tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3422399840077165986.post8303803017533357720..comments2023-05-06T21:30:54.925+09:00Comments on Why'd we come... all this way?: Gender Equality 101: Not Quite Here YetWillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09661426960326013304noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3422399840077165986.post-55457599316650962462013-01-10T10:17:00.595+09:002013-01-10T10:17:00.595+09:00Independence and strength only go so far where rur...Independence and strength only go so far where rural geriatric bureaucrats suck their teeth at the mere sight of anything not compliant; it does happen. But not always... and hopefully not on a bad day.<br /><br />Although there is a price to be paid for the more urbane life, the city must be nice. <br /><br />At this point, I'm becoming more interested in focusing attention on people who are actively taking hold of the now with the understanding that the future is in their hands. Passive acceptance and compliance are ugly thoughts I don't want to spend too much time dwelling on. <br /><br />I enjoy being in the presence of strength and independence when combined with understanding and humor. <br /><br />As far as the constitution is concerned, Article 9 seems to be followed as closely as the two mentioned this post. People just don't seem to realize what's been going on and what is, in all likelihood, about to happen. <br /><br />Fortunately, Beate's masterpiece looks like it will remain. <br /><br />Willhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09661426960326013304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3422399840077165986.post-32948966311509367352013-01-10T02:44:45.600+09:002013-01-10T02:44:45.600+09:00Societal pressures trump rights guaranteed by a co...Societal pressures trump rights guaranteed by a constitution in Japan every time... However, I've met plenty of strong, independent women here in Japan who are also in seemingly happy relationships. Like, you said, their future is in their hands at this point...Billyhttp://www.earthdenizen.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3422399840077165986.post-50088657662149435312013-01-09T10:11:27.759+09:002013-01-09T10:11:27.759+09:00Visiting the States is always a pleasant shock for...Visiting the States is always a pleasant shock for me in that I feel like I can just have plain conversations with women. Here, it ain't so. At least from my experience. The roles of men and women are so entrenched that it often feels like there's a cold war going on. Lots of self-imposed misery. <br /><br />This concept of gender equality in the US (and perhaps elsewhere) seems to be geared toward the idea that a people should not be denied the right to develop themselves to their full potential if they so chose. There's room for that kind of growth. <br /><br />Here, in the land of harmony, people are pressured to get along, fit in, know their places. <br /><br />Here, family law sucks big time. If a couple gets divorced, virtually all the time, the wife is given custody of the children and the father zero visitation rights. Period. <br /><br />Had I known this before, I'm not sure I would have invested so much of my time/life in this place. But here I am. <br /><br /><br /><br />Willhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09661426960326013304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3422399840077165986.post-5585636018761726002013-01-09T04:01:28.563+09:002013-01-09T04:01:28.563+09:00Looking at gender (in)equality in your post forces...Looking at gender (in)equality in your post forces me to take a look at the same thing for the country in which I live. <br /><br />This specifically: "With regard to choice of spouse, property rights, inheritance, choice of domicile, divorce and other matters pertaining to marriage and the family, laws shall be enacted from the standpoint of individual dignity and the essential equality of the sexes."<br /><br />Equality when it comes to marriage and family law; especially in the case of divorce in my country, is pretty skewed here. Usually in favor of the woman when it comes to custody of children/child support. Sometimes to the detriment of the man and children. Custody granted to women because they are more 'motherly' is a common sight here and it's quite frankly hogwash. Sometimes the better parent is the man and because the woman traditionally fills the role of the parent the child is often misplaced. <br /><br />As for the objectification of women... you are right. No matter how you slice it, it could be better. Even here :/thegypsiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01019720222734603445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3422399840077165986.post-54038495589423053902013-01-07T11:43:55.306+09:002013-01-07T11:43:55.306+09:00So ornately wrapped, the disparity between the con...So ornately wrapped, the disparity between the contents and the packaging can come as a shock to those who have actually looked up close at what is inside. <br /><br />Also from that chapter THE UNASHAMED LECHER, AND OTHERS: <br /> <br />"It seemed to me then, and it seems to me now, that if more than eighty million literate Japanese surrender their freedom to totalitarianism again it will be because they want it that way. Or because they don't care enough to stop it from happening." <br /><br />The above is taken from one of the pages where Keyes discusses an 'other', Yoko Matusoka, who is described as "honest, idealistic, intense - and tormented - a woman who couldn't make up her mind." <br /> <br />Regards. Willhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09661426960326013304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3422399840077165986.post-6088272628169305242013-01-05T23:38:34.315+09:002013-01-05T23:38:34.315+09:00Not worth the paper it's printed on. We know t...Not worth the paper it's printed on. We know the current state of affairs. That's sure not because the women are all so fucking happy.Chrishttp://badboyinjapan.blogspot.jp/2013/01/yasukuni-shrine-and-myth-of-hideki-tojo.html#idc-containernoreply@blogger.com