That could explain it. Another possibility is that this site has a higher than usual percentage of nippophile users, and that they react negatively to articles critical of that country, its culture, or its institutions. Either possibility doesn't put an end to my disappointment.
Another possibility is that this site has a higher than usual percentage of nippophile users,
Come now, you're not even trying. If you're going to be smugly derogatory toward people who enjoy some bit of Japanese popular culture, the technical term is "weeaboo".
I enjoy some aspects of Japanese popular culture as well, anime in particular. That doesn't mean I'm blind to the possibility others who have the same taste might be biased against essays that portray the culture in a negative light, nor to the fact that people with that taste are more common among the geek set.
