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Weeb isn't really derogatory these days. Just means someone who is invested into anime. The offensive term would be weaboo.
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IMO, pre-anime boom nerdom was not diverse either. >

This is a fair point! Though I wasn’t alive then so who knows. I think I lament what could’ve been more than what was. Though I’d still take the sheer quantity of Tolkien obsessed book nerds from back then over…whatever this is now
I’d like to hear you expand on that thought if you don’t mind though! Just curious >

There wasn't a sheet quantity of book nerds obsessed over Tolkien. There was just most people hating and beating up nerds for being nerdy.
You'd be lucky if you found.one or two fellow nerds because you were so repressed no one talked about their nerdy hobbies or interests. >

If I had gotten bullied more maybe I’d have been more interesting :(
Instead I grew up bitter and surrounded by weebs lmao the struggle >

I hate that your generation invented the derogatory term weeb. Your generation is the type of bullies generation celebrate our liberation from. That's what anime/marvel/etc is to my generation, a celebration of what we used to be closet interested in, and got our asses kicked for liking. It's basically our gay pride parade... lol