Racism in Japanese media and animation

Hector Vladimir Studios by Hector Vladimir

Episode notes

The New Period Chat Radio presents the Racism in Japanese media and animation series.

Part 1. This is part 1 of my discussions on Japanese anime racism. Japanese artists have seemingly adored Caucasian features on their characters for a long time, evident in their movies, books, and art. But especially so in Japanese animation. The love for light color hair, skin, and eyes is clear, and the distain for dark African features is also clear. Their view of beauty and desirability has been racist. Some films are named here that have these racist traits; but there are hundreds of others.

Part 2. Introductory commentary is an excerpt by "The Guardian" video article by Josh Toussaint-Strauss, Joseph Pierce, Ryan Baxter, and Paul Boyd. Japanese artists have adored Caucasian features for a long time, evident in their movies, books, and art. But ... 

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racismanimejapaneseanimation