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Hey, Answerman! - Occupy Anime Street

And that isnt even touching on the entire subject of how anime tends to protray female sexuality. DO they seriously not think that rape is a big deal?

Still, the police are almost everywhere in American media. If it isn't about law enforcement itself, you can bet that the police, the FBI, or whatever equivalent there is in the story's setting can be seen apprehending the villain at the end.

Are the Japanese police just that much more passive? They're the one major profession where they can legally carry a gun. I'm sure there must be a lot of Japanese kids who'd like that kind of power.

Cutiebunny wrote:

If a woman is groped, raped or is the victim of any kind of sexual harrassment, the overwhelming view is that it is the woman's fault that it happened. She *must* have dressed provacatively, advertised her goods, asked for it, etc. Most Japanese women don't physically fight back, and that probably explains that, when some punk decided to grope me over there in the train that he was utterly shocked when I slugged him. I personally feel that if more women fought back that more men would think twice about molesting them.

Wow, that reminds me a LOT of that trial in Italy a few years ago where a woman was raped, and someone decided it was her fault because her jeans were too form-fitting.

I must wonder now: A lot of Japanese people come to America, often for college, on vacation, or to do business with American companies. Are there a lot of male visitors who try to grope women as much here as they do in Japan? Because I know the expected thing for an American woman to do is, well, slug him, or at least scream. Do Japanese people know about this? Do they see American women as dangerous and aggressive?

leafy sea dragon wrote:

I must wonder now: A lot of Japanese people come to America, often for college, on vacation, or to do business with American companies. Are there a lot of male visitors who try to grope women as much here as they do in Japan? Because I know the expected thing for an American woman to do is, well, slug him, or at least scream. Do Japanese people know about this? Do they see American women as dangerous and aggressive?

Well, since I work with a lot of Japanese, I might be able to weigh in on this.

In Japan, there is a concept called "hesokuri" which basically is keeping a separate account of money for "fun". A lot of men do this in Japan - they funnel money from their job into a special account which they used to fund their extra curricular activities. Usually, the wives don't know about this account, and most of the time, there's no way to for a suspicious wife to find out about it.

American and Western women are also viewed as aggressive in Japan. I think it's an unfair stereotype - Most women don't attack unless they've been physically harassed. But, the Japanese seem to love stereotypes, which probably explains the longevity that certain acts like "Hard Gay" have had in Japan.

I read an article about upskirting recently which said that in Japan you can't turn off the clicking sound on your camera, for just this reason.

Regarding the expense of anime in Japan, I am convinced, though completely without proof of course, that there must be some sort of underground sharing system amongst the otaku. Otherwise how could the stereotypical fan with a menial job in some money-sucking place like Tokyo afford more than one DVD a month?

FIRST, I'd like to point out that her name is Tsukushi, not "Tsukino."

As a fan of Hana Yori Dango/Boys Over Flowers, and in particular Tsukasa's character, I thought I'd add my two cents. Tsukasa is at the beginning of the series, a jerk - that was the point of his character. But he was also not suppossed to be the main love interest for Tsukushi - the author originally wanted her to end up with Rui. But Tsukasa proved more popular, because he was so different from the generic 'mysterious pretty boy' love interests that are so common in shojo. And a huge part of Tsukasa's appeal is watching him become a better person and redeem himself - there are many times he risks his life for Tsukushi, which is a huge reason why people 'forgive' him and can root for him. Oh, and I thought I'd point out that (depending on the adaptation), Tsukasa told the gang of guys to drive her out of the school - he didn't specifically tell them to rape her.

I've only read the manga so is it the anime most are talking about here? There was that alleged rape incident in the manga, but it never occured thanks to Rui stepping in and rescuing Tsukushi and that is what that whole plot was all about, a vehicle for the author, who by the way is a woman as well, to have Rui ride in on to save the damsel in distress.

I don't know what the Grolsch in the US tastes like, but I know what it taste like here in the UK and to me it tastes like spoiler[badger piss ]

I must say it's amusing seeing people use a fictional instance of rape to lampoon an entire country and make conjecture on their cultural views. Definitely no fault in that logic at all.

I don't know what the Grolsch in the US tastes like, but I know what it taste like here in the UK and to me it tastes like spoiler[badger piss ]

Check out my examples above. It's not an isolated incident.

All you can really do is look at crime rates as a whole. Japan has a much lower rape rate than the US does (and crime in general).