Singer Chris Hart's message to the Japanese: "I realized that there are many kinds of discrimination in Japan"
Singer Chris Hart's message to the Japanese: "I realized that there are many kinds of discrimination in Japan"
Discrimination against black people is a systemic problem (historically and socially), and I think we need accurate knowledge to understand it. Having lived in Japan for more than 10 years, he feels that there is a stereotypical view that judges people based on their skin color, gender, and age.
Last year through Instagram he asked his fans, "Have you ever been discriminated against? He received many stories from single mothers, foreign nationals, people with disabilities, and parents of children with ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder), and says that it made him realize that "there are various kinds of discrimination and bullying in Japan too.
"There are times when I cannot get a job just because I am a single mother because I am assumed to be unable to perform my duties", and "there are times when I cannot get a rental contract just because I am a foreigner". I believe that such one-sided assumptions include a sense of discrimination. The first thing that is needed is for each and every one of us to talk about our own experiences. It's also important to recognize that it's not your problem by sharing your experiences.
Finally, I asked the question, "What do you think needs to be done to eliminate discrimination and prejudice? The answer was as follows.
My child is half-black, and his friends sometimes call him 'black". I have to tell my child, "Don't worry about what people say about your skin or hair, just do your best", but that alone will not change anything. For example, we can try to set up a program at elementary schools and say, 'Not everyone is the same as you. We need to teach them that it is important to recognize and understand differences. If we can create a culture that protects each individual in like that, Japan will be a better place"
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Original post: Girls Channel
2. There's discrimination everywhere
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3. There is no place where people live without discrimination even though it's sad to say
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4.It's hard to get rid of discrimination because you'll never know until it's happening to you
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5. Japanese people discriminate behind people's backs
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6. Bullying and discrimination will never stop, will it?
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7. Every country has it
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8. I think it's more discriminatory to say that you can't actually call dark skin black. What's so wrong with having black skin?
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<< Japanese people say to each other, "It's nice that you're white," or "You're dark, did you tan? So, black and white doesn't mean anything discriminatory, right... [+1,244, -15]
10. What a pain in the ass
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11. This is the first time I've seen Chris Hart without a hat on
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12. Hachimura Rui's brother also faced discrimination...
(Die, you were born a mistake. You and your brother are nothing more than good basketball players)
(There are people who say that there is no racism in Japan, but there's still people who make racist remarks like this. I don't think it's a problem that can be solved by just showing this, but I wanted to ask everyone to pay attention to the issue of racism once again)
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<< If he's just good at basketball, that's already enough to be able to play at such a high level [340, -5]
14. We still have a tendency of male dominance against women
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15. Yellow raced people are also really discriminated against we just don't complain about it as much as black people
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<< Overseas it's black people who attack Asians. They're racist and discriminatory [+365, -4]
<< There are a lot of news stories about Asian people who were assaulted after Corona in the US. The percentage of perpetrators who are black is overwhelmingly high. The percentage of black people in the U.S. is about 30%, yet there are more murders and violent assaults committed by blacks than whites...[+192, -5]
17. We can't sign a rental contract because foreigners have too many criminal records
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18. Discrimination against education, age, and irregularity Not only do people discriminate against people of different races, they also discriminate against people of the same race
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19. I feel like it's easier to be bullied with a mild developmental disability than a severe one
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20. There's a kind of isolationist discrimination that only an island nation can feel. Because of that, the group mentality is so strong that if you you're just a little out of the box, you can't start over and get's dragged.
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21. I think Japan is really racist, because it's an island. Foreigners who come here thinking discrimination don't exist here are too naive
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23. It's really sad, but bullying and discrimination will never go away. The only thing we can do is to be strong ourselves
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24. It's the same on Girlschannel. Every time they bash a celebrity, it's really bad. The Gakki and Hoshino Gen marriage topic was awful.
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35. Are you calling the "I'm a single mother, so I can't get a job" discrimination? Isn't it a judgment based on the employer's experience? If you mix everything up, you'll lose sight of the essence of discrimination, and people who really suffer from it will have a harder time.
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