Yes, this is not a women privilege, there shouldnt be any harrassment, women shouldn't feel incorfortamble in both gender carts , they should feel free like men, this is the idea, women have difficulties because of being women
@@mdgu bruh men deal with the same shit women do. Stop acting like men don't deal with the same stuff just because they're men, that's bullshit. People like you shouldn't even exist
There is nothing wrong with being a housewife or a househusband. It's all about the choices. As long as both men and women have the same choices available to them, then it's fine. When the choices are taken away from the men or the women because of their gender, now, that's a problem.
+Rebecca GeekyGirl 100% agree unfortunately the western ideology or old folks in Japan believe *Gender Roles* still mandatory and it's not about choice by who you're as an individuals neither men or women
Rebecca GeekyGirl you're going to have a hard time finding a husband if you think a man will let you take care of him. Every man wants to be able to feel like a man if he doesnt feel that when hes with you hes gonna leave straight up
You said any girlfriend would break up with her boyfriend in that situation and I agree with you. Honestly, I think any boyfriend would break up with his girlfriend as well if she loses her job and makes no attemp to find a new one. But if I were married and I had a child, and my husband were the one to stay at home with them for a few years while I work to support my family, I would be okay with that.
I don't agree with you. Sure, what you say sounds right - but it is not always like that. I have friends and family who are in equal relationships - and even one uncle and an aunt where he is the one taking care of their kid. My parents on the other hand, my dad is the main provider of the family and he is the boss at home - he also takes care of my mom even better than she does herself. I suposse different people workd differently. For me, if the relationship is not equal I rather be alone. But equality means equality. Same rights for everyone. It does not mean that when they get a divorce the wife gets a ton of money from the husband... wtf?
To have "Woman only" train carts isn't exactly what I would call a good thing... Those "Women only" carts exist because some men hasn't learned to keep their hands to them selves..
I could argue those cars exist to protect the men from false accusations. Maybe that issue is because some women still havent learned to tell the truth.
because you did not grow up in japan, that's why. for japanese women, it's too embarrassing, too troublesome, and above all, there's no way you could find the perpetrator in a jam packed train like in tokyo during rush hour
lullemans72 Japanese women DO react. It's even been a viable scam for women to claim someone groped them for blackmail money. As someone said the carts are meant to protect women AND men.
it's funny that they think having women only train cars, purikura, etc is an advantage but it's because of how badly women are treated that those things need to exist at all
Maybe they are just not interested to be spoon feed our values. I know it's counter intuitive, but the knee jerk reaction to "outside" values being kind of imposed over population is very very strong. Even if the values could be advantageous for the population.
@@ThereIsAlwaysaWay2 There is no such thing as "outside" in believing in basic human rights of females. If a male can get respect, so should a female. Don't even try to bring up "outside values" bs, I, myself, am Asian. Ik what it's like.
@@rasasushi Oh .... glad to see you've graduated from tyranny school. The second you don't care about people that thinks differently then you, you instantly become a tyrant. But hey ...... the right the differ of opinions is gar gone the gutter by now.
@@rasasushi Typical American left-tard response. Pulling the "huwite supremuhsee" card when it's never even warranted and because you can't come up with anymore strong counter-arguments.
Harassment is normalized in Japan. That is all I can see in this video. They genuinely think that this is normal and they have to live with it without questioning.
Maybe one day I can achieve my dream of being a stay at home dad, and take care of the kids, while my Japanese wife brings home all the money. Sounds good to me.
I think it would be really cool if you guys also interviewed people that are a bit older, and more experienced in such subjects. Love This Channel though!
My Sis was kind of a hard core feminist in high school and she went to Japan as a foreign exchange student during the early 2000's, before going she was big into studying Japanese culture and history, learned to speak it fluently etc ( I think she even considered becoming a translator or have some other role there after she finished school). When she came back to the U.S. she dropped all interest in Japan, she was horrified by the way she saw ladies being treated there ( especially the mother of her host family). I am sure her experience was an extreme one and I believe we should respect other cultures way of looking at things but I do hope the country will embrace seeing ladies as equals as it really should be
It is true that there is an inclination for men and women to strive to certain positions based on their gender (hormones, physique etc.) But there's obviously something lacking, if the society doesn't give you an equal premise to pursue the position in spite of your gender. I think this is a hot topic and unfortunately in many Asian countries it's not even under discussion yet. Luckily, access to information is getting easier all the time and it has lifted people's awareness of this subject. It's great that you've brought this up!
BUT WE NEED MAINTAIN 50% SHARE OF WOMEN IN EVERY WORK POSITION (except for jobs women don't have interest to pursue and for jobs where women are clearly more suitable then men like nurses, teachers, office workers etc.) /s
Personally, I think everyone (man or women) should live their life as they want to, not to conform to a standard etc. And IMO a lot of feminism campaigns are quite superficial, since they're just as much telling females they "should be" working despite having kids etc. rather than promoting a freedom of choice. As a guy, I also find it kinda confusing that we're getting blamed as a whole constantly by various campaigns, but I've never seen something like "you don't have to wear a ton of makeup or unhealthy shoes" because the ones making those campaigns know there would be some controversy.
That's one of the biggest problems with the 3rd wave idiots. They don't let the other women choose for themselves. If a woman wants to stick to "traditional" role, she gets attacked by these idiots. So they're just trying to enforce their madness on others. Never have I seen a reasonable or sane proposition from these 3rd wave ones as of yet. Then again, it would be hard for them to come up with an issue that hasn't been fixed already in the west. Though I must admit they're pretty imaginative at coming up with nonsense issues. Wage gap=myth, rape culture=myth (in the west), 24/7 harassment=myth and so on.
