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An "interview" with controversial human rights activist Orudo Debiru
Amusement/Fiction
foreigners in Japan
October 29, 2010で議論が続いているので下手な英語でコメントしてきた。

Hi everyone.
I didn't notice the discussion was still continuing. Let me join.

As for the Mike's post, I enjoyed it. That's a good parody of how Debito's followers do things.No?

@ Ryan

"There is nothing factually incorrect in his Japanese letter."

There is something factually incorrect in his Japanese letter.

It says "改めて、人種・身元によるイジメであったことも報道して下さい。"

Now it might have been better for NHK to report what the father said, but still any journalist cannot conclude from what he says and report categorically that it was a bully due to race (and "mimoto?"--whatever that means in this context). But that is what he is demanding here in Japanese.

And note that even in the case that might have been related to the race, it is not uncommon not to mention this factor in the report.

http://abcnews.go.com/US/story?id=4651180&page=1

"While I believe Debito sometimes goes too far, I believe he serves an important purpose."

Debito goes too far but no member try to stop it, blocking the comments form people with common sense. that's the big problem.

To illustrate the point, take syukenkaifuku no kai for instance. It has a good purpose for some people ; Restoring Japan.(Japanese Glen Beck) There are some elements of the truth in what they say. But overall they went too far, filed with lies and hyperbolic statements.

You said, " I do also feel he often answers posts on his blog that go too far in making generalizations about Japanese people as a whole,"

I take it that you mean generalizations with negative tone about Japan and the Japanese people by "generalizations". In other words, he often makes negative stereotypical and hyperbolic statements.

And there are many factually incorrect comments. Even on the post in question, there is a false statement such as NoriK's (#23)

Nobody check it, and he blocks the comments as he likes.

So just as sykenkaifuku no kai is looked upon as an hate group regardless of upholding a good cause, Debito's blog tend to be regarded as a hate blog. Mentioning a good cause does not make it a good discussion.

We might agree to disagree, but that's what I take his blog. And my hope is the relation between the Japanese and people from some other nations goes well. I think he is deteriorating it rather than promoting it.

@ Steve ”It's easy for me to imagine that some schools in japan are very bad at dealing with the problem and sweep it under the rug rather than deal with it.

It is easy for me to imagine that some school in any country are very bad at dealing with the problem and sweep it under the rug rather than deal with it.

http://abcnews.go.com/2020/TheLaw/school-bullying-epidemic-turning-deadly/story?id=11880841

http://abcnews.go.com/US/kids-mom-shed-jail-save-bullying-schools/story?id=12130835

”Nobody is likely to go back and hold legal hearings on what went on at the school. If they are, I sure do not expect NHK to cover it.”

I am not sure why you think so.

ijime has been a big problem in Japan just as in any nations.

中野富士見中学いじめ自殺事件 http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E4%B8%AD%E9%87%8E%E5%AF%8C%E5%A3%AB%E8%A6%8B%E4%B8%AD%E5%AD%A6%E3%81%84%E3%81%98%E3%82%81%E8%87%AA%E6%AE%BA%E4%BA%8B%E4%BB%B6

In this case the parents sued the bullies and Tokyo and they won the compensation. And there were a good deal of news on it.

I wonder why people who claim to live in Japan so long like Debito cannot answer the question such as AJ's (# 33)

" If you live in Japan and have not noticed strong japanese racial bias AGAINST blacks and other asians, I don't know what to tell you."

Perhaps you don't know what to tell because you are not ready to back up your claim? You are projecting your own prejudice upon Japanese people. No? I am not saying there are no prejudice against these people among the Japanese, but honestly it really depends and I can say there are less prejudice against black people partly because the we have much less history with black people. I'd say the Japanese prejudice against black people comes largely from Hollywood and some media from the West. So it is safe to say the set of prejudice is much smaller than the set of prejudice you have.

@Mark

In all my time in Japan, I never met a biracial child who said they had never experienced any bullying based on race.

How many biracial chidren did you meet?

Sure I have read the cases where there are ijime due to race, but there are cases where the kids claim there were no ijime due to race.

@eyeinthe sky

"Debito can be a bit moody, he often post then deletes allot of my comments"

That is the big problem. And that is why fewer and fewer people with common sense like to post a comment on his blog.

You correct the false or misleading comment based on the fact, Debito block it.

You post an dubious anecdote accusing Japan, it comes through.

And that'll make the blog more look like a hate blog.

In any case, I'll invite all the people here and all the posters on Debito blog to my blog. http://blog.goo.ne.jp/kentanakachan/e/a386be80de88b9d74679e7efa195fb05

I also often deal with problems of racial discrimination in Japan as well as in other parts of the world in my blog. I'll welcome your comments and criticisms. I won't block the comment unless it is against the law of the land.

Make sure you tell it to your friends on Debito org.

And please participate in Japanese society, discussing with the Japanese people in Japanese.

People will forever treat you as gaikokujin as long as you are only talking to other gaijin in English cursing Japan and the Japanese people.

有道ブログの人もこちらに招待しておきました。

日本人と外国出身者の対話を通じて、在日外国人の人に問題提起してもらい、そうした問題の存在を日本人の読者に示し、また、その議論を通じて、その存否及び正否を双方で吟味し、また、こうした議論が外国出身者、および外国出身の親などもつ人達と可能・有益であることが日本人読者に示せればいいと思っています、また、それは重要なことだと考えています。