Don’t let people make fun of you for liking japanese culture.
I am living in japan right now and let me tell ya:
There are people here who can’t speak or understand English who play nothing but Missy elliot and ludacris, even in businesses like housing offices and restaurants.
There are people who have cowboy hats and dead cow skulls in their home because they idolize what they assume American homes are like.
There are people who learn English strictly through music videos and American television shows.
There are entire karaoke bars with english songs often sung by people who have no idea what the lyrics mean.
Japan often takes American shows like the powerpuff girls and make japanese versions of them.
They often mistake common Americans for celebrities. I have been mistaken for Micheal jordan, tiger woods, Shaquille o’neal, Tyler perry, and saddest of all: queen latifa.
The act of sprinkling English into your japanese sentences is considered cute and cool and is popular with teenagers. Bonus points if you happen to use it correctly.
Japanese stores sell shirts with english on them and people buy them not knowing that most of those word combinations are nonsense.
Don’t let someone shame you for singing an anime opening, using japanese in your sentences, wearing clothing with japanese on it, ect. If anything, this is just one more thing that you have in common with them.
The American/Japanese cultural exchange is so pure and wonderful and I love it so much
OK BUT RESONATE WITH THE SHIRT THING THOUGH
My Chinese relatives buy me shirts from China with English letters on them hoping I think it’s cool
I have a shirt that says “Hi Quality Uality”
It’s amazing
It happens alot.
And then what’s really great is Americans getting tattoos of Chinese characters thinking they mean one thing when they really don’t
Also a topic where the reverse happens.
lemme tell you..i have been in a grocery store in Japan and heard the unedited Get Low playin over the intercom..it was literally a Katt Williams moment
Oh, unsensored songs are pretty common.
I should not be hearing an unsensored ‘Magic Stick’ playing at a family restaurant.
And the best thing is when literally no one shows that they understand what is being said.
There is a white supremacist rally scheduled in Washington DC during Otakon.
It’s on Saturday & Sunday , just a few blocks from the con center.
I am concerned for the safety of all the innocent people who are just trying to enjoy a nice weekend and who may face aggression and violence because of these people. It’s being organized by the same people who organized the rally last year that caused the death of Heather Heyer.
The entire idea of ‘White Civil Rights’ is a fallacy. White people have never had their civil rights in jeopardy as a result of being white. The concept of whiteness was created purely to dehumanize people of color, deprive POC of their rights, and bring about economic gain and privilege for the benefit of white people.
There is no room for racism in my community. We must protect each other. By any means necessary.
Anyone who is going to Otakon, please be aware of this and avoid the area. I would be heartsick to hear that any of you were injured by these assholes.
And yes, move in groups and protect one another.
@cheritzteam I’m so sorry you’re coming to this country during such an ugly time. I hope the fans you’ll meet at Otakon will show you that we’re not a nation of hateful people. We just have a lot of work to do.
