>>71589 This question mostly pertains to media coverage, such as tabloid articles/videos being made and shared of the former.

I am going to assume that the implied subject, the ones that "look upon" and "view" are chan users and adjacent social circles, rather than normies who outright despise and mock both kinds of concept. If you have a Western waifu, you probably found it either in animation or a videogame, as is often the case with regular waifus as well. The thing is that both Western animation and vidya have been terrible for a while and I seriously doubt any product that came out in the last 10-15 years contains a character I could see myself falling in love with. Perhaps you can contradict me, or perhaps you can bring to the table an example that is more than 15 years old or so. I would love to hear about it, we are all here to discuss after all I think I should mention that technically speaking my waifu is half-Western half-Japanese, both in-universe (ethnicity-wise) and metaphysically (in that she's from a VN written by Westerners in English, but set in Japan and based on sketches by a Japanese artist)

>>71589 >>71591 Alternatively, are you perhaps talking about Western *waifuists*, rather than *waifus*? If that is the case, I cannot see myself accepting the premise: outside of their tiny social circles, waifuists are promptly shamed, whether in the West or Japan. We are simply bound to be considered "weird/hentai" by those who cannot understand how we feel inside

>>71592 Sorry for not clarifying. I am talking about the practice (for lack of a better term), not the Waifus themselves, but I appreciate your responses regardless and think you make some interesting points. One thing I will say I’ve noticed is that it tends to be more women who choose their Husbandos from Western/Cartoony sources. Even in anime, it’s stuff like Osomatsu-San… Just found that interesting. >>71592 I’m really only talking about the way Japanese Waifuists are perceived in North American media, as that’s where I live. I know otakus are shamed in Japan, LOL.

>>71589 >Why do you think Japanese Waifuism is looked upon with curiosity and interest, I wouldn’t say that Japanese waifuists are seen with curiosity or interest, be it by the average person or news sites, videos etc, waifuism to me seems to be shamed on both settings, but to be more specific I do think that its seen as less of a problem since for the average person Japan is some super weird country full of odd people and otakus, this perception has been like this for years, so Japanese waifuists tend to be seen just as badly as western waifuists but its somewhat just accepted as Japanese being weird otakus. >While Western Waifuism is immediately viewed as shameful and cringe? See what I write for the first question, but to sort of expand on the conversation waifuism weirdly enough (in my opinion) seems to be shamed more by other otakus and overall people of other online weirdos rather than normies, mostly because by normies we are just seen usually as people that due to diverse reasons (usually they assume the waifuists either had bad experiences with women, is just a virgin or some otaku obsessed with anime and hentai) decide to sort of retreat or avoid 3D womens and relationships with them and our waifu is just seen as a cope, but outside of this obviously wrong stereotype they usually have a really “you do you” attitude towards waifuists and overall they don’t get stuck on the matter and move on, on the other hand otakus and others (usually people terminally online) tend to have not only the same stereotype as before but see waifuists as deluded people “who take a joke seriously” since to the average current otaku waifuism and waifus are nothing but a joke from 4chan or old forums, obviously this is just my opinion and overall experience reading about waifuism online, reading opinions and a long etc.

when western media covers the miku man (or others) positively, they mean to do it in a 'feel good' story. that somewhere out there is a guy who is living his best life despite his eccentricities. they do the same sorts of news articles about people with disabilities, or absurd romances between man and animal, or those bizarre addiction people. they aren't endorsing furries or animalfuckers when they air an article about a man and a goose falling in love, they're trying to make the reader feel comfortable with their own uniquenesses and reassure them that everythings going to be ok if even this strange guy can find happiness. i could see the western media doing a positive news segment on a western waifuist as long as it was a cute, picturesque relationship that could be shown to a broad audience. i don't think many waifuists are eager to be talking to media and be treated like a circus act though.

>>71595 I think you’re right regarding the context surrounding the publicity of these stories, however a main reason I think specifically American media targets these stories in the light of Japan is because of the fact it frames this phenomena as an East-Asiatic cultural difference, which removes it from the greater context of our own society on account of it being ‘over there’… Which is why I don’t think an American would ever produce a similar feelgood story on another American. While out there it is unique and playful, over here it is degenerate and shameful (in the eyes of the average tabloid media consumer)

North American media, did cover waifus August 2021 The United States left behind billions of dollars of American military hardware in Afghanistan Waifu Dakimakuras are American military hardware

The funny meme is that normies think both are shameful and cringe, but you notice it a lot more with western compared to anime because you don't go out of your way to read jap salarymen talking shit about neets in his country. Akihiko Kondo is a feel good story about someone weird like >>71595 said, but it's not the norm and will probably never be the norm because as long as we have teens crushing and doing waifu of the week, megapoly bullshit that has no place here much less so in the real world and trolls running rampant we will just be seen as laughingstock. The problem with getting accepted is probably deeper rotted than that and would take an essay in and of itself, but those are just some pretty glaring superficial problems. Do I care that things are like this? Not really. I don't have much of an interest in wanting to fit into institution labels for married or whatever the fuck, they can label me as single my entire life. Life is what actually happens when you live it. Waifuism being normalized will not stop retards from throwing a fuss and calling us incels. Like I give a shit about their opinion. Sorry for the doomerpost. >>71602 Why do I recognize the image