tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2612768128042613255.post8322611674031168097..comments2024-01-11T19:32:48.134-07:00Comments on Degenerasian: Where was lesbian manga when I was young?Degenerasianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12390817127237358193noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2612768128042613255.post-2203722503212824712009-06-25T19:10:00.868-06:002009-06-25T19:10:00.868-06:00AFAIK, homosexuality is not mentioned at all in th...AFAIK, homosexuality is not mentioned at all in the Confucian scriptures.Degenerasianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12390817127237358193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2612768128042613255.post-56382768050955704902009-06-25T18:42:59.692-06:002009-06-25T18:42:59.692-06:00Wouldn't (fear/hatred of homosexuality) that s...Wouldn't (fear/hatred of homosexuality) that still fall under the tenet's of Confucianism?Clichenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2612768128042613255.post-59242443402906516212009-06-25T15:06:33.837-06:002009-06-25T15:06:33.837-06:00So where does China get it's fear of homosexua...So where does China get it's fear of homosexuality? It doesn't have Judaism, Christianity or Islam either.<br /><br />I find the Japanese seems quite open to sex in the anime whether it be hentai or suggestive looking girls or lesbianism while the other Asian countries shove it under the carpet. Why is that?Degenerasianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12390817127237358193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2612768128042613255.post-9610537453552414632009-06-25T00:14:48.168-06:002009-06-25T00:14:48.168-06:00To answer your question, being gay or lesbian isn&...To answer your question, being gay or lesbian isn't 'taboo' in Japan, but it's not seen as entirely normal, either. Japan lacks the cultural attitudes towards homosexuality seen in the west because of its lack of familiarity with attitudes towards homosexuality inherited from Judaism. Christianity or Islam. With that said, a "real" man is still expected to chase the ladies, settle down, get married, and keep the ancestral line going with a couple of children.Roger Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14308664674325717623noreply@blogger.com