Comments on: A Critical Examination of Race in Anime: Part I http://www.baka-raptor.com/2009/01/31/a-critical-examination-of-race-in-anime-part-i/ Anime editorials from a lazy raptor. Wed, 28 Jul 2010 09:33:54 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: Keiji http://www.baka-raptor.com/2009/01/31/a-critical-examination-of-race-in-anime-part-i/comment-page-1/#comment-7705 Keiji Sun, 04 Jul 2010 04:45:34 +0000 http://www.baka-raptor.com/?p=2271#comment-7705 Its unreasonable to expect that the Japanese would have a rosey impression of Indians. They value hard work, discipline and refinement in culture. Present Indian society has anything but. And Indians can be very racist towards Japanese people as well. I don't think many Japanese know that yet. Just check youtube for the Coca-Cola ad with Amir Khan. Many Bollywood movies have ugly stereotypes of the Japanese. There are exceptions, I am Indian and I worship everything Japanese. I would commit seppukku if the Japanese emperor asked me to X-D Its unreasonable to expect that the Japanese would have a rosey impression of Indians. They value hard work, discipline and refinement in culture. Present Indian society has anything but. And Indians can be very racist towards Japanese people as well. I don’t think many Japanese know that yet. Just check youtube for the Coca-Cola ad with Amir Khan. Many Bollywood movies have ugly stereotypes of the Japanese. There are exceptions, I am Indian and I worship everything Japanese. I would commit seppukku if the Japanese emperor asked me to X-D

]]> By: Hanu-man http://www.baka-raptor.com/2009/01/31/a-critical-examination-of-race-in-anime-part-i/comment-page-1/#comment-7592 Hanu-man Wed, 30 Jun 2010 16:36:36 +0000 http://www.baka-raptor.com/?p=2271#comment-7592 I cant belive?u think indian food is unhealthy n tasteless?either ur mother is a bad cook(sorry aunty)or u hate spicy food!the country of ayurveda/yoga has unhealthy cousine?u must know every indian spice is used as medicine!spices were the main reason for colonisation of india by foreign empires!i m a 19 yr old indian boy.i know these things but how can u 39 yr old douche bag doesnt know?a request to guys out there-woah,every one want to be cool hah?be cool but not by postin crap abt ur own community!i admit im being too patriotic but I take pride to be indian/asian.Please my asian bros & all d luvly ladies out there-i request u to avoid da great american attitude of talkin shit abt ur own ppl.wer asians,wer proud of our communities,that separates us frm rest of d world!! If u delete this post then ur afraid of being critised.be fair 2 every1! I cant belive?u think indian food is unhealthy n tasteless?either ur mother is a bad cook(sorry aunty)or u hate spicy food!the country of ayurveda/yoga has unhealthy cousine?u must know every indian spice is used as medicine!spices were the main reason for colonisation of india by foreign empires!i m a 19 yr old indian boy.i know these things but how can u 39 yr old douche bag doesnt know?a request to guys out there-woah,every one want to be cool hah?be cool but not by postin crap abt ur own community!i admit im being too patriotic but I take pride to be indian/asian.Please my asian bros & all d luvly ladies out there-i request u to avoid da great american attitude of talkin shit abt ur own ppl.wer asians,wer proud of our communities,that separates us frm rest of d world!! If u delete this post then ur afraid of being critised.be fair 2 every1!

]]> By: Sakred http://www.baka-raptor.com/2009/01/31/a-critical-examination-of-race-in-anime-part-i/comment-page-1/#comment-7415 Sakred Mon, 21 Jun 2010 11:02:02 +0000 http://www.baka-raptor.com/?p=2271#comment-7415 What's funny about this is that Baka-Raptor is Indian himself. But yeah, baka, it would help if you toned down the Indian-hating a bit. I'm Indian too so I get what you mean, but other people might not. -Longtime Lurker. What’s funny about this is that Baka-Raptor is Indian himself. But yeah, baka, it would help if you toned down the Indian-hating a bit. I’m Indian too so I get what you mean, but other people might not.

-Longtime Lurker.

