Comment about Obnoxious Anime people by /u/BigDaddyDelish

This is how it is for any niche interest. I guarantee though that they are within a very small minority of the actual fanbase.

The thing is, within every hobby there is a subset of people who are vying for an identity to latch on to. They want to identify as something weird or off so that they are unique, but the mistake they make is that they make their identity just the one hobby. This propels them into being an extremely obnoxious person that is hard to be around, and they alienate those around them because their entire identity is centered around one facet of their life, when being a well rounded, likable person involves so much more than just liking one thing.

The problem with a niche interest like anime though in comparison to something like football is that people see the football fanatic freaking out at the bar because he lost his fantasy football match, and know that he's an outlier of the community because football has such a massive following. Stuff like anime, heavy metal, etc. don't have that benefit, so all people see are these fucking weeaboo/punkass retard wannabees that speak in broken Japanese or wear their "Jesus is a cunt" shirts and they become the image of that community. These extreme outliers are the only exposure that many people have to these interests, so those assumptions are made.

Most people who watch anime or participate in any niche interest hobby are just as grounded and down to Earth as the rest of humanity.