MadIIMike actually most of us do, its those ladder (don't know if I used that term right but I'm trying to say those people who you primarily see in media or the internet) that try and force woman to do that stuff. The majority of us actually prefer the idea of women having the CHOICE to be a worker/housewife/etc. etc. not the other way around. Also saying those couple of feminists you see every now and then represent all of us is idiotic, its like saying that since you see a bunch of gay guys on the internet act really feminine doesn't mean we all are its legit always the ladder (again don't know if I'm using that term correctly) that make or break a community of something, especially if its a stereotype as well which can most definitely brake a community
My issue with these "standards" is that there aren't really any...not in modern societies anyway. Like, you can say all your siblings and friends and parents told you that you should be a house wife. But really, is that a standard you have to conform to, or is that just people's opinion? It seems to me, a lot of the time, these people are complaining about other people's views, which you can't fix. Anyone can tell you anything, but you can do whatever you want. Everyone you know can tell you that as a woman you shouldn't start a business, you should start a family instead, but there's actually nothing stopping you from starting your business. These people just come off as mentally weak and whiny, and are in need of validation. Which is why they don't actually want freedom to do things, they want everyone's approval instead, which is why freedom isn't enough. We have to think like them too. A LOT of people told me I couldn't be anything, now I'm a computer network engineer. It doesn't matter your gender, you're always gonna get people telling you you can't do things, and frown at you for doing otherwise. That's LIFE. You should not spend time legislating against those people if systematically speaking, there's nothing standing in your way. If you complain all day about them rather than controlling your life, you probably deserve where you end up.
TheMakeshiftHero that's another part of it too. Some people lack the courage to go against their families wishes. For the longest time I thought I would have been rude or disrespectful to tell my family I wasn't a Christian so I forced my self to be one for the longest until it staters to mess with my life and my mental health. I'm not saying everyone out there is gonna feel like their family decides what they will be in their future but if their family gives off impressions or discomfort or "you should do this because that's what I expect from you" or their parents are verbally manipulative and force you into these situations without realizing it, it causes a sense of "my family "needs" me to do this so I have to". Again not everyone is like this or is in this situation but its very likely that at least 40-50% of people are. Some are lucky to have parents that actually support the idea of discovering themself but many quite a few don't
Maybe instead of being happy that a women's only trains exist, they should discuss more about changing the guilty/shame culture of sex and rape-ish culture that surrounds the porn industry, and dont forget about how men think that women in japan should be dumb to be attractive, and getting recruited to the adult industry on the street... Great video as always but this topic is so behind in discussions in comparison with the western countries it's sad
Shame cultute of sex? You know their sex openness is as open as any western country... Rape-ish is a fetish shared all over the world... It's not japan exclusive... Innocent woman always popular in any country (in USA they called in dumb blonde)... Some people just misinterpret it as dumb... Please educate yourself before trash talk other country...
Wouldn't call it trash talk. I would be more willing to call it overreaction, perhaps? From what I observed, Japan is rather unwilling (or slow) when it comes to changes, maybe that's why this type of comment. Then again, alphaxfang is right (except for the last sentence).
Met a Japanese lady who brought up those topics on my last visit to Japan she wished eastern feminists were more outspoken like their western counterparts.
Western feminists do not know that many Japanese housewives receive all income from their husband and manage the family budget including the husband's pocket money.
I actually know a couple of women in japan that prefer to stay home and be a housewife. Being in another country, it gave me a little shock when I heard it. So how about you, Cathy? how do you feel?
I wonder what are some of the men-only and women-only places in Japan? In our household it just so happens that, naturally and without pressure from media and family, I the husband make the money and my wife stays at home. It was a natural decision because my job just so happened to make more money, and my wife happens to really enjoy being at home with our kid, but it's funny how that conforms to the stereotype. It was very important to me that my marriage be an equal respectful partnership and that we make our choices freely.
When ask Japanese interviews Japanese people they seem to interview only really young people who don't seem to have enough experience to answer any of these questions with any sort of useful insight but when ask Japanese interviews foreigners they seem to interview older people who do have some input on these questions... after watching many many many of these episodes I can pretty safely say that's true. I really feel the show would be much more interesting and actually have some more meaningful content if the interviews we're done with a much wider and range than just the 17 to 21 year old group.... very very few people in that age group have enough experience to have any real insight besides an incredibly superficial one or one they were fed by the media.
if you want interviews that are conducted with a wider, more mature and realistic audience, i suggest you forget about this channel and switch over to the channel called asian boss. they know how to conduct unbiased interviews.
I think it has to do with them A: interviewing mostly in Harajuku, and B: young people are probably more likely to show their face and give their opinion in Japan than older people
older people definitely get interviewed as well. check out that japanese guy yuta, or find your love, or asian boss. much older age demographic but still open for interviews.
I think they mostly interview young people because the people watching the videos are mostly young. So we always like to see whats going on in our peer group, that is the group of people that has our own age. UA-cam users are realtively young so many are not really interested in the lives of old people. The youtubers creating those videos want to reach high numbers of views so they focus on what the youtube users want to see. Which is young Japanese people.
one thing i don't get it with Japan is why their wage or salaries based on gender and not based on skill or experiences?? for the other i think most of capital city in the world will be more or least
Equal opportunity exists in most western countries. But equality of outcome is where it differs. Due to the inherent differences in the sexes. Both sexes normally end up where they feel most comfortable. Why fight with nature?
I'm saying this without any knowledge of the actual feminism movement in Japan: "I mustn't say my opinion in order to not bother anyone, I'll just deal with it." I've heard that's a usual way of thinking for Japanese people, correct me if I'm wrong. So, if people keep having their mouth shut about their problems, how is there even going to be a feminism movement? I hope some day Japanese women feel encouraged enough to talk their hearts out and complain about abusive relationships, about sexual assault and about all the harmful behavior that men force into them. I feel like feminism isn't as powerful there because women may still be afraid of saying their opinion out loud. I think we might be missing some incredible women that could pass to history books just because the education they receive is this way.
I've heard that too. That would explain why there is a huge fetish amongst anti-fems for Japan; to them, it's a place where they can go and be told they can do no wrong, because women are too fearful of speaking up.
I’m all for women getting equal pay, better chances to move up in the work place and things like that. I also like to believe that chivalry still exists. But modern feminism is a far cry from what it used to be. Feminists say it’s about equality but it’s more about male bashing. When women are treated equally they want special treatment for being women. And feminists want everyone to respect women’s rights but ignore men’s rights.
I am always thinking about feminism and I really do not want to admit those people are the majority. It is so hard when they say that men and women are equal or even women have more to gain.
