legion wrote:As far as I am aware there is no law to prosecute racism in Japan.
Oh, der. That's because there is no racism in Japan.
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legion wrote:As far as I am aware there is no law to prosecute racism in Japan.
Screwed-down Hairdo wrote:legion wrote:As far as I am aware there is no law to prosecute racism in Japan.
Oh, der. That's because there is no racism in Japan.
Screwed-down Hairdo wrote:legion wrote:As far as I am aware there is no law to prosecute racism in Japan.
Oh, der. That's because there is no racism in Japan.
kurogane wrote:white people don't like being an ethnic minority
Taro Toporific wrote:Screwed-down Hairdo wrote:legion wrote:As far as I am aware there is no law to prosecute racism in Japan.
Oh, der. That's because there is no racism in Japan.
Mrs. Taro* was very annoyed that I observed that hafu/ハーフ Japanese† tennis star, Naomi Osaka, would be ONLY be considered "black" if she was driving in my family's hometown, Chicago.
wikipedia.org/wiki/Naomi_Osaka*Much to her annoyance, Mrs. Taro is always
mistaken for Italian-American or Mexican-American
in the States depending on the neighborhood.
† Although the Japanese press does not admit it,
Naomi Osaka is a full-time resident of
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, not Japan.
MELBOURNE – When Naomi Osaka, an 18-year-old rising star in women’s tennis, won her final qualifying match on Saturday at the Australian Open, a swarm of Japanese fans followed her off the court.
As they lined up for her autographs and posed for pictures, there was one thing missing: Noise. No talking, no questions being asked, just complete silence. That’s because Osaka, who was born in Japan but raised in the United States, speaks barely any Japanese.
And she could be the next great superstar in Japanese tennis.
“I can understand way more Japanese than I can speak,” Osaka tells USA TODAY Sports in an interview. “And when I go to Japan people are confused. From my name, they don’t expect to see a black girl.”
Osaka is half black and half Japanese. She’s the daughter of a Japanese mother and Haitian father. When Naomi was three, her family moved to New York to be close to her dad’s family.
When she began to develop into a top-rate tennis player a few years ago, her father, Leonard Francois, chose the Japanese Tennis Association over the United States Tennis Association because of Naomi’s dual passport. She’s played under the Japanese flag ever since.
kurogane wrote:I had a sneaky feeling we agreedNice point about power over numbers, and I was referring to Japan and not the global situation. There might be a minority white underclass somewhere, but I have never seen or heard anybody in Japan claim Racism! or Discriminication! that didn't earn their rice balls by playing the other side of their ethnic coin, and that includes the Hokkaido Fat Man and that idiotic Youtuber Ry@nBrainless.
I also fully recognise that there is a problem in accommodation and apparently gym memberships and such, having been at the butt end of the first one numerous times, but again, at a statistical level.........not so much, and not for many. Which highlights the silliness of the shrill cries about Racism!!! in Japan when we are discussing white people.
kurogane wrote:You have a point, especially given that most such won't be First Worlders. Still, I like my idea. Japanese must be the sloppiest drivers in the First World. What is that fear of braking to a full stop? Is it some pagan superstition?
Drives me nuts.
kurogane wrote:You have a point, especially given that most such won't be First Worlders. Still, I like my idea. Japanese must be the sloppiest drivers in the First World. What is that fear of braking to a full stop? Is it some pagan superstition?
Drives me nuts.
Wage Slave wrote:Saves fuel. Just penny pinching I think.kurogane wrote: What is that fear of braking to a full stop? Is it some pagan superstition?
Wage Slave wrote: And the shocked "What the fuck are you doing here!" expression on their face...
kurogane wrote:Plus I am in Okinawa...
The other one is fucking taxi drivers blocking my path when I step out to cross the street. If I want a taxi I'll fucking hail one you cunts.
kurogane wrote:Yes to all that.Wage Slave wrote:Saves fuel. Just penny pinching I think.kurogane wrote: What is that fear of braking to a full stop? Is it some pagan superstition?
I bet you we are talking less than 1 yen per litre, but yeah, that was my guess.
matsuki wrote:I'm still more annoyed by the oblivious baba/assholes who drive around Tokyo with their high beams on. I see that shit almost every fucking night.
Russell wrote:matsuki wrote:I'm still more annoyed by the oblivious baba/assholes who drive around Tokyo with their high beams on. I see that shit almost every fucking night.
Those high beams are something that the coppers recommend (behind paywall now). It will only get worse from now on...
Takechanpoo wrote:if your head lights are not high beam, its even illegal in principal.
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