tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2207076947655236975.post6975726507896194922..comments2024-03-14T07:32:30.141+09:00Comments on Marketing Japan: Incredible Japanese Racism and Sexism! Watch From 2:23!!!! Shocking!!!!mike in tokyo rogershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04977446676243085409noreply@blogger.comBlogger49125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2207076947655236975.post-48111509993980907812012-07-21T16:29:27.537+09:002012-07-21T16:29:27.537+09:00Hello Mike,
It seems strange, particularly in the...Hello Mike,<br /><br />It seems strange, particularly in the Anglo-Saxon West, how powerful the accusation of sexism/racism is currently. Outside of sex crimes and murder, I know of no other thing, that can ostracize one to the general public to such a degree, or end a career so quickly. <br /><br />The public is reluctant to spread false rumours of rape and murder, but with accusations of sexism/racism, on the contrary, it seems to almost gleefully encourage them, many times with very little evidence, if not outright lies.<br /><br />It seems strange how many in these comments, when reading something they disagree with, tend to act like a apparatchik under communism. The<br />supposed outrage to your argument, along with their ad hominem attacks seem rather perplexing and bizarre.<br /><br />It seems that in the fifties, the mere rumour of being a communist could destroy individuals, or even whole families. In the twenty-first century, they can be destroyed be a rumour of being sexist/racist.<br /><br />I dread to see where this modern witchhunt will go.<br /><br />Yours.Mr. Nobodynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2207076947655236975.post-53761178927734205242012-07-21T11:02:52.141+09:002012-07-21T11:02:52.141+09:00Thanks D.L.!
Yes. That's right. I was wonderi...Thanks D.L.!<br /><br />Yes. That's right. I was wondering if someone would pick up on that.... But, the funny thing is understanding the natural freedoms and rights of man. I want people to get that point most of all. What I want to do is for me and not for me to judge how others should do ( and vice versa). (I know you get this point). I know what is best for me only. I don't know what is best for you. I should not judge what you do with your money and your property AS LONG AS YOU COMMIT NO AGGRESSION AGAINST ME. (Of course if you beat your spouse on your own property, that is committing a crime, a different subject than denying entry to a restaurant). That is Libertarian philosophy. Not allowing certain people or sexes into a private establishment is not in any way committing aggression against another person. <br /><br />(Back to the original notion: Why would anyone want to enter somewhere where they are not wanted?)<br /><br />Why would people try to force the government to make other people bend to their will or subscribe to their subjective philosophies? This is not the Soviet Union or North Korea. People have to respect each and other people's property. <br /><br />I wish people were judged by merits.... On private property, though, I cannot dictate to others, nor pass laws, ordering them what to do and who to associate with. That is plain and simple madness. <br /><br />Again, I know what's best for me. I don't know what's best for you and vice versa. Until people get that in their heads, they will continually make philosphical errors in reasoning as I pointed out in <a href="http://bit.ly/MNjrmN" rel="nofollow">"Why is it only Sexist when bad things happen to Women but not the other why around?"</a>.mike in tokyo rogershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04977446676243085409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2207076947655236975.post-13351911969278576482012-07-21T06:30:41.283+09:002012-07-21T06:30:41.283+09:00I don't see where anyone else caught that, but...I don't see where anyone else caught that, but I did. Mike says he wants to see people judged by merit? Was that a joke or are you being facetious? I gather that, on the one hand, you believe in private property rights (i.e. people are allowed and expected to) discriminate on private property... But on public property, you believe that people shouldbe judged by merits? Ha! I get it! I'm onto your tricks, Mike! Most don't ctach it, but some of us do! Well played! well played! - D. L.