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[–]joeytundra 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Yes there is a big connection. These men are being groomed and it wouldn't surprise me if there is some brainwashing going on subliminally. Think about. Why would Asian men draw mostly white characters that would appeal to white men and why are the vast majority of straight men calling themselves lesbians drawn to anime? It's because it's that way on purpose. I asked several guys why they thought men from Japan would create white anime characters and they said "Because Japanese men worship white men" I laughed because that's not what my Japanese male friends said as a matter of fact..it's the opposite. Men are weakening themselves by what they watch and then blaming feminism.

[–]MarkTwainiac 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Very interesting insight. Perhaps the nationalism, racial prejudices and imperialism that led the Japanese to try to conquer vast swathes of Asia as well as the USA in the mid-20th century didn't disappear with the WW2 generation as we'd hoped. Instead, perhaps those same forces and impulses just went underground and are being manifested in different, more subtle ways.

I'm not saying that's what I necessarily believe, but it's sure an interesting possibility to consider. After all, warrior culture that has played such a central role in Japanese culture goes way back; it didn't arise in the 20th century.