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	<title>Comments on: Japan&#8217;s Foreign Talento, Profile I: Thane Camus</title>
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		<title>By: Learning english with Eri Kamei &#124; Jappydolls</title>
		<link>http://www.japanprobe.com/2006/01/27/profiles-in-faggotry-japans-foreign-talento-profile-i-thane-camus/comment-page-1/#comment-319433</link>
		<dc:creator>Learning english with Eri Kamei &#124; Jappydolls</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 23 May 2009 09:54:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] way the &#8220;teacher&#8221; is the beautiful Rika Ishikawa and the guest &#8220;teacher&#8221; is Thane Camus, a Japan Tv [...]</description>
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		<title>By: Learning english with Eri Kamei &#124; Jappydolls</title>
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		<dc:creator>Learning english with Eri Kamei &#124; Jappydolls</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 23 May 2009 09:54:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] way the &#8220;teacher&#8221; is the beautiful Rika Ishikawa and the guest &#8220;teacher&#8221; is Thane Camus, a Japan Tv [...]</description>
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		<title>By: News &#187; When celebrities and language collide. In Japan!</title>
		<link>http://www.japanprobe.com/2006/01/27/profiles-in-faggotry-japans-foreign-talento-profile-i-thane-camus/comment-page-1/#comment-226464</link>
		<dc:creator>News &#187; When celebrities and language collide. In Japan!</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Aug 2008 10:07:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] looks like from the other side? Then join &quot;perennially unpopular&quot; gaijin celebrity Thane Camus (grand-nephew of Albert Camus), as he walks a class of fellow pop star clich&#233;s through an [...]</description>
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		<title>By: News &#187; When celebrities and language collide. In Japan!</title>
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		<dc:creator>News &#187; When celebrities and language collide. In Japan!</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Aug 2008 10:07:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] looks like from the other side? Then join &quot;perennially unpopular&quot; gaijin celebrity Thane Camus (grand-nephew of Albert Camus), as he walks a class of fellow pop star clich&#233;s through an [...]</description>
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		<title>By: When celebrities and language collide. In Japan! &#124; MetaFilter</title>
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		<dc:creator>When celebrities and language collide. In Japan! &#124; MetaFilter</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Aug 2008 08:03:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] looks like from the other side? Then join &quot;perennially unpopular&quot; gaijin celebrity Thane Camus (grand-nephew of Albert Camus), as he walks a class of fellow pop star clich&#233;s through an [...]</description>
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		<title>By: When celebrities and language collide. In Japan! &#124; MetaFilter</title>
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		<dc:creator>When celebrities and language collide. In Japan! &#124; MetaFilter</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Aug 2008 08:03:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] looks like from the other side? Then join &quot;perennially unpopular&quot; gaijin celebrity Thane Camus (grand-nephew of Albert Camus), as he walks a class of fellow pop star clich&#233;s through an [...]</description>
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		<title>By: Felicity</title>
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		<dc:creator>Felicity</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jan 2008 09:06:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Speaking Japanese without any accent doesn&#039;t mean one is near native level. I&#039;ve been in Japan since September and I am told many times by Japanese people that if they hadn&#039;t seen me but had heard me talking, they&#039;d think I was Japanese. Still, I&#039;ve got a long way to go until my grammar and vocabulary are at native standard.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Speaking Japanese without any accent doesn&#8217;t mean one is near native level. I&#8217;ve been in Japan since September and I am told many times by Japanese people that if they hadn&#8217;t seen me but had heard me talking, they&#8217;d think I was Japanese. Still, I&#8217;ve got a long way to go until my grammar and vocabulary are at native standard.</p>