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2207076947655236975.post-72196829309472740832012-07-21T01:21:45.574+09:002012-07-21T01:21:45.574+09:00man, i love when there are over 45 comments of peo...man, i love when there are over 45 comments of people bashing each other left and right! the comments are better than the original article. more!bennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2207076947655236975.post-87985566234869228632012-07-20T14:24:07.847+09:002012-07-20T14:24:07.847+09:00I totally agree that sports and Olympics are corru...I totally agree that sports and Olympics are corrupt as heck. I don't watch it myself and couldn't care if the martians win. But once athletes are good enough to be selected to go and there are hopeful youngsters (yes, young and yet clueless to the money workings of the world) and tired meek douched over by the govt salary folks who want to watch it to forget their troubles briefly, shouldn't the associations that make obscene amounts of money through ads, products, subsidies, tax benefits, etc. be spending it a bit more than usual for their Olympics teams? I am just saying the Japanese are super stingy about supporting people, in this case, athletes, who have worked hard and may be giving a morale boost to the people in their countries (albeit they will always be clueless cattle). Hardly any Japanese would complain about better seats to any athlete who is talented and trained hard to go to the Olympics. Of course, if one says, why help the athletes because they also are in it for themselves, using their naturally given physique to get a big TV commercial contract and then a sportscaster spot one day as their belly gets bigger while they drink at pubs all night, I can't argue against that...<br /><br />And re "In ancient Rome, bread and circuses were used to keep the underprivileged poor people quiet" , nowadays its ipods for every person in the world and stupid reality shows in the U.S. and idiotic comedians that fill up a quarter of airtime on Japanese TV.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2207076947655236975.post-66925235280442495852012-07-20T13:38:08.604+09:002012-07-20T13:38:08.604+09:00I think people should be treated by merit. For exa...I think people should be treated by merit. For example, Team A is profitable and makes money. They fly business class. Team B is not profitable and losing money. Judging by merit, should Team B fly business class? <br /><br />Now, add in sexist ideology: Oh, but because team B are women, they should be treated better.... Hello? What happened to "treating people equally judging them by merit?" If you treat the women differently, then that is sexist. Please explain how I am wrong on that point.<br /><br />PS: I bring this up because, as you can see, this sort of thing is going on all over the world right now. The true sexists (the PC crowd) say stuff like, "Everyone is equal!" But when it comes right down to it, they don't want people to be treated equally. If it were the other way around and the men's team were losing money and they traveled economy and the women were money makers traveling Business, no one would complain. This is a grand example of people's perverted and ill considered Political correctness gone mad.mike in tokyo rogershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04977446676243085409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2207076947655236975.post-59600953351475113422012-07-20T13:27:58.162+09:002012-07-20T13:27:58.162+09:00No. You are the sexist one. My logic works this wa...No. You are the sexist one. My logic works this way: It is too expensive to pay for business class on a business venture that doesn't make money. I don't care if were talking about men, women or dwarves.<br />You are the sexist one here. You claim that "people should be judged on merits" yet you want these people judged and treated better because of their sex. My friend, that is a crass contradiction. I don't know how to pont it out to you and simpler than that... This is all about money. YOU are the one talking about sex and wanting to treat people differently NOT on merit, but by their sex. You are the sexist here.mike in tokyo rogershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04977446676243085409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2207076947655236975.post-83481972004823144582012-07-20T13:27:47.450+09:002012-07-20T13:27:47.450+09:00Brassy as in too strong/upitty...Brassy as in too strong/upitty...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2207076947655236975.post-34758339811723539352012-07-20T13:23:23.582+09:002012-07-20T13:23:23.582+09:00Are American women too Brassy? I don't underst...Are American women too Brassy? I don't understand the question. I have been in Japan for over 28 years and vernacular is constantly changing. I looked this up: BRASSY (brassier, brassiest)<br />Pronunciation (US): <br /> Dictionary entry overview: What does brassy mean? <br />• BRASSY (adjective)<br /> The adjective BRASSY has 3 senses:<br />1. resembling the sound of a brass instrument<br />2. tastelessly showy<br />3. unrestrained by convention or propriety<br /><br />I have no idea. I think you mean #2, right? Of course some are and some aren't. That's obvious.mike in tokyo rogershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04977446676243085409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2207076947655236975.post-70422090546024123722012-07-20T13:21:38.020+09:002012-07-20T13:21:38.020+09:00And totally I still think it is sexist. The fact t...And totally I still think it is sexist. The fact that it is in Australia only makes it worse, since that society doesn't have the same tolerance for sexism as a country such as Japan.