It was a pleasant surprise to see a couple of the women say that women have it better right off the bat. That was interesting. I wish you would have asked them about working conditions and such after that, though. The comments about women-only train cars and hot springs did not seem to be very well thought out. They are more of a precaution than a privilege. I like interviews on this topic in Asia, because there is generally less knee-jerk reaction, and people seem willing to consider changing their minds.
zazenwind you cant say that half of the population has it worse/better. People are different. F.e yeah being a housewife seems easy and all, but not all women want it, not all have such good husbands and some are forced or pressured into living their lives not as they want to. Personally I think going to work as a woman and making money for yourself is harder than being a housewife as long as you are with someone you love. For some its the opposite for different reasons. People are different
It seems to me that the younger girls you interviewed didn't understand why there are women only carriages on the trains (and may I add that they're only available at certain times of day) and why men aren't allowed into purikura on their own- part of me is glad that they must have never experienced any harassment from men, but part of me is concerned that they don't understand why the women only rules are in place. It also is interesting to me that they didn't know there are areas only men are allowed (although they looked very young so the areas I'm thinking of they shouldn't know about at that age anyway!) I feel like the feminist movement in Japan is only just beginning to bloom and young people are slowly starting to realise that society is very male dominated (such as men having higher wages and being able to secure higher up jobs etc)
@@washingmachine4993 One can face many issues in life, but in context of gender, things which are advantages for women've over others are disadvantages for men.
since my family dont live in Japan anymore, I do not follow the japanese culture at all, so I consider myself a westener, my japanese grandmother always tell me to be more harsh with girls because japanese girls dont like "vegetarian" guys, and my grandfather was very harsh and authoritary, maybe Its just the old japanese thinking but for me looks like the japanese girls dont care about feminism, I have one japanese female friend who is studying at Europe and she told me that Feminism is pure bullshit.
I'm never have been in Japan, but because of this kind of videos and the japanese industry of entretainment I'm be able to see how traditional gender rolles still in Japanese culture in a really deep way, maybe because Japan is so far from the Occidental side and its culture as well, which is more close to the ideologys like feminism since it's originate there. I just hope some day more and more japanese womens fight and believe in a change in order to get more equal life and both men and women can do wherever they want without any kind of opression like toxic masculinity (for example being harsh just because you are a man) or fear for being violented in any way just because you were born being a woman.
I know a few Japanese girls who have studied in Australia, and all of them have said they wished that Japan was more female-friendly like the west. It doesn't matter where someone comes from, they're all going to have different views and opinions on topics such as feminism
Usagi Tsukino True on the part that it doesn't really matter where you come from to oppose something. Me being in the north and opposing feminism with every bit of my soul, thinking it is bullshit that contradicts itself, lies and all that. But we shouldn't say "Oh one opposes X and the other one supports it." we should see why they think like that. Maybe some people get the wrong idea about the whole ideology and end up opposing or supporting a system they actually dislike.
I wish the west was more sane... This video was refreshing. Feminism sucks. t.female (Here in Finland women have always been pretty equal to men, and we think these liberal 'hippy' american stuff is only for city dwellers, but in reality I think women want LESS equality, in the form of chivalry... Finnish women get swept off their feet by foreigners who act like gentlemen, because we are not used to it.)
It's seems like that, in brief, some Japanese womans are comfortable with not having to work and stay at home after marriage. But them loss in so many ways accepting that kind of thing.
I've taught many Japanese families English for a decade now and I can say that generally, majority of them have the wives stay at home with the kids and the men go to work. It's fine if that's what both parties want but some women want to work and are labelled "demon women/mum". After they have kids, many of them can only get part-time jobs and the kids tell their dads "see you tomorrow" at breakfast because they don't see their fathers until the next morning because he is working throughout the day until midnight and sometimes even beyond that. The fathers end up missing their family because they are working and the mothers have no choice but to take care of the kids.
gemscence I'm surprised you didn't found mom's job (taking care of kids) way way easier. Have you ever heard of the term karoshi in Japanese? How'bout you put yourself to the shoes of the dad himself instead. I bet you won't even last a week with pressure and unexpected and not deserving hardwork you put yourself into.
gemscence I think gender equality should arrange also the pressure that society puts on men. I think is what feminism is about, allowing women to work (in better conditions anf better salary) will help to find a balance between men and women roles in the society and the family. Men who prefers to work less hours or even take care of the family themselves will be allowed to do so.
>some women want to work and are labelled "demon women/mum" never heard of it. All i can think of is "鬼嫁" but it has a totally different meaning. What word are you talking about exactly ?
I'm rather off topic, sorry, but I have a question about the English subtitles where the word for railroad car is often rendered as "cart". In the US this is almost always spoken of as a "car" and AFAIK in the UK it's usually called a "carriage". I don't know what other English speaking countries use, but I don't think they use the word "cart" although I think all three words are closely related to each other and also to the word "carpenter" which means a maker of carts or wagons. I'm being a little long winded? Sorry, I'm wondering, if you know, what the native language of the person who writes the English subtitles is?TIA
I want to be a househusband, I love children, cooking, housework etc, but it is very common that women in my country consider househusbands as well as maintained men and not attractive :/ It has to change that sexist mentality of Spanish women... We need feminism!!!
NEO character designer i live on the country next to yours and i say yes that is a problem : but that shouldn’t stop you from doing what you want to do. If you wanna be a stay at home with the kids dad, i say go for it. You should do what makes you happy.
Mari It's cool you can understand it. The problem is that I can never do that hahaha, women in my country increasingly despise men like me ... I will work on other things and live alone :/ Where are you from? Portugal? France? Morocco? Andorra?
NEO character designer I’m from Portugal. But, like I said: you need to do what you enjoy and not care about what others think of it. I used to be like that and people never got satisfied because I was a goody two-shoes who just wanted everyone to get along. I went through some bad ordeals who made me lose it almost completely and ever since I stopped caring about what others think of me, it’s like a weight has been lifted off of my shoulders. For example, my country is very religious (well, most of the older generation is) and believes that people only exist to marry and procreate. i really like kids for example but I don’t see myself having one as I have already quite the trouble paying for my own illnesses meds, and I don’t want to marry either since I’ve seen so many divorces and I don’t believe in religion anyways. That doesn’t mean however that I would mind having a significant other, quite in the contrary. And people mock me for it but it’s none of their business since it’s not their life but mine. Your own happiness is your own responsibility, so you must do what makes you feel happy even if others mock you for it. Those who do so are weak enough to not fight against the society’s norms and go after their dreams after all. Honestly, those women who are like that or as equally, men who despise that example are just the less smart majority. I don’t see anything wrong with that. It’s just not the majority of men who choose that but so what? If anything I rather admire someone who goes after their dreams even if others mock them than quit them due to others’ stares. But that is my point of view there. If I were to have someone like that as my partner it wouldn’t bother me one inch at all. What I don’t like is that kind of people who are like depending on the other too much or/ and getting in debt while not taking any responsibility for their actions. I have a friend whose father is like this and the mother recently divorced him since they have already a huge debt and are selling the house to pay some of it. He didn’t want to do anything and kept wasting money. Now, that is something to despise.
