Daniel Mclaughlan (He/Him)
Sachiko IshikawaThere was this white dude saying: “Name one thing your country does that Japan can’t do better.”
To be fair, Japan COULD do better, it just chooses not to.
Harriet 
@ishikawa_sachi omg this! You said it all.
@savvykenya thank you💜💜
Pippa 🌈@ishikawa_sachi go offffffffffffffffffff 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
平成どらオヤジ@ishikawa_sachi Can Japan have more babies？
PJ "Vote Green" CoffeyOh! I saw this one! Yeah, I hadn't realised Japan was still pushing down so hard on women. 😞
@Homebrewandhacking Right?!? It’s so… ugh. Barbaric. I don’t even know what to say, really.
The kind of repressive, patriarchal misogyny you describe is brutally harmful to everyone living within its strictures.
I'm sorry you're having to deal with that. Are there any signs of it changing or does the local Gerontocracy (rule by old people) prevent that completely?
@Homebrewandhacking Fortunately, there are many activist groups fighting but the current Govt makes it nearly impossible for there to be any progress which is infuriating.
Huh... that's a statement that's true everywhere.
We'd like to make life better for people but the governments are stopping us from doing so.
It's a definite theme in the anglophone world anyway.
ward@ishikawa_sachi I'm still trying to move to Japan because it will be a huge upgrade for me compared to the USA, but I'm another mostly white guy. I really don't like these things about Japan. Is anything moving in the right direction? Are the younger generations ok with gay marriage and women's rights? I really would prefer more equal rights for women... and lgbtqia rights.
@ward Polls show that most people agree with same-sex marriage and married couples keeping their surnames! While the general population is slow to progress, the biggest hurdle is the current Govt.
Matthew Hall@ishikawa_sachi can you link to the original content? お願いします。
I guess I could be considered one of those comfy white guys - but hopefully one with a bit more awareness from experience & humility. What’s the current status of those advocating for change? Are they still seen as disruptors of the 和？
I’m interested in living (again) in Japan - and retiring there, too. Your video helps remind me to ask myself: what WON’T I like or find challenging about Japan if I live there.
@Mjhall all the screenshots have the title articles and the source, so they’re ready to Google 😊 (I don’t have the list)
There are several activist groups heavily pushing for change—the problem is the LDP.
@ishikawa_sachi clarifying: I was looking for the link to the original comfy white guy’s video so I could see the whole thing.
@ishikawa_sachi the LDP = the problem - fo’ sure!
Octavia con Amore@ishikawa_sachi It's so easy to idealise a place when you haven't lived there, and I think a ton of people idealise Japan.
For my part, I miss the deep baths and going to hotsprings with friends, I miss the wonderful transit system, I miss the walkability of the places I lived... I definitely don't miss the bullying and workaholism that seem to go hand-in-hand, or the lag in understanding of gender, equality, and mental health, though.
Where I live now, in Portland, has pros and cons, too, and are often things that go unrealised by people that don't live here.
It's hard to realise that every place has pros and cons unless someone is fortunate enough to get to live decent chunks of their life in 2 or more distinct places, but I'm glad you're pushing back against the rose-tinted view some people seem to have.