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 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.
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@NateMeyvis I'd have to know more specifics. It's a general human/academic weakness to view things through a specific lens, biasThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@NateMeyvis I guess I'd just be more interested in deconstructing that … which is why it's helpful to learn this from you -
@sean_ahmed Yeah, haven't looked at this stuff in ~8 years. Whiting isn't all bad or wrong, of course. But it's at least problematic. - Show replies
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