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		<title>By: Felicity</title>
		<link>http://www.japanprobe.com/2006/01/27/profiles-in-faggotry-japans-foreign-talento-profile-i-thane-camus/comment-page-1/#comment-391007</link>
		<dc:creator>Felicity</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jan 2008 09:06:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Speaking Japanese without any accent doesn&#039;t mean one is near native level. I&#039;ve been in Japan since September and I am told many times by Japanese people that if they hadn&#039;t seen me but had heard me talking, they&#039;d think I was Japanese. Still, I&#039;ve got a long way to go until my grammar and vocabulary are at native standard.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Speaking Japanese without any accent doesn&#8217;t mean one is near native level. I&#8217;ve been in Japan since September and I am told many times by Japanese people that if they hadn&#8217;t seen me but had heard me talking, they&#8217;d think I was Japanese. Still, I&#8217;ve got a long way to go until my grammar and vocabulary are at native standard.</p>
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		<title>By: Pamela</title>
		<link>http://www.japanprobe.com/2006/01/27/profiles-in-faggotry-japans-foreign-talento-profile-i-thane-camus/comment-page-1/#comment-115519</link>
		<dc:creator>Pamela</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Dec 2007 00:15:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I&#039;ve been wondering about this annoying gaijin ever since I saw him on a rather odd Japanese cooking/energy-saving TV competition.  (I think it&#039;s an older show, but it&#039;s currently being broadcast on a local channel here in Los Angeles.)  I&#039;m sure he&#039;s a very nice person...I&#039;m just uber jealous!  I used to live in Japan when I was a kid, so I&#039;m generally envious of all talento.  Can&#039;t wait to read about the next one!  How about VJ Jasmine?  She REALLY irritates me!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I&#8217;ve been wondering about this annoying gaijin ever since I saw him on a rather odd Japanese cooking/energy-saving TV competition.  (I think it&#8217;s an older show, but it&#8217;s currently being broadcast on a local channel here in Los Angeles.)  I&#8217;m sure he&#8217;s a very nice person&#8230;I&#8217;m just uber jealous!  I used to live in Japan when I was a kid, so I&#8217;m generally envious of all talento.  Can&#8217;t wait to read about the next one!  How about VJ Jasmine?  She REALLY irritates me!</p>
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		<title>By: Pamela</title>
		<link>http://www.japanprobe.com/2006/01/27/profiles-in-faggotry-japans-foreign-talento-profile-i-thane-camus/comment-page-1/#comment-391006</link>
		<dc:creator>Pamela</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Dec 2007 00:15:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I&#039;ve been wondering about this annoying gaijin ever since I saw him on a rather odd Japanese cooking/energy-saving TV competition.  (I think it&#039;s an older show, but it&#039;s currently being broadcast on a local channel here in Los Angeles.)  I&#039;m sure he&#039;s a very nice person...I&#039;m just uber jealous!  I used to live in Japan when I was a kid, so I&#039;m generally envious of all talento.  Can&#039;t wait to read about the next one!  How about VJ Jasmine?  She REALLY irritates me!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I&#8217;ve been wondering about this annoying gaijin ever since I saw him on a rather odd Japanese cooking/energy-saving TV competition.  (I think it&#8217;s an older show, but it&#8217;s currently being broadcast on a local channel here in Los Angeles.)  I&#8217;m sure he&#8217;s a very nice person&#8230;I&#8217;m just uber jealous!  I used to live in Japan when I was a kid, so I&#8217;m generally envious of all talento.  Can&#8217;t wait to read about the next one!  How about VJ Jasmine?  She REALLY irritates me!</p>
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		<title>By: Ray Hopkins</title>
		<link>http://www.japanprobe.com/2006/01/27/profiles-in-faggotry-japans-foreign-talento-profile-i-thane-camus/comment-page-1/#comment-59360</link>
