Trump Supporters Are 'Single Men Who Masturbate To Anime'?
January 23, 2016 6:13 AM   Subscribe

What are the connections between anime, right-wing politics, My Little Pony, and Donald Trump support? On MSNBC's "All In with Chris Hayes", Republican strategist Rick Wilson described Trump supporters as "childless single men who masturbate to anime". The memorable phrase blew up in recent days and led to a torrent of commentary and analysis in venues such as The New Republic, Talking Points Memo, Gawker, and many other places. But is it true? Who are these people on Twitter and other online venues with anime avatars and far-right politics? And why do there seem to be so many of them?
posted by theorique (9 comments total)

This post was deleted for the following reason: We have quite a few open Trump threads where this can be mentioned, but as a post, this is kind of silly and there's just not much "there" there -- taz



 
Well, 4channers do love Trump.
posted by SansPoint at 6:15 AM on January 23, 2016


purple muscles and divergent plot lines.
posted by clavdivs at 6:19 AM on January 23, 2016


[removes from favorites]
posted by box at 6:22 AM on January 23, 2016


In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king.
posted by tommasz at 6:24 AM on January 23, 2016


On reading all the links: is there anything more here than 'some asshole said a thing'?
posted by box at 6:25 AM on January 23, 2016


Of course the vast majority of anime fans are not Trumpian white nationalists. Still, we have have to write something here, so we'll make it a thing.
posted by Wolfdog at 6:29 AM on January 23, 2016


Donald Trump will make anime real.
posted by rum-soaked space hobo at 6:29 AM on January 23, 2016 [1 favorite]


I read all the links and now I want my 180 seconds back. At least they were all short and devoid of insight. (Props to New Republic for "the decadence of this art makes it kitsch.") But I'm left with questions.

What's with Trump supporters with anime icons? And what's with the conflation of largely non-sexualized My Little Pony and "masturbates to anime"? I'm familiar with Western use of anime, and Bronies. And I'm passing familiar with alt-right. I don't see how they all fit together but I'm intrigued. Does anyone have an article with useful info?
posted by Nelson at 6:29 AM on January 23, 2016 [1 favorite]


This mostly reads as GOP butthurt over Trump taking over their party. You reap what you sow, etc.
posted by indubitable at 6:30 AM on January 23, 2016 [1 favorite]


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