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A while back I saw an exhibit of Japanese masks from this period. Interestingly, the noses were exaggeratedly large, because the Japanese at the time (perhaps s
by draw_down 7y ago
A while back I saw an exhibit of Japanese masks from this period. Interestingly, the noses were exaggeratedly large, because the Japanese at the time (perhaps still today) thought Europeans had big noses.
- deogeo 7y agoSeems like they still think so: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/japanese-airline-ana-apologises-for-racist-advert-stereotyping-foreigners-as-having-big-noses-and-9072651.html https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/japanese-airli... But I think compared to Asians, white people objectively do have bigger noses, so they're not wrong.
- draw_down 7y agoHaha, what a way to demonstrate the point. And yeah, they’re not wrong.
- coldtea 7y ago>because the Japanese at the time (perhaps still today) thought Europeans had big noses. Well, compared to Japanese faces, they certainly do.