News for hackers. Stuff that matters.

A comment on Why do the Japanese draw themselves as white?. Parent comment

Re:Why do the Japanese draw themselves as white? by moby_duck on Tuesday September 14, 2010 @11:25AM (#1690874)
Agree. The basic premise is that we're all sort of racists, and therefore we think any other generic-looking person is just like us. I don't see much data to support his conclusion.

Also, is this question the same as why do British singers sound like Americans in their songs? Just asking...

[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Why do the Japanese draw themselves as white? by dgabriel on Tuesday September 14, 2010 @12:59PM (#1691271)
The assumption of whiteness does NOT make you a racist, any more than the assumption of Japanese-ness makes a person living in Japan a racist. This is not the behavior the author is calling out as racist.
[ Parent | on HN ]