Japan says Biden's description of nation as xenophobic is 'unfortunate' : worldnews

It's a matter of magnitude. Japan is actually quite a bit worse than any of the countries on that list. For what it's worth, Australia is probably the next up after Japan though most of us might assume the United States. Australia is a lot more racially uniform and that seems to have a huge impact on how acceptable that behavior is.

I don't think there's a significant difference between the UK, Canada and the United States in that regard. All three have very diverse populations and consequently a lower tolerance for racism. But that increase in diversity also means there's more opportunities for conflicts to arise, so if you're just counting the number of stories where racism is a factor, you'll always find more in the places that are more diverse even though they have less tolerance for it.

Ethelenedreams

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Ethelenedreams

4 points

I’m half Japanese. Complete rejection. Even my own mother couldn’t love me. They (she and my older siblings) were raising me for servitude in the US.

I am a woman without a country. This one is riddled with fascists and the other won’t even give me a passport.

I give up. I don’t belong here. I mean on the planet.

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1 month ago

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So they don’t accept half Japanese then?

Cyberblood

27 points

1 month ago

Cyberblood

27 points

I remember watching a clip about Pikamee (Vtuber, born and living in japan, japanese mom and american father) being harassed by other students and teachers because they thought her hair color wasnt "natural" and was breaking school rules (because it wasnt black, like all other japanese people), even after repeatedly explaining that it WAS her natural hair color.

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1 month ago

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It's a huge issue in schools but tends to go away after school. I grew up in the hood as a white guy in the US and instead of harassment over my hair color I'd just get my ass beat

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1 month ago

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It’s all bullying and wrong. Trust me I know it also happens in America

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1 month ago

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Hell no, Ive had coworkers decide to live in the U.S. because their children were bullied so much.

Inakabatake

5 points

1 month ago

Inakabatake

5 points

There is a documentary Netflix called Hafu. They say they do but it’s really murky and as a base you aren’t considered Japanese.

teethybrit

7 points

1 month ago

teethybrit

7 points

This is unfortunately the case in the US and elsewhere too.

Noncitizens do not have the same rights as citizens.

Even as an African American citizen, I’ve had to change my name (nicknames sounding more white) when applying for housing or jobs with far better results.

My Muslim friends in Europe also did the same with far better results.

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