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manapear
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Wow, that is quite powerful. It's always great when female artists in Japan (actresses, idols, seiyuu, etc) feel like they can share their experience and their opinion on these matters. I hope this isn't ignored, because a lot of (Western) anime fandom tries to downplay or shrug off "Shonen Jump Weekly" matters. But they're real in every country, no matter what the media we take in conveys to us. (Which is an entirely separate matter.)
It's especially uplifting and empowering to hear that MeToo is taking off in Japan. I wonder if it'll help a lot. There's already been a few gender/sex focused movements and such going on, so it's great to hear more. |
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Aquamine-Amarine
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How refreshing. She's a lot better than the hags in Hollywood who don't pay attention to fellow actresses getting harassed by that scumbag Harvey Weinstein. I hope this movement is handled better in Japan, because it was handled terribly in the U.S. The women here were all hypocrites who KNEW what was going on but refused to say anything. |
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Sakagami Tomoyo
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Good to hear that the movement is gaining some traction there and some light is being shed on the situation, and kudos to Enomoto for speaking up. With how much of a problem sexism generally and sexual harassment have been in Japan as a whole, and how it tends to be endemic in entertainment industries, it comes as no surprise that it's an issue in her line of work.
Voice acting being relatively clean in this regard compared to other areas of Japanese showbusiness does make me think again of the idol industry... |
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Afezeria
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Huge props for this woman for speaking her mind, and may this movement succeeded greatly in Japan in order to rid of irresponsible scumbags out there.
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manapear
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I am honestly so disgusted at the hypocrisy, but also how some of them insist they knew nothing. Not just of Weinstein, but especially when it comes to Woody Allen. There is so much that can be said about their abuse of the movement. Also in agreement with Sakgami Tomoyo and Afezeria. |
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v1cious
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Most voice actors are nerds so you don't see a lot of stuff like that happening in that industry. |
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XerneasYveltal
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The #MeToo movement is one way to expose harassment with sheer brutal honesty, and I thank Japan for taking part in this.
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gacha
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AiddonValentine
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Not gonna lie, I'm hoping Me Too takes off in Japan because the entertainment industry needs a serious delousing of its misogyny, contractual purity, and questionable business practices.
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Songster01
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Kudos to Ms. Enomoto! It takes a great deal of courage to do this, especially in a society that privileges keeping things quiet, not rocking the boat. And to protect the youngsters she knows is also wonderful. I hope her courage and strength are admired by the industry.
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One brave individual.
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Agent355
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I wish she felt more comfortable speaking out. I'm glad she's saying anything at all, but she's being vague (not that I blame her) and expressing the issue as: "l learned how to modify *my* behavior to make myself less likely to deal with horrible behavior and I teach actresses new to the industry to do the same"--no calls to change unsavory behavior or consequences for perpetrators.
Wait, a guy goes to the lengths of *hiring former intelligence agents to spy on his accusers* and the other women who were afraid to speak out against him are the "hypocrites" in your eyes?! I think you missed the point of the movement. For the record, women were warning other women about him, secretly. They were black lists in Hollywood, there were agents warning actresses against being near him, there was a woman *who wore a wire, got him to admit on tape that he assaulted her, gave it to the cops, and was told it still wasn't enough evidence to bring charges against him!* The police and the DA were against his accusers, they were told they had no case for years. It took the courage of dozens of women speaking out against him all at once to unseat him from his Hollywood throne, and he still, to my knowledge, hasn't faced any criminal charges for his actions. In an environment of sexism, gaslighting, denial, and victim blaming, women did as this voice actress is doing: quietly modified their own behavior, and advised other women to do the same. Because until society changes what powerful people can get away with, that's the best most people can do. |
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Japanese women find strength in Me Too By Kaori Shoji, contributing writer for the Japan Times.
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H. Guderian
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I'm with you. I at first had the reaction the witch hunt would spread, and this would be a bunch of pretty well off people who went along with the abuse and then suddenly got a conscience because it was trendy. Meanwhile poor workers in other industries really never rose up, except for in the food business. This person shows that they had some moral fiber to begin with and protecting her peers, instead of leaving them for the sharks. I feel what many folks forget with this is it is a movement that was going against people like Weinstein who did it more to prove their absolute power rather than the actual sexual nature of the crimes. I have a vague feeling there are far fewer billionaires throwing private investigators at every voice actress and animator and director in the anime industry. People joked about Weinstein's abuses and the abuses of others for years without being heard. Note in smaller workplaces that avoided media coverage for US-based MeToo nothing really changed, as if you don't have media backing your accusations it returns to relying on the burden of proof instead of presumption of guilt. Yet the anime industry has achieved far more Equality based on Merit, so the number of women in power to offset the men is stronger here. I will remain against any such witch hunt. If more information on certain scandals does indeed break, continue to be a good anime fan and an informed buyer and spend your money appropriately. |
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