Americans deserve to be made fun of. We've made fun of everyone else, now it's our turn. But since we aren't used to it, many Americans react badly to a joke.
Japanese McDonald's Makes Fun of White People
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Seeing the Japanese 'interpretation' of English, German, French language in serious Japanese Commericals and Products gives me a great laugh all the time.
So, I don´t expect the Japanese people to take my Japanese skillz too seriously, also.
So, I don´t expect the Japanese people to take my Japanese skillz too seriously, also.
tkioz - come on. You have just as many rights as anyone else. What White, Male, heterosexuals are complaining about is the fact that they no longer have any EXTRA rights to enjoy. Last I checked, white people are still just as likely (or more) to be employed in high level positions, have access to higher education, utilities, voting rights, gun-ownership (in the USA), property ownership, blah blah blah bling bling bling blah.
You get my point - the only thing that's changed is that white people can't be mean to not-white people. How you construe that to "having your rights destroyed", I can't fathom.
Oh so what - you're complaining that you can't say the N-word, while black people can?!?! Oh booo hoooo hoooo. That's certainly worth crying about.
Oh you can't make funny racist jokes about other minorities but they can make them about whites? Again, boo hoo hoo. You actually still can make racist jokes. The government won't arrest you. But you can't expect the rest of us to like you for making it.
White people's rights haven't been touched and you know it. Society just frowns upon treating minorities like scum, and if some white people don't like it, I invite them to invent a time machine and travel back to the "glorious" 1950's or even further back.
White people haven't lost any rights. Racists haven't even lost any rights. It's just that racism, homophobia and patriarchy are not as socially acceptable as they once were. And if people don't like that, well, sorry but we can't remain in the stone age forever.
You get my point - the only thing that's changed is that white people can't be mean to not-white people. How you construe that to "having your rights destroyed", I can't fathom.
Oh so what - you're complaining that you can't say the N-word, while black people can?!?! Oh booo hoooo hoooo. That's certainly worth crying about.
Oh you can't make funny racist jokes about other minorities but they can make them about whites? Again, boo hoo hoo. You actually still can make racist jokes. The government won't arrest you. But you can't expect the rest of us to like you for making it.
White people's rights haven't been touched and you know it. Society just frowns upon treating minorities like scum, and if some white people don't like it, I invite them to invent a time machine and travel back to the "glorious" 1950's or even further back.
White people haven't lost any rights. Racists haven't even lost any rights. It's just that racism, homophobia and patriarchy are not as socially acceptable as they once were. And if people don't like that, well, sorry but we can't remain in the stone age forever.
I live in Japan, I am white, speak Japanese and do research here.
I think it is funny, not offensive.
Japanese TV has a load of stupid adverts like this. For example, recently, instead of using beautiful models to represent beauty products they have started using a lot of fat ugly women wearning too much makeup (called `busu`). PLus Japan features plenty of non-Japanese people on the TV who speak fluent Japanese.
Japan uses silly stereotypes in adverts all the time, housewives, salarymen, sumo players e.t.c. Recently, the werider, the better
I think it is funny, not offensive.
Japanese TV has a load of stupid adverts like this. For example, recently, instead of using beautiful models to represent beauty products they have started using a lot of fat ugly women wearning too much makeup (called `busu`). PLus Japan features plenty of non-Japanese people on the TV who speak fluent Japanese.
Japan uses silly stereotypes in adverts all the time, housewives, salarymen, sumo players e.t.c. Recently, the werider, the better
scnj said:
I would agree, but I don't negotiate with Viruses.
But seriously, I am in favor of anyone making fun of anyone for anything. The only way we will ever get past bigotry is to embrace stereotypes and slurs, thus removing the hate and replacing it with gags. But that's just what a fat-ass bastard canuck cracker thinks.
ROAR! I AM DISPLEASED!
I've seen this coming for while now, first they mock us, then one day BAM, their giant gundam suits and crazy robot seals are destroying our cities. The bastards.
I've seen this coming for while now, first they mock us, then one day BAM, their giant gundam suits and crazy robot seals are destroying our cities. The bastards.
they wrote in a letter?
because of course, prejudice, racism, etc hav all been removed and america is the cultural hub for free people on earth, end sarcasm mode.
seems funny to me, and japan is aparently rather xenophobic anyway, i doubt itl make anything harder for foreigners if it wasnt already there before.
because of course, prejudice, racism, etc hav all been removed and america is the cultural hub for free people on earth, end sarcasm mode.
seems funny to me, and japan is aparently rather xenophobic anyway, i doubt itl make anything harder for foreigners if it wasnt already there before.
thats a gd way of putting it. like the annoying little brat who tried to join in on water fights(when children were alowed out to play sum 10 years bak, and werent drinking, having underage sex and or being molested, in that order) but then tells every1 that he couldnt b soaked cos he would get in trouble, so ovcourse every1 turned terminater style and locked on to terminateThat One Six said:
ah the gd old days, theirs a few others i can think of, but im sure every1 can remember scenarios like that.
I've been to Japan twice, and I'm Caucasian female. While I don't know if I get treated differently due to my gender, for the most part, as long as you are polite and make an effort to either learn the language or get along with other people, you get treated well. At least that's been my experience.
I took Japanese in high school, but I forgot most of it by the time I went in 2003, and moreso when I went in May of this year. I could only speak simple phrases and sentences, and broken phrases for other things, but people generally understand what you're trying to ask. Definitely know the culture and how things work before you go, so you don't accidently make any faux-pas.
I love Japan. In addition to the culture and the people being so kind and generous (again, just my personal experience), I feel so much safer there.
I took Japanese in high school, but I forgot most of it by the time I went in 2003, and moreso when I went in May of this year. I could only speak simple phrases and sentences, and broken phrases for other things, but people generally understand what you're trying to ask. Definitely know the culture and how things work before you go, so you don't accidently make any faux-pas.
I love Japan. In addition to the culture and the people being so kind and generous (again, just my personal experience), I feel so much safer there.
I just find it funny that it hasn't gotten more attention in America. Everyone knows Japanese people are racist with their adverts. Hell there was a national uproar and received media coverage in the USA for this one which used a character that the mobile phone always used and giving it an Obama backdrop.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hInLo10I72w
That was on the news for a week of people hating on the fact that they felt the people were calling black people monkeys. But now that it is a white guy it is ok and cute, right? I live in Japan and have so for many years. Racism is bad here, but there is nothing to do about it. Japanese people don't care if they are racist because they are not taught that it is wrong.
Edit: As I re-read my post maybe I should spell out what the point is. I am more angry that people are willing to accept this, an advert calling foreigners idiots, than the one that was basically idolizing Obama, but did so in a poor way.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hInLo10I72w
That was on the news for a week of people hating on the fact that they felt the people were calling black people monkeys. But now that it is a white guy it is ok and cute, right? I live in Japan and have so for many years. Racism is bad here, but there is nothing to do about it. Japanese people don't care if they are racist because they are not taught that it is wrong.
Edit: As I re-read my post maybe I should spell out what the point is. I am more angry that people are willing to accept this, an advert calling foreigners idiots, than the one that was basically idolizing Obama, but did so in a poor way.
well im glad its being stopped, and like other people have said if we were all able to make fun of each and every race religion then im all for it but we cant because some people (often not the ones the joke was aimed at) get offended oh boohoo. I am white and I am not offended by this but its not one rule for one another rule for everyone else.
Also in terms of Japanese culture, they are very welcoming to outsiders but always look down upon them at the same time hence the word Gaijin which is largely unused now in japanese media due to the derogatory connotations.
This ad campaign just keeps up the view of outsiders being inferior in japan. not good.
Also in terms of Japanese culture, they are very welcoming to outsiders but always look down upon them at the same time hence the word Gaijin which is largely unused now in japanese media due to the derogatory connotations.
This ad campaign just keeps up the view of outsiders being inferior in japan. not good.
Wait so if Japan makes a commercial depicting an offensive Caucasian stereotype everyone says it?s just a harmless joke, but when someone over here makes an offensive joke referring to a minority or anyone who was once part of an oppressed group of people they get slammed, am I the only one who sees a problem with this?
Don't get me wrong, I think it's fine as long as there are no bad intentions, I'm just trying to point out that there are double standards that sometimes hide behind other double standards
Don't get me wrong, I think it's fine as long as there are no bad intentions, I'm just trying to point out that there are double standards that sometimes hide behind other double standards