tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2207076947655236975.post2748956392004325179..comments2024-03-14T07:32:30.141+09:00Comments on Marketing Japan: Dancing With the Stars, Spray Tans, Mindless American TVmike in tokyo rogershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04977446676243085409noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2207076947655236975.post-91910439548340076722011-11-16T11:36:51.359+09:002011-11-16T11:36:51.359+09:00I'm probably being too harsh, but do you see w...I'm probably being too harsh, but do you see what I'm trying to say here?Edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12380875112603535164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2207076947655236975.post-55945135329937559082011-11-16T11:26:44.934+09:002011-11-16T11:26:44.934+09:00All of the points you made in your post were valid...All of the points you made in your post were valid. American mainstream culture can be ridiculous and we have a lot of problems in this country. I would likely have made similar complaints.<br /><br />People see the fundamentalists, racists, gun enthusiasts, spray tan trash, etc.. and they get a skewed impression of the USA. Yes. These people are here. But they are not everywhere and they do not represent all of us.<br /><br />You can find any kind of person here. Wherever you are, there is probably a group of people who you can relate to. There are a lot of people here who don't subscribe to cable TV. It's a bummer when we all get lumped in with the trash. There are countless pockets of unique and valuable culture here. You know this.<br /><br />I felt the need to comment because your rant left a bad taste in my mouth. It's unfair to make "sweeping generalizations" about an entire country. It's no different than a westerner who thinks that Japanese culture is all about anime and unusual porn or that French people are inherently rude. You say that Americans "think Falafel is a political party in Pakistan and the people in Eye-rack had nooklar weapons." That's just not fair. There are fools here, but we are not all fools. You're perpetuating unfair stereotypes.<br /><br />I don't mean to come on here and attack you. I appreciate your perspective as an American in Japan. I just don't think your analysis about Americans is fair. To me, it's a very American breed of hate and stereotype that I'm all too familiar with.Edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12380875112603535164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2207076947655236975.post-74401007138217722042011-11-16T07:47:02.743+09:002011-11-16T07:47:02.743+09:00Dear Ed,
One: If you bother to read, you'd kno...Dear Ed,<br />One: If you bother to read, you'd know that I have been a columnist for Lew Rockwell since 2004 and am a hard core advocate of alternative media since, I'm sure, most people were even aware of it. I do own an Internet company too! If you bothered to check what I did for work, or my brief bio, I sure you'd think twice before making such nutty insinuations as: "Look elsewhere if you're actually interested." As if I am not interested.<br />Two: I doubt you made a typo. Either way, I sure hope you don't handle your check book balance the way you make typos. Big difference with two missing zeros, no?<br />Three: "Nothing but negativity from this blog" ? Typical sweeping generalization when someone hasn't a good argument to defend themselves with. Lame.mike in tokyo rogershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04977446676243085409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2207076947655236975.post-76135424180992225522011-11-16T05:59:13.556+09:002011-11-16T05:59:13.556+09:00ROTFLMAO! How is 300 million and 3 million just a ...ROTFLMAO! How is 300 million and 3 million just a typo? Dumb Americans!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2207076947655236975.post-23010899930994866012011-11-15T22:53:16.080+09:002011-11-15T22:53:16.080+09:00Nothing but negativity from this blog. I made a ty...Nothing but negativity from this blog. I made a typo. Geez.Edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12380875112603535164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2207076947655236975.post-63284031183585779012011-11-15T17:35:10.188+09:002011-11-15T17:35:10.188+09:00Thanks Ed,
Don't look now, but there are over...Thanks Ed,<br /><br />Don't look now, but there are over 307 million people in the USA. Not 3 million as you wrote... What was I saying about the US education system?mike in tokyo rogershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04977446676243085409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2207076947655236975.post-79857359039636224922011-11-14T13:34:41.615+09:002011-11-14T13:34:41.615+09:00Ease up on the "they"s. There are over t...Ease up on the "they"s. There are over three million people in the United States. We don't all subscribe to this nonsense. There are shitheads everywhere. Unfortunately, ours are on TV.<br /><br />You can't learn about the current state of America from American TV. Not from garbage like Yahoo or AOL news either. Look elsewhere if you're actually interested.Edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12380875112603535164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2207076947655236975.post-7635315737149363912011-11-12T16:14:42.963+09:002011-11-12T16:14:42.963+09:00I agree with you this time Andy.I agree with you this time Andy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2207076947655236975.post-55496716299727291472011-11-12T06:15:16.244+09:002011-11-12T06:15:16.244+09:00Uh, I hope Anonymous knows that the reference to &...Uh, I hope Anonymous knows that the reference to "Grease" was a joke. Was just wondering how I could reference John Travolta when referring to Greece.mike in tokyo rogershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04977446676243085409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2207076947655236975.post-67649532419938631802011-11-12T02:09:15.236+09:002011-11-12T02:09:15.236+09:00It's hard to get Grease off a map, its a prett...It's hard to get Grease off a map, its a pretty permanent thing. Greece is an entirely other thing however.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2207076947655236975.post-31053734606171162011-11-11T16:25:13.469+09:002011-11-11T16:25:13.469+09:00I've noticed the same thing about the headline...I've noticed the same thing about the headline stories and it isn't just at Yahoo where this sort of thing takes place. <br /><br />My view is that this phenomenon is an effort by the ruling elites and their media stooges to distract people from the financial ruin, wars, corruption, and other disasters caused by government.<br /><br />It's bread and circuses for the masses. Get them to look here at pop culture, not there at the things we want to hide.<br /><br />So the dopey headlines may be partially a reflection of the dumbing down of USA society, and also an intentional effort at political manipulation.<br /><br />What do you think?Andy "In Japan"https://www.blogger.com/profile/04505038501136945817noreply@blogger.com