Theyâre hateful, but theyâre cute.
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Zephyr@sh.itjust.works â¨2⊠â¨weeks⊠ago
Japan, where racism doesnât usually get the same criticism it does elsewhere for whatever reasonâŚ
captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works â¨2⊠â¨weeks⊠ago
diffaldo@lemmy.dbzer0.com â¨2⊠â¨weeks⊠ago
Just like the cats.
Zephyr@sh.itjust.works â¨2⊠â¨weeks⊠ago
This. Also the massive online love affair with Japan and anime sure does a lot to distract people from the less savoy aspects of Japan.
Goodlucksil@lemmy.dbzer0.com â¨2⊠â¨weeks⊠ago
Japan is too far away and too aligned with the west to receive criticism for racism
Zephyr@sh.itjust.works â¨2⊠â¨weeks⊠ago
Iâm not sure being aligned with the west means much while people are extremely critical in and outside western countries about racism.
Alcoholicorn@mander.xyz â¨2⊠â¨weeks⊠ago
Most westerners donât care about racism beyond its utility to attack something they already donât like. Same with homophobia. How much âtactical homophobiaâ did we just see against Lindsey Graham by people who probably think theyâre allies because they donât like a lot of people who are hostile to LGBT+?
Zephyr@sh.itjust.works â¨2⊠â¨weeks⊠ago
Have you been anywhere? Racism is just a full on aspect of most places Iâve been west or not. Like anyone Asian whatsoever is just mchina or anyone white whatsoever from anywhere is mzungu and both get treated differently than wafrika. Same to locals, if youâre dealing with a hiring manager and you are in his tribe youâll likely get the job, if youâre a different ethnicity then probably not.
diffaldo@lemmy.dbzer0.com â¨2⊠â¨weeks⊠ago
That is because they have soft power.
Zephyr@sh.itjust.works â¨2⊠â¨weeks⊠ago
I think itâs more so that what looks like them being polite to most is meant as something extremely rude. Also not to mention the love affair most have with Japan online.
EldritchFeminity@lemmy.blahaj.zone â¨2⊠â¨weeks⊠ago
IMO, they have a similar thing going on as the US does where one of their largest exports is culture.
The veneer is peeling on the American Empire, but Hollywood and American media giants (and credit card companies) still hold massive sway over much of the worldâs cultures, and Japan holds similar power with the export of anime and manga, as they are often one of the few things people know Japan through (that, and stuff about feudal era Japan and samurai as the Japanese counterpart to the American cowboy).
PR is one of their biggest products, whether itâs through their media or the reputation of the quality of their consumer goods, etc.
Zephyr@sh.itjust.works â¨2⊠â¨weeks⊠ago
Yeah when I travel people think the street are paved with gold in the US and Japanese animators are famously progressive in comparison to their culture. Also the obvious weeaboo / otaku love affair so many have with Japanese media. I would say their racism is on a different level. Things they do would be extremely illegal in the US or Europe but are condoned there. I kinda get some of it because their culture has so many unwritten rules and itâs difficult even for immigrants who have been there for years to properly know them all. If people in the US behaved the same there would be mass protests.
joshchandra@midwest.social â¨2⊠â¨weeks⊠ago
They get an easier pass because their products are top-notch. Toyota basically invented Six Sigma/a globally used process for manufacturer defect elimination. A Japanese automaker invented QR codes. They have Nintendo, anime, etc. They changed and continue to impact the world in highly recognizable ways, not by merely cheap products (China), cheap labor (India), etc.
Zephyr@sh.itjust.works â¨2⊠â¨weeks⊠ago
Tldr if your good enough at engineering you can be as racist as you want to be unless youâre white.
joshchandra@midwest.social â¨2⊠â¨weeks⊠ago
I guess I shouldâve said that I wasnât dismissing it, but was trying to find possible explanations. My understanding is that their xenophobia is more from a sense of caution rather than a view like, âInferior being!â
Zephyr@sh.itjust.works â¨2⊠â¨weeks⊠ago
Not true but I love the apologist point of view you took. Japanese have always been clear they were the best up until white people showed up with advanced technology and showed them first hand they werenât. Shits racist as fuck and you can suck their little jap phallice all you want but just admit itâs some racist shit in the same way you can understand that what I just said was racist. In short please stop being dumb.
100_kg_90_de_belin@feddit.it â¨2⊠â¨weeks⊠ago
They get an easier pass because the US needed a vassal state in the Pacific.
Zephyr@sh.itjust.works â¨2⊠â¨weeks⊠ago
Tell the Chinese that. They havenât gotten the message yet
sudoer777@lemmy.ml â¨2⊠â¨weeks⊠ago
lol Nintendo
ryathal@sh.itjust.works â¨2⊠â¨weeks⊠ago
Japan cast cat girl, it was super effective. All knowledge of atrocities was erased from western nations.
vantablack@lemmy.blahaj.zone â¨2⊠â¨weeks⊠ago
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