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Japans G7 host city under fire for 'obscene and sexist' mascot
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maquiladora
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I read that most of them are over 60.
At least then she'll look like she's ready to dive for some clams.
just sit on the sidelines and call both idiots
TatteredHat
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Apparently most of the reaction they've received has been positive, so it's difficult to figure out how big of a deal this actually is.
The Smoking Bun
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Good start. Japan (i.e. The Governement) doesn't get nowhere near enough shit for all the nonsense it indulges in
It really isn't though, sarcasm aside. Doesn't mean it's a good mascot either, especially for this event.
Yeah, I didn't notice that part at first. Such a weirdly specific and arbitrary thing to include. I can see why that in particular would raise eyebrows.
PdotMichael
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Crazy amount of meta posts here.
That's not really a ringing endorsement then, is it? For instance, it's fine if you're a 34 year old who is still in to sugar gum pop music. I don't think it's something that should be ostracized and condemned in all situations.
But what if you have family or flatmates who are having someone important over? Let's say your flatmate is having his boss over for dinner. I don't think it's unreasonable at all for him to say, "Do you think you could take your posters of Britney Spears in a schoolgirl outfit down for a while? I'm cool with you being a manchild most of the time, but I'd appreciate some maturity in this particular situation."
I Stalk Alone
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let's take a little from column a and a little from column b
thetrin
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Otaku are not all of Japan.
AtomskEater
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have signed a petition. Not sure how that stacks up to the positive response (or even what the proportion of ama who don't like it is to those who do or don't care), but I do feel like if this character is meant to represent the ama divers in some form they should have some say in the design. I can totally get that a group of mostly older women aren't particularly thrilled about being represented to foreign folks by a sprightly teen youth whose desire for a boyfriend is somehow noteworthy.
Probably a different kind of ruckus. Ama are all female, I think, so a male mascot would make less sense.
show me your skeleton
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of course she is, good lord. it's anime girl 101.
Considering the naysayers live and work in Japan I'd bet you're mistaken there.
TatteredHat
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Sure, I won't disagree with any of that. Better info on the total amount of responses would have been a nice addition to the article, that's all.
As the poster above pointed out: traditional, older women might not think that a 17 year old looking for her boyfriend in a strangely impractical diving suit (if that's what it's supposed to be) is a good representation of themselves.
While the character itself isn't really obscene the strong negative reaction (even if it's by a minority) to it seem pretty understanbable to me.
PdotMichael
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It would be interesting to know what the majority of the drivers think about it. Based on wiki there are like 1000 divers.
And the very first picture on wiki shows a woman in that outfit of the mascot character.
*spills bucket of clams* -Aha! Ahahaha! Gommennasai! ^___________________^
NEEEEEEEEEEEE-CHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAN
it would be a different ruckus since the pearl divers are traditionally female!
I'd wager that western nerds perusing the internet has seen more weird shit from Japan than the protesters there who are shocked by this, but who knows.
Yes, lets talk about this instead!!
The Animated Japanese women on my Vita game are MUCH more sexy than this prude.
This isn't an anime character. It's a mascot for the city. How did anyone think that would be a good idea? LMAO.
This is the mascot for the city/prefecture that I lived in. Huge difference.
Traditionally, ama divers do it topless, so if you look at it from that perspective, she's actually overdressed for the occasion!
The dumbest thing here is the "looking for a boyfriend" part. Like what kind of ridiculous characterization is that.
PdotMichael
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This isn't an anime character. It's a mascot for the city. How did anyone think that would be a good idea? LMAO.
This is the mascot for the city/prefecture that I lived in. Huge difference.
That's the Pringles guy.
AtomskEater
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Hm, wonder how much work it would take to poll all/most ama. It would make for a more interesting followup article for sure.
Skellig Gra
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Obscene is a little much. Out of place? Definitely.
:3c
Yeah, western anime nerds are going to have a pretty warped perspective. I mean, it's not a schoolgirl being raped by tentacles so what's the problem?
ElBoxyBrown
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I expected worse. This is pretty tame. They could just use her chibi version. LOL at the specific age and detail.
PdotMichael
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I hope you and some other guys are more toxic than all the imaginary anime fans you guys are talking about.
Junior Mint
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As if we needed more proof that animu is the worst
SliceSabre
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Who are these fictional anime fans you are talking about?
LOL
But really, that mascot really isn't bad compared to stuff I've seen on Japanese shows for children and families. Just google Nami and Robin from One Piece (probably nsfw). So it's more like her breasts aren't obscenely large and she's actually wearing clothes. What's the problem? Of course, the mascot is unrepresentative of the actual divers so I can understand their offense. I'm just surprised by their reaction because they live in Japan. They've certainly seen worse than I have.
I would imagine they're more upset that people are being mean to a clumsy girl who just wants a boyfriend, fictional or not.
MikeHattsu
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So she wants to become an ama and then she becomes an idol instead?
I'm pretty sure if they made a figure model of the mascot, I would be able to see her insecurity too.
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