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Re:Why Japanese companies do so many different things by poncho_romero on Friday May 22, 2026 @02:59PM (#48239957)
> and most commenters think all yellow faces look the same and thus can't differentiate between a Japanese, Chinese, or Vietnamese working behind the counter at a konbini let alone other services jobs where Westerners are most likely to interface with.

This seems quite presumptuous, and not all that different from the orientalism you're accusing OP of.

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Re:Why Japanese companies do so many different things by alephnerd on Friday May 22, 2026 @03:21PM (#48240266)
Presumptuous yes. Orientalism no.

Orientalism in the standard definition means the Western tendency to view non-Western societies in an "othered" or exotic gaze, be it in either a pedestaling or derogatory context.

Think yellow fever, weebs, ad nauseum conversations about Japan (and Asia in general) on HN and Reddit.

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