Preference != Elitism.
It's the wank that's been wanked a million times! It's just a small one though.
In Anime, surreal_sorrow asks: What was the first subtitled anime you saw(OVA,series,movie, etc)? On top of that, before you became familiar with anime, did you have any prejudgments about it?
He also talks about his anime fandom background a bit and mentions that he doesn't like dubs.
Bring on the "OMG you don't like dubs you are an elitist" comments. This time brought to you by blackjackrocket. Watch in amazement as surreal_sorrow nicely tries to explain that although he doesn't like dubs, he doesn't have a problem with those who do. This doesn't work for blackjackrocket, she has to pick out parts of his sentences to prove he is elitist!
I couldn't help myself and posted a reply (my lj name is super_lucky), I haven't gotten a reply yet but I can't wait to yet again hear that because I prefer subtitles it makes me an elitist.
If anyone could point out an anime community/forum that just doesn't allow the dub vs. sub debates I would be very grateful. I've been in this fandom for 10 years now and I'm tired of seeing the same thing rehashed over and over.
Edited to add: I got my reply from blackjackrocket - "It's not that she hates them, it's that she was forcing us to reply within the confines of her hatred of dubs."
Wow, it seems surreal_sorrow has the power to force people to reply! I wish I had that ability!
Edited again to add: The original question before it was edited was: What was the first subtitled anime you saw(OVA,series,movie, but has to be subtitled)? On top of that, before you became familiar with anime, did you have any prejudgments about it?
The part surreal_sorrow edited is in bold.