CAA: Christian Anime Alliance

My mother found an article in our local newspaper about being 'dorky' is now 'cool.'

I read the article, giddy at the fact that my dorky-ness is acctually something to be proud of. (Not saying that I wasn't proud of it prior to the article)
Then author mentioned that her sister, being a 'self-proclaimed' dork, loves anime as well as drawing it.
She says that what makes her sister so dorky was the ability to draw anime.

Duscussion...

Now I was just wondering, since when was being able to draw anime somewhat of a dorky trait?
Is anime dorky?
Dorky...is it really the new cool?
Thoughts on the article?


BTW. Article can be found here: http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050809/COLUMNISTS14/508090304/1162/ABOUTMENWOMEN

BWHAHAHAHA I think all those seemingly derogatory (Sp) words are actually words of compliment... I like Freaks, Dorks, Nerds, Fanboys, Fangirls... because they all kinda describe me... When someone calls me that, I thank them...Because in my eyes, IT IS GREAT TO BE DIFFERENT!

I would actually describe, Watching, Drawing and REading Anime more of a Nerdish word...but that is just me... If It is known As Dork, then So be it..

*climbs upon a mountain* I AM A DORK!! dork..dork...dork... (the last part was an echo)

I didn't read the article. But I think these definitions just change according to the times, depending how the majority of people use them.

For example, some people mean "great" when they say "sick".

I personally don't think being able to draw anime was ever dorky. How can having a skill be considered dorky?

Well Dorky... is basically a way to say "your different" Right? not everyone can draw... so... therefore your dorky...

At least that is what I think... *whistles*

DORK IS COOL! It isn't BAD!! BE PROUD OF YOUR DORKINESS!

*climbs up a mountian to yell* I AM NOT A DORK!...DORK...DORK...DORK...DORK...DORK...DORK*as it echos throw the mountians a avalanch comes crashing on to me and every one eals*

Well, I can't draw, so I guess thereby I have escaped dorkdom. But I wish I could draw, so does that make me a wanna-be dork?

My dorkiness saves me from being Crushed by the mountian and it's rocks.. I side step away and look down at Sy.. "Don't lump me in with your non dorkiness..." *walks away..*

Yumie wrote:Well, I can't draw, so I guess thereby I have escaped dorkdom. But I wish I could draw, so does that make me a wanna-be dork?

Aww yumie! you can draw! If you really believe you can! (yaaaah.. I like going all Peter Pan on you.. BWHAHAHAH hmm.. Iam hyper... I need to Chillax...)

I think dorkiness may not be only confined to the ability or inability to draw anime.

Maybe dorkiness is more universal than that, and we have to consider other skills.

It may also be a case of "dorked if you do and dorked if you don't".

LOL.

ChristianRonin wrote:My dorkiness saves me from being Crushed by the mountian and it's rocks.. I side step away and look down at Sy.. "Don't lump me in with your non dorkiness..." *walks away..*

"Thanks alot........fine I will say it...I AM A DORK AND PROUD OF IT!!!" *Rocks disapeard and I was able to get back up*

Haha that was great Ultra Magnus! hahah "Dorked if you and Dorked if you don't" Ima gonna right that down...*la dee daaaaaa!

Haha that's better SY! Embrace your dorkitude!

LOL ya I feel like a dork but hey its cool

Life would be so much simpler if everyone used the dictionary as the english language standard, as intended... (Though if I did that, most people couldn't understand me...)

Since when is being able to draw "dorky"!??!?!??!! I'm proud of my skills! (ok, so I'm not a manga-ka or anything, but whatever *continues her naruto sketch*)
Honestly, I've always thought it was cool and still do. EMBRACE YOUR INNER NAPOLEON DYNAMITE!

What are you talking about Shao? Words were made to be changed! To be taken as they are...or misunderstood (all except for the Bible..that is the ONLY truth...)

I mean there are so many ways a word can be taken... which is why...* changes into a chibi and points to a chalk board* They made.."PHILOSOPHY!!!" WOOOOOOOT!

ChristianRonin - glad you found that remark funny.

Shao Feng-Li wrote:Life would be so much simpler if everyone used the dictionary as the english language standard, as intended... (Though if I did that, most people couldn't understand me...)

Yeh you're right. We'd all have to carry dictionaries around with us, and everytime someone said something, the rest of us would be flipping our dictionaries at a mad pace and say "Wait .. one moment please...".

And because we asked the speaker to wait, he/she would have to use his/her dictionary to find out what our words meant ... which would cause him/her to speak another statement asking us to wait .. which would in turn generate more furious page turning from us and yet another statement ..

..ultimately culminating in a vicious never-ending cycle.

Yes like this. Dorool= Dork + Cool and you get a new work.

ChristianRonin wrote:What are you talking about Shao? Words were made to be changed! To be taken as they are...or misunderstood (all except for the Bible..that is the ONLY truth...)

I mean there are so many ways a word can be taken... which is why...* changes into a chibi and points to a chalk board* They made.."PHILOSOPHY!!!" WOOOOOOOT!

If words were ment to be changed, how are we supposed to now what the Bible means?

Websters dictionary everyone! And get the oldest one you can find and greatly improve you grammar, speech, spelling and vocabulary!

(Becausae they'd have to look up every word is becuase people are getting dumbed down ^^;;)

Wait, U.M! I gotta look up everyword you said!

LOL Sy! We could also go with Cork...

Shao Feng-Li wrote:If words were ment to be changed, how are we supposed to now what the Bible means?

That would be the ONE book we could understand... (I said that..)

I guess I'm nitpicking anyways. XD

I think most of us "dorks" prefer the term geek. ^^

Geek is one that is in also.
I am a geek and Dork at the same time yaaaaah.

ChristianRonin wrote:Aww yumie! you can draw! If you really believe you can! (yaaaah.. I like going all Peter Pan on you.. BWHAHAHAH hmm.. Iam hyper... I need to Chillax...)

It worked for Peter. But he had farie dust. I don't have that commodity, thus limiting my magically enhanced abilities. *runs off to continue great quest for fairy dust*

You don't need fairy dust just the teeth/tail/eyes of such and such magical beast. They're not grinded up fairies either so it helps the fairy population recoup from eons of dust usage.

Oh, really?? *Turns around and runs in opposite direction in search of teeth/tail/eyes of such and such magical beast*

Pixie dust is ground up pixies? O.o

Oh no! Poor pixies! Must save them! *Sets out on NEW quest to save pixies*

Well I just figured what the heck else would it be made out of. I mean you never see any fairies around when people start talking about fairy dust.

Faerie dust doesn't really harm the general faerie population, as most dust faeries are raised in farms for that purpose. In fact, much as I love steak, I must admit that the faerie dust industry is kinder on the faeries than the beef industry is on their cows.