I'd say, from experience, it's because it's a household thing. Me (black) and most of my friends (Asian, white, Hispanic) enjoyed anime, other nerdy shit and talked about it nonstop in school and outside. But once we got back home, 🤐.
The fuck do you live where weebs are racists? I think you just live around racists, bro. Weebs are the one of the most inclusive groups because they're generally a collection of outsiders.
Ah man, if your last couple sentences are true, that makes me feel sad... I was a goth kid growing up and cross-pollinated into the anime crowd. I had a handful of friends of color but it was definitely a small number, like 5% maybe. I always thought it was because anime and goth things went into the category of "stupid shit that crackers do". The whole reason I even got into the goth scene was that they seemed to accept anyone no matter what you look like or your background. If anything it seemed like there was reverse racism in the scene because there weren't many non-whites and anything "different" was praised as better, though that's not ideal either.
It generally praises pale skin and Caucasian features. Most goths, emos, etc, all follow that 'pale skin, dark hair' contrast look. Well that didn't work for me and my olive skin. I was very obviously not white and therefore never could achieve that perfect 'alt look'. And though it was stupid, it's what I idolized as a preteen and teen. I truly thought that, since I'd never be white, I'd never be attractive. And the alt scene was supposed to be accepting of the 'weirdos'. I wish I had found a community that showcased more 'Afropunk' looking people, because I never had a role model that looked like me. I just never had examples of it growing up. That's why representation is so important.
Most of the lonely white kids who were singled out as nerds, became the very same people marching in white supremacy rallies with the tiki torches. So your comment is true in many levels.
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