Comments on: Ken Tanka’s Daily Life http://www.japanprobe.com/2007/07/18/ken-tankas-daily-life/ Japan News Sun, 21 Mar 2010 18:16:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: James http://www.japanprobe.com/2007/07/18/ken-tankas-daily-life/comment-page-1/#comment-67325 James Fri, 20 Jul 2007 04:21:00 +0000 http://www.japanprobe.com/?p=2334#comment-67325 I posted a link to his imdb profile in our last post about him. I posted a link to his imdb profile in our last post about him.

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]]> By: Evan http://www.japanprobe.com/2007/07/18/ken-tankas-daily-life/comment-page-1/#comment-67309 Evan Fri, 20 Jul 2007 03:32:20 +0000 http://www.japanprobe.com/?p=2334#comment-67309 if you ve been following this guys videos (as you obviously have) you have to admit some interest in it. i ve been erring on the side of it being fake, but im not 100% sure - i think thats what makes him so entertaining. it also goes to show, foreigners in japan are likely to be annoyed when japanese are amazed when they can behave "normally" in society (speaking, mannerisms, habits) - but at the same time, many of us also have an unhealthy interest in discrediting the inchiki and pointing out how unjapanese he is. if you flip the situation on its head, it would be so unremarkarble, so unblogable - for an asian to spend some time in a western country and then "fraudulently" claim to actually be a westerner. btw. the choice of the name, "john smith" is really comical. if you ve been following this guys videos (as you obviously have) you have to admit some interest in it. i ve been erring on the side of it being fake, but im not 100% sure – i think thats what makes him so entertaining.
it also goes to show, foreigners in japan are likely to be annoyed when japanese are amazed when they can behave “normally” in society (speaking, mannerisms, habits) – but at the same time, many of us also have an unhealthy interest in discrediting the inchiki and pointing out how unjapanese he is.
if you flip the situation on its head, it would be so unremarkarble, so unblogable – for an asian to spend some time in a western country and then “fraudulently” claim to actually be a westerner.
btw. the choice of the name, “john smith” is really comical.

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]]> By: sinewave http://www.japanprobe.com/2007/07/18/ken-tankas-daily-life/comment-page-1/#comment-67035 sinewave Thu, 19 Jul 2007 14:07:04 +0000 http://www.japanprobe.com/?p=2334#comment-67035 Borat is funny, Andy Kaufman is funny. "Ken Tanaka" is terribly boring and unfunny. I am as 'lightened up' as you an get and still cannot stand this, not because it perpetuates racial stereotypes but because it is embarrassingly lame. Borat is funny, Andy Kaufman is funny. “Ken Tanaka” is terribly boring and unfunny. I am as ‘lightened up’ as you an get and still cannot stand this, not because it perpetuates racial stereotypes but because it is embarrassingly lame.

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]]> By: The Unkown http://www.japanprobe.com/2007/07/18/ken-tankas-daily-life/comment-page-1/#comment-66925 The Unkown Thu, 19 Jul 2007 06:58:35 +0000 http://www.japanprobe.com/?p=2334#comment-66925 Borats NOT funny and I, for one, don't need your help. Borats NOT funny and I, for one, don’t need your help.

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]]> By: Claytonian http://www.japanprobe.com/2007/07/18/ken-tankas-daily-life/comment-page-1/#comment-66914 Claytonian Thu, 19 Jul 2007 06:31:42 +0000 http://www.japanprobe.com/?p=2334#comment-66914 Wow, if you can't find Borat funny we can't help you. Wow, if you can’t find Borat funny we can’t help you.

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]]> By: Claytonian http://www.japanprobe.com/2007/07/18/ken-tankas-daily-life/comment-page-1/#comment-66913 Claytonian Thu, 19 Jul 2007 06:30:43 +0000 http://www.japanprobe.com/?p=2334#comment-66913 he is not a racial stereotype but a lingual one, and a very kind one at that. He does not destroy Japanese culture; he creates curiosity in it. he is not a racial stereotype but a lingual one, and a very kind one at that. He does not destroy Japanese culture; he creates curiosity in it.

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]]> By: sod http://www.japanprobe.com/2007/07/18/ken-tankas-daily-life/comment-page-1/#comment-66911 sod Thu, 19 Jul 2007 06:26:38 +0000 http://www.japanprobe.com/?p=2334#comment-66911 borat was another character i never found funny and being 'in' on it still don't make him a 'good comedic actor' borat was another character i never found funny and being ‘in’ on it still don’t make him a ‘good comedic actor’

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]]> By: Zaciroth http://www.japanprobe.com/2007/07/18/ken-tankas-daily-life/comment-page-1/#comment-66550 Zaciroth Wed, 18 Jul 2007 16:21:34 +0000 http://www.japanprobe.com/?p=2334#comment-66550 Yeah I dont find Racial jokes or stereotypes funny at all either....and this guy doesn't make sense..I mean I know he is faking it ....its not funny why bother? Yeah I dont find Racial jokes or stereotypes funny at all either….and this guy doesn’t make sense..I mean I know he is faking it ….its not funny why bother?

