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Originally Posted by mercedesjin

MMM: Yet they're using an image that portrays the idea that one race is superior to the other. The child was ignorant of the fact that he/she had racist ideals. The Japanese that used this image are ignorant of the fact that portrays one race as superior to the other. Both still use racist ideas, whether they're aware of it or not.

I've said this in another thread. In the case of the Japanese, I don't feel it's racism, but ignorance of the history behind Lil black Sambo and blackface. I can't recall the music group, but there is one in Japan that does dress in blackface and performs jazz or something. If anything, seems they're "praising" blacks, but, they don't understand how that would be bad here.

To me, to be racist, you have to feel that your race is superior to another, just as MMM said. I don't get that impression with the Japanese. They just don't seem to know.I