In Montreal, Quebec, Canada... women can, just like men, be in public without a shirt on and though they must wear a bra it's still pretty fair and even. However, the risk of sexual harassment is still an issue.
Maybe if we fight to cut the wage gape between rich & poor (helping everyone). The rich men will give less of a fight for their high paid jobs. Or lower paid workers could afford to get time off to look after kids/have a social life.
And the thing about just seeing young attractive women or housewives in commercials is that they're just presenting images of the perfect woman through the male gaze for women to idolize and adhere to, because that's what men want supposedly.. cute young girls (and don't get me started about how messed up and how deeply ingrained that is in Japanese culture) who turn into obedient housewives... yuck
This is why I moved away from Japan. I was born there, my mother is Japanese, and my father is white. Discrimination on top of sexism for being a hapa woman. There are A LOT of great things about Japan. It is in my blood and I am grateful. However, the culture of sweeping things under the rug and suppressing women is pretty disturbing.
When I first moved to Japan I thought I wanted to work full time forever, but now that I am married I think I would rather do baito and raise kids than keep working full time. Having both parents working full time while raising kids means the kids would miss out on a lot. I wasn't raised in a two-parent household, and I think not having a parent at home negatively affected my upbringing. In my marriage, I give my half of the money for the mortgage and utilities to my husband every month. So he manages the finances actually. I only keep what I need for my everyday needs, my student loans from America, and savings. I am also paying my own pension, insurance, etc. His name is the only name on our home, so maybe I am in a weak position, actually. I think he is being unfair but he won't budge. To be honest, if he would pay the mortgage and utilities himself (his salary is twice mine), I'd consider working just under the spouse deduction limit (recently raised to 1.5 million yen a year, which is almost 75% what I'm making now at full-time) and start having kids, but it seems he doesn't understand that. He wants kids even more than I do though. He makes no sense. lolol I'll keep working full time for now I guess. He keeps saying "...when your student loans are paid off". Hmm I could pay them off in 1/3 the time if he didn't take half of my paycheck! Does he want me to have my first child at 38? If that's the case, I'll skip kids. :P
Equal opportunities for schooling, work advancement etc, is what would be needed for our all around advancement. Makes sad how many brilliant females are just not given education due to gender around the world :( Unfortunately currently there ain't prolly any equal places yet but some countries with female politicians like Germany (prime minister) and Finland (president) have been pushing this issue a lot. Let's hope for better future and if chance, go and vote for female rights wherever you are.
female already achieve equal rights in 1st world country ....they love lobbying their vagina to make good man look bad sexiest rapist or women hater ..cultural marxism is pure cancer
I see, for equal right, women refuse to be housewives, and men refuse to be working husbands, and when they meet they fuck with the sole idea of having no child because of how much ordeal that experience is, imagine if this concept of life style embraced from the beginning of humanity, we already land on another galaxy
There really should be a part on where you ask a couple of guys about Feminism in a second part, but otherwise, there are some good takes on the matter. As of my stance on Feminism, it's going to ruffle feathers with no way around it however: In the case of my country (USA), it was far more about female superiority than equality and mainly about the vilification of the male gender. Alongside a lot more problems, Feminism is also a huge part of why a many homes and families turned out to be broken as well as a part of why the government for my country is heavily against men and boys. As of this post, things are at the point of severe damage with only a societal collapse to look forward to unless something gives. Once again, just my two cents.
I'm traveling japan for a year to work and i really havent thought much about this subejt wich now scares me a little for the difference in treatment and pay that women get there.. :(
For the males who preach that women should pay, You might start to think about why they even needed "women only passenger carts" is it for luxury? Or is it because they wanted to feel safe from harassments of men? And still you want them to pay for something that shouldn't happen to them and shouldn't make them feel the need to do to be safe. What kind of shit is that 🤷🏻♀️
Why should equality be everywhere and about everything? I think the opposite is true. Being important and being appreciated, should be enough. Asking for equality is neither needed nor appropriate. People are different. They can't be equal. For example, you may like to work harder than me. You may be physically stronger than me. You may be taller than me. You may be better in talking than me. You may be more patient than me. And so on. How can people be Equal? They can't.
USA anime fans: jujutsu kaisen and black clover have the best written females in fiction and most feminist needs to see more of this than mysigonist works like my hero academia and demon slayer. Japanese anime fans (mostly females): i wonder whats going to happen to my favorite characters in my hero academia and demon slayer (this last one written by a woman)
Hello! I want to ask Japanese about the fangirl/fanboy of Idol Group in Japan. Like, how many % that following entertainment like idol group, which Idol Group that their like the most. Because there's so much Idol Group from Japan and I just wanna know their impression towards Idol in Japan. Actually I like Hey!Say! JUMP and E-girls. Thankyou so much!
very interesting. i dont speak japanese, so i can only go off the subtitles, but i would really like to know if you potentially used an incorrect term to refer to advantages women have (or maybe theres a mistake in the subs)? because their responses seem to be very literal, as if you asked "what are areas only women are allowed in", or "what can only women do", rather than for instances of advantages women have. not a criticism btw, i'm just curious, since many of the responses do sound like very odd choices to cite as advantages, while perfectly normal responses if you asked for places only women are allowed in. its just... those train cars and the women only onsen, i cant believe that someone (especially a woman) would cite those 2 things as advantages women have, considering why those areas exist in the first place. anyways, about the topic, i feel like most people would agree with the sentiment that men buying women stuff, is an advantage women have. im not so sure about that though. there are usually some expectations coupled with the stuff, and its sadly not that uncommon for men to react with anger if the expectations arent met. that doesnt sound like an advantage to me, at least not one for women. if the expectations werent there, sure, but they are, lets not pretend that men buy women stuff because they love buying women stuff so much, at least not in the context of dating. and with the expectations there, it feels like the girl gets the shorter stick in that interaction, the guy knows how much money he spends, while the girl can only guess what the expectations are or what the reaction will be if the expectations arent met. lmao, this one is 5 years old, why did you suggest it to me susan? suggest their new videos to people ;)
Maybe it's a good thing they don't know. Maybe the fact that they benefit so much as Japanese women means they don't need to know about the insanity of feminism.