		<dc:creator>Ray Hopkins</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jun 2007 03:54:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>As far as promoting Bobby is concerned, you could tell in the skits that he didn&#039;t like what was going on and it&#039;s obvious the network put him up to it.  And in that industry, if someone snaps their fingers, you&#039;re blackballed.  Thane does have a family to look after, and if keeping them fed means that you have to put up with some self-demeaning minstrels for a few hours, then that&#039;s the way it has to be.  Don&#039;t shoot the messenger.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>As far as promoting Bobby is concerned, you could tell in the skits that he didn&#8217;t like what was going on and it&#8217;s obvious the network put him up to it.  And in that industry, if someone snaps their fingers, you&#8217;re blackballed.  Thane does have a family to look after, and if keeping them fed means that you have to put up with some self-demeaning minstrels for a few hours, then that&#8217;s the way it has to be.  Don&#8217;t shoot the messenger.</p>
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		<title>By: Ray Hopkins</title>
		<link>http://www.japanprobe.com/2006/01/27/profiles-in-faggotry-japans-foreign-talento-profile-i-thane-camus/comment-page-1/#comment-391005</link>
		<dc:creator>Ray Hopkins</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jun 2007 03:54:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>As far as promoting Bobby is concerned, you could tell in the skits that he didn&#039;t like what was going on and it&#039;s obvious the network put him up to it.  And in that industry, if someone snaps their fingers, you&#039;re blackballed.  Thane does have a family to look after, and if keeping them fed means that you have to put up with some self-demeaning minstrels for a few hours, then that&#039;s the way it has to be.  Don&#039;t shoot the messenger.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>As far as promoting Bobby is concerned, you could tell in the skits that he didn&#8217;t like what was going on and it&#8217;s obvious the network put him up to it.  And in that industry, if someone snaps their fingers, you&#8217;re blackballed.  Thane does have a family to look after, and if keeping them fed means that you have to put up with some self-demeaning minstrels for a few hours, then that&#8217;s the way it has to be.  Don&#8217;t shoot the messenger.</p>
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		<title>By: Picolo</title>
		<link>http://www.japanprobe.com/2006/01/27/profiles-in-faggotry-japans-foreign-talento-profile-i-thane-camus/comment-page-1/#comment-37367</link>
		<dc:creator>Picolo</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2007 14:22:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I was about to say ha ha funny Camus or something along those lines, but he&#039;s just another ******* racist.  Good job Camus! Burn in hell. Or atleast change your ways.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I was about to say ha ha funny Camus or something along those lines, but he&#8217;s just another ******* racist.  Good job Camus! Burn in hell. Or atleast change your ways.</p>
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		<title>By: Picolo</title>
		<link>http://www.japanprobe.com/2006/01/27/profiles-in-faggotry-japans-foreign-talento-profile-i-thane-camus/comment-page-1/#comment-391004</link>
		<dc:creator>Picolo</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2007 14:22:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I was about to say ha ha funny Camus or something along those lines, but he&#039;s just another ******* racist.  Good job Camus! Burn in hell. Or atleast change your ways.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I was about to say ha ha funny Camus or something along those lines, but he&#8217;s just another ******* racist.  Good job Camus! Burn in hell. Or atleast change your ways.</p>
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		<title>By: James (admin)</title>
		<link>http://www.japanprobe.com/2006/01/27/profiles-in-faggotry-japans-foreign-talento-profile-i-thane-camus/comment-page-1/#comment-2367</link>
		<dc:creator>James (admin)</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Oct 2006 06:03:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Jackie:
You&#039;re not making much sense here.  You claim that I shouldn&#039;t comment on his English ability because as someone with a French grandfather, he clearly cannot be expected to speak English well (he&#039;s American by the way).

Then you take a position that is almost the opposite of what you just stated.  You believe that since he came to Japan as a child, there should be no question that his Japanese is at a native level.  When I said &quot;native level&quot;, I meant that some people think he speaks Japanese without any accent.  Since many international children who are brought to Japan end up going to international schools, it&#039;s actually pretty rare for there to be blonde haired white Americans who speak Japanese as a native would (compared to many foreigners who speak it with accents).

