Caleb drags Steve into the side-streets and byways of popular culture to tackle today’s myth. Folks sometimes get roasted on social media and Reddit over this: Putting stickers on your custom AR-15 is “cringe,” as the kids say nowadays. Grownups usually say “cringy” – but you get the point. It’s in bad taste, not cool, and you shouldn’t do it to your AR, says the anti-sticker crowd.
Specifically, we’re talking about affixing stickers to – or even laser engraving – the receiver with “waifu,” favorite characters from Japanese anime cartoons. According to the ultimate authority on everything, Wikipedia, a waifu is a fictional character in anime, manga, or a video game to whom you attracted or consider your ideal significant other. (We’re not making this up!)
“Oh, like Hello Kitty?” says Steve, aglow with the triumph of dawning recognition. “Yes!” exclaims Caleb, relieved to be spared doing a long explanation.
A lot of AR-15 customizers are big proponents of personalizing your rifle with a custom paint job. Do you cross a line into inexcusable bad taste if you put waifu stickers on that super-ultimate-custom AR-15 you spent weeks buying parts for and a whole Saturday assembling?
It’s YOUR rifle, says Caleb. Put whatever artwork, sticker, logo, engraving, or paint job on it YOU want. Firearms are functional art, a canvas where you can express yourself. “You do you. Follow your bliss,” Steve concurs. Don’t worry about what other people think.
Enough said? That anti-sticker/waifu myth is BUSTED, done and dusted! Now…. who wants to see Steve’s “Hello Kitty” AR?
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I wouldn't want it, but that fire selector on that Karen one was kinda funny.
I don't have waifu stickers, but my brother gave me a Funko Pop of this character called Nezuko from an anime called Demon Slayer. I jammed a screw through the top of her head and used some wire to make a loop. Found a pic rail sling attachment and stuck her on there as a charm. Now I've got a little anime girl on the front if my rifle.
Sweetheart grips on my 1911 with my waifu.
I got a laugh about the "Karen" lower.
It's all about whatever makes you happy with your build
Anyone afflicted with the need to paint over your cheap branded AR, check out “the joy of painting your rifle with psr”.Top tear content🤌
Based? Uh, based?
Just make sure you can remove the stickers when and if you want to sell the gun. And if they can't be removed don't cover up the serial number. 👍
We're in a timeline where Brownells it talking about anime waifu stickers on AR's
Steve: Do what you want to do
Me: COPY THAT!
Just remember: Don't make the same mistake that Bud Lite made. Enough said.
On second thought: Just because the Lemmings are going over the cliff, you do not have to follow them.
It's Why-foo. As is why are my friends leaving and where are they going
You’re free to decorate your weapon however you want and everyone else is free to make fun of your wack ideas.
Not a fan of stickers on guns.
Yes
Is wearing the same shirt cringe? you be the judge.
Whatever someone customizes or personalizes their firearm with *WILL* be used against the owner by an attorney or a prosecutor to demonize him. Doesn't matter what it is, attorneys are imaginative and inventive about finding an evil, nefarious meaning for it. Ask any of the gun law attorneys. They'll respond immediately that one should *never* visibly customize their firearm. God forbid it's used in self defense if you do. The attorney going after your hide will roast you with it and even the best of defense attorneys have extreme difficulty keeping it out of evidence or testimony. Want a murder or wrongful death conviction? Customize the firearm that's used. You'll be crucified for it.
Gonna "cringe" All my firearms now!!! 😂😂
Like Hello Kitty 😂🙌 absolutely savage Steve
I want one of those shirts
I understand the point Caleb was making. I didn't have a clue as to what he was talking about.
😂😂 I just bought that spikes tactical lower you showed in the picture last week not because I wanted it but because my local shop were out of aero precision lowers and I'm impatient so I'm the proud owner of a "cringe" AR15
My BRN 180 300 blk out sits on a PSA lower that has ingraving of frankenstiens monster and says multi monster (serial #)…Kinda fitting for the rifle…ooops, pistol
I needed an AR lower when I was 18. Asked my mom. She bought me the trump punisher logo lower. I don't think she understands that 1. I might shoot someone with it in self defense and 2. That'd look horrible in court because 3. The offender probably wouldn't be all that conservative lmao
Picatinny rail mounted Fuzzy dice!
lmaooo he says show me the cringe, look in the mirror lil eanus 🤡
big eanus and lil eanus with the opinions 🤡🤡