Or perhaps it's a good thing that they don't feel victimised because they acknowledge that men and women whilst not equal are equitable and both perform extremely important roles in society and they are happier because of it.
I like how this video show how grounded and smart are woman in Japan. They know which parts could be better but they also realise pros of old fashion ways. Some things, western woman take for granted.
Its really more better on my country when its come about feminism.. our country even have women president in the past.. but, still the ideal about feminism still got alot hard discussion sometimes..
they key point is whether women are happy with the situation being like that, and in japan a lot of women are happy and actually taking advantage of it because they dont want to work. So it can be bad or good, depends on what they want.
All I can say about feminism in Mexico is that it is hard for men who are trying to be diferent than in the old days but woman doesn't seem to care so it makes it quite a hard thing to make an effort of.
those two girls at 5:00 were raised well - don't know what feminism is - notice how men are nicer - notice all the the privileges women have over men see western girls? that's why many western men are leaving you for Asian women
why a only women cars it's an advantage????? living in a place where women are not respected and need to be place apart from men to be protected IS NOT AN ADVANTAGE, is actually sad... prevention and education are necessary, feminism is necessary for women and men to be together in equality and respect
I really don't know about the kindergarten thing. Maybe it's better that way. Many kids feel neglected because both their parents work. I think when a couple has children, they should be their top priority. Not the mother that wants to feel independent by working nor the father that maybe expects to be the leader of the family. I think it is necessary that one of the two parents need to be at home to take care of the children. Many say that the maternal love is better than the paternal. But I guess that depends.
While you're making a good point, there's also situations such as the one I grew up in, where by parents had to work when my brother and I were little kids, because the household needed two salaries. :/ As a consequence, we grew up with a nurse, but it was better to spend some monthly money on it than having only one salary for the family. :/
please.... i think you mean "what feminism in japan IS really like" also i think you mean "ideas OF equality in japan" please fix the grammatical error in the title
Japanese feminism seeks preferential treatment for women and cold treatment for men instead of equality between men and women. People help women, but men abandon them. The happiness of men and women is overwhelmingly higher for women. It's hell for men😅 people in the comments don't understand it lol
Guys The performance was great But Let me tell you something, Japanese girls and ladies are extremely rude, Because of their so called *Technological advancements* or their *Peculiar* culture.. The only thing they care about and think about is to find a *Native* guy to.....with him😉 This is the *True* nature of these so called *well-known* and *Polite* nation of Japan! Agree or disagree?
2:26 The flaw in her thinking is that patriarchy is not equality. If a man is willing to take care of the financial, emotional, and physical desires of his wife and his family, they should submit to him and obey him. The problem comes when a man takes advantage of his authority abusively or his wife doesn't trust in his ability to provide for her. Equality in a family is impossible because a husband will always be expected to physically protect his wife. The double-standard can't be avoided so equality in marriage is a feminist fiction.
Physically protect his wife from what? I'm not denying men are a lot stronger, but I'm 24 and I have never needed anyone to protect me... simply because the 21 century is pretty, pretty safe. And no, it is not equality if both the men and the women don't have equal choices. They don't have to do the same thing, obviously, but the same choices should be open for both of them. What and how they decide it's up to them.
Equality is a mathematical concept so we can put this in mathematical terms. Man ≠ Woman A ≠ B 0 ≠ 1 Apple ≠ Orange Black ≠ White In order for two things to be equal, they must be exactly the same. Ergo, equality can never exist amoung the sexes. I don't expect my wife to defend me physically or pay my bills or massage my feet. And she doesn't expect me to cook or clean or make a budget for our home. We know that we are not equal so we do what we are good at, not what makes us "equal".
@@MiguelDLewis that's a dull argument, since not all men are the same. In fact, I'd say every human being is different. But we all deserve the same freedom to decide what we want to do, regardless of gender, personality, nationality, etc
I have noticed there are many typos and even on your playlist "japenese"...c'mon guys! Do a basic spellcheck, proofread and edit your content before posting. Your discerning viewers will appreciate it.
Actually there should be special "gropers only" cars in the rush hour trains that the dirty little men, panty collectors and other wonders of creation would line up for at the platform while commuting.
The whole woke premise fell apart at 4:38 when you found two Women who are capable of critical thinking. Put on your subtitles folks, unless you understand the language.
Why would you want to work as a woman with a providing husband and kids to raise ? I believe this idea is artificially pushed on women. Work doesn't bring happiness, vocation does. When you don't have anything pushed on you as a woman, it is perfectly natural to feel raising the kids and taking care of the family as your vocation. You would be happier than ever. On your death bed you won't think about how much money you made or how many dresses you managed to buy. You are going to think about your family and how well of a job did you do to raise it!
Stankin' Thankin' Las mujeres no somos úteros andantes, no todas nacemos pensando en qué lindo será tener hijos o hijas ni mucho menos en quedarnos en la casa. Esa generalización tuya es suficiente indignante como para descartar cualquier cosa que salga de tu boca respecto al tema, ¿en qué siglo vives? Las feministas tuvieron que luchar y morir para conseguir su derecho al voto y su inclusión en la esfera pública, querían participar en política y dejar de ser subyugadas bajo la tutela de sus maridos sin poder hacer nada en casa más que ser amas de casas!!! Nadie se entrega a una causa que la pone en peligro de muerte a no ser que la desee fervientemente!!!
I personally think that working would make me happier than being a housewife. I like putting my talents to use and I would be disappointed in myself if I wasted them. I can do more than one thing. I can take care of my children when I have them and work. In fact that’s what most people do. If you go through life thinking that you can only have one thing or the other you will miss out on a lot. I buy things I have by myself and figure things out myself. Which makes me happy because I know that my work payed off. I may not be fully grown yet. But I understand the nature of what I want to do, what I want to see, and how I want to live. And I’m not going to be put under a label called “housewife”that is irrelevant to my future.
