Me (19M) and my ex (22F) just broke up but we promised to be friends. I called her stuff uninteresting and said I acted older than her because she watches dumb shows like anime, Beavis and Butthead, etc. Stupid stuff. I’m 19, I don’t like that crap. I don’t mean it in a mean way, though.
Just because you aren’t interested doesn’t mean it’s not interesting to her or other people.
Yeah, you’re kinda being a jerk. Not an asshole necessarily, but you can do better.
I had a stick up my ass at your age, even down to thinking Beavis and Butthead was terrible when it was new.
Just because you don’t like something doesn’t mean it’s trash. Don’t yuck other peoples yum.
And especially don’t talk like that to people you care about and want to be friends with.
“I don’t really get anime, it’s generally not for me” is a very polite way to put it without insulting someone.
You’re young and have a lot to experience in your life. I suspect your views on a lot of things will soften with time.
I did too and I missed out on so much cool stuff from the mid 90s to almost 2010 because of my shitty attitude.
I remember being trapped at a party (because I didn’t have my own ride and was hours from home) where I knew nobody, watching True Romance and seething at how stupid the whole thing was.
And yeah, it truly is, but it’s deliberately stupid and also awesome. Gary Oldman was (as always) fully committed and amazing, stealing every scene he’s in.
But also I was seething at a party because I didn’t like a movie, instead of finding something else to do and like.