IDIOT ALERT! Guess what the music industry thinks of anime!

Eurononymous · Post by **Eurononymous** » Fri Jan 10, 2003 6:46 pm

That's nothing new. Time magazine once had a 5 page report on the evils of anime. What you have their is a lump in a sea of shit.

danielwang · Post by **danielwang** » Fri Jan 10, 2003 6:59 pm

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A 5 page, opinionated (and sounds to me corporate-influenced) article in such a prestigioud magazine such as Time?
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Ugh. I knew TIME was a corporate sponsored AOL TIme Warner creation, but 5 pages? That's a very, very large chunk of the magazine, dedicated to alienating one of their more obscure markets. Whoops, AOLTW!

But this is a local newspaper. Remember, this is a quote. From the MUSIC INDUSTRY... and they are I believe blaming anime and other things as part of the economic problem. Like thier laziness, insensitivity and incompotence isn't worse.... anyways, I'm selling DSNY and buying Studio Ghibli. I'm moving 3.5% of my assets to Euro and Yen, too.

Just wanted to post all this to let people (who don't already know) a taste of What Corporate Bastards Are Saying Behind Our Backs.
We already have schools and politicians selling out to corporations and brainwashing us with ads, and now they're attacking anime?

Next things you know, they're going to say that our purchases of foreign products is unpatriotic -_-.

Roke · Post by **Roke** » Fri Jan 10, 2003 7:12 pm

Whenever an industry is losing money, they need somewhere to point a finger. They never want to say it's themselves, and besides, now that the technology is out there, you cannot stop the CD burners. Sometimes, companys don't really need to point a finger because it's rather obvious who is making them lose money (Napster), but in this case they're just trying too hard to find an excuse.

So what if more people are watching japanese cartoons? (Shut up, that's my choice of words. I don't want to start another debate.) What they should do is find some way to share in on the market, instead of whining.

CaTaClYsM · Post by **CaTaClYsM** » Fri Jan 10, 2003 7:13 pm

my reply to this guys statement is, "And you blame ME for the fact that you're pedaling a product noone wants?" if you werent grossly overpricing your CD's and marketing music people don't want to listen to then *GASP* MAYBE YOUR BUSINESS WOULD BE DOING BETTER!

Cardinal.jpg · Post by **Cardinal.jpg** » Fri Jan 10, 2003 7:23 pm

Well local stores really have no choice on prices.
Also if local chains stocked what people want then they still wouldnt make money, music piracy and anime piracy is rampant now. It is hard to find someone without any unauthorised music, movies or anime.

Mr. Bucket · Post by **Mr. Bucket** » Fri Jan 10, 2003 7:38 pm

Phag Corporate Executives wrote: (simply put) Music or Anime Babes?

How about both, if i really had to choose though, i would pick the music before i'd buy an anime.

Cardinal.jpg · Post by **Cardinal.jpg** » Fri Jan 10, 2003 7:42 pm

Are you saying that currently you don't buy any or you buy both and don't have to choose.

Mr. Bucket · Post by **Mr. Bucket** » Fri Jan 10, 2003 7:59 pm

every once and a while i actually Buy anime, but i buy music all the time, if i had to choose one to live without, it would be anime.

Cardinal.jpg · Post by **Cardinal.jpg** » Fri Jan 10, 2003 8:02 pm

I hear you there.