I really don&#039;t know why you are concerned about the 3 or 6 years old thing.  I was merely naming two conflicting reports of when he came to Japan.  But since you&#039;re all about reading some racist anti-foreign message out of everything I wrote in this post, go ahead and think whatever you want.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Jackie:<br />
You&#8217;re not making much sense here.  You claim that I shouldn&#8217;t comment on his English ability because as someone with a French grandfather, he clearly cannot be expected to speak English well (he&#8217;s American by the way).</p>
<p>Then you take a position that is almost the opposite of what you just stated.  You believe that since he came to Japan as a child, there should be no question that his Japanese is at a native level.  When I said &#8220;native level&#8221;, I meant that some people think he speaks Japanese without any accent.  Since many international children who are brought to Japan end up going to international schools, it&#8217;s actually pretty rare for there to be blonde haired white Americans who speak Japanese as a native would (compared to many foreigners who speak it with accents).</p>
<p>I really don&#8217;t know why you are concerned about the 3 or 6 years old thing.  I was merely naming two conflicting reports of when he came to Japan.  But since you&#8217;re all about reading some racist anti-foreign message out of everything I wrote in this post, go ahead and think whatever you want.</p>
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		<title>By: James (admin)</title>
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		<dc:creator>James (admin)</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Oct 2006 06:03:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Jackie:
You&#039;re not making much sense here.  You claim that I shouldn&#039;t comment on his English ability because as someone with a French grandfather, he clearly cannot be expected to speak English well (he&#039;s American by the way).

Then you take a position that is almost the opposite of what you just stated.  You believe that since he came to Japan as a child, there should be no question that his Japanese is at a native level.  When I said &quot;native level&quot;, I meant that some people think he speaks Japanese without any accent.  Since many international children who are brought to Japan end up going to international schools, it&#039;s actually pretty rare for there to be blonde haired white Americans who speak Japanese as a native would (compared to many foreigners who speak it with accents).

I really don&#039;t know why you are concerned about the 3 or 6 years old thing.  I was merely naming two conflicting reports of when he came to Japan.  But since you&#039;re all about reading some racist anti-foreign message out of everything I wrote in this post, go ahead and think whatever you want.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Jackie:<br />
You&#8217;re not making much sense here.  You claim that I shouldn&#8217;t comment on his English ability because as someone with a French grandfather, he clearly cannot be expected to speak English well (he&#8217;s American by the way).</p>
<p>Then you take a position that is almost the opposite of what you just stated.  You believe that since he came to Japan as a child, there should be no question that his Japanese is at a native level.  When I said &#8220;native level&#8221;, I meant that some people think he speaks Japanese without any accent.  Since many international children who are brought to Japan end up going to international schools, it&#8217;s actually pretty rare for there to be blonde haired white Americans who speak Japanese as a native would (compared to many foreigners who speak it with accents).</p>
<p>I really don&#8217;t know why you are concerned about the 3 or 6 years old thing.  I was merely naming two conflicting reports of when he came to Japan.  But since you&#8217;re all about reading some racist anti-foreign message out of everything I wrote in this post, go ahead and think whatever you want.</p>
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		<title>By: Jackie</title>
		<link>http://www.japanprobe.com/2006/01/27/profiles-in-faggotry-japans-foreign-talento-profile-i-thane-camus/comment-page-1/#comment-2366</link>
		<dc:creator>Jackie</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Oct 2006 04:50:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>First, even if his English isn&#039;t the best, who could blame him? Isn&#039;t Albert Camus FRENCH after all? What is his grandson doing over in American? And second, why did you write:

&quot;His Japanese is top notch(some say it is even native level)&quot;

What does that mean? Are you saying that a &quot;foreigner&quot; could never reach native level even when he has lived in that country since he was 4, 5, or 6 years old? Are you saying that other &quot;foreigners&quot; who immigrate to North America very early in their lives are incapable of mastering the language JUST BECAUSE THEY AREN&#039;T WHITE? I mean how much more &quot;native level&quot; can his Japanese get? He&#039;s been there since he was 3 or 6 years old; he grew up in Japan, that&#039;s as Native-level as you&#039;re ever going to get.


