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Post by Hussar on Oct 14, 2003 1:53:02 GMT -5
You know, Japan's neighbours would disagree with this statement. Considering Japan invaded Korea numerous times, took over northern China for the first half of the 20th century, invaded Russia (end of 19th Century, beginning of 20th), slaughtered Christian missionaries (17th century, 18th century, 19th century), the list goes on and on. Somebody's being doing the attacking, and it hasn't been the foreigners.
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Post by Draxy on Oct 14, 2003 5:01:21 GMT -5
Racism, including reverse racism and neo-racism, all emits the same sour smell. It is no more tolerable for them to do it than for it to happen to them, yet you must also remember that it still DOES also happen to them and that it is very often a reaction to the racism that they see around them.
Try to be tolerant of their actions by keeping this in mind. IF, big if, you think that communicating that to them, by means of a pre.written note that you simply hand them after you've completed your transaction will help, and help you to feel better as well, then why not try that?
Not unoften the person who engages in racism does so in basic ignorance of his or her behavior. It can be a rude shock to a persons own self perception to discover that THEY have been seen as behaving in a racist manner. Not always, obviously, but more often than you might think. A very carefully and neutrally worded note might be what it takes to communicate that in a non-threatening manner.
Or, you can dress up like a bunch of Texans, or key their car, or whatever. But these actions are garaunteed to only make it more pronounced and will probably lead to idiotic escalation.
Draxy
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Post by CRACKCAT on Oct 14, 2003 22:09:04 GMT -5
Kitty agree with Draxy nyo. Doing bad kitty things would only make kitty as bad as nasty people in store, nyo and kitty is GOOD girl nyo. Doing such things stupid and waste of kitty's time nyo, immature nyo...  |
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Post by EK - Shadow of Death on Oct 14, 2003 22:09:27 GMT -5
Hussar -
Japan has a very militant society, and thus has done a lot of invading, but this was merely the escalation of minor skirmishes that had been going on between the Chinese, Koreans, and Japanese for hundreds of years. Whereas the Japanese were not afraid of the Chinese (they understood the Chinese), they were extremely afraid of the West, not only because the culture was so foreign, but because the West tried to impose its culture on that of Japan. Consider still that there was a large period of tolerance when the missionaries were allowed to live in Japan, but that only knowledge of their eventual betrayal caused the emperor to bar them from Japan's borders.
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Post by CRACKCAT on Oct 14, 2003 23:28:48 GMT -5
Kitty think this load of crap nyo. Is year 2003 nyo, GET OVER IT ALREADY nyo! The only people that remember such days now wear adult diapers, nyo!  Is all same nyo, making excuses prevents everyone from seeing this nyo. |
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Post by Draxy on Oct 15, 2003 0:25:33 GMT -5
Hi Kitty,
The single problem with "getting over it" is that it does still happen, even today, and it has become institutionalized. Since it still happens, since they can still see the visible effects of it on their very insular culture, getting over it is no small task.
We do pay for the actions of our ancestors... primarily because we do still perpetuate them too.
Of course, the Japanese are doing it now as aggressively to us as we of the Western world ever did it to them and with as much or more knowledge of it and the ramifications and outcome of such actions. With that being so it is difficult to feel particularly outraged by the "desecration of their culture" by you and I and the rest of the "evil, round eyed barbarians".
Draxy
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Post by Hussar on Oct 15, 2003 0:26:59 GMT -5
EK, does the name Nobunaga mean anything to you? This man butchered thousands of Christians, if not tens of thousands, both missionary and converted Japanese. You can paint the Japanese as many things, but victims of outside aggression is not one of them. I would direct you to a very good history called The Mikado's Empire by Griffiths as a balanced view of Japan both pre and post Meiji Restoration.
Anyway, back to the original point. Draxy has hit the nail on the head. Maybe, just maybe, a quiet note to the manager, written as neutrally as possible might be the way to go. It could be that they are not aware that they are being as rude as they are. At least it might open something of a dialogue.
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Post by Cora Goldstar on Oct 17, 2003 1:04:41 GMT -5
awws
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