]]> By: mohit http://www.baka-raptor.com/2009/01/31/a-critical-examination-of-race-in-anime-part-i/comment-page-1/#comment-6506 mohit Mon, 03 May 2010 09:20:37 +0000 http://www.baka-raptor.com/?p=2271#comment-6506 chad, from bleach is mexican chad, from bleach is mexican

]]> By: aBz http://www.baka-raptor.com/2009/01/31/a-critical-examination-of-race-in-anime-part-i/comment-page-1/#comment-6486 aBz Sat, 01 May 2010 01:08:44 +0000 http://www.baka-raptor.com/?p=2271#comment-6486 OMG I totally agree with most of this n even what people have sed in their comments! I've often wondered why in manga/anime the characters have tons of different hair colours and eye colours n none of them actually look japenese!!! (I'm not sayin litterally none of them) I guess because - say no one can have natural blue hair and pink eyes (this is at random) becuz they're just cartoons and hey even us the english/american/etc. draw cartoons that have...blue skin or wat eva lol! But omg I hate the way the japenese must see black guys - n not in a 'bad' way but just that the black guy in any anime/manga is always VERY american and kinda cocky I'd say!! argh stress... tho the black guy is usually my favourite... *rolls eyes* I'd write a better comment if I cud think properly I'm well too tired lol I thought it was hilarious wen u were tlking about Akikan (I read like 2 pgs of this n found I cudnt care less) - 'Why can't we all just get along?' xD <3 OMG I totally agree with most of this n even what people have sed in their comments! I’ve often wondered why in manga/anime the characters have tons of different hair colours and eye colours n none of them actually look japenese!!! (I’m not sayin litterally none of them)
I guess because – say no one can have natural blue hair and pink eyes (this is at random) becuz they’re just cartoons and hey even us the english/american/etc. draw cartoons that have…blue skin or wat eva lol!
But omg I hate the way the japenese must see black guys – n not in a ‘bad’ way but just that the black guy in any anime/manga is always VERY american and kinda cocky I’d say!! argh stress… tho the black guy is usually my favourite… *rolls eyes*
I’d write a better comment if I cud think properly I’m well too tired lol I thought it was hilarious wen u were tlking about Akikan (I read like 2 pgs of this n found I cudnt care less) – ‘Why can’t we all just get along?’ xD <3

]]> By: @w@ http://www.baka-raptor.com/2009/01/31/a-critical-examination-of-race-in-anime-part-i/comment-page-1/#comment-6440 @w@ Sun, 25 Apr 2010 13:22:36 +0000 http://www.baka-raptor.com/?p=2271#comment-6440 OMG I agree with you! *tears of joy* People shouldn't bash on another culture, without learning about their own and learning why things are the way they are. :) And openly ranting about a single culture only makes the basher's culture reflect badly. OMG I agree with you! *tears of joy*
People shouldn’t bash on another culture, without learning about their own and learning why things are the way they are. :)
And openly ranting about a single culture only makes the basher’s culture reflect badly.

]]> By: ReiKuroi http://www.baka-raptor.com/2009/01/31/a-critical-examination-of-race-in-anime-part-i/comment-page-1/#comment-6050 ReiKuroi Tue, 16 Mar 2010 12:18:55 +0000 http://www.baka-raptor.com/?p=2271#comment-6050 Its cheap of you to slam indian characters like that. Its the stereotypes that suck, not the indians. And by the way, have you seen the indian scientist, Rakshata Chawla from code geass? She rocks. Furthermore, code geass is one of the few series where thae racial differences between people are actually reasonable.Snd just where the hell does it say that that annoying girl in Love Hina is indian? "Shitty indian food"? Indian food is like any other food, some of it is awesome, and some of it is not. And just what is the deal with YOU, assuming that anybody with a bindi is indian? I have many names i'd like to call you...but not in a public forum. Screw You. Its cheap of you to slam indian characters like that. Its the stereotypes that suck, not the indians. And by the way, have you seen the indian scientist, Rakshata Chawla from code geass? She rocks. Furthermore, code geass is one of the few series where thae racial differences between people are actually reasonable.Snd just where the hell does it say that that annoying girl in Love Hina is indian? “Shitty indian food”? Indian food is like any other food, some of it is awesome, and some of it is not. And just what is the deal with YOU, assuming that anybody with a bindi is indian? I have many names i’d like to call you…but not in a public forum.
Screw You.

