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How come they stopped doing that thing in anime?


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You know, where they pull one of their eyelids down and stick their tongue out?

 

Does that particular expression have a proper name?

 

Is it just a Nipponese thing?

 

What is the cultural context of that and why did it disappear not too long after anime started to become really popular with Western audiences?

 

Is it making fun of Westerners and their big round eyes?

 

Is round eye a slur for Westerners?

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I asked my jappy mother and she said it's called akanbe. She's in a pissy mood where she doesn't feel like talking, and she hasn't watched any anime since the 80s, so there.

 

Google tells me that it's a common expression in France as well.

 

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