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Out of order: > The minister proposed prohibiting women from getting married after the age of 25 and having forced hysterectomies ( uterus removal procedures)

Out of order: > The minister proposed prohibiting women from getting married after the age of 25 and having forced hysterectomies ( uterus removal procedures) at the age of 30. > The politician also suggested barring women from attending college after the age of 18, allegedly in order to concentrate on having more children. Even worse than the headline lead me to believe. > Hyakuta became recognised on the far right of Japanese politics in part because of his best-selling book The Eternal Zero, which was adapted into a movie that glorified kamikaze pilots in the closing days of World War II. Just who we should listen to about ideas. > Sumie Kawakami, a lecturer at Yamanashi Gakuin University and author of a book on gender issues, told This Week in Asia, “I cannot believe that a Japanese politician has said such a thing. I can only see these comments as a call to violence against women.” Yep. > He explained that these concepts were not intended to be taken literally, but rather were presented as a “science-fiction storyline” to start conversation. He added on X that he does not support such extreme actions against women and that his remarks were “extremely harsh.” Sounds like he’s an L, Ton Hubbard type. Time to start a grifting, litigious religion. My friend, who is going through IVF to have a child in her 40s, would love this. Seriously, this man should not have any type of leadership role after this. What a dystopian hellscape in his head.

gigatexal 2y ago
Oh good the world is becoming even more hostile to women. This is exactly what we need! Here’s hoping the Japanese wise up and don’t go along with this insanity.
delichon 2y ago
> He explained that these concepts were not intended to be taken literally, but rather were presented as a “science-fiction storyline” to start conversation. I think we need more space for devil's advocacy. We don't really know what we believe unless we can calmly, rationally argue for it rather than evading it. Modest proposals have a lot to teach. Failing to engage with alternatives to our values makes us more vulnerable to them, not less. The world would not be improved if The Handmaid's Tale had been suppressed, and a non-fictional debate on a similar topic is no different. This example amounts to a gedankenexperiment simulation of an alternative incentive structure. We have a lot to learn about the effect of incentives, and simulations are the best available teacher that doesn't require tuition in blood.
- edflsafoiewq 2y ago
  Well, what do we learn from this modest proposal then?
  - s1artibartfast 2y ago
    The charitable takeaway is the suggestion that Japan should think about more radical social engineering and incentives to promote motherhood, including those that would highlight a sense of urgency or immediacy. Similar concepts mentioned in the interview would be sex education about the real benefits of having children earlier.

gigatexal 2y ago

Oh good the world is becoming even more hostile to women. This is exactly what we need! Here’s hoping the Japanese wise up and don’t go along with this insanity.

delichon 2y ago

> He explained that these concepts were not intended to be taken literally, but rather were presented as a “science-fiction storyline” to start conversation. I think we need more space for devil's advocacy. We don't really know what we believe unless we can calmly, rationally argue for it rather than evading it. Modest proposals have a lot to teach. Failing to engage with alternatives to our values makes us more vulnerable to them, not less. The world would not be improved if The Handmaid's Tale had been suppressed, and a non-fictional debate on a similar topic is no different. This example amounts to a gedankenexperiment simulation of an alternative incentive structure. We have a lot to learn about the effect of incentives, and simulations are the best available teacher that doesn't require tuition in blood.

edflsafoiewq 2y ago
Well, what do we learn from this modest proposal then?
- s1artibartfast 2y ago
  The charitable takeaway is the suggestion that Japan should think about more radical social engineering and incentives to promote motherhood, including those that would highlight a sense of urgency or immediacy. Similar concepts mentioned in the interview would be sex education about the real benefits of having children earlier.