Let me make something clear - I'm not against women working :) If you don't want to have kids, then work your ass off, I'm all for it! HOWEVER! Of course women do it all the time, but how well really ? Research how your absence affects your child, I think you would be terrified. Now think about "What is work ?", baseline is "something you contribute to society, that also makes you money" and if the making money part is not your prerogative, rather contributing to society is no one is actually stopping you from doing it anyway, so working is not really the issue is it :) The core of the issue is doing what your kid needs, not what you want right ? So if your kid is going to benefit immensely more from you staying and home, taking care of it, what is so bad about being a stay-at-home mom ? Are you not having kids, because you want to raise them to the best of your ability ?
Women wouldn't need women only carts if there was no harassment, it's not a pamper party train.
No, it's just so damn crowded that people are basically sitting on each other. In other words, everyone is pressed up together.
Yes, this is not a women privilege, there shouldnt be any harrassment, women shouldn't feel incorfortamble in both gender carts , they should feel free like men, this is the idea, women have difficulties because of being women
@@mdgu bruh men deal with the same shit women do. Stop acting like men don't deal with the same stuff just because they're men, that's bullshit. People like you shouldn't even exist
Girls talking about different income, harassment and having to be housewifes and then there's these two talking about photo booths
There is nothing wrong with being a housewife or a househusband. It's all about the choices. As long as both men and women have the same choices available to them, then it's fine. When the choices are taken away from the men or the women because of their gender, now, that's a problem.
+Rebecca GeekyGirl 100% agree unfortunately the western ideology or old folks in Japan believe *Gender Roles* still mandatory and it's not about choice by who you're as an individuals neither men or women
Rebecca GeekyGirl you're going to have a hard time finding a husband if you think a man will let you take care of him. Every man wants to be able to feel like a man if he doesnt feel that when hes with you hes gonna leave straight up
The door is open. They can leave as soon as they wish.
You said any girlfriend would break up with her boyfriend in that situation and I agree with you. Honestly, I think any boyfriend would break up with his girlfriend as well if she loses her job and makes no attemp to find a new one.
But if I were married and I had a child, and my husband were the one to stay at home with them for a few years while I work to support my family, I would be okay with that.
I don't agree with you. Sure, what you say sounds right - but it is not always like that. I have friends and family who are in equal relationships - and even one uncle and an aunt where he is the one taking care of their kid.
My parents on the other hand, my dad is the main provider of the family and he is the boss at home - he also takes care of my mom even better than she does herself.
I suposse different people workd differently. For me, if the relationship is not equal I rather be alone.
But equality means equality. Same rights for everyone. It does not mean that when they get a divorce the wife gets a ton of money from the husband... wtf?
To have "Woman only" train carts isn't exactly what I would call a good thing... Those "Women only" carts exist because some men hasn't learned to keep their hands to them selves..
Got nothing to do with a man who hasn't learnt. It's got to do with men who knowingly break the law.
I could argue those cars exist to protect the men from false accusations.
Maybe that issue is because some women still havent learned to tell the truth.
I still don't get why the women don't react...I mean, if someone touch me, I'll yell and beat him with my handbag...
because you did not grow up in japan, that's why. for japanese women, it's too embarrassing, too troublesome, and above all, there's no way you could find the perpetrator in a jam packed train like in tokyo during rush hour
lullemans72 Japanese women DO react. It's even been a viable scam for women to claim someone groped them for blackmail money. As someone said the carts are meant to protect women AND men.
it's funny that they think having women only train cars, purikura, etc is an advantage but it's because of how badly women are treated that those things need to exist at all
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you're a strong independent women you can handle the men yourself
@@VaporwaveLover2000And you're a weak non- independent man who has to assault women, right?
"I prefer animals over humans" can relate haha
Gisselle Guerra First learn English
@@lazyturtle5019 first learn to not be anoying
Sigh, i guess that answers why their birthrates are declining...
Sad :(
@@lazyturtle5019 Fuck off
Wait hold up
I hate how they laugh off all this gender discrimination, it just shows how normalised it is in Japan.
Maybe they are just not interested to be spoon feed our values. I know it's counter intuitive, but the knee jerk reaction to "outside" values being kind of imposed over population is very very strong. Even if the values could be advantageous for the population.
@@ThereIsAlwaysaWay2 There is no such thing as "outside" in believing in basic human rights of females. If a male can get respect, so should a female. Don't even try to bring up "outside values" bs, I, myself, am Asian. Ik what it's like.
@@rasasushi Oh .... glad to see you've graduated from tyranny school. The second you don't care about people that thinks differently then you, you instantly become a tyrant. But hey ...... the right the differ of opinions is gar gone the gutter by now.
@@ThereIsAlwaysaWay2 bruv you are not getting the point, and you are not even trying, keep your white supremacist stupidity to yourself.
@@rasasushi Typical American left-tard response. Pulling the "huwite supremuhsee" card when it's never even warranted and because you can't come up with anymore strong counter-arguments.
Harassment is normalized in Japan. That is all I can see in this video. They genuinely think that this is normal and they have to live with it without questioning.
lol shut up bitch femenism is the one whos poisoning the world
Oof I love Japan
that girl with short hair who wants to stay single is honestly me i love her 😂
2:26 This girl is my soul sister ; I also want equality, and prefer animals to humans
Aww and i prefer punch 4nim4ls
Maybe one day I can achieve my dream of being a stay at home dad, and take care of the kids, while my Japanese wife brings home all the money. Sounds good to me.
Wait, you are Hachiman? 😳
Sounds gay to me
@@Ak--bt2mb well fo course it sounds gay to you. look at ur stupid ass name
@Ciel Phantomhive well hurry up and turn into a Japanese woman then lol
I think it would be really cool if you guys also interviewed people that are a bit older, and more experienced in such subjects. Love This Channel though!
My Sis was kind of a hard core feminist in high school and she went to Japan as a foreign exchange student during the early 2000's, before going she was big into studying Japanese culture and history, learned to speak it fluently etc ( I think she even considered becoming a translator or have some other role there after she finished school). When she came back to the U.S. she dropped all interest in Japan, she was horrified by the way she saw ladies being treated there ( especially the mother of her host family).
