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They definitely considered themselves separate from the rest of the Asians, that's for sure. This was evident since well before WWII and even as far back as during the battleship arms race of post-WWI.
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They aired that episode where the tachikomas talk about their individualism and crap last week. Those bastards had it coming.Originally posted by Alinestra Covelia
And the scene where they do is actually fairly well done. I found myself oddly sympathetic to them, after their somewhat irritating behavior earlier in the series.“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.”
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Don't watch Samurai Shampoo.Originally posted by Alinestra Covelia
I've just watched 28 (?) which is about all the Asian refugees in Japan.
This episode is going to be the one that makes me stop watching in disgust. The entire episode clearly reinforces my earlier post - the Japanese culturally see themselves as separate from the Asians. The Asian refugees in this episode are shown to be stocky, swarthy, and fundamentally different from the tall strapping Japanese. The central theme of vengeance is described by Motoko with uncharacteristic venom as the dream of a loser who would never accomplish anything. Basically the message I got from this episode was: if you're Asian, but not Japanese*, don't even bother - you'll never amount to anything much except suckling at the teat of Mother Japan's dole handouts.
* Of course, in the Japanese way of thinking, Asian and Japanese are two mutually exclusive categories. So this was just included for all you culturally ignorant viewers who may have thought they were Asian, when they're clearly Aryan Europeans, as drawn in this animation.
Stick me with a fork - I'm done watching this. The low point of the first series was the "Chat! Chat! Chat!" episode, which was just badly scripted and where nothing of value actually happened. But that took about 10 episodes to arrive. 2nd Gig has outdone its predecessor by making me retire in disgust at an outright racist episode only two sessions in.“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.”
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You be racist.Originally posted by Jon Miller
I have never heard anyone deny that the Japanese are strange.
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But their 8-legged chicken is delicious!I have never heard anyone deny that the Japanese are strange.
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Perhaps. I don't think that I am racist against the Japanese though.Originally posted by Reiko
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They also suck at English.Originally posted by Reiko
You be racist.
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Originally posted by Alinestra Covelia
Then they grow blond hair and blue eyes, to become super people - i.e. Europeans.
It strikes me as being a little sad.
It is indeed.
Also does anyone ever notice the way Africans and Africanamericans are portrayed?Modern man calls walking more quickly in the same direction down the same road “change.”
The world, in the last three hundred years, has not changed except in that sense.
The simple suggestion of a true change scandalizes and terrifies modern man. -Nicolás Gómez DávilaComment
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No wonder they see themselves as the eastern British.Originally posted by Alinestra Covelia
They definitely considered themselves separate from the rest of the Asians, that's for sure.
Modern man calls walking more quickly in the same direction down the same road “change.”
The world, in the last three hundred years, has not changed except in that sense.
The simple suggestion of a true change scandalizes and terrifies modern man. -Nicolás Gómez DávilaComment
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Yes. In fact they have such a bad stereotype of black individuals that Capcom's American office had to lobby the Japanese HQ to change the lineup of Super Street Fighter II. The original lineup had a black boxer named Balrog who was pretty dumb, slow, and brutal. Capcom US prevailed on the HQ to add in the Jamaican character Dee Jay, who is much more of a nimble and graceful fighter.Originally posted by Heraclitus
Also does anyone ever notice the way Africans and Africanamericans are portrayed?
For SF 3 it got steadily better, to their credit. The black boxer there is a British aristocrat named Dudley who is very cultured and classy."lol internet" ~ AAHZComment
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This was Reiko's last postOriginally posted by Reiko
You be racist.
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Eh? What happened?Originally posted by Jon Miller
This was Reiko's last post
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I completely agree with everything that Alinestra Covelia has said.
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I scared her away, apparently. I didn't think my post was so bad.Originally posted by Alinestra Covelia
Eh? What happened?
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Or she somehow escaped from here to real life. I too hope to go there someday. *cough* *cough*“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.”
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