The recent Pokemon hack has provided tons of information about the series
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.
@squirrel I mean it’s kind of transmisogynoir as well?
Drag is cool but I don’t know how to think about crossdressing’s association with minstrelsy.
It doesn’t just mock Black women but also mocks Black queerness. And in doing so mocks queer people more generally.
I don’t know how I should feel about crossdressing minstrelsy. It’s both a repudiation of transfeminity as taboo and a secret illicit pleasure in it.
I need to read more on the history of Blackface.
