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Shlugo_the_great King of Burgers from Far Far Away (On A Trope Odyssey) Relationship Status: Tsundere'ing
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#23326: Aug 20th 2015 at 9:32:29 AM

[up][up][up][up]Bro Dama... okay that was clever. [lol]

HandsomeRob Leader of the Holey Brotherhood from The land of broken records Since: Jan, 2015
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#23327: Aug 20th 2015 at 10:19:20 AM

[up]That whole thing was kinda ridiculous truthfully.

In a somewhat humorous way.

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Shlugo_the_great King of Burgers from Far Far Away (On A Trope Odyssey) Relationship Status: Tsundere'ing
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#23328: Aug 20th 2015 at 10:21:08 AM

You mean... brodiculous. tongue

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HandsomeRob Leader of the Holey Brotherhood from The land of broken records Since: Jan, 2015
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#23330: Aug 20th 2015 at 10:23:40 AM

[up][up]No.

No I do not.

edited 20th Aug '15 10:23:49 AM by HandsomeRob

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Zelenal The Cat Knows Where It's At from Purrgatory Since: Jul, 2009 Relationship Status: Maxing my social links
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#23332: Aug 20th 2015 at 12:00:31 PM

That comic was pretty amazing.

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#23333: Aug 20th 2015 at 1:19:09 PM

HHHHHNNNNNNGGGGGGGGG

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BaconManiac5000 Since: Nov, 2013 Relationship Status: Baby don't hurt me!
#23334: Aug 20th 2015 at 1:19:56 PM

What does that say?

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BlackYakuzu94 CHADhan Player. from Easy Coast/NY Since: May, 2013 Relationship Status: Longing for my OTP
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#23335: Aug 20th 2015 at 1:28:28 PM

Does it look like I read moonrunes.

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BaconManiac5000 Since: Nov, 2013 Relationship Status: Baby don't hurt me!
#23336: Aug 20th 2015 at 1:51:07 PM

Well, I mean, you posted it.

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Zelenal The Cat Knows Where It's At from Purrgatory Since: Jul, 2009 Relationship Status: Maxing my social links
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#23337: Aug 20th 2015 at 2:23:34 PM

I'd translate it but I'm not that great at reading kanji in the first place and handwritten kanji can be a bitch and a half to read unless the writer has good calligraphy. I can't translate Vegeta's first speech bubble but the others just might be doable.

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#23338: Aug 20th 2015 at 2:35:02 PM

So, uh, I may be asking for trouble with this question, but do you think Toriyama intentionally designed Popo as a stereotype? I remember being surprised when I learned people thought he was one because he doesn't even remotely resemble a human of any race or ethnicity to me. More recently, however, I learned that the English dub apparently gave him a large increase in intelligence, and in the original he's dimwitted and servile in personality much like a black character in a 1920s movie, so now I'm not sure.

Anomalocaris20 from Sagittarius A* Since: Sep, 2010 Relationship Status: Love blinded me (with science!)
#23339: Aug 20th 2015 at 2:39:44 PM

From what I understand he (And some other things, like Jynx) are based on something unrelated to race that's, by unfortunate coincidence, resemblant of black caricatures.

edited 20th Aug '15 2:40:16 PM by Anomalocaris20

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#23340: Aug 20th 2015 at 2:55:08 PM

Done. The little note bit thingy is talking about the bears and may or may not have something to do with sewing.

I don't know what Vegeta's saying in his first speech balloon because there's on kanji that I just cannot read.

As for the rest, it's a rather literal translation but I think it's saying this:

Bra: Papa! Hug!

Vegeta: ... Very well.

Vegeta: After she hugged me... she fell asleep.

Bulma: What a good girl~ Bra~

Bulma: Thanks, Vegeta.

I don't know why I'd do something as difficult as translation work while my head is trying to explode.

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#23341: Aug 20th 2015 at 3:19:55 PM

Jynx is based on Yuki-onna, a Japanese mythical creature also known as the Snow Hag. Yuki-onna, however, has long black hair, pale skin, and large blue lips. Jynx has blonde hair, indicative in Japan of foreigners, and her pale skin has been dyed black with poofy peach lips.

So while it's true she is based on a mythical creature, her coloration has been changed to resemble blackface for no apparent reason outside the fact that Japan has never learned that's not cool. Japan is both heavily Patriarchal and xenophobic, so things that would quite clearly stand out as racist and/or sexist in the U.S. are actually fairly commonplace in anime.

It is tremendously unlikely that Mr. Popo is based on the Snow Hag. His Arabic motif and magic carpet identify him quite clearly as a djinn. As with Jynx, there's no explicit reason why this magical entity should resemble blackface, and it also merits pointing out that his caricature-like traits are shared by the decisively non-magical Staff Officer Black.

That the black guy was actually named Black in the Red Ribbon Army's color-based naming theme is also a bit on the nose.

edited 20th Aug '15 3:24:27 PM by TobiasDrake

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Shlugo_the_great King of Burgers from Far Far Away (On A Trope Odyssey) Relationship Status: Tsundere'ing
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#23343: Aug 20th 2015 at 3:23:23 PM

[up][up]Oh so because they have different values than the glorious westerners they are backwards and need to learn? Cultural imperialism much? tongue

edited 20th Aug '15 3:23:32 PM by Shlugo_the_great

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#23344: Aug 20th 2015 at 3:26:36 PM

Black isn't really a stereotype in personality, though. On the other hand, there's the fact that the Japanese word for his rank is pronounced "sanbou," which sounds like "Sambo," a Minstrel Show character.

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#23345: Aug 20th 2015 at 3:26:59 PM

When it comes to tolerance, there are no sides. Just people who are, and people who aren't.

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#23346: Aug 20th 2015 at 3:29:52 PM

Oh nice, no comment of Vegeta being stronger than Goku the the 3rd chapter of Super.

HamburgerTime Since: Apr, 2010
#23347: Aug 20th 2015 at 3:30:59 PM

Japan has a very inflated opinion of itself relative to other countries, as well, often to the point of outright denying anything wrong they did. I recall hearing on the news that the Japanese government's first formal admission that yes, they were the bad guy in WWII was earlier this week. Germany owned up decades ago.

Arha Since: Jan, 2010
#23348: Aug 20th 2015 at 3:37:28 PM

Wait, isn't Jynx just a ganguro joke?

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#23349: Aug 20th 2015 at 3:37:34 PM

[up][up][up][up] At the same time, it's not like Mr. Popo's appearance is actually hurting anyone.

Tolerance or intolerance is one thing and though problematic some of these things may be, people take everything way too seriously these days.

[up] Honestly, when it comes down to it, Jynx is whatever you want it to be. I don't know what the creators intended, though.

edited 20th Aug '15 3:38:13 PM by Zelenal

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Shlugo_the_great King of Burgers from Far Far Away (On A Trope Odyssey) Relationship Status: Tsundere'ing
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#23350: Aug 20th 2015 at 3:37:42 PM

I forgot how sensitive Americans are about race issues. Back here in Europe the blackface is used to this day in various performances and not because we are all racists who hate black people.


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