Racism in Japanese Animation
Introductory commentary is an excerpt by Yumi Nakata from her article on Gaijin Blog pot What is "The Gaijin Complex" and how do Japanese people really feel about foreigners.
https://blog.gaijinpot.com/gaijin-complex/
Japanese artists, and anime fans, have adored Caucasian features for a long time, evident in their movies, books, and art. But, especially so in Japanese animation. I'm not sure of this racist tendency origin; economic pressures, Western colonial influence, or early Disney. Perhaps this MIT paper clarifies some of it (Ethnic and racial stereotypes in Manga - Izawa 2000. https://www.mit.edu/~rei/manga-ethnic.html. But the love for light color hair, skin, and eyes is clear, and the distain for dark African features is also clear. They have avoided diversity in their media like a plague. Sad to say, that their view of beauty and desirability has been racist. This part 3 continues to name a few films and game series that have been blatantly racist and excluding of African featured characters. And, mentions companies like Disney, Pixar, and Dreamworks; who have made valiant attempts at inclusion and diversity. Disney is at the forefront of this new movement to include black, latin x, and non-binary people. Japanese animation studios are seemingly and shamelessly lagging far behind.
Main commentary and editing by HVB
For The New Period
11-21-2023
Released on 12-07-2023
Hector Vladimir 2023©
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Articles:
What is "The Gaijin Complex" and how do Japanese people really feel about foreigners.
Yumi Nakata, Gaijin Blog Pot (2014)
https://blog.gaijinpot.com/gaijin-complex/
Ethnic and Racial Stereotypes in Manga by Eri Izawa (2000)
https://www.mit.edu/~rei/manga-ethnic.html
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