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minus-squareOf the Air (cele/celes)@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up19·edit-23 days agoYou’d be surprised actually. A lot of us were ‘raised’ by abusive and/or ultra religious folks that hated cartoons. Not all, but a lot.
minus-squareChaoticNeutralCzech@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up4·2 days agoI don’t think that’s a big proportion, I assume most just weren’t allowed or too anxious to express how they felt about the media. (Just a hunch, I’m likely cis; I also haven’t been exposed to anime or emotionally heavy cartoons until 15, and even then very sporadically)
minus-squaregray@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up4·2 days agoYep, this is me. I felt a lot of pressure (from outside and the inside) to conform to what “real boys” liked. And kept my true interests hidden.
You’d be surprised actually. A lot of us were ‘raised’ by abusive and/or ultra religious folks that hated cartoons. Not all, but a lot.
I don’t think that’s a big proportion, I assume most just weren’t allowed or too anxious to express how they felt about the media.
(Just a hunch, I’m likely cis; I also haven’t been exposed to anime or emotionally heavy cartoons until 15, and even then very sporadically)
Yep, this is me. I felt a lot of pressure (from outside and the inside) to conform to what “real boys” liked. And kept my true interests hidden.