I am sure her experience was an extreme one and I believe we should respect other cultures way of looking at things but I do hope the country will embrace seeing ladies as equals as it really should be
It is true that there is an inclination for men and women to strive to certain positions based on their gender (hormones, physique etc.) But there's obviously something lacking, if the society doesn't give you an equal premise to pursue the position in spite of your gender. I think this is a hot topic and unfortunately in many Asian countries it's not even under discussion yet. Luckily, access to information is getting easier all the time and it has lifted people's awareness of this subject. It's great that you've brought this up!
BUT WE NEED MAINTAIN 50% SHARE OF WOMEN IN EVERY WORK POSITION (except for jobs women don't have interest to pursue and for jobs where women are clearly more suitable then men like nurses, teachers, office workers etc.) /s
@@veduci22 That’s a bad idea we should always hire people based on their qualities but not their gender
Please continue to ask more important questions like this! :)
Personally, I think everyone (man or women) should live their life as they want to, not to conform to a standard etc.
And IMO a lot of feminism campaigns are quite superficial, since they're just as much telling females they "should be" working despite having kids etc. rather than promoting a freedom of choice.
As a guy, I also find it kinda confusing that we're getting blamed as a whole constantly by various campaigns, but I've never seen something like "you don't have to wear a ton of makeup or unhealthy shoes" because the ones making those campaigns know there would be some controversy.
That's one of the biggest problems with the 3rd wave idiots. They don't let the other women choose for themselves. If a woman wants to stick to "traditional" role, she gets attacked by these idiots. So they're just trying to enforce their madness on others.
Never have I seen a reasonable or sane proposition from these 3rd wave ones as of yet. Then again, it would be hard for them to come up with an issue that hasn't been fixed already in the west. Though I must admit they're pretty imaginative at coming up with nonsense issues.
Wage gap=myth, rape culture=myth (in the west), 24/7 harassment=myth and so on.
MadIIMike actually most of us do, its those ladder (don't know if I used that term right but I'm trying to say those people who you primarily see in media or the internet) that try and force woman to do that stuff. The majority of us actually prefer the idea of women having the CHOICE to be a worker/housewife/etc. etc. not the other way around. Also saying those couple of feminists you see every now and then represent all of us is idiotic, its like saying that since you see a bunch of gay guys on the internet act really feminine doesn't mean we all are its legit always the ladder (again don't know if I'm using that term correctly) that make or break a community of something, especially if its a stereotype as well which can most definitely brake a community
My issue with these "standards" is that there aren't really any...not in modern societies anyway. Like, you can say all your siblings and friends and parents told you that you should be a house wife. But really, is that a standard you have to conform to, or is that just people's opinion? It seems to me, a lot of the time, these people are complaining about other people's views, which you can't fix. Anyone can tell you anything, but you can do whatever you want. Everyone you know can tell you that as a woman you shouldn't start a business, you should start a family instead, but there's actually nothing stopping you from starting your business. These people just come off as mentally weak and whiny, and are in need of validation. Which is why they don't actually want freedom to do things, they want everyone's approval instead, which is why freedom isn't enough. We have to think like them too. A LOT of people told me I couldn't be anything, now I'm a computer network engineer. It doesn't matter your gender, you're always gonna get people telling you you can't do things, and frown at you for doing otherwise. That's LIFE. You should not spend time legislating against those people if systematically speaking, there's nothing standing in your way. If you complain all day about them rather than controlling your life, you probably deserve where you end up.
TheMakeshiftHero that's another part of it too. Some people lack the courage to go against their families wishes. For the longest time I thought I would have been rude or disrespectful to tell my family I wasn't a Christian so I forced my self to be one for the longest until it staters to mess with my life and my mental health. I'm not saying everyone out there is gonna feel like their family decides what they will be in their future but if their family gives off impressions or discomfort or "you should do this because that's what I expect from you" or their parents are verbally manipulative and force you into these situations without realizing it, it causes a sense of "my family "needs" me to do this so I have to". Again not everyone is like this or is in this situation but its very likely that at least 40-50% of people are. Some are lucky to have parents that actually support the idea of discovering themself but many quite a few don't
if you are a guy the stfu
Maybe instead of being happy that a women's only trains exist, they should discuss more about changing the guilty/shame culture of sex and rape-ish culture that surrounds the porn industry, and dont forget about how men think that women in japan should be dumb to be attractive, and getting recruited to the adult industry on the street...
Great video as always but this topic is so behind in discussions in comparison with the western countries it's sad
shut up
Shame cultute of sex? You know their sex openness is as open as any western country... Rape-ish is a fetish shared all over the world... It's not japan exclusive... Innocent woman always popular in any country (in USA they called in dumb blonde)... Some people just misinterpret it as dumb... Please educate yourself before trash talk other country...
Wouldn't call it trash talk. I would be more willing to call it overreaction, perhaps? From what I observed, Japan is rather unwilling (or slow) when it comes to changes, maybe that's why this type of comment. Then again, alphaxfang is right (except for the last sentence).
Met a Japanese lady who brought up those topics on my last visit to Japan she thought western feminists are crazy
Smart lady
Feminism needs to be banished. NOW.
Met a Japanese lady who brought up those topics on my last visit to Japan she wished eastern feminists were more outspoken like their western counterparts.
Yeah. Some of them just make up issues to complain about like manspreading when you should be focussing on other issues...
Western feminists do not know that many Japanese housewives receive all income from their husband and manage the family budget including the husband's pocket money.
I actually know a couple of women in japan that prefer to stay home and be a housewife. Being in another country, it gave me a little shock when I heard it. So how about you, Cathy? how do you feel?
opening a kindergarten seems like a little goldmine in Japan.
I wonder what are some of the men-only and women-only places in Japan? In our household it just so happens that, naturally and without pressure from media and family, I the husband make the money and my wife stays at home. It was a natural decision because my job just so happened to make more money, and my wife happens to really enjoy being at home with our kid, but it's funny how that conforms to the stereotype. It was very important to me that my marriage be an equal respectful partnership and that we make our choices freely.