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2207076947655236975.post-24862681615034003442012-07-20T13:16:07.727+09:002012-07-20T13:16:07.727+09:00This just in: "Anger as women basketballers m...This just in: "Anger as women basketballers miss out on business class travel<br /><br />TONY EASTLEY: Australia's basketball administrators are being criticised for allowing the men's team to fly to London in business class while the women's squad was left to fly premium economy. <br /><br />While premium economy is more comfortable than regular cattle class, seats don't fully recline and there's less leg room than business. <br /><br />Basketball Australia says the women's squad chose the cheaper option. AM has been told the reason has more to do with the women's squad getting less funding."<br /><br />Yes. I wonder if "getting less funding" has anything to do with profitability?<br /><br />http://www.abc.net.au/am/content/2012/s3549588.htmmike in tokyo rogershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04977446676243085409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2207076947655236975.post-40408410450524551962012-07-20T13:10:19.612+09:002012-07-20T13:10:19.612+09:00You wrote, " Is wondering about the status of...You wrote, " Is wondering about the status of women in Japan just stupid assed pc correct nonsense? You seem to ignore how power structures oppress so many." No wondering about anything is not bad. Wondering about power structures? I wonder why you want to discuss such a difficult and multi-faceted issue here? I wonder why you don't write your own blog where you can discuss all you want? I wonder why I even bother answering these questions for one person? You wonder on theoretical issues. I speak in facts and examples. Write your own blog and get into detail there, please! I might comment if the writing is cohesive. So far it isn't at all. "Power structures?" Like specifically what? (Please that's a rhetorical question and I don't want to hear your answer because I've discussed this thing on TV and radio with professionals many times before... I don't need to with unstudied laymen. No offense.mike in tokyo rogershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04977446676243085409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2207076947655236975.post-16131397223688081972012-07-20T13:08:53.368+09:002012-07-20T13:08:53.368+09:00Do you think women in America are too brassy?Do you think women in America are too brassy?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2207076947655236975.post-31840754137952622222012-07-20T13:04:53.266+09:002012-07-20T13:04:53.266+09:00Thanks.
I wont argue with you about anything excep...Thanks.<br />I wont argue with you about anything except your last line: "Not all things in this world should be based on beancounting and making comfortable those who represent our country is one area not to be cheap about." <br />No, not all things in this world are about bean counting. That's why people have families and loved ones to care for.<br />"making comfortable those who represent our country" This is nationalist bullshit. You think those people "represent our country" because you watch way too much TV and actually believe that professional sports are not a corrupt and slimy business from the top down. All professional sports (the Olympics are professional sports) are corrupt. The more money that is involved, the more corrupt they are. I can't believe that any intelligent adult doesn't know that today. You need to read about the revival of the Premier League who hired a famous Madison Avenue advertising firm to turn around a nearly bankrupt league in the 70s using tactics that turned the NFL into a huge money maker: that tactic was "Tribalism." The Olympics use tribalsim too on a national scale. Even Juvenal wrote about that over 2,000 years ago. The actual phrase is 'Give them bread and circuses and they will never revolt' <br />Coined by the Roman poet Juvenal in the first Century in his Satires lamenting the continuing slide of his former Roman Republic into dictatorship. <br />The term refers to entertainment, sports or offerings intended to foil discontent or distract attention from a situation. In ancient Rome, bread and circuses were used to keep the underprivileged poor people quiet.mike in tokyo rogershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04977446676243085409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2207076947655236975.post-91485518025101747122012-07-20T13:04:23.850+09:002012-07-20T13:04:23.850+09:00That's all fine and dandy but going back to an...That's all fine and dandy but going back to an earlier comment. Is wondering about the status of women in Japan just stupid assed pc correct nonsense? You seem to ignore how power structures oppress so many.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2207076947655236975.post-7715037819149722942012-07-20T12:40:27.648+09:002012-07-20T12:40:27.648+09:00Mike,