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]]> By: waista http://www.japanprobe.com/2007/07/18/ken-tankas-daily-life/comment-page-1/#comment-66515 waista Wed, 18 Jul 2007 14:33:28 +0000 http://www.japanprobe.com/?p=2334#comment-66515 screw borat, looks like Andy Kaufman's `foreign man' to me. old school. screw borat, looks like Andy Kaufman’s `foreign man’ to me. old school.

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]]> By: Claytonian http://www.japanprobe.com/2007/07/18/ken-tankas-daily-life/comment-page-1/#comment-66496 Claytonian Wed, 18 Jul 2007 13:09:11 +0000 http://www.japanprobe.com/?p=2334#comment-66496 This isn't the anonymous hater-ville of youtube; get over it. This isn’t the anonymous hater-ville of youtube; get over it.

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]]> By: Syd http://www.japanprobe.com/2007/07/18/ken-tankas-daily-life/comment-page-1/#comment-66494 Syd Wed, 18 Jul 2007 12:56:18 +0000 http://www.japanprobe.com/?p=2334#comment-66494 He talks like that cause he's a moron who's playing off 'Borat'. His hands jesters and idiosyncrasy are all American in nature. What him look to the roof to gather a phrase or comment, not once have I seen a Japanese person do that, nor point to introduce someone with a single finger, Japanese use the full flat faced hand. Either do a better job acting or actually make it funny. He talks like that cause he’s a moron who’s playing off ‘Borat’.

His hands jesters and idiosyncrasy are all American in nature. What him look to the roof to gather a phrase or comment, not once have I seen a Japanese person do that, nor point to introduce someone with a single finger, Japanese use the full flat faced hand.

Either do a better job acting or actually make it funny.

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]]> By: Jaydee http://www.japanprobe.com/2007/07/18/ken-tankas-daily-life/comment-page-1/#comment-66491 Jaydee Wed, 18 Jul 2007 12:45:05 +0000 http://www.japanprobe.com/?p=2334#comment-66491 woah! I thought he looked familiar! I still love him! woah! I thought he looked familiar! I still love him!

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]]> By: sod http://www.japanprobe.com/2007/07/18/ken-tankas-daily-life/comment-page-1/#comment-66475 sod Wed, 18 Jul 2007 11:56:18 +0000 http://www.japanprobe.com/?p=2334#comment-66475 just don't find him funny. never found people that take the piss out of racial stereo types funny in the least. just perpetuates racial myths and i find it just a little bit racist. just don’t find him funny. never found people that take the piss out of racial stereo types funny in the least. just perpetuates racial myths and i find it just a little bit racist.

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]]> By: Claytonian http://www.japanprobe.com/2007/07/18/ken-tankas-daily-life/comment-page-1/#comment-66456 Claytonian Wed, 18 Jul 2007 10:36:14 +0000 http://www.japanprobe.com/?p=2334#comment-66456 then lighten up. then lighten up.

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]]> By: Alex http://www.japanprobe.com/2007/07/18/ken-tankas-daily-life/comment-page-1/#comment-66450 Alex Wed, 18 Jul 2007 10:24:12 +0000 http://www.japanprobe.com/?p=2334#comment-66450 Why does he talk like that?? Why does he talk like that??

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]]> By: Steve http://www.japanprobe.com/2007/07/18/ken-tankas-daily-life/comment-page-1/#comment-66420 Steve Wed, 18 Jul 2007 07:28:30 +0000 http://www.japanprobe.com/?p=2334#comment-66420 interesting. interesting.

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]]> By: sod http://www.japanprobe.com/2007/07/18/ken-tankas-daily-life/comment-page-1/#comment-66418 sod Wed, 18 Jul 2007 07:03:29 +0000 http://www.japanprobe.com/?p=2334#comment-66418 dont find dave ury funny in the slightest dont find dave ury funny in the slightest

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]]> By: KokuRyu http://www.japanprobe.com/2007/07/18/ken-tankas-daily-life/comment-page-1/#comment-66409 KokuRyu Wed, 18 Jul 2007 06:26:01 +0000 http://www.japanprobe.com/?p=2334#comment-66409 Too stupid for words. But, it's funny. Too stupid for words. But, it’s funny.

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