Jack House
Regular Member
It's anime, the anime subculture and Japan by extension. I can not stand those people that are obsessed with all things Japanese. And some of them are my friends! It takes much inner strength to keep from reaching out and strangling them when they start talking about Japan this and Japan that.
Yes, I realize that you're Japan's equivalent of a creepy stalker who lurks in the bushes outside his victim's home while [insert adult comment here]. **** already.
The fact that their most favorite parts of Japanese culture are so despicable that the Japanese themselves find it incredibly offensive only adds to that hatred. Then there of course is the whole "Japan can do no wrong" mentality that I see.
"Those girls in that cartoon are like 13, WTF?"
"No no, they only look 13, they're really 40!"
"..."
Or more recently, gaming blog Kotaku has taken on sexism in games as a sort of pet project, writing a bunch of articles basically declaring just about everything to do with video games sexist. "That game has a male lead, that's so sexist!"
Ok, so maybe they didn't actually say it in that article, but they have before! I just can't be bothered to find it. Another example is that they ran some articles about how the term 'raped' when applied using one of it's actual definitions is some how homophobic. No. Just ******* no.
At anyrate, I digress. The point is that they believe more games should have female leads and because there's not a 50/50 balance between male and female leads, it means that sexism is clearly at play. Oh but hey, a video game based entirely upon the premise of raping a school girl with a damned gun is totally kosher because it's Japanese yo~
Disclaimer: I love, love Full Metal Alchemist
And now I leave you with Roy Mustang, truly a magnificent leader.
[video=youtube;_WKPH_8PwFA]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_WKPH_8PwFA[/video]
Yes, I realize that you're Japan's equivalent of a creepy stalker who lurks in the bushes outside his victim's home while [insert adult comment here]. **** already.
The fact that their most favorite parts of Japanese culture are so despicable that the Japanese themselves find it incredibly offensive only adds to that hatred. Then there of course is the whole "Japan can do no wrong" mentality that I see.
"Those girls in that cartoon are like 13, WTF?"
"No no, they only look 13, they're really 40!"
"..."
Or more recently, gaming blog Kotaku has taken on sexism in games as a sort of pet project, writing a bunch of articles basically declaring just about everything to do with video games sexist. "That game has a male lead, that's so sexist!"
Ok, so maybe they didn't actually say it in that article, but they have before! I just can't be bothered to find it. Another example is that they ran some articles about how the term 'raped' when applied using one of it's actual definitions is some how homophobic. No. Just ******* no.
At anyrate, I digress. The point is that they believe more games should have female leads and because there's not a 50/50 balance between male and female leads, it means that sexism is clearly at play. Oh but hey, a video game based entirely upon the premise of raping a school girl with a damned gun is totally kosher because it's Japanese yo~
Disclaimer: I love, love Full Metal Alchemist
And now I leave you with Roy Mustang, truly a magnificent leader.
[video=youtube;_WKPH_8PwFA]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_WKPH_8PwFA[/video]