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Infantilizing an entire country. This is an interesting take on the state of things.
by NikolaeVarius 7y ago
Infantilizing an entire country. This is an interesting take on the state of things.
- mratsim 7y agoThat's not infantilizing. Asian countries have a very ingrained sense of "face" and honor. Face in China and honor in Japan are very very important.
- claudiawerner 7y agoIt is infantilizing when we say that the concept of saving face prevents them from seeing the results of their actions, and that they need to be "reassured" by the global community that things aren't as bad as they think - "if only they could see past saving face".
- claudiawerner 7y agoIt seems to be the final degeneration in Orientalism[0] not only to say that the Japanese aren't aware of their responsibility, but to say they need to be given a pat on the back and reassured, like you would a child. [0] Orientalist thinking is not necessarily racist; I'm saying this now before someone accuses me of accusing GP of being a racist.