&quot;Some say he came to Japan at age 3, while others claim it was more like age 6.&quot;

What would it matter if he came here at 3 or at 6? Would there be a huge difference in his Japanese if he came later? He would still have been very young both ways!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>First, even if his English isn&#8217;t the best, who could blame him? Isn&#8217;t Albert Camus FRENCH after all? What is his grandson doing over in American? And second, why did you write:</p>
<p>&#8220;His Japanese is top notch(some say it is even native level)&#8221;</p>
<p>What does that mean? Are you saying that a &#8220;foreigner&#8221; could never reach native level even when he has lived in that country since he was 4, 5, or 6 years old? Are you saying that other &#8220;foreigners&#8221; who immigrate to North America very early in their lives are incapable of mastering the language JUST BECAUSE THEY AREN&#8217;T WHITE? I mean how much more &#8220;native level&#8221; can his Japanese get? He&#8217;s been there since he was 3 or 6 years old; he grew up in Japan, that&#8217;s as Native-level as you&#8217;re ever going to get.</p>
<p>&#8220;Some say he came to Japan at age 3, while others claim it was more like age 6.&#8221;</p>
<p>What would it matter if he came here at 3 or at 6? Would there be a huge difference in his Japanese if he came later? He would still have been very young both ways!</p>
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		<title>By: Jackie</title>
		<link>http://www.japanprobe.com/2006/01/27/profiles-in-faggotry-japans-foreign-talento-profile-i-thane-camus/comment-page-1/#comment-391002</link>
		<dc:creator>Jackie</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Oct 2006 04:50:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>First, even if his English isn&#039;t the best, who could blame him? Isn&#039;t Albert Camus FRENCH after all? What is his grandson doing over in American? And second, why did you write:

&quot;His Japanese is top notch(some say it is even native level)&quot;

What does that mean? Are you saying that a &quot;foreigner&quot; could never reach native level even when he has lived in that country since he was 4, 5, or 6 years old? Are you saying that other &quot;foreigners&quot; who immigrate to North America very early in their lives are incapable of mastering the language JUST BECAUSE THEY AREN&#039;T WHITE? I mean how much more &quot;native level&quot; can his Japanese get? He&#039;s been there since he was 3 or 6 years old; he grew up in Japan, that&#039;s as Native-level as you&#039;re ever going to get.


&quot;Some say he came to Japan at age 3, while others claim it was more like age 6.&quot;

What would it matter if he came here at 3 or at 6? Would there be a huge difference in his Japanese if he came later? He would still have been very young both ways!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>First, even if his English isn&#8217;t the best, who could blame him? Isn&#8217;t Albert Camus FRENCH after all? What is his grandson doing over in American? And second, why did you write:</p>
<p>&#8220;His Japanese is top notch(some say it is even native level)&#8221;</p>
<p>What does that mean? Are you saying that a &#8220;foreigner&#8221; could never reach native level even when he has lived in that country since he was 4, 5, or 6 years old? Are you saying that other &#8220;foreigners&#8221; who immigrate to North America very early in their lives are incapable of mastering the language JUST BECAUSE THEY AREN&#8217;T WHITE? I mean how much more &#8220;native level&#8221; can his Japanese get? He&#8217;s been there since he was 3 or 6 years old; he grew up in Japan, that&#8217;s as Native-level as you&#8217;re ever going to get.</p>
<p>&#8220;Some say he came to Japan at age 3, while others claim it was more like age 6.&#8221;</p>
<p>What would it matter if he came here at 3 or at 6? Would there be a huge difference in his Japanese if he came later? He would still have been very young both ways!</p>
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		<title>By: Japan Probe &#187; Blog Archive &#187; Thane Camus &#38; Talent Agencies</title>
		<link>http://www.japanprobe.com/2006/01/27/profiles-in-faggotry-japans-foreign-talento-profile-i-thane-camus/comment-page-1/#comment-1382</link>
