in article 1108674331.861978.110160@g14g2000cwa.googlegroups.com, TXZZ at
superoutland@aol.com wrote on 2/18/05 6:05 AM:

> Morning Musume is most  awful shit on earth and the fact that this has
> any popularity in japan shows that no one in japan has any right to say
> what is "otaku" and what isnt.  Not that you usenet people are massive
> jocks for that matter.

While I agree with your opinion about Morning Musume, it does not logically
follow that the popularity of that group means that no one in Japan has any
right to say what is "otaku" and what is not. After all, the term is a
Japanese one, which is even in my denshi jisho.