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Originally Posted by Sony
I'd say the offensive nature of the world 'nigger' is held on a very high pedestal compared to 'gaijin.' It's safe to say that the older Japanese people still hold a grudge and evident stubborness towards foreigners because Foreigners are the ones that changed their way of life. You may say the way of the samurai is still prevalent, because the older generation hold on to their traditions with a firm grasp. As seen in The Last Samurai... they were very religious about their traditional ways and held on strong to keep Japan from modernizing. Their conviction for their traditional culture was steadfast. Today, you see that in the old generation. The youth is changing Japan however and things are a lot more open. US and European bands from afar are heralded in Japan now, and the iPod is widely used now in Japan.
Although the first games weren't from Japan.... it was Nintendo that came out as the pioneer in video games. And so the videogame industry has been widely dominated by the japanese market. So in all honestly, Microsoft never had a chance in Japan.
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I meant the nigger/gaijin comparison in the way that they are not unlike in that they are or were considered insults, not in the power that they hold.
Well, maybe things have changed in the passed decade or so. After all, my class took place enarly a decade ago (holy crap I'm old). Lord knows American youth culture has completely been revolutionized in the last decade by communications technologies. There is a good chance that could have happened in Japan.
I'll concede and take your word for it, Sony. Enjoy it, it doesn't happen often
