Forum - View topicNEWS: British Anime Net Dancer Beckii Cruel Gets DVD in Japan
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Killtheshrew
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luffypirate
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Yes ridiculous. Thats definitely what this is. British anime net dancer... 
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egoist
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Criticism? I didn't say anything about her performance, but she's definitely not even close to a professional dancer. Or rather, she's like a 8 years old kid randomly dancing, in my opinion.
Sarcasm? That's not it, I don't use indirect sarcasm. In the end, I won't even remember about this girl after a night of sleep. Let her have her fun and post her videos. But as long as you post your videos in pages like youtube I doubt you'd ever get what you're after. |
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Killtheshrew
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What I'm more worried about is what sort of market is this DVD going to be geared towards? The thought of some 30+ year old man owning a DVD of a 14 year old girl dancing in her bedroom really, really creeps me out. |
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egoist
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That's a tip, not a criticism. Wasn't that quite clear?
I have this habit of talking directly to the person in question... despite knowing that she won't answer. Either way, that's as much time as I'll spend talking about something I didn't care much to begin with. |
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Michi
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You do know that there are DVDs with much more inappropriate content featuring girls her age and younger sold to 30+ year old men in Japan, right?
I'm not sure if you're also referring to my post, but I felt the need to comment anyway. It's hard to get excited about someone gaining success in such a manner, anime fan or not, though I wasn't particularly trying to be catty about it. I don't think this is the most positive attention for a girl her age, and I think my criticism is more aimed towards her Japanese fanbase for giving in to something like this. It's not surprising, though. It's the same fanbase idols get even when they can barely dance (or sing).  Again, as long as they're young and cute...!
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Killtheshrew
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Unfortunately I suspected as much. What really gets me though is I doubt her parents are quite so versed in the interests of the men this DVD would interest. Do they have any idea at all? They might be under the impression of it being a DVD aimed at younger kids, to think this may be the case gives me the shivers, to have no clue what type of person might be ogling their daughter is very worrying. People might say it dosn't matter as it's only a DVD but I would still want to know if it were my daughter. |
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bleuster
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I'd love to see her and velveetaah (the original!) do an anime dance off in Akibahara! And the judge can be Applemilk!
Really, if that's what she wants (she does like anime, right?) then good for her. Stuff like this doesn't seem like a big deal, though. I mean, what ever happened to those anime singers that won a contest and did a show in Japan? They did preform, didn't they? Not a peep from them since, but who knows? Hey, at least they had fun. Honestly, though, the best anime dancers are the ones that cover Idolm@ster 
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Predatory_Instinct
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Meh. Never even heard of her. As for her dancing, isn't that how most 14 year old's dance?
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grooven
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Never heard of her myself. The dancing is alright nothing to get excited for especially at her age, I have seen better. I think it is A young girl an B foreign >.> Like that other girl who does dances too *shrug* Man this makes you wonder what else will get popular there LOL
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BorgmanJayce
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I agree with Killtheshrew's comments about how a lot of anime fans seem to be jealous whenever a positive story comes up in the news about them.
Is it any wonder we have a bad reputation because a lot of us [especially the ones belonging to the older generation] come across as being pessimistic and selfish toward the younger generation of fans... We should remember that we were all newbie fans at one stage or another and we should be encouraging the new generation of fans as they themselves will be the older generation of anime fans. |
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Help_me_Im_a_n00b
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I think this girl's parents need to set an appointment with the producer and distributor of this DVD, to see in what kind of stores they will be selling the imagery of their daughter. If she's gonna be shelved right next to "DD-Cup Aoi 13 years old!" idol video, then they better protest all the way to Buckingham palace. This despite my general anti-censorship stance (especially with regards to Equality Now's efforts). In this case (and this case only), Western morality >>> Japanese cultural sensibility.
I'm saying this as a 30-ish otaku. And for the record, I have never heard of this girl until now, and I won't even bother clicking on her youtube links to see what she's about. In caveman times, I would already be the Village Chief and would have my choice of which girl (who would have just passed through women's initiation rites) to bed. Way to make the likes of me feel edgy whenever talking about teen girls, damn politically correct generation. |
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Nermal
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Meh...I prefer the zombie ver. of hare hare yukai.
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LordPrometheus
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I have to go do British things, like drink cups of tea, and eat bangers and mash... ...because I'm British! /LittleKuriboh 
As for the dancing, meh. If she wants to make a spectacle of herself and somebody actually wants to pay for it, that's cool, but I don't feel obligated to like it just because it's an anime song she's dancing to. |
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PetrifiedJello
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I doubt it'll happen. Dollars speak in volume. Morality remains silenced. Besides, what's the problem of a grown man ogling a 14 year old girl? This country's famous for pushing this down the throats of the audience, or are people truly believing the success of Britney Spears is based on her music? I remember the "countdown" clock for her 18th birthday (as well as the Olsen twins). As a 42 year old male, I'll be defending my right to "ogle" until I die. For me, it's an inherit instinct to judge what I think is pretty. Age is irrelevant. While I'm not the type to buy Britney's CDs to get sexually aroused, I can't ignore the fact the girl is good looking. Most agree, which is why she does well to sell those albums. And don't think this is just one sided. Anyone remember New Kids on the Block? With all the girls raving about them, not once did I hear them discuss the group's music. Our entertainment industry isn't the only one pushing this level of sexuality to its audience. Japan has the all-girl group AKB48 and I seriously challenge anyone to tell me they're selling just music. I would appreciate if people would knock off the indirect reference at being some sick-minded pedophile getting jollies over this girl and her videos. If she's cute, then so be it. Doesn't mean she's a sexual desire of most who look at her. Bad apples exist, of course, but this ideology of grouping all men within this basket is insulting to us all the while young girls scream at the mention of the Jonas brothers but are dismissed because they're girls. |
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