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It's both, and it boggles my mind how so many can (claim to) be so deluded as to say it's entirely the latter. Notably, their culture has changed dramatically o
by Bran_son 3y ago
It's both, and it boggles my mind how so many can (claim to) be so deluded as to say it's entirely the latter. Notably, their culture has changed dramatically over the last ~300 years (as it has for most nations), yet one wouldn't claim they are no longer Japanese on that basis.
And the Japanese themselves consider Japanese-ness genetic, so who are you to tell them otherwise?
- guhidalg 3y agoI am a human being who can tell them they’re really bigoted for linking genetics with Japanese-ness. That line of thinking isn’t new at all, and it’s responsible for tragedies like miscegenation laws, eugenics, genocides, slavery, and (clearly) the demise of the native Japanese population for fear of immigration. Of course people can believe that there’s a genetic component to Japanese-ness, and they are free to become extinct as a result.
- flippinburgers 3y ago[flagged]