Comments on: Not getting the Magibon love http://www.8asians.com/2008/11/26/not-getting-the-magibon-love/ A blog for Asian Americans Mon, 13 Feb 2012 01:41:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Indifferent http://www.8asians.com/2008/11/26/not-getting-the-magibon-love/comment-page-1/#comment-106271 Indifferent Mon, 15 Dec 2008 01:26:52 +0000 http://www.8asians.com/?p=2319#comment-106271 From her mimicry and her interviews, it seems she was just your typical (mostly white) person obsessed with the Japanese culture. What does Youtube provide but a way to create a character and personality one could be without repercussions? The attention she received was probably very flattering and she annoyed the paradoxical anonymity and adoration - she seems considerably more a fish out of water in the actual Japan, being called out on the fact that her appearance hasn't been completely honest or that her japanese isn't nearly so complete as her youtubes imply. To be honest, if you took your typical japanophile and put them in actual Japan, you'd probably get her. But putting that aside, I disagree with the hate she's seems to be receiving ever since the 'real' her came out in the interview. It's a bit understandable, but I think it's less indignation over being 'duped' and more just people crowing over someone pretty and adored being brought 'low'. She's still quite cute even with the longer face, she's just a normal cute girl. I don't think she ever explicitly pretended to be hot stuff, her youtube pics were just her 15 minutes of daydreaming, yea? From her mimicry and her interviews, it seems she was just your typical (mostly white) person obsessed with the Japanese culture.

What does Youtube provide but a way to create a character and personality one could be without repercussions? The attention she received was probably very flattering and she annoyed the paradoxical anonymity and adoration – she seems considerably more a fish out of water in the actual Japan, being called out on the fact that her appearance hasn’t been completely honest or that her japanese isn’t nearly so complete as her youtubes imply. To be honest, if you took your typical japanophile and put them in actual Japan, you’d probably get her.

But putting that aside, I disagree with the hate she’s seems to be receiving ever since the ‘real’ her came out in the interview. It’s a bit understandable, but I think it’s less indignation over being ‘duped’ and more just people crowing over someone pretty and adored being brought ‘low’. She’s still quite cute even with the longer face, she’s just a normal cute girl. I don’t think she ever explicitly pretended to be hot stuff, her youtube pics were just her 15 minutes of daydreaming, yea?

]]> By: Indifferent http://www.8asians.com/2008/11/26/not-getting-the-magibon-love/comment-page-1/#comment-139508 Indifferent Mon, 15 Dec 2008 01:26:00 +0000 http://www.8asians.com/?p=2319#comment-139508 From her mimicry and her interviews, it seems she was just your typical (mostly white) person obsessed with the Japanese culture. What does Youtube provide but a way to create a character and personality one could be without repercussions? The attention she received was probably very flattering and she annoyed the paradoxical anonymity and adoration - she seems considerably more a fish out of water in the actual Japan, being called out on the fact that her appearance hasn't been completely honest or that her japanese isn't nearly so complete as her youtubes imply. To be honest, if you took your typical japanophile and put them in actual Japan, you'd probably get her. But putting that aside, I disagree with the hate she's seems to be receiving ever since the 'real' her came out in the interview. It's a bit understandable, but I think it's less indignation over being 'duped' and more just people crowing over someone pretty and adored being brought 'low'. She's still quite cute even with the longer face, she's just a normal cute girl. I don't think she ever explicitly pretended to be hot stuff, her youtube pics were just her 15 minutes of daydreaming, yea? From her mimicry and her interviews, it seems she was just your typical (mostly white) person obsessed with the Japanese culture.

What does Youtube provide but a way to create a character and personality one could be without repercussions? The attention she received was probably very flattering and she annoyed the paradoxical anonymity and adoration – she seems considerably more a fish out of water in the actual Japan, being called out on the fact that her appearance hasn’t been completely honest or that her japanese isn’t nearly so complete as her youtubes imply. To be honest, if you took your typical japanophile and put them in actual Japan, you’d probably get her.

