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Originally Posted by Sinestra
Nyororin i didnt know that about African Americans could you expand on your comment a little im curious.
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I can`t say that I`ve ever personally seen anything
negative happen toward someone African American, but I have seen a lot of positive reactions toward Africans - where there was no particular reaction toward African Americans. I think that to an extent the US media stereotype has bled into Japan.
Also I have to say I think it has to do with the differing reasons for being in the country. Most Americans in are in Japan to teach English - regardless of race - and a (large?) chunk of the English teaching community has a tendency to "act out", so you end up getting the combination of US discrimination bleeding over on top of a group that isn`t exactly known for being great people.
Africans, on the other hand, are almost always in Japan to study or for business. Students have a tendency to behave well lest they be chucked out of a school they worked hard to get into, and people on business... well, do their business. There isn`t as much room for a negative image to pop up.
Of course, I can only speak for this specific area - I have no clue how things are in Tokyo or elsewhere.