		<dc:creator>Japan Probe &#187; Blog Archive &#187; Thane Camus &#38; Talent Agencies</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Aug 2006 07:23:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] I may not be much of a fan of Camus, but his move to create a talent agency by foreigners for foreigners seems like a good idea. For too long, Japanese talent agencies have made a killing by whoring out Japanese and foreign actors and comedians. It&#8217;s not uncommon for such agencies to take 90% or higher cuts of their stars&#8217; earnings. In Japan&#8217;s climate of one-gag comedians and fads that rise and fall quickly, this often leaves comedians and &#8216;talent&#8217; in the poor house when their popularity dies and they are cut from their agency(in other countries, being paid to appear on TV several days a week over the course of a year might leave you with enough money to live comfortably for years). Most Entertainers see joining the greedy talent agencies as the only means to become popular, and they are pretty much correct. Most TV programs only accept performers who are provided by the major talent agencies. It doesn&#8217;t matter if you have a hilarious comedy act that beats the shit out of lame-asses like Neko Hiroshi, if you aren&#8217;t signed with a talent agency who is buddy-buddy with all the networks, you don&#8217;t get on TV. You&#8217;d think that entertainers would try to organize themselves and fight this horrible system, but it just isn&#8217;t happening. [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] I may not be much of a fan of Camus, but his move to create a talent agency by foreigners for foreigners seems like a good idea. For too long, Japanese talent agencies have made a killing by whoring out Japanese and foreign actors and comedians. It&#8217;s not uncommon for such agencies to take 90% or higher cuts of their stars&#8217; earnings. In Japan&#8217;s climate of one-gag comedians and fads that rise and fall quickly, this often leaves comedians and &#8216;talent&#8217; in the poor house when their popularity dies and they are cut from their agency(in other countries, being paid to appear on TV several days a week over the course of a year might leave you with enough money to live comfortably for years). Most Entertainers see joining the greedy talent agencies as the only means to become popular, and they are pretty much correct. Most TV programs only accept performers who are provided by the major talent agencies. It doesn&#8217;t matter if you have a hilarious comedy act that beats the shit out of lame-asses like Neko Hiroshi, if you aren&#8217;t signed with a talent agency who is buddy-buddy with all the networks, you don&#8217;t get on TV. You&#8217;d think that entertainers would try to organize themselves and fight this horrible system, but it just isn&#8217;t happening. [...]</p>
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		<title>By: Japan Probe &#187; Blog Archive &#187; Thane Camus &#38; Talent Agencies</title>
		<link>http://www.japanprobe.com/2006/01/27/profiles-in-faggotry-japans-foreign-talento-profile-i-thane-camus/comment-page-1/#comment-391001</link>
		<dc:creator>Japan Probe &#187; Blog Archive &#187; Thane Camus &#38; Talent Agencies</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Aug 2006 07:23:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] I may not be much of a fan of Camus, but his move to create a talent agency by foreigners for foreigners seems like a good idea. For too long, Japanese talent agencies have made a killing by whoring out Japanese and foreign actors and comedians. It&#8217;s not uncommon for such agencies to take 90% or higher cuts of their stars&#8217; earnings. In Japan&#8217;s climate of one-gag comedians and fads that rise and fall quickly, this often leaves comedians and &#8216;talent&#8217; in the poor house when their popularity dies and they are cut from their agency(in other countries, being paid to appear on TV several days a week over the course of a year might leave you with enough money to live comfortably for years). Most Entertainers see joining the greedy talent agencies as the only means to become popular, and they are pretty much correct. Most TV programs only accept performers who are provided by the major talent agencies. It