JPlop's Semi-Annual Age/Gender Poll (votes got reset! Please re-vote if you're so inclined!)

[Celedam]

I bet that even among foreign fans, there are more males than females. It's just that most of the males lurk, because there's a stigma in being a fan of this stuff. I became accustomed to it in the J-pop fan community, but I'm seeing it all over again in the metal fan community, thanks to BABYMETAL. There are only so many times that you can be called a "Jap-lover" or a sissy or a pedophile or a creep before you give up and go back into the shadows.

[boinsie]

While that's definitely true, users can still easily answer a poll while remaining lurkers.

For example, who is the female 41-50? I have no idea. They haven't posted about it in this thread, and that's totally fine.

[Celedam]

Lurkers who haven't even created accounts, then. For example, there are six "guests" as I post this.

[boinsie]

... point.

[Zunu]

FYI, guests can't vote in polls. You have to have a membership, although you can vote with zero posts.

[Beatrix]

28 woman

Being a girl doesn't necessarily make liking jpop more acceptable. My mom asked if I was gay at 15 because I watched Hello project mv so much. I'm not and I was confused why she would think that. It's just seen as weird to people who don't get it.

[bisuketto]

27 year old woman here! People always think I look way younger than I am (like 19-20ish) lol It bugs me sometimes.

[CaptainBerryzGiraffe]

^^Does not matter how old you are and who you are, you are seen as weird for listening to jpop.
But, that's life, isn't it? c:

[Sohee]

Realized I never posted in here, though I voted.

Just turned 28, female.

[Jessi]

I'm still really excited that older female fans seem to be the norm among western fans.

Is it because we used to like Spice Girls when we were younger