But putting that aside, I disagree with the hate she’s seems to be receiving ever since the ‘real’ her came out in the interview. It’s a bit understandable, but I think it’s less indignation over being ‘duped’ and more just people crowing over someone pretty and adored being brought ‘low’. She’s still quite cute even with the longer face, she’s just a normal cute girl. I don’t think she ever explicitly pretended to be hot stuff, her youtube pics were just her 15 minutes of daydreaming, yea?

]]> By: lynners http://www.8asians.com/2008/11/26/not-getting-the-magibon-love/comment-page-1/#comment-105045 lynners Mon, 01 Dec 2008 02:22:33 +0000 http://www.8asians.com/?p=2319#comment-105045 ...I think I read somewhere that she's supposed to be part of a viral marketing campaign for a Japanese horror movie. A lonelygirl15 of sorts, if you will. Not gonna lie, her videos are super creepy. It's her eyes O_O …I think I read somewhere that she’s supposed to be part of a viral marketing campaign for a Japanese horror movie. A lonelygirl15 of sorts, if you will.

Not gonna lie, her videos are super creepy. It’s her eyes O_O

]]> By: lynners http://www.8asians.com/2008/11/26/not-getting-the-magibon-love/comment-page-1/#comment-139507 lynners Mon, 01 Dec 2008 02:22:00 +0000 http://www.8asians.com/?p=2319#comment-139507 ...I think I read somewhere that she's supposed to be part of a viral marketing campaign for a Japanese horror movie. A lonelygirl15 of sorts, if you will. Not gonna lie, her videos are super creepy. It's her eyes O_O …I think I read somewhere that she’s supposed to be part of a viral marketing campaign for a Japanese horror movie. A lonelygirl15 of sorts, if you will.

Not gonna lie, her videos are super creepy. It’s her eyes O_O

]]> By: cat soup http://www.8asians.com/2008/11/26/not-getting-the-magibon-love/comment-page-1/#comment-105043 cat soup Mon, 01 Dec 2008 01:48:25 +0000 http://www.8asians.com/?p=2319#comment-105043 I don't know if she's imitating the youtube thing that Jessica Alba did...the staring contest. Just my guess. Kids these days are just way too into themselves. heheh. I don’t know if she’s imitating the youtube thing that Jessica Alba did…the staring contest. Just my guess. Kids these days are just way too into themselves. heheh.

]]> By: cat soup http://www.8asians.com/2008/11/26/not-getting-the-magibon-love/comment-page-1/#comment-139506 cat soup Mon, 01 Dec 2008 01:48:00 +0000 http://www.8asians.com/?p=2319#comment-139506 I don't know if she's imitating the youtube thing that Jessica Alba did...the staring contest. Just my guess. Kids these days are just way too into themselves. heheh. I don’t know if she’s imitating the youtube thing that Jessica Alba did…the staring contest. Just my guess. Kids these days are just way too into themselves. heheh.

]]> By: 8Asians.com » YouTube Friday: Hot n Cold Kate Perry Cover - Moulann: An Asian American/Asian Canadian Blog http://www.8asians.com/2008/11/26/not-getting-the-magibon-love/comment-page-1/#comment-104870 8Asians.com » YouTube Friday: Hot n Cold Kate Perry Cover - Moulann: An Asian American/Asian Canadian Blog Fri, 28 Nov 2008 19:15:35 +0000 http://www.8asians.com/?p=2319#comment-104870 [...] and of her doing rather pointless things … at least it’s cute and not creepy like Magibon. [...] [...] and of her doing rather pointless things … at least it’s cute and not creepy like Magibon. [...]

]]> By: Mike http://www.8asians.com/2008/11/26/not-getting-the-magibon-love/comment-page-1/#comment-104762 Mike Thu, 27 Nov 2008 06:20:51 +0000 http://www.8asians.com/?p=2319#comment-104762 HAHAHA! I was totally waiting for a zombie to pop up in the last few frames too. HAHAHA! I was totally waiting for a zombie to pop up in the last few frames too.

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