Re:A beauty contest winner making Japan look at itself
by nandemo on Friday June 05, 2015 @01:47PM
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There's definitely xenophobia in Japan, and a lot of stereotyping, etc, and I'm not dismissing your experience, but:
I've never been denied entry to a nightclub or any decent establishment (kyabakuras don't count).
I've never noticed people crossing to the other side of the street because of me.
> I just thanked my lucky stars that I wasn't Brazilian.
I've heard that before but I've never experienced it. I'm Brazilian, but since I don't usually go around wearing Brazil's football jersey, I might as well be Indian to a Japanese passersby.
When people learn I'm Brazilian, the reaction typically ranges from positive to neutral (even when discounting for the tatemae).
I suppose things are different in areas with high concentration of Brazilians. But even in those places I'm pretty sure we aren't nearly as despised as certain 2 Asian nationalities, or even as much as American military.
In any case, I've witnessed and experienced way more racism in my own country than in Japan.
I've never been denied entry to a nightclub or any decent establishment (kyabakuras don't count).
I've never noticed people crossing to the other side of the street because of me.
> I just thanked my lucky stars that I wasn't Brazilian.
I've heard that before but I've never experienced it. I'm Brazilian, but since I don't usually go around wearing Brazil's football jersey, I might as well be Indian to a Japanese passersby.
When people learn I'm Brazilian, the reaction typically ranges from positive to neutral (even when discounting for the tatemae).
I suppose things are different in areas with high concentration of Brazilians. But even in those places I'm pretty sure we aren't nearly as despised as certain 2 Asian nationalities, or even as much as American military.
In any case, I've witnessed and experienced way more racism in my own country than in Japan.