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The Japanese view of sex is just very different from that in most Western countries. I've heard it described as just another necessary bodily function. Heck, they even had a TV show where 3 guys competed in an ejaculation marathon.
What huh? America might be the least truly racist country in the world, simply due to have so many different ethnic groups neck to neck for such a long time.meet the new boss, same as the old boss
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Originally posted by mrmitchell
Unless you're darker than a lemon, then you're in trouble.
Consider that George Bush, a conservative, is at least trying to loosen immigration law at the moment (a laudable goal, even if I think his plans leave a lot to be desired) while Europe is busy trying to turn the clock back to some 1930's esque "quota" scheme that only allows in X people per country (and surprise, surprise, when the countries that we allow the fewest from also contain darkies!). And Japan? Good luck attempting to immigrate there, if you don't marry a Japanese person.
Anyway, the point is, it's easy to claim not to be racist in a vaccum. The best solution to racism is massive intermixing & interaction, not isolation.All syllogisms have three parts.
Therefore this is not a syllogism.
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Originally posted by chegitz guevara
Japanese are seriously racist.(\__/) 07/07/1937 - Never forget
(='.'=) "Claims demand evidence; extraordinary claims demand extraordinary evidence." -- Carl Sagan
(")_(") "Starting the fire from within."
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Least problems with racism? I don't know about that. It always surprises me when I think about how recent segregation was removed in some parts of the country. It wasn't until the 90s that a majority of blacks felt like they weren't being discriminated against.
All this said, there's quite a lot more opportunity for harm due to racism here.I came upon a barroom full of bad Salon pictures in which men with hats on the backs of their heads were wolfing food from a counter. It was the institution of the "free lunch" I had struck. You paid for a drink and got as much as you wanted to eat. For something less than a rupee a day a man can feed himself sumptuously in San Francisco, even though he be a bankrupt. Remember this if ever you are stranded in these parts. ~ Rudyard Kipling, 1891
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Originally posted by molly bloom
You'd demand payment, mindseye ?
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Originally posted by pchang
The Japanese view of sex is just very different from that in most Western countries. I've heard it described as just another necessary bodily function. Heck, they even had a TV show where 3 guys competed in an ejaculation marathon.
Things like masturbation bars seem to be uniquely Japanese.
I saw a clip on the internet of what apeared to be a typical daytime women's talk show a la Sally Jessie Raphael. Women from the audience were playing stone/paper/scissor to see which three would get to have sex with three Japanese Chippendale-types.
The winners had full-on intercourse on the stage, with a hushed audience carefully observing every moment.
I wondered if this kind of program was on normal broadcast televsion or cable or ... does it make any difference in a ultra-wired society like Japan's?
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Originally posted by SnowFire
America might be the least truly racist country in the world, simply due to have so many different ethnic groups neck to neck for such a long time. It's just that when we are racist, it's more obvious. Countries where one group is in the vast majority (like Japan, or Europe circa 1850) tend to have far worse problems with racism, even if they don't surface as often simply due to lack of contact.
Reminds me of a certain country where I live ...
Many Chinese believe that the US has terrible racism problems. But if I ask my students ...
"Is there racism in China?"
"Oh, no, there's no racism in China!".
"Would your parents let you marry a black Canadian? An Indian? A Japanese? A Thai? Even if they were well-educated and wealthy? How about a dark-skinned Chinese person from the countryside? "
Most common response: "No way!"
At these moments I can't help but recall my American family, which includes two interracial marriages (white-black, white-latino), and dear old Mom still hoping I can someday add an Asian to the mix.
In fairness, I have to add the standard rejoinder that, like almost all things Chinese, attitudes are changing quickly, and there are indeed a small but growing number of interracial marriages in Chinese cities, sometimes even including blacks and (gasp) Japanese.
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Originally posted by mindseye
But if I ask my students ...
Originally posted by mindseye
In fairness, I have to add the standard rejoinder that, like almost all things Chinese, attitudes are changing quickly, and there are indeed a small but growing number of interracial marriages in Chinese cities, sometimes even including blacks and (gasp) Japanese.(\__/) 07/07/1937 - Never forget
(='.'=) "Claims demand evidence; extraordinary claims demand extraordinary evidence." -- Carl Sagan
(")_(") "Starting the fire from within."
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I saw a clip on the internet of what apeared to be a typical daytime women's talk show a la Sally Jessie Raphael. Women from the audience were playing stone/paper/scissor to see which three would get to have sex with three Japanese Chippendale-types.
The winners had full-on intercourse on the stage, with a hushed audience carefully observing every moment.
I wondered if this kind of program was on normal broadcast televsion or cable or ... does it make any difference in a ultra-wired society like Japan's?
I seriously doubt this was real...KH FOR OWNER!
ASHER FOR CEO!!
GUYNEMER FOR OT MOD!!!
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Originally posted by chegitz guevara
It's not the sex that's the problem. It's the slavery. A friend of mine married a Japanese man. She's Amerasian, Filipina-American. While she was with a group of Japanese women, the Japanese began talking about how Filipinas are all prostitutes. Japanese are seriously racist.“As a lifelong member of the Columbia Business School community, I adhere to the principles of truth, integrity, and respect. I will not lie, cheat, steal, or tolerate those who do.”
"Capitalism ho!"
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Originally posted by Urban Ranger
A friend of mine when to Japan. On a number of occasions he was refused business - once at a corner store - without given a reason for it. So yes, many Japanese are serious racist - and sexist.
What I find interesting is that you both demonstrate your racism by using friends as your first and primary examples. You don't even have any direct experience to make these claims.“As a lifelong member of the Columbia Business School community, I adhere to the principles of truth, integrity, and respect. I will not lie, cheat, steal, or tolerate those who do.”
"Capitalism ho!"
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Originally posted by Urban Ranger
If? Did you actually ask them these questions or is it entirely a hyothetical scenario?“As a lifelong member of the Columbia Business School community, I adhere to the principles of truth, integrity, and respect. I will not lie, cheat, steal, or tolerate those who do.”
"Capitalism ho!"
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Originally posted by DaShi
Using one incident to generalize about an entire race, what does that make you?
I don't see how anyone can deny the massive amounts of racism that exists throughout East Asia.Stop Quoting Ben
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Originally posted by mindseye
So true. A friend who lived in Japan summed it up with the image of a Japanese wife carefully packing some condoms in her husband's suitcase before he leaves for a business trip.
Things like masturbation bars seem to be uniquely Japanese.
I saw a clip on the internet of what apeared to be a typical daytime women's talk show a la Sally Jessie Raphael. Women from the audience were playing stone/paper/scissor to see which three would get to have sex with three Japanese Chippendale-types.
The winners had full-on intercourse on the stage, with a hushed audience carefully observing every moment.
I wondered if this kind of program was on normal broadcast televsion or cable or ... does it make any difference in a ultra-wired society like Japan's?“As a lifelong member of the Columbia Business School community, I adhere to the principles of truth, integrity, and respect. I will not lie, cheat, steal, or tolerate those who do.”
"Capitalism ho!"
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