Recent content by kenwaynguyen

Ah damn ya’ll still going at it?

Nah, it's fun.

Fair.

Wanna put it on record.

I agree. It is up to the translator to use which word is the most appropriate to the scenario. My problem is with the TL's comment.

If it's all you care, why bring it up?

If it's so weak, why are you oppose of people using it?

Oh no, I'm not talking about me being shunned. I'm talking about other instances throughout the years of users being shunned for using "trap" to describe a type of character. There's a reason why r/animemes a couple of years ago had a meltdown, then some users split to form r/goodanimemes. It...

By the fact that you're asking me this, tells me that you are not being genuine, asking questions in bad faith, and willingly ignoring everything that has happened during the last 10 years, minimum. I see no reasons to discuss this any further.

The simple fact that people are shunned for using a word that has no negative connotation nor baggage, trap, is a good example. Remember initially you call people that use the term "trap" as "idiots who stamp their feet demanding to keep using offensive words"? I remember.

Language is power. Control how people say and speak, you control them. It has never been "just one word". There's always "the next word"

There are activists. Either you're blind, or you're lying. I'm leaning more towards you're lying.

Look man, I appreciate your TL effort. It's good. But no, the term 'trap' does not have a negative connotation nor baggage. It has always been used to describe a specific trope/character type. Nobody had any problems using it until very recently, when some trans activists who are not of the...

No, it is emotional blackmail. You explained and forced your ideology onto others when you refer the term "trap" as "t-word", and commenting "Making sure idiots who stamp their feet demanding to keep using offensive words know they're not the whole fandom". Your only role is to scanlate, not to...

you started the ad hominem attacks, not me.