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Frequently, the nail that sticks out sticks out because the Japanese person had the audacity to have a black or korean parent.
by oh_sigh 6y ago
Frequently, the nail that sticks out sticks out because the Japanese person had the audacity to have a black or korean parent.
- Meerax 6y ago"Deru kugi wa utareru" I believe? This is something cultural that continues to surprise me in the ways it manifests in society. Speaking as an American though I really can't be throwing stones.
- Blikkentrekker 6y agoI think you might misinterpret the meaning of this phrase if you think the U.S.A.-man should not be the one to criticize it. It has nothing to do with race; there are many similar North-West European proverbs that describe a similar tendency that advise against attempting to be exceptional. U.S.A. society is opposite; it is known to celebrate and encourage exceptionalism and to reward those that have achieved it, or were simply born so. And even if your interpretation were true, I see no reason why your country of residence would præclude you from criticizing something you disagree with. — the man who feels responsible for the actions of other by association, I find is is also very often the man who assigns responsibility to the innocent by association.
- christiansakai 6y agoWell you must've spent your life being rejected by the Japanese? It is not like the majority of Korean or Chinese wouldn't smirk at having their sons/daughters with black spouse or Japanese spouse (shocking I know right? but it is the reality, do you know?)? or dare I say, even Arabs, or whites, or south east Asians. There will be people who look down on other people, regardless of race and nationality. For the record, maybe you haven't met a nice non racist Japanese person yet, that's why your reaction is like that. There are quite a number of mixed ancestry in Japanese society, most of them do fine.