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Hmmm,I didn’t know gaijins had the horns, and fangs and claws.

I am visualizing the Japanese young people acting like the guys on the video. It still does not look like nerdy to me but they would look like cute and friendly couples who started a new life.

Who are you talking about? Debito is totally fluent and has not problem writing in Japanese. He’s published numerous articles and a few books in Japanese. Further, he knows Japan’s legal ‘code’ (if it can be called such) better than any Japanese-born Japanese that I know.

You must be thinking of someone else.

He is totally fluent – he may have an accent, but he has no problem communicating intricate or complex points in Japanese.

I have several friends who are lawyers in Japan, and they were ignorant of many points that Debito has made on his blog, just like most Japanese.

He can use whatever language he wants on his blog. About 1/3 of it is available in Japanese, go read it and see.

“I have several friends who are lawyers in Japan, and they were ignorant of many points that Debito has made on his blog”

I doubt it, and sorry people who know Japanese law would disagree that Debito has sufficient knowledge of Japanese law.

“He can use whatever language he wants on his blog”

Sure, and he has right to his opinion.
But isn’t he raising awareness?

“About 1/3 of it is available in Japanese, go read it and see.”

I read his blog almost everyday.
He cites Japanese articles from newspaper every once in a while but he rarely if ever writes in Japanese.
(And when he cites a Japanese article, it is the article that is already translated into English by somebody else. I wonder why.)

Go read it and see.

So, pointing out someone’s grammatical errors invalidates their points? I guess that would invalidate the opinion of just about every Japanese that has ever written anything in English, eh? Right? Or am I supposed to listen to what they’re saying instead?

That seems to the be thrust of both your and ponta’s posts. Oh my gosh – he made mistakes in Japanese – therefore we cannot understand him! Oh dear!

Bullshit.

Posting something that is thoroughly grammatically correct is nice, but isn’t the basis of discrediting someone’s argument.

Just as some people consider Ishihara douche, some people consider Debito douche.
Just as there are fans of Ishihara, there are fans of Debito.
Just as Ishihara’s fans looks weird to some foreigners, Debito’s fans looks weird to some Japanese.

Just as Ishiara’s mission does not make sense to mainstream foreigners?

And how can he raise awareness if his mission does not make sense to mainstream Japanese?

Mainstream Japanese would welcome his mission if his mission is to raise awareness of discriminations and constructing more harmonious society for everyone, foreigners included.

But the way he does ….oh well.

“Debito understands (as do most) that change isn’t going to come from within Japan. Change only happens here from outside influence”

Hmm Is that what Debito is telling you? How absurd!

”history back that up”

No, unless you are talking about the black ships with military force.

”
Ishihara’s mission is scare tactics and racism. He is a useless clown and Japan will be better off without him.”

As fas as I know Ishihara has never used scare tactics. On the other hand Debito is using scare tactics if what you said above is true.

Besides his blog has a post that tells you how to kidnap. That is scary.

True, Ishihara made hateful gaffe.And Debito’s blog also has hateful statements, and he accepts them while refusing to correct lies.

I object to both of them.

Debito is a useless clown and keep misleading foreigners who can’t read Japanese with little knowledge of Japan. Japan will be better off without his supporters. Of course, if they leave the group and make a fresh start to fight for the minority’s right, working and discussing with other Japanese and minorities, with legitimate method, that will be another story.

Sorry Hamachiman, but you really haven’t got my number. Check out the comment below I wrote about this ad, or this post about Debito that I wrote for Japan Probe: Is Debito Still Relevant?

”I just don’t like the idea that in Japan white/black skin = foreigner”

I understand your sentiment. And we need to change the perception. But it takes time.

Read the the article weirdo linked.

“”People don’t make a distinction between Asians and Asian Americans,” he observes, particularly when tensions rise over international trade issues. “Asians are portrayed as foreigners, and that gets translated into Asians becoming invader”

Black and white Japanese are much fewer and they have little history in Japan.

The exposure of Japanese people whose parent is a foreigner on media, like a son of Bobby and Becky, will help to change the idea, but it will take time.