doesn&#8217;t matter if you have a hilarious comedy act that beats the shit out of lame-asses like Neko Hiroshi, if you aren&#8217;t signed with a talent agency who is buddy-buddy with all the networks, you don&#8217;t get on TV. You&#8217;d think that entertainers would try to organize themselves and fight this horrible system, but it just isn&#8217;t happening. [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] I may not be much of a fan of Camus, but his move to create a talent agency by foreigners for foreigners seems like a good idea. For too long, Japanese talent agencies have made a killing by whoring out Japanese and foreign actors and comedians. It&#8217;s not uncommon for such agencies to take 90% or higher cuts of their stars&#8217; earnings. In Japan&#8217;s climate of one-gag comedians and fads that rise and fall quickly, this often leaves comedians and &#8216;talent&#8217; in the poor house when their popularity dies and they are cut from their agency(in other countries, being paid to appear on TV several days a week over the course of a year might leave you with enough money to live comfortably for years). Most Entertainers see joining the greedy talent agencies as the only means to become popular, and they are pretty much correct. Most TV programs only accept performers who are provided by the major talent agencies. It doesn&#8217;t matter if you have a hilarious comedy act that beats the shit out of lame-asses like Neko Hiroshi, if you aren&#8217;t signed with a talent agency who is buddy-buddy with all the networks, you don&#8217;t get on TV. You&#8217;d think that entertainers would try to organize themselves and fight this horrible system, but it just isn&#8217;t happening. [...]</p>
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		<title>By: Luis</title>
		<link>http://www.japanprobe.com/2006/01/27/profiles-in-faggotry-japans-foreign-talento-profile-i-thane-camus/comment-page-1/#comment-433</link>
		<dc:creator>Luis</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Jul 2006 17:24:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>One day, I&#039;ll be as good he is in the Japanese profiency department.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>One day, I&#8217;ll be as good he is in the Japanese profiency department.</p>
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		<title>By: Luis</title>
		<link>http://www.japanprobe.com/2006/01/27/profiles-in-faggotry-japans-foreign-talento-profile-i-thane-camus/comment-page-1/#comment-391000</link>
		<dc:creator>Luis</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Jul 2006 17:24:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>One day, I&#039;ll be as good he is in the Japanese profiency department.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>One day, I&#8217;ll be as good he is in the Japanese profiency department.</p>
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		<title>By: Tatiana</title>
		<link>http://www.japanprobe.com/2006/01/27/profiles-in-faggotry-japans-foreign-talento-profile-i-thane-camus/comment-page-1/#comment-110</link>
		<dc:creator>Tatiana</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Jun 2006 18:41:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I went to HS with Thane, and his English (like his Japanese) is impeccable. He&#039;s also the most awesome guy ever. Thane, if you ever find this obscure site--H.U.N.K. forever.

:)
T.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I went to HS with Thane, and his English (like his Japanese) is impeccable. He&#8217;s also the most awesome guy ever. Thane, if you ever find this obscure site&#8211;H.U.N.K. forever.</p>
<p> <img src='http://www.japanprobe.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /><br />
T.</p>
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		<title>By: Tatiana</title>
		<link>http://www.japanprobe.com/2006/01/27/profiles-in-faggotry-japans-foreign-talento-profile-i-thane-camus/comment-page-1/#comment-390999</link>
		<dc:creator>Tatiana</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Jun 2006 18:41:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I went to HS with Thane, and his English (like his Japanese) is impeccable. He&#039;s also the most awesome guy ever. Thane, if you ever find this obscure site--H.U.N.K. forever.

