Is being Otaku bad?

[B]Otaku Stereotype[/B]
The stereotype of an Otaku is a fat man with wide glasses who stays inside their room taping shows, commercials, and has a great interest in hentai. Usually male and has capsule kits and manga filled to the ceiling. They are also known to use both the TV and the Computer at the same time while trying to put together small model kits they bought of a zoid, gundam, or car.

However this is only a small group of people in the Otaku subculture who let them selves be lost in the media without recognizing any other parts of life.

[B]Personal Definition[/B]
I think that the second you gone and seen something other then Naruto or Bleach you have become a Otaku... Otaku are not the same as extremists because over the time the original stereotype is becoming way to targeted towards those who are interested in hentai. Whats the different stages of obsession? lets think about it

[B] 1. If you have seen more then just Naruto or Bleach you are an Otaku.[/B]

[B]2. If you Cosplay...[/B]
you gain 1 OCD point

[B]3. If you own Model Kits, Capsule Toys, or Keychains...[/B]
you gain 1 OCD point for each one of the 3

[B]4. If you own CCGs, Postcards, or Pencil Boards[/B]
you gain 1 OCD point for each one of the 3

[B]5. If you own wallscrolls, posters, or anime wallpaper[/B]
you gain 1 OCD point for each one of the 3

[B]6. If you listen to anime music and nothing else[/B]
your just narrow minded... and lost in your anime

[B]7. If you use anime terms in every day conversation and start acting like them[/B]
you gain 1 OCD point

[B]8. If you can do the Lucky Star or Haruhi Dance...[/B]
you gain 1 OCD point

[B]9. If you seen even really bad anime even being forewarned...[/B]
you gain 3 OCD points

[B]10. If you goto work or school dressed up as a anime character...[/B]
you gain 3 OCD points

[B]11. If you know more then 12 anime quotes[/B]
you gain 1 OCD point

[B]12. if you are apart of an Anime or Manga forum[/B]
you gain 1 OCD point

[B]13. if you attend your local Anime Convention, School club, or Weekend Anime Meetings[/B]
you gain 1 OCD point for each of the 3

14. If you write fanfics, draw fanart, or make remixes of anime songs...
you gain 1 OCD point for each of the 3
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honestly i see nothing wrong with being an otaku, I think that how Obsessive Compulsive you are about your hobby is more of the thing to fear really. Even if you are all these things no one should JUDGE you... its just if only these things run your life people are going to think... because it would be sad if all this is in your hobby but you are jobless and not attending school... but some people manage : / i know a few people who follow nearly all these and still have a life. It just gets harder to manage the farth you are in ANY hobby really ^_^U...

my personal score was 11 out of 26 OCD points :O