In Japan, promoter of gropers is tip of right-wing, sexist iceberg
Angry citizens are probing the links between some conservative writers, publishers and politicians with Japan's leader
By JAKE ADELSTEIN SEPTEMBER 29, 2018 4:04 PM
Asia Times もこういう記事載せるから信用できんのだよね。
Should men on a crowded train have the right to grope women? According to a prominent right-wing writer and ally of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, the answer is “Yes.”
No.
Jake Adelstein's interpretation is also wrong
彼らの触る権利を社会は保障すべきでないのか
Shouldn’t society protect and reserve their rights to grope?”
it is a rhetorical question.
Ogawa as an irrational conservative hardliner mistakenly believes that gays should not have the gay right. His argument is that just as a groper does not have the right to grope, a gay person should not have the gay right. The argument is flawed.
According to Ogawa’s logic, groping people on trains and being homosexual are just different kinds of deviance. Ergo: Offering to protect the rights of one group (LGBT) over another (gropers) is ridiculous.
Right.(Perhaps Jake read my
article ) So he is not saying that men should have the right to grope.
The suspended Shincho 45 had previously drawn fire for an opinion piece in its August issue by Liberal Democratic Party lawmaker Mio Sugita, who had been recruited into the LDP by Abe. In her column, she labelled gay couples “unproductive” on the grounds they don’t reproduce. Sugita added that taxpayer money should not be wasted on support for sexual minorities.
Despite a resultant public outcry, Abe refused to condemn or admonish her. He explained in a television program that he didn’t ask her to resign because “she’s still young.”
Sugita is 51.
Sure, Abe is too soft on Sugita. But let's put it in context.
私の夫婦も残念ながら子宝に恵まれていません。だからと言って「生産性がない」というと大変辛い思いに、私も妻もなります。
政治家というのは、自分の言葉によって人がどのように傷ついていくかということについては、十分に考えながら発言をしていくべきなんだろうと思います。
私たち（は同じ）自民党ですから「あなた、お前、もうやめろ」というわけではなく、まだ若いですから、そういうことをしっかり注意しながら仕事していってもらいたいと、先輩としてはそういう風に申し上げていきたいと思います。
党としても「多様性」について尊重する党であります。私も例えば、ルクセンブルクの（グザヴィエ・ベッテル）首相は同性婚していることをカミングアウトしてますが、彼はもっとも親しいヨーロッパの首脳の一人です。彼からは、ヨーロッパで何かわからないこと・困ったことがあればすぐに電話してほしいと、携帯電話の番号まで聞いています。つまり多様性が今世界の中で求められている中において、それを十分に理解をしていくことが求められているんだろうなと思います。、
自由民主党がそういう党ではないということではないはということは申し上げておきたいと思います。
I have no children, unfortunately. It pains me and my wife to hear we are not productive just because of it.
Politicians should be careful not to hurt anybody by his/her words.
But Sugita and I are in the same boat of LDP. I didn't tell her to resign ：She is still young. I told her, as her senior, to do her business very carefully
LDP respects "the diversity".
Xavier Bettel is Prime Minister of Luxembourg and he is openly gay. He is a good friend of mine among European leaders. He even gave me his cell phone number in case I need help in relation to Europe.
The world is now calling for more diversity. We need to understand it.
I want to say LDP is not such a party (as to disrespect LGBT)
That is what Abe said.
While Abe has not made discriminatory or misogynist statements himself, his propensity to represent himself with misogynists, gay-bashers and accused sex offenders is raising big questions. Japan is starting to wonder.
I'm not sure why misogynists, gay-bashers and alleged sex offenders support Abe and I also wonder why Abe does not deal with them more severely.
Abe should criticize them for once and all so people may understand they don't represent his view.
