*** Official Politics Shitposting Thread ***

[OngBonga]

Way I see it, Osaka has more reason to complain. Is she complaining? I really don't know, but I'll wager she's not, because she's Japanese and them guys really don't get themselves worked up about these things.

[Poopadoop]

she's Japanese and them guys really don't get themselves worked up about these things.

omfg

[OngBonga]

omfg

They don't. Remember Karlie Kloss? A white American model, wearing traditional Japanese clothing and makeup? Ring any bells? America lost its shit, crying "cultural appropriation" and "omfg". Of course, if you actually went to the streets of Tokyo and asked them what they think, you'll get thinks like "she's pretty", and "I'm happy that Americans know Japanese culture".

Japan can teach us a lot when it comes to racism. They don't have a victim mentality, they seem to have the attititude that if someone is racist, well that's the racist's problem, not theirs.

Try not to spit out your tea.

[OngBonga]

fwiw there is an element of "racism" in my views when it comes to Japan. I consider them the most superior race in the world. Actual superiority. It's a good job I'm not Japanese, otherwise I'd be a terrible person.

[Jack Sawyer]

Way I see it, Osaka has more reason to complain. Is she complaining? I really don't know, but I'll wager she's not, because she's Japanese and them guys really don't get themselves worked up about these things.

That's because you do not know her story.

In racially homogeneous Japan, Osaka is considered hāfu, which is Japanese for biracial. Her Japanese grandfather was furious when he found out that her mother was romantically involved with a black man. As a result of the interracial relationship, her mother did not have contact with her family for over ten years. In a 2016 interview, Osaka said: "When I go to Japan, people are confused. From my name, they don’t expect to see a black girl.

Does that sound like the Japanese do not get themselves worked up over these things?

I heard "Osaka" and when I saw her I was WTF as well.

And yes, she has every reason to complain. She was whitewashed in that cartoon. This is straight out of the Jim Crow era.