things that you enjoy despite...

[rtil]

he has great sense of comedic timing and draws funny drawings

stopped reading here

[Bogswallop]

Wait there are people who don't like the road to el dorado?

[creamcorn]

he has great sense of comedic timing and draws funny drawings

stopped reading here

thanks, i was wondering where that would be!!!

[BluPhoenix]

i liked and still like egoraptor, but i don't really care to make a point of it on this forum for obvious reasons so i'll just say that once.

as a supporter and older brother i will help you out

it's mainly because he struck gold with metal gear awesome and that appealed to so many preteens because he said 'fuck' a lot and kids are pretty cool with that, his style has consistently improved, and his jokes and writing have since then stretched across a mighty spectrum to video games AND anime!!!

[rtil]

i feel like by page 15 you'll all be admitting you like raywilliamjohnson and tosh.0

[BluPhoenix]

i feel like by page 15 you'll all be admitting you like raywilliamjohnson and tosh.0

im sorry

[rtil]

[naturally]

no i don't think so

egoraptor is by far the worst thing i like as far as i can tell

[creamcorn]

no i don't think so

egoraptor is by far the worst thing i like as far as i can tell

idem

[Alta Don]

Trap Music, LMFAO, Lil B, Katy Perry, Linkin Park & Three 6 Mafia

[naturally]

no i don't think so

egoraptor is by far the worst thing i like as far as i can tell

idem

til chicken knows the definition of some words

[emanhattan]

while we are on the topic of "newgrounds" flash people i like hotdiggetydemon and sometimes yotam perell

[dilly]

i like onions. on everything.

[sev]

i like this on everything

also this

[trent bortknob]

whenever people  make fun of someone for something they enjoy, it always seems to stem back to some sort of insecurities they have as a person. ridicule is a weakness, and i feel sorry for those who feel the need to point out the flaws in everyone else as if they are some authority on what is acceptable and what isnt. there is nothing wrong with or nothing to be ashamed of enjoying what you do so long as it doesnt harm anyone else, and there's nothing more to it

doesn't it seem like you're not exactly practicing what you preach here? i mean telling people who have ever laughed at something egoraptor has done that they "like garbage" seems very condescending, as though you are on authority of what is and what is not garbage. if someone made fun of you for drawing anime influenced art (which happens often from what i can tell), you would react in a defensive way (which you've done a lot), you wouldn't just accept that the other person was correct (why would you?). so why should anyone else in this scenario?

i'm not defending egoraptor, i'm just defending someone's ability to like his work without getting made fun of or talked down to. if you want to describe the objective quality of his work, that's fine. i'm not trying to say that just because people like it, it's good. there is obviously a lot of popular creative media out there that is awful. but you shouldn't just say it's garbage without any sort of back up to what you're saying, and you shouldn't talk down to people who enjoy it regardless.

[Casey Pixmintro]

it sucks cuz people think i'm an opinionated shithead for not liking egoraptor cartoons. seriously, when i was like "meh, i don't like PokeAwesome", on 2 separate occasions people were really pissed off by it. but i guess fuck those people (ie, family and other animation students)

[rtil]

whenever people  make fun of someone for something they enjoy, it always seems to stem back to some sort of insecurities they have as a person. ridicule is a weakness, and i feel sorry for those who feel the need to point out the flaws in everyone else as if they are some authority on what is acceptable and what isnt. there is nothing wrong with or nothing to be ashamed of enjoying what you do so long as it doesnt harm anyone else, and there's nothing more to it

doesn't it seem like you're not exactly practicing what you preach here?

all humans are hypocrites to some extent, including yourself. get used to it

i mean telling people who have ever laughed at something egoraptor has done that they "like garbage" seems very condescending, as though you are on authority of what is and what is not garbage.

it is my opinion, i dont expect people to accept it as truth but i will say it anyway if i feel like it

if someone made fun of you for drawing anime influenced art (which happens often from what i can tell), you would react in a defensive way (which you've done a lot), you wouldn't just accept that the other person was correct (why would you?). so why should anyone else in this scenario?

i typically ignore people who criticize my work. i know it is bad and that's why i continue to practice, i dont need people to tell me it is bad.

i'm not defending egoraptor, i'm just defending someone's ability to like his work without getting made fun of or talked down to. if you want to describe the objective quality of his work, that's fine. i'm not trying to say that just because people like it, it's good. there is obviously a lot of popular creative media out there that is awful. but you shouldn't just say it's garbage without any sort of back up to what you're saying, and you shouldn't talk down to people who enjoy it regardless.

i'm not going to post some deep psychological analysis of a video game parody with non-stop screaming and swear words, it is what it is and it's quite clear what kind of audience its targeted at and that it's low-brow humor.

[sev]

if someone made fun of you for drawing anime influenced art (which happens often from what i can tell), you would react in a defensive way (which you've done a lot), you wouldn't just accept that the other person was correct (why would you?).

this weakens your argument. you're comparing the critique of someone's work to the critique of someone's tastes and those two things are both way too different to compare.

source: i went to argument school

[Hnilmik]

GaiaOnline - It's basically grinding virtual gold for pixelated items. But what REALLY keeps me there are the artists they hire to create their assets/characters/whatever. I got exposed to some of my favorite artists, like o_8, Fayrenpickpocket, and Reapersun, because of Gaia.

Homestuck - I like it, up to the end of Act...5? But I have no idea how to defend why. I like a lot of the characters, but no lie, you DO have to endure a lot of pointless shit to like the better acts. I stopped reading after they introduced even more characters, 'cause all of the transcripts ended up "telling more than showing". I like the music though. And maybe it's 'cause I'm lame, but I like a lot of the (tween-tastic) flash animations, especially the act finales.


Anime - No need to elaborate what others have already said. I like Eyeshield 21 and Gurren Lagann, people somehow think I like all the "mainstream?" stuff.

Shoujo/Josei Manga - Romance stuffs that makes me feel like a loser for reading mushy girly stuff. Josei manga actually target an older demographic, so the stories are a lot more thought out and tend to be more about realistic romance instead of idealistic romance (like shoujo), but everyone else sees it as "magical girl wants handsome prince d00d" (shoujo).

[ZennyPLUS]

I don't get how liking anime is a guilty pleasure.

Egoraptor, I do enjoy some of his stuff yes. I wish he'd put out more videos on game analysis. He did a fine job comparing Castlevania 1 and Castlevania 2: Simon's Quest (a series of which I'm a major fan, and I can say, without a doubt, I'm part of a "fanbase" if one actually existed). His video about MegaMan and MegaMan X was all right.

I am, however, ashamed to say that I found quite a bit of anime I like by stumbling into the hentai first.  Rule 34 at its very finest.