:)
T.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I went to HS with Thane, and his English (like his Japanese) is impeccable. He&#8217;s also the most awesome guy ever. Thane, if you ever find this obscure site&#8211;H.U.N.K. forever.<br />
 <img src='http://www.japanprobe.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /><br />
T.</p>
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		<title>By: Ignacio Gotz</title>
		<link>http://www.japanprobe.com/2006/01/27/profiles-in-faggotry-japans-foreign-talento-profile-i-thane-camus/comment-page-1/#comment-45</link>
		<dc:creator>Ignacio Gotz</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 May 2006 21:29:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Your name and face came into my mind today, I Googled you, and voila!  Hope you are in good health and prospering.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Your name and face came into my mind today, I Googled you, and voila!  Hope you are in good health and prospering.</p>
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		<title>By: Ignacio Gotz</title>
		<link>http://www.japanprobe.com/2006/01/27/profiles-in-faggotry-japans-foreign-talento-profile-i-thane-camus/comment-page-1/#comment-390998</link>
		<dc:creator>Ignacio Gotz</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 May 2006 21:29:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Your name and face came into my mind today, I Googled you, and voila!  Hope you are in good health and prospering.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Your name and face came into my mind today, I Googled you, and voila!  Hope you are in good health and prospering.</p>
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		<title>By: Will</title>
		<link>http://www.japanprobe.com/2006/01/27/profiles-in-faggotry-japans-foreign-talento-profile-i-thane-camus/comment-page-1/#comment-41</link>
		<dc:creator>Will</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 May 2006 21:42:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Gee, how can you write about this guy and not mention his star turn in 2002 on the NHK 連続テレビ小説　Sakura.  It was always laughable that someone in his (?)30s like Thane (from the katakana I had thought it was Shane, thanks) would be the original love interest of the main character.  Until he conveniently dumps her so she can find her real &quot;samurai&quot; (a gym teacher in the middle school that Sakura comes to from Hawaii on a JET-like job)</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Gee, how can you write about this guy and not mention his star turn in 2002 on the NHK 連続テレビ小説　Sakura.  It was always laughable that someone in his (?)30s like Thane (from the katakana I had thought it was Shane, thanks) would be the original love interest of the main character.  Until he conveniently dumps her so she can find her real &#8220;samurai&#8221; (a gym teacher in the middle school that Sakura comes to from Hawaii on a JET-like job)</p>
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		<title>By: Will</title>
		<link>http://www.japanprobe.com/2006/01/27/profiles-in-faggotry-japans-foreign-talento-profile-i-thane-camus/comment-page-1/#comment-390997</link>
		<dc:creator>Will</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 May 2006 21:42:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Gee, how can you write about this guy and not mention his star turn in 2002 on the NHK ????????Sakura.  It was always laughable that someone in his (?)30s like Thane (from the katakana I had thought it was Shane, thanks) would be the original love interest of the main character.  Until he conveniently dumps her so she can find her real &quot;samurai&quot; (a gym teacher in the middle school that Sakura comes to from Hawaii on a JET-like job)</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Gee, how can you write about this guy and not mention his star turn in 2002 on the NHK ????????Sakura.  It was always laughable that someone in his (?)30s like Thane (from the katakana I had thought it was Shane, thanks) would be the original love interest of the main character.  Until he conveniently dumps her so she can find her real &#8220;samurai&#8221; (a gym teacher in the middle school that Sakura comes to from Hawaii on a JET-like job)</p>
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		<title>By: Camus</title>
		<link>http://www.japanprobe.com/2006/01/27/profiles-in-faggotry-japans-foreign-talento-profile-i-thane-camus/comment-page-1/#comment-18</link>
		<dc:creator>Camus</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Mar 2006 22:37:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>This I find funny. There seems to be many Camus in Many countries.
Maybe I should move to Iceland and Take over.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This I find funny. There seems to be many Camus in Many countries.<br />
Maybe I should move to Iceland and Take over.</p>
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		<title>By: Camus</title>
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		<dc:creator>Camus</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Mar 2006 22:37:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>This I find funny. There seems to be many Camus in Many countries.
Maybe I should move to Iceland and Take over.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This I find funny. There seems to be many Camus in Many countries.<br />
Maybe I should move to Iceland and Take over.</p>
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