Thanks for your answer re asking the place ...Mike, <br />Thanks for your answer re asking the place about the sign. Of course it matters to me. <br /><br />BTW, I am not PC at all and somewhat of a racist and sexist but I sure don't like it when men, women, victims in Tohoku, whoever don't get treated humanely while the corp bosses and leaders pocket money that are not meant for them. <br /><br />Dear Yamada Shachou,<br />"... you are wrong!...they don't deserve it...It doesn't matter what you think at all. Your opinions are just that. It only matters what the people who are paying for this think." <br /><br />Spoken like a proud, confident to no limits, 'successful' shachou! to whom money means everything since you are paying for it. <br /> <br />I hope all similar thinking bosses enjoy their silk suits and Louis Vuittons and BMWs because by their merits, they "deserve" it. While it lasts. And when their luck or acumen runs out for some reason, whether due to the economy or a natural disaster, they simply won't deserve it anymore. Be sure to remember this blog when that happens.<br /><br />Not all things in this world should be based on beancounting and making comfortable those who represent our country is one area not to be cheap about. Especially when the tops in such associations often skim the money meant to go to the athletes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2207076947655236975.post-77874096102026094122012-07-20T12:36:50.504+09:002012-07-20T12:36:50.504+09:00Yeah everyone is equal, but we should treat people...Yeah everyone is equal, but we should treat people according to their merits?! That is a contradiction. If everyone is equal then we don't need to stand up for old people or pregnant women on the train or we don't need to build handicapped facilities... Or, as you pointed out, Mens and Womens public bathrooms should be abolished... These people just aren't thinking, Mike. They've been brainwashed by too much public education. -D.L.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2207076947655236975.post-38702588020766962002012-07-20T12:20:53.180+09:002012-07-20T12:20:53.180+09:00PS: You clowns talk about racism and discriminatio...PS: You clowns talk about racism and discrimination and you use these silly examples? Ha! I'll tell you what: You raise a little girl who is handicapped in a wheelchair (and will be all her life) and try to get her into schools etc... Then tell me about your stupid-assed PC correct nonsense. Like I said, I walk the walk. When the local school said no to her admission because they had no handicapped facilities, I paid out of my own pocket to install an elevator at that school... Now, others may benefit from that effort. Or should I have complained and had elevators installed at every public school in Japan like, if we take your logic to its ultimate conclusion, that would be demanded? Aaron Moser's comment is right on target: "I dream of a world where all people are treated equal but we need to give special accommodation to people with special needs. Ha! ha! Ha!"mike in tokyo rogershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04977446676243085409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2207076947655236975.post-7609015630749247172012-07-20T12:14:39.159+09:002012-07-20T12:14:39.159+09:00Well, as a matter of fact, I did ask them the very...Well, as a matter of fact, I did ask them the very first time I went there. Would it matter to you? I doubt it. I asked them, "You had trouble with foreigners before?" They laughed and said, we used to and had to call the police a few times but haven't since we put up the sign." To which I replied, "OK, well, I'll try not to cause trouble!" They were very welcoming and pleasant.... Which makes the point that "troublesome people don't read signs" seem suspect, no?mike in tokyo rogershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04977446676243085409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2207076947655236975.post-73687242176776537122012-07-20T12:03:05.072+09:002012-07-20T12:03:05.072+09:00Dear Mike,
Thanks for your reply.
"You find ...Dear Mike,<br />Thanks for your reply.<br /><br />"You find a place that has a sign that says, ""NO troublesome 1/4s" and then I'll test it for you. Until then, your question is as asinine .... Nope. Because it doesn't exist."<br /><br />Exactly, that is my point. A sign that forbade "troublesome 1/4s" is ridiculous and shouldn't exist along with signs that say "troublesome foreigners."<br /><br />"NO troublesome customers" I can understand.<br /><br />Why don't you do us a favor and the next time you go back, ask them the whole detailed story behind it(no, Ken's relayed info was inadequate) and whether gaijins really are more troublesome than the Japanese who go there for cheap beer.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2207076947655236975.post-5401883095453484962012-07-20T11:56:51.816+09:002012-07-20T11:56:51.816+09:00I am a woman and you are wrong!
