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this post was submitted on 15 Jan 2025
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Anime is pretty broad. It's like saying Hollywood has a troubled history with how it depicts women, so film buffs are creepy weirdos.
I think the troubled history isn't even an issue with anime, but more with weeb culture in the West in the 90s and 00s. When the community is male-dominated, there will be fewer good representations of women in the popular consciousness.
Anime is a lot more mainstream these days and millions of girls and women watch anime tailored specifically to them or general audience anime that makes sure not to lose half its potential viewership. When I'm walking around at an anime convention, the crowd seems split pretty even. Lots of independent women artists selling their fanart too. So to say that being a weeb is indicative of a flawed view of women is an outdated and baseless viewpoint.
You are broadly accurate, but I will add that just because a woman or group of women watch an anime, does not mean that it does not depict women poorly. Biases affect everyone.