I saw the "too old?" thread and decided this might be a nice kind of spin-off thread.
How do you deal with people who tease or judge you cruelly because you like Pokémon?
I think next time someone challenges me about it, I'll say "Well if Pokémon is such a bad thing, I guess there must have been some error as [S-HIGHLIGHT]it's become the second most popular gaming franchise, selling 193 million copies[/S-HIGHLIGHT] and being more popular than Zelda, The Sims, Final Fantasy and GTA":
https://www.bukisa.com/articles/259315_the-best-selling-video-game-franchises [This may be wrong, but it's been ranked second on several different websites from what I can see.]
AWESOME.
and ummmmm people can just spheal with it idc what they think -hair flip-
LOL Sydian. XD
"Your opinion has been duly noted and will be brought up for consideration at the next city meeting...right after we discuss abandoning individualism and adopting a purely conformist government regime."
...or something thereabouts. :/
:cer_laugh:
I find them very stupid really. So what if they think I'm too old for Pokemon? Or if you reach a certain limit you automatically can't play it anymore? What are they gonna do? They can't do anything, they only pick on people who they think are "childish" or "nerds" to boost up ego or make them self bigger.
Just a week ago a bunch gr. 9 told me and my friends that we were too old to be playing Pokemon (were in gr.11) and that I should be playing Cod, GTA and those other stuff, so I told them
"Hmmm, Why are you wearing that kinda clothes? Is it because follows what everyone is wearing? Why are you wearing that shoes? Because people have them and you wanted to fit in? Just because people think were to old doesn't mean we can't play it. We have our own lives, why should you people dictate someone else's life? No one told you guys to buy those kinda clothes, you bought because you wanted to fit in with everybody else. Stop telling people what to do, cause what if someone starts telling you what to do? Would you like it?"
And they just left like a cheetah lol. So what if we like pokemon? Its our lives, we only get to live it once, live your life to the fullest and don't let anyone stop you from doing what you want.
Nice retaliatory statement. ;)
As for me, it was more during high school where people really didn't
say anything, but I felt there was a slight issue with Pokemon being "childish", visible through facial expressions and stuff. But I don't think it was
that much of a problem back then...and collegiate settings seem to have less qualms then it.
Every time I think of such immature people, I think of the awesome music that Pokemon has brought us, wondering if they could compose something similar. Or for that matter,
produce something that sells as quickly and as greatly as Pokemon does.
Other times, I guess I attempt ignoring such people... I mostly talk about Pokemon with friends who are into gaming/anime and PokeCommunity people, LOL...
And still other times, I'd like to say, "Are you able to spit flames out of your mouth, possess enough destructive power that maps could potentially be redrawn, or even do anything close to BA like
nearly every Pokemon can? No? Then be quiet." Sometimes I envision awesome moments in the Pokemon anime like Pikachu using Volt Tackle, legendary Pokemon wreaking havoc, regular Trainers being BA, Charizard using a ferocious Flamethrower or a powerful Seismic Toss, etc.
Giratina often pops up in my mind at such times. Honestly, anyone who thinks
Giratina is childish needs to go get their brain thoroughly examined.
