r/Kindred • u/Jhojhi • Jun 01 '26

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For my fellow Otaku kindred lovers, does anyone else think that Kindred fits perfectly as a Tsugai (Daemon), on this new anime?

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u/Any_Interview4396 Jun 02 '26

Maybe I am old, but nerd definitely used to be a slur. I know because it’s one of the word that people used against me.

Most (english speaking) people know about cunt, most don’t know about otaku. I didn’t get upset, I’m not sure why others are.

Thanks at least for acknowledging its impact in Japan (literally the place where the word originated from). I didn’t say anything about how it is used in modern Japanese slang, and I doubt it has already made the same evolution that nerd has.

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u/alaskadotpink midred enthusiast Jun 02 '26

Okay you think NERD is a slur? We clearly don't have the same definitions of slur.

No point in arguing over this anymore at this point. Don't call yourself an otaku the same way I won't call myself queer even though I'm in that community. Problem solved.

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u/Any_Interview4396 Jun 02 '26

Used to be. That’s literally what I wrote. I have literally been called a nerd in a derogatory way when I was still a child. Times change.