In case you're not aware, Robert Whiting books are the go-to here. Meaning of Ichiro and You Gotta Have Wa. Love all the sosc tensions
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@NateMeyvis I don't take it all at face value or too strongly, but I find there's a lot of food for thought on the various intersections
@sean_ahmed It is harder for anthropologists to go study the Japanese game now because of anger, defensiveness about Whiting's inaccuracies.
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@NateMeyvis Does that play into the point at all? Immense protection over traditions/culture, resistance to outside influence -
@sean_ahmed Well, sure. But part of it is just the (justified) belief that Whiting had racist preconceptions and got it all wrong. - Show replies
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@NateMeyvis I mean, I didn't take away a bad view of JPN culture. I think we all have our peculiarities and that causes interesting tensions -
@sean_ahmed Sure, the picture is in some ways flattering--so is Chief Wahoo. Doesn't mean it isn't informed by a view of the culture.
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