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208098, RE: I would place this in a seperate category based on cultures
Posted by 40thStreetBlack, Sun Jun-14-15 05:45 PM
>The Japanese do not have white supremacy, slavery, or Jim
>Crow in their history. Anything they accept as black will be
>viewed from a completely different angle and be completely
>devoid of the things that charge the issue here in the U.S.

it won't be completely devoid of those things, it will just be seen through the lens of what they get from portrayals in media//pop culture. which is generally not a good portrayal.

>Also darkening skin or teeth has been a thing in their culture
>for many years and in some cases centuries.

darkening their skin? japanese women have been lightening/avoiding the darkening of their skin for centuries.