This month’s Just Be Cause is a spew of hate and, quite frankly, racism: That is precisely what tatemae does to Japanese society. It makes everyone into a politician, changing the truth to suit their audience, garner support or deflect criticism and responsibility. One point I find interesting is that he appears to blame the [...]
Category Archives: Old S[c]ores
Just Be Cause… I Hate Japan
Posted by Ken Y-N (aka Tepido Naruhodo) on November 1, 2011
145 comments
Politically motivated literary sludge (yes, it’s In Appropriate time again!)
Posted by Ken Y-N (aka Tepido Naruhodo) on September 13, 2011
4 comments
First off, there was a review by Amanda Harlow of Being A Broad of Debito Arudou’s In Appropriate, which is worth a read. Second off, Mr Arudou decided to post about it and other reviews (as well as doing his usual cut’n’paste and linking back to an In Appropriate framing site): But she actually DOES [...]
Peter Tasker the latest person up against the wall
Posted by Ken Y-N (aka Tepido Naruhodo) on July 20, 2011
69 comments
Come the revolution, Mr Arudou would perhaps ensure that Mr Tasker and the rest of the Chrysanthemum Club are rounded up for thought crimes, in this rant that plays to the gallery, and the gallery respond in kind as can be seen from the comments. I found this line deliciously hypocritical: And woe betide any [...]
Mr Arudou gives an old man a good kicking
Posted by Ken Y-N (aka Tepido Naruhodo) on June 14, 2011
133 comments
Only metaphorically putting the boot in, I must clarify. I really am at a loss as to why Mr Arudou feels fit to go well beyond fair criticism and well into the realm of personal abuse. And yes, I realise that many people will see hypocrisy on my part in that statement. I’ve not had [...]
"collectively identified 63 debito posters"
Posted by Ken Y-N (aka Tepido Naruhodo) on May 22, 2011
100 comments
That is a flat-out lie, as I have a million and one more useful things to do with my time, and of course no such thread actually did appear. The posts on that subject disappeared at some point around the weekend. Oh how convenient. Quite frankly, I think that they are a strange bunch. At [...]
Flyjin or strawjin?
Posted by Ken Y-N (aka Tepido Naruhodo) on May 10, 2011
56 comments
I didn’t review Mr Arudou’s latest Just Be Cause when it first came out, so let me get that done first: OK, that’s that complete. Now, I see he is complaining about internet bullies writing to Japan Times about it and is asking his supporters to write in to defend the article. However, [...]
I’m so vain, you bet I think this column’s about me
Posted by Ken Y-N (aka Tepido Naruhodo) on May 2, 2011
70 comments
I see in Mr Arudou’s preview to tomorrow’s Just Be Cause he says: I think some people might find this view refreshing and cathartic, given the increasing sociopathy I’m feeling within the already-disenfranchised NJ as they bully their own. Hey, I resemble that remark! BTW, I’m writing this from the Excelsior Caffe beside Nankin-machi (Chinatown) [...]
Mr Arudou’s favourite sport – slagging the Uncle Toms
Posted by Ken Y-N (aka Tepido Naruhodo) on January 3, 2011
45 comments
Or, "Sky pie under the conflation rubric and dynamic" – I haven’t a clue what that means, but it does sound impressive! There was a recent interesting article in Japan Times on how Peter Barakan, Konishiki and Tsurunen Marutei get on in Japan. However, rather than publish his analysis of what they said, Mr Arudou [...]
Assorted musings
Posted by Ken Y-N (aka Tepido Naruhodo) on December 19, 2010
21 comments
Here’s a few things that bother me: "My darling’s face is ambidextrous" – since when has being ambidextrous been an insult? Surely "My darling speaks with forked tongue" or similar would be a more appropriate phrase? Considering that it is apparently not available in shops or Amazon, why isn’t Japanese Only an e-book? Is Mr [...]
Schlong-measuring war opens up new front on Hoofin’
Borrowing a title from Hikosaemon’s blog, I note that there is an interesting comment thread on this article on Hoofin’s blog. Let’s start with one issue that is quite unconnected with the article but features in the comments – Hoofin’ says, in the context of phoning up places with discriminatory signs: The idea that friendly [...]