]]> By: Tee-hee http://www.baka-raptor.com/2009/01/31/a-critical-examination-of-race-in-anime-part-i/comment-page-1/#comment-5481 Tee-hee Sun, 24 Jan 2010 03:30:34 +0000 http://www.baka-raptor.com/?p=2271#comment-5481 I swear all of us Americans are blonde! I watched this anime video and this blonde american lady said she isnt good at talking in japanese(she was doing just fine) and then the Japanese dude comes up speaking jacked up English and the American lady's english is even worse. Not to mention that all the black people I see in anime arent black. Take Yoruichi for example, she isn't "black" she is dark-skinned. I don't watch Afro-Samurai so I wouldn't know. I don't really see a lot of black people in anime so I...I don't know what to say about this one, haha. It also gets me irritated with all these blonde japanese characters or "looking-more-white-than-the-white-person" japanese characters. Seriously, what is wrong with have dark brown hair and brown eyes? I may be stereotyping by saying this but I have never seen a big-breasted japanese lady unless they are heavy. Oh well. Japanese people will be japanese people. Plus, its not like we don't stereotype. All the Indian-Americans in american cartoons have an accent, all south asian people have to know some sort of martial arts or have an obsession with technology. The black stereotype is dying down since a lot of black people in cartoons are becoming nerds (i.e. AJ from Fairly OddParents or Tucker Foley from Danny Phantom)and the latino(preferably Mexican) stereotype is still alive. I swear all of us Americans are blonde! I watched this anime video and this blonde american lady said she isnt good at talking in japanese(she was doing just fine) and then the Japanese dude comes up speaking jacked up English and the American lady’s english is even worse.

Not to mention that all the black people I see in anime arent black. Take Yoruichi for example, she isn’t “black” she is dark-skinned. I don’t watch Afro-Samurai so I wouldn’t know. I don’t really see a lot of black people in anime so I…I don’t know what to say about this one, haha.

It also gets me irritated with all these blonde japanese characters or “looking-more-white-than-the-white-person” japanese characters. Seriously, what is wrong with have dark brown hair and brown eyes? I may be stereotyping by saying this but I have never seen a big-breasted japanese lady unless they are heavy.

Oh well. Japanese people will be japanese people. Plus, its not like we don’t stereotype. All the Indian-Americans in american cartoons have an accent, all south asian people have to know some sort of martial arts or have an obsession with technology. The black stereotype is dying down since a lot of black people in cartoons are becoming nerds (i.e. AJ from Fairly OddParents or Tucker Foley from Danny Phantom)and the latino(preferably Mexican) stereotype is still alive.

]]> By: Flar http://www.baka-raptor.com/2009/01/31/a-critical-examination-of-race-in-anime-part-i/comment-page-1/#comment-4803 Flar Mon, 30 Nov 2009 16:37:09 +0000 http://www.baka-raptor.com/?p=2271#comment-4803 What about Anthy and Akio in "Revolutionary Girl Utena"? They are supposed to be Indian. Anthy even has a bindi (red dot) in the movie. What about Anthy and Akio in “Revolutionary Girl Utena”? They are supposed to be Indian. Anthy even has a bindi (red dot) in the movie.

]]> By: DINNER http://www.baka-raptor.com/2009/01/31/a-critical-examination-of-race-in-anime-part-i/comment-page-1/#comment-4013 DINNER Mon, 07 Sep 2009 03:10:36 +0000 http://www.baka-raptor.com/?p=2271#comment-4013 How do you know if Kougiji is Indian? He was pretty cool and I dont got shit against Indians, I mean I got a lot of them there pretty chill I guess, but did it ever say in the anime that he was? How do you know if Kougiji is Indian?
He was pretty cool and I dont got shit against Indians, I mean I got a lot of them there pretty chill I guess, but did it ever say in the anime that he was?

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