I saw Gaijin on TV today! ! They were wildly effeminate with red noses
Actual plot of this cartoon: Who is the graffiti vandal culprit of Edo?
I’ll tell you! It was the white guy who was so giddy about learning Japanese!
Hey, even if the small circles that make “Fu” into “Pu” do remind you of the “o” in “Love” everyone knows you should not practice writing hiragana on the town bridge! Or if they didn’t, at least they (the children who watched this episode) know the truth:
Gaijin can’t handle studying the Japanese language without vandalizing your town.
And you should not write on stuff that isn’t yours.
Thank you for the life lesson, NHK.
You want to work at this Japanese store, but you can’t say “Irashaimase” (welcome) well because your American Accent is too strong and hilarious!
Hey! I know you are dim-witted and need to shout “WOW” a lot, so it is a good thing I have this manual with English words that sound Japanese for you to use!
Get it? Aerosmith sounds JUST LIKE Irasshaimase!
The final punch line was that the White Guy could indeed say “Irashaimase” after all, and above you can see his manager’s reaction to that fact. “Hey, you- (omae) you just said “Irashaimase”! ! The Gaijin replied with “REALRRRY??? WAOOOOOo!”
Turning on the TV twice today taught me that Gaijin are all blond and have crazy long (red-tipped) noses. They are wildly effeminate and prone to shouting “WOW!!!!” and “GUDDOO JOBBUUu!” with no hesitation and for no reason. Gaijin also squeal and shout “HEY” a lot, and end all their heavily American-accented Japanese sentences with “desu”, even (especially!) when using a plain form verb. They also say it like “desuuu” with a strong U sound. This runs contrary to the word on the street because last week I heard a 1st grader say that “it is ok because gaijin can’t speak Japanese” to her friend as I walked past them.
You know what, kid? TV says they can. Kind of.
But for all the wild freaking out Gaijin do, it is a good thing there are sensible (Japanese) people around to keep them in check when they go crazy, which is usually what happens after they try to do something really nuts like study the Japanese language or try to find employment.
Oh those wacky foreigners, they are so entertaining!
Don’t worry, I am not going to get all Debito on you. Personally, I am not offended by images easily, and I am not with these either. This kind of stuff is tacky, and (obviously) demonstrates the prejudices of the creators. But free speech allows for poor taste and it is not like American culture has done much better for the overall image of Japanese people in how they are represented. I once saw a tv show here that played clips from American movies featuring wacky Japanese characters. They all freaked out all the time, usually after trying to do American things, and often had a camera around their necks. I swear to god people the L and R thing is so not funny.
NOT SHOWN (a photo I accidently deleted the other night): A famous Japanese comedian in blackface makeup with a fake bone in his nose holding a spear in one hand with a comical sized chicken drumstick in the other.
I mean c’mon, who needs National Geographic when you have TV ?
