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I'm With You
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Posted: Thu Jul 04, 2013 7:22 am Post subject: Japanese Stereotype of Western Women |
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So what do you make of this TV commercial in Japan? I'm not so sure we could get away with something in America, e.g. - have a Japanese salary man with bowl-cut hairdo, buck teeth and coke rimmed glasses selling this rice cooker saying, "Itta very, very, goo lice coooka! Itta cook your lice gooo!!"
TOSHIBA Japan Rice Cooker Commercial |
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andrewchon

Joined: 16 Nov 2008 Location: Back in Oz. Living in ISIS Aust.
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Posted: Thu Jul 04, 2013 3:20 pm Post subject: |
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1. It's a stereo typing of American women, not West European. Europeans don't spray the phrase 'AMAZING' all over the place like American women do.
2. There are Japanese girls who's dyed their hair and had nose jobs. They are not unsightly or social outcasts.
3. I won't admit to it but watching dumb blondes getting ridiculed is kind of fun. |
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Died By Bear

Joined: 13 Jul 2010 Location: On the big lake they call Gitche Gumee
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Posted: Thu Jul 04, 2013 4:45 pm Post subject: |
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I think it's great that other countries don't buy in to the American way of political correctness. Can't say this, can't say that, oh we don't want to offend anyone by saying the wrong thing.
It's pure comedy. That's what gives us the greatest pleasure. I wish they'd do it more. |
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Fox

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Posted: Thu Jul 04, 2013 6:19 pm Post subject: |
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Died By Bear wrote: |
I think it's great that other countries don't buy in to the American way of political correctness. Can't say this, can't say that, oh we don't want to offend anyone by saying the wrong thing. |
Agreed. If Americans want to act out their little cultural neurosis within the boundaries of their own nation, okay, that's ultimately up to them, but demanding the entire rest of the world join them in the neurosis is completely unreasonable. It's good and healthy that the Japanese people are able to casually joke like this without freaking out. |
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Kuros
Joined: 27 Apr 2004
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Posted: Thu Jul 04, 2013 7:39 pm Post subject: |
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Fox wrote: |
Died By Bear wrote: |
I think it's great that other countries don't buy in to the American way of political correctness. Can't say this, can't say that, oh we don't want to offend anyone by saying the wrong thing. |
Agreed. If Americans want to act out their little cultural neurosis within the boundaries of their own nation, okay, that's ultimately up to them, but demanding the entire rest of the world join them in the neurosis is completely unreasonable. It's good and healthy that the Japanese people are able to casually joke like this without freaking out. |
No, its not. Its juvenile and offensive. Not to mention bad for business. |
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Fox

Joined: 04 Mar 2009
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Posted: Thu Jul 04, 2013 7:50 pm Post subject: |
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Kuros wrote: |
Fox wrote: |
Died By Bear wrote: |
I think it's great that other countries don't buy in to the American way of political correctness. Can't say this, can't say that, oh we don't want to offend anyone by saying the wrong thing. |
Agreed. If Americans want to act out their little cultural neurosis within the boundaries of their own nation, okay, that's ultimately up to them, but demanding the entire rest of the world join them in the neurosis is completely unreasonable. It's good and healthy that the Japanese people are able to casually joke like this without freaking out. |
No, its not. Its juvenile and offensive. Not to mention bad for business. |
Well it's definitely juvenile (so is a bunch of men running around a field kicking a ball, but that's a global pass time!), but what's so intrinsically offensive about it? Were you offended? I've got a big nose and I wasn't. Or are we playing by the "if someone's offended, it's offensive" ruleset? |
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Kuros
Joined: 27 Apr 2004
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Posted: Thu Jul 04, 2013 8:07 pm Post subject: |
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Kuros wrote: |
Fox wrote: |
Died By Bear wrote: |
I think it's great that other countries don't buy in to the American way of political correctness. Can't say this, can't say that, oh we don't want to offend anyone by saying the wrong thing. |
Agreed. If Americans want to act out their little cultural neurosis within the boundaries of their own nation, okay, that's ultimately up to them, but demanding the entire rest of the world join them in the neurosis is completely unreasonable. It's good and healthy that the Japanese people are able to casually joke like this without freaking out. |
No, its not. Its juvenile and offensive. Not to mention bad for business. |
Well it's definitely juvenile (so is a bunch of men running around a field kicking a ball, but that's a global pass time!), but what's so intrinsically offensive about it? Were you offended? I've got a big nose and I wasn't. |
I wasn't very offended, honestly. I felt very mild resentment, because I am typing this on a Toshiba, and no significant displeasure.
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Or are we playing by the "if someone's offended, it's offensive" ruleset? |
If this were actionable (its certainly not), that would be the common law standard, yes.
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fermentation
Joined: 22 Jun 2009
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Posted: Thu Jul 04, 2013 9:47 pm Post subject: |
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I think America's only more PC because of it's diversity. Sure the Japanese and Koreans have no problem stereotyping other people, but I bet they'd be offended if someone did the same with them. Korea's only "PC" in regards to Korea. |
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le-paul

