Re: OTAKU

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1 total messages Started by mekong%ntuvax.dnet Tue, 26 Jan 1993 05:00

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Author: mekong%ntuvax.dnet
Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1993 05:00

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>I cannot quite figure out from the posting above what the original
>debate was about, but it is NOT correct to say that there is femininity
>built into the word "OTAKU", whatever 'definition' (currently in use
>as of today) you decide to use.
>
>Perhaps this "someone" you're referring to above heard the word
>incorrectly, as there is a word "OTAFUKU" which refers to a mask
>of woman, whose face is extremely round and nose small. The word also
>refers to women whose faces are noticeably round, just like the
>OTAFUKU mask.
>
>Hope this was of some use to you.

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