You're on GAF. You'll stay perpetually tired I guess.
You know, I had an epiphany while doing this research. I realized no matter what I present, I can already picture the responses of those who simply won't look. Also, this whole act of trying to pin a personality on me like a pinata is cute guys. I appreciate the deflection, and comments, and the gotcha-fishing about my personality and my 'true self' like we're at some cheap therapy session. Keep trying to dig at bedrock I guess. Alright, here we go...
Some of this info will need a translation tool. You'll just have to deal.
Just so that I'm as careful as possible here, I will post information that is publicly available and not the private information I found:
(Thread of posts made just about 1 year ago, pre-Yasuke argument. Yes, click on it before saying something.)
She went on an evidence rant and posted some stuff, including her birth certificate showing proof of her father's origin(probably not the smartest idea for her to share):
There is some other information including family ancestry tree and info about her grandfather that I managed to dig up, but I'm not going to post them here. They are findable with google but she didn't post them, so I'm not going to either, especially not on this forum.
Here is info on the ancestor in question:
Nagakatsu FUJIKAKE (1557 - July 7, 1617) was a busho (Japanese military commander) who lived during the Azuchi Momoyama period and the early Edo period.
www.japanesewiki.com
朝日日本歴史人物事典 - 藤懸永勝の用語解説 - 没年:元和3.6.5(1617.7.7)生年:弘治3(1557)安土桃山・江戸前期の武将。姓は藤掛とも書く。織田氏一族織田永継の子として生まれるが,2歳で父に死別,外祖父藤懸善右衛門に養育され,藤懸姓を名乗る。通称は三蔵,名は,はじめ吉勝と名乗り,三河守...
kotobank.jp
Here's detailed info about Yasuke:
In the late 16th century, the enigmatic warrior fought alongside a feudal lord dubbed the "Great Unifier"
www.smithsonianmag.com
Here is info related to Yasuke's position
Here is more detailed information, including detailed pictures of the texts and writings based on Yasuke(scroll down in the website) and additionally the various amounts of media Japan has made about him:
戏说不是胡说,改编不是乱编。 文 / 照月 日本战国时期的黑人武士“弥助”,在近期的流行文化作品中拥有不低的出场率。 4月29日,网飞与曾经制作过《巴哈姆特之怒》《咒术回战》等人气动画作品的MAPPA合作,推出了…
zhuanlan.zhihu.com
Here is information about what retainers are:
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www.japanesewiki.com
Here is info on what a Hatamoto is:
旗本(はたもと;Hatamoto)按语意指战场上主将旗下的近卫武士。到江户时代,专指将军直属武士中领地不满一万石,但有面见将军资格者。其领地多少不一。3000石以上者设阵屋,由自己管理。3000石以下者多委诸代官管理而收取年贡。可担任幕吏,也可拥有陪臣。少数旗本受特殊优遇,可如同大名实行参觐交代,称交代寄合。1817年(文化十四年)旗本4800余人。19世纪50年代达5280余人。加上旗本陪臣和御家人,号称“旗本八万骑”,是幕府的主要军事力量。
baike.baidu.com
I really want to pin this specific comment below somewhere if I could. It truly represents all of the problems with the topic of Yasuke, encapsulated in one statement: