_denesle@lemmy.zip 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

My understanding of degeneracy is well defined.

degenerate behavior, especially behavior considered sexually deviant

Fortunately I do not have any interest on little kids so yes it is deviating from my/societal interest therefore a degen.

[–] CancerMancer@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 years ago

Not sure why you're getting downvoted for correctly using the term and calling out the degenerates who self-insert as little girls everywhere.

[–] hitwright@lemmy.world -1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

That's where you're wrong kiddo. The downvotes are because you are jumping to conclusion about lolis and other sexualization.

The fascination with child personas for most anime fans are just that. It's cute. The same ways dogs are cute, and cats are cute. I really doubt they have a fetish on children, although there are some that do. I really don't think it's right to mash them all together.

[–] Eyck_of_denesle@lemmy.zip 0 points 2 years ago

Idk where you are from. But someone making it their hobby to watch cute little girls is considered quite creepy in my place.

Ik that's also a reason and i stand by my views which also happens to be the views of the general society.

[–] isVeryLoud@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

The average person finds these creepy, and so you'll keep the average person away.

I personally don't get it either, it does look like a 6 year old girl to me and it seems completely off-topic, but I don't question it so long as it's not sexual in nature.

[–] modest_bunny@lemm.ee 1 points 2 years ago

from the thumbnail and title text i thought i was browsing 4chan

[–] featherfurl@lemmy.ml 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Idk, I feel like gatekeeping is a bigger problem than anime thumbnails.

[–] Eyck_of_denesle@lemmy.zip 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I would have to disagree. What you are saying is toxic communities that reply RTFM to every question like arch or gentoo. Those aren't beginner friendly distros. Mint, ubuntu, pop, fedora all have wonderful communities and quick support.

Windows is more documented. Not better but more. So when someone migrates to linux they panic because they can't find resources like they used to do. How to fix this? Just give it time. More windows enshittification, more migration, more questions in support, more answers. No more gstekeeping like feeling.

[–] featherfurl@lemmy.ml 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

The gatekeeping I was referring to is giving people shit for being weebs, furries, etc. etc. Feels skeezy and moralistic. One of my favourite things about the Linux community is how openly eccentric so many people are. Even if it isn't my aesthetic it's way less contrived than the bland wastelands that corporate culture generates.

It wasn't really relevant to your question, but you do you, weeb OP.

[–] Eyck_of_denesle@lemmy.zip 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Gatekeeping (communication) Gatekeeping is the process through which information is filtered for dissemination, whether for publication, broadcasting, the Internet, or some other mode of communication.

[–] featherfurl@lemmy.ml 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

That is certainly one use of the word gatekeeping. Another common use of the word is:

"when someone takes it upon themselves to decide who does or does not have access or rights to a community or identity".

[–] Eyck_of_denesle@lemmy.zip -1 points 2 years ago

You got it mixed up. I am not restricting one to let others in. Being a creep is not normal and it isn't gatekeeping to say cosplaying little girls is not normal.

And all the down votes prove how much this is normalized in linux communuty which gets us all bad rep.

[–] uis@lemm.ee -1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Anime fans, despite counterintuitiveness, have greater average IQ that not anime fans.

[–] ruse8145@lemmy.sdf.org 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] uis@lemm.ee -1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Personal experience. Go search for linux users among football fans. Both footballs. You won't find as often.