Joined: 07 Apr 2009 Location: dans la chambre
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Posted: Thu Jul 04, 2013 11:06 pm Post subject: |
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I always found it strange how americans were so pc about making jokes about other races or cultures or depicting them in any kind of derogatory role, but always felt the need to pick on the British?
How many times did you see a foreign bad guy that didn't talk like Hannibal lecter?
Im not arsed btw and neither are most brits from what I can tell, maybe thats why it happens?
political correctness gone mad, you cant even take the michael out of the Chinese anymore... |
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edwardcatflap
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Posted: Thu Jul 04, 2013 11:10 pm Post subject: |
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How many times did you see a foreign bad guy that didn't talk like Hannibal lecter?
Im not arsed btw and neither are most brits from what I can tell, maybe thats why it happens?
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And all the bad teeth gags as well. |
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le-paul

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Posted: Thu Jul 04, 2013 11:52 pm Post subject: |
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How many times did you see a foreign bad guy that didn't talk like Hannibal lecter?
Im not arsed btw and neither are most brits from what I can tell, maybe thats why it happens?
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And all the bad teeth gags as well. |
haha. Actually, maybe theres a kernel of truth in that one... |
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Died By Bear

Joined: 13 Jul 2010 Location: On the big lake they call Gitche Gumee
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Posted: Fri Jul 05, 2013 12:28 am Post subject: |
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le-paul wrote: |
I always found it strange how americans were so pc about making jokes about other races or cultures or depicting them in any kind of derogatory role, but always felt the need to pick on the British?
How many times did you see a foreign bad guy that didn't talk like Hannibal lecter?
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You can thank Sir Oswald Mosely and the BUF for that.
Would you like to see Britannia Rule again, my friend?
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I'm With You
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Posted: Fri Jul 05, 2013 12:28 am Post subject: |
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It's all fun and games until we start goofing on the Japanese, Chinese and Koreans. They do not like to be made fun of.
It also creates an "Us" vs. "Them" attitude that isn't very healthy.
Just think, though, could we have adds like this back in the US with guys dressed in suits with a rice bowl haircut, buck teeth, thick rimmed glasses going, "Ching, chang, chong, itta make a verry good Lice!"
Is that good and healthy as Fox posted above? |
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edwardcatflap
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Posted: Fri Jul 05, 2013 12:42 am Post subject: |
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Just think, though, could we have adds like this back in the US with guys dressed in suits with a rice bowl haircut, buck teeth, thick rimmed glasses going, "Ching, chang, chong, itta make a verry good Lice!"
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It's Benny Hill circa 1980. Not very funny any more. Not because it's particularly offensive. Just because it's old hat. |
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joelove
Joined: 12 May 2011
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Posted: Fri Jul 05, 2013 4:23 am Post subject: |
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I bet many Koreans dislike Jay Leno for a joke he made about eating dog once, 10 or 15 years ago. It is like what "I'm With You" said. It would be a bad idea to do something like this in reverse. |
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