By the way, I am...I am a woman and you are wrong!<br /><br /> By the way, I am male but neither a chauvinist or a feminist. Just someone who thinks people should be rated and awarded according to their merits.... yet you complain when the women don't ride first class???? By their merits, they don't deserve it! <br /><br />Lastly, I think all athletes should fly in the same, better classes so that they can all rest up for games.... It doesn't matter what you think at all. Your opinions are just that. It only matters what the people who are paying for this think. <br /><br />Yuka Yamada (president of a company in Tokyo since 1992)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2207076947655236975.post-3157717851511319572012-07-20T11:54:46.303+09:002012-07-20T11:54:46.303+09:00Fine, I'll quit this stupid blog. You sexist p...Fine, I'll quit this stupid blog. You sexist pig.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2207076947655236975.post-74901020755484571692012-07-20T11:52:23.991+09:002012-07-20T11:52:23.991+09:00"For something like the Olympics, there shoul..."For something like the Olympics, there should be one team, one travel policy. It's simple. To resist this is to be sexist. You just don't get it." No. You don't get it. The Olympics is a privately run NGO for profit business. GET THAT? It is a privately owned NGO and privately funded organization. People like you who obviously don't understand anything about the free market should move to North Korea or, dare I say, you missed out on the Soviet Union where the state did pay for everything. "there should be one team, one travel policy..." And, yet, there is not... If you knew how to run a business that makes 4 billion dollars every 4 years, then maybe you could tell them how to run their business. Sadly, you don't. On top of that, you are too much of a coward to even write your name. Don't bother anymore. Your comments smell and I can detect you from a mile away. Your comments will all be blocked from now on. YOU, MY FRIEND, ARE ON THE WRONG SIDE OF HISTORY... EVEN WORSE, YOU'VE DROPPED DOWN THE MEMORY HOLE. Goodbye!mike in tokyo rogershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04977446676243085409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2207076947655236975.post-33792983319483321602012-07-20T11:46:59.236+09:002012-07-20T11:46:59.236+09:00Dear Yuka Yamada,
I wouldn't say "No one ...Dear Yuka Yamada,<br />I wouldn't say "No one in Japan." Japan mistreats and does not recognize competent people often times and some of those competent ones happen to be women(not all), some men out of the countless of useless madogiwas, fresh young employees who have just entered and supposedly dont have the knowledge of their old fart senpais, foreigners who are not just loud, showy or condescending to the local Japanese. It is because of traditional archaic practices that just value men and age and their own group. That is one reason some cos don't sponsor women's teams as much as men's. By the way, I am male but neither a chauvinist or a feminist. Just someone who thinks people should be rated and awarded according to their merits.<br />Lastly, I think all athletes should fly in the same, better classes so that they can all rest up for games. This country is very cheap ketchi while wasting and giving away tax money to people like Tepco and politicians who are running it into the ground.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2207076947655236975.post-80126910106840624632012-07-20T11:44:53.134+09:002012-07-20T11:44:53.134+09:00What a load of idiotic rubbish you toss: "Wou...What a load of idiotic rubbish you toss: "Would you let your young kid walk into a STRANGE place with a sign that says "NO troublesome 1/4s" for the VERY FIRST TIME BY HIM/HERSELF WITHOUT KNOWING how it really is inside?" This is wretched and twisted logic. "Would I let me kid walk into a strange place... by himself...?" No, you idiot. Sign or not. No parent in their right mind would do that. You find a place that has a sign that says, ""NO troublesome 1/4s" and then I'll test it for you. Until then, your question is as asinine as asking, "Would you let your child walk into an inner-space time continuum?" Nope. Because it doesn't exist. Put down the Fosters and think clearly. Also, in Japan, a foreigner is a foreigner... No one can identify a half in most cases... Most Halfs look completely white. Put down the Fosters and think clearly.mike in tokyo rogershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04977446676243085409noreply@blogger.com