squirrelM to GhaziEnglish · 5 个月前Mega Jynx Is Real And Still Kinda Racistaftermath.siteexternal-linkmessage-square3fedilinkarrow-up110file-text
arrow-up110external-linkMega Jynx Is Real And Still Kinda Racistaftermath.sitesquirrelM to GhaziEnglish · 5 个月前message-square3fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareSamvegalinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·edit-25 个月前I’m not an expert on this, but I do believe I have heard that Japan has a difficult history with racism. Being isolationist for a long time will not help. Also, embracing working with fascist Germany during WWII will not help.
minus-squareDuamerthrax@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·5 个月前It’s also based on ganguro fashion, which itself is influenced by tanned, valley girl fashion. The blackface connection is a coincidence. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ganguro
I’m not an expert on this, but I do believe I have heard that Japan has a difficult history with racism. Being isolationist for a long time will not help. Also, embracing working with fascist Germany during WWII will not help.
It’s also based on ganguro fashion, which itself is influenced by tanned, valley girl fashion. The blackface connection is a coincidence.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ganguro