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06-28-2009, 12:35 AM

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Originally Posted by release879 View Post
Anyhow, it's not your job to try and tell me what's proper or not, so don't.

It's not racist, and I am not racist. I admire every culture of every race. East Asian cultures interest me very much.
It is everyone's responsibility to point out racism when they see it. Yes, it's racist. I just don't think you know what "racist" means. You seem to think it means "thinking poorly of a country." However, "all Asians are geniuses" is equally racist. Objectifying cultures is racism (or, at least, culturalism), too.

I mean, it's not like the kanji can actually express yourself! You don't even speak the language! You're just getting it because you want to objectify an entire culture (or more than one culture). Kanji tattoos are the equivalent of human zoos of the 19th century. To you, the writing system of a few countries is nothing but pictures to record on your body, void of almost all meaning.

Maybe you don't agree that kanji tattoos are racist, but it's still offensive to a number of people. And it looks really dumb. I know I'm not going to convince you, but I'm not going to sit around any longer quietly as people join JF just to ask about a kanji tattoo when they don't even speak the language.
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