Comments on: Being Black in Japan (Part 3 – The Dancing Jigger Toy[2]) http://tuj-circle.net/topics/tokyo-life/2009/07/516 The Communication Network of Temple University, Japan Campus Fri, 03 Sep 2010 03:18:03 +0900 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Sequane Lawrence http://tuj-circle.net/topics/tokyo-life/2009/07/516/comment-page-1#comment-62 Sequane Lawrence Tue, 28 Jul 2009 21:43:10 +0000 http://tuj-circle.net/?p=516#comment-62 Another great article from Jas. These are starting to read like "Tales from the Front". A field reporter reporting back to a disconnected nation interested in knowing about what's taking place on the cultural front around the globe. "I just wish I could educate him on the meaning of that toy. It’s not just some dancing, comical Black man. That toy represents such a painful time" My position is that you should have educated him. If he's not challenged and checked he will do it again. You can still make your wish come true. Get a translator like Kira to translate. Sequane Another great article from Jas. These are starting to read like “Tales from the Front”. A field reporter reporting back to a disconnected nation interested in knowing about what’s taking place on the cultural front around the globe.

“I just wish I could educate him on the meaning of that toy. It’s not just some dancing, comical Black man. That toy represents such a painful time”

My position is that you should have educated him. If he’s not challenged and checked he will do it again. You can still make your wish come true. Get a translator like Kira to translate.

Sequane

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