When ask Japanese interviews Japanese people they seem to interview only really young people who don't seem to have enough experience to answer any of these questions with any sort of useful insight but when ask Japanese interviews foreigners they seem to interview older people who do have some input on these questions... after watching many many many of these episodes I can pretty safely say that's true. I really feel the show would be much more interesting and actually have some more meaningful content if the interviews we're done with a much wider and range than just the 17 to 21 year old group.... very very few people in that age group have enough experience to have any real insight besides an incredibly superficial one or one they were fed by the media.
if you want interviews that are conducted with a wider, more mature and realistic audience, i suggest you forget about this channel and switch over to the channel called asian boss. they know how to conduct unbiased interviews.
I think it has to do with them A: interviewing mostly in Harajuku, and B: young people are probably more likely to show their face and give their opinion in Japan than older people
older people definitely get interviewed as well. check out that japanese guy yuta, or find your love, or asian boss. much older age demographic but still open for interviews.
I think it's because those are the only people agreeing to do the interviews. They can't interview anyone without consent.
I think they mostly interview young people because the people watching the videos are mostly young. So we always like to see whats going on in our peer group, that is the group of people that has our own age. UA-cam users are realtively young so many are not really interested in the lives of old people. The youtubers creating those videos want to reach high numbers of views so they focus on what the youtube users want to see. Which is young Japanese people.
one thing i don't get it with Japan is why their wage or salaries based on gender and not based on skill or experiences??
for the other i think most of capital city in the world will be more or least
lol, there's a wage gap in the USA too...
curvytangerine wage gap was common but in Japan female got cheaper wage even with same job..
@@curvytangerine is there tho?
some jobs (and people) don't allow female workers like sushi chef lol
some things are just ridiculous
Equal opportunity exists in most western countries. But equality of outcome is where it differs. Due to the inherent differences in the sexes. Both sexes normally end up where they feel most comfortable. Why fight with nature?
Yup, I love japanese language. It sounds good xD
I'm saying this without any knowledge of the actual feminism movement in Japan:
"I mustn't say my opinion in order to not bother anyone, I'll just deal with it." I've heard that's a usual way of thinking for Japanese people, correct me if I'm wrong. So, if people keep having their mouth shut about their problems, how is there even going to be a feminism movement?
I hope some day Japanese women feel encouraged enough to talk their hearts out and complain about abusive relationships, about sexual assault and about all the harmful behavior that men force into them. I feel like feminism isn't as powerful there because women may still be afraid of saying their opinion out loud. I think we might be missing some incredible women that could pass to history books just because the education they receive is this way.
It's better if they keep feminism out of their country.
Your Waifu Sucks why?
I've heard that too. That would explain why there is a huge fetish amongst anti-fems for Japan; to them, it's a place where they can go and be told they can do no wrong, because women are too fearful of speaking up.
Yeah I thought so too. I will live there for one year. I'm super happy but also a bit worried about it.
I’m all for women getting equal pay, better chances to move up in the work place and things like that. I also like to believe that chivalry still exists. But modern feminism is a far cry from what it used to be. Feminists say it’s about equality but it’s more about male bashing. When women are treated equally they want special treatment for being women. And feminists want everyone to respect women’s rights but ignore men’s rights.
Feminism is about standing up against patriarchal values.
@@xxxfairycorpsexxx7592いいえ
女性が優遇される事です
I am always thinking about feminism and I really do not want to admit those people are the majority. It is so hard when they say that men and women are equal or even women have more to gain.
Well we kind of are equal, both men amd women jave issues
Moral (for women and men) do whatever you want with your life as long as you love yourself...
It was a pleasant surprise to see a couple of the women say that women have it better right off the bat. That was interesting. I wish you would have asked them about working conditions and such after that, though.
The comments about women-only train cars and hot springs did not seem to be very well thought out. They are more of a precaution than a privilege.
I like interviews on this topic in Asia, because there is generally less knee-jerk reaction, and people seem willing to consider changing their minds.
zazenwind women have it worse because of biology
zazenwind you cant say that half of the population has it worse/better. People are different. F.e yeah being a housewife seems easy and all, but not all women want it, not all have such good husbands and some are forced or pressured into living their lives not as they want to. Personally I think going to work as a woman and making money for yourself is harder than being a housewife as long as you are with someone you love. For some its the opposite for different reasons. People are different
They don't know the word "feminism"
It seems to me that the younger girls you interviewed didn't understand why there are women only carriages on the trains (and may I add that they're only available at certain times of day) and why men aren't allowed into purikura on their own- part of me is glad that they must have never experienced any harassment from men, but part of me is concerned that they don't understand why the women only rules are in place. It also is interesting to me that they didn't know there are areas only men are allowed (although they looked very young so the areas I'm thinking of they shouldn't know about at that age anyway!)
I feel like the feminist movement in Japan is only just beginning to bloom and young people are slowly starting to realise that society is very male dominated (such as men having higher wages and being able to secure higher up jobs etc)
I hope they become real feminists who advocate for mens and womens issues instead of some misandristic womens rights only girl
@@simonpender2230 im curious, what issues do men face
@@washingmachine4993 depression and suicide rates
@@washingmachine4993 and what issues do women face
@@washingmachine4993 One can face many issues in life, but in context of gender, things which are advantages for women've over others are disadvantages for men.
When people wonder why birth and marriage rates are dropping in their country, I think they should look to the treatment of women in said country
経済力が落ちているからです
since my family dont live in Japan anymore, I do not follow the japanese culture at all, so I consider myself a westener, my japanese grandmother always tell me to be more harsh with girls because japanese girls dont like "vegetarian" guys, and my grandfather was very harsh and authoritary, maybe Its just the old japanese thinking but for me looks like the japanese girls dont care about feminism, I have one japanese female friend who is studying at Europe and she told me that Feminism is pure bullshit.
I'm never have been in Japan, but because of this kind of videos and the japanese industry of entretainment I'm be able to see how traditional gender rolles still in Japanese culture in a really deep way, maybe because Japan is so far from the Occidental side and its culture as well, which is more close to the ideologys like feminism since it's originate there. I just hope some day more and more japanese womens fight and believe in a change in order to get more equal life and both men and women can do wherever they want without any kind of opression like toxic masculinity (for example being harsh just because you are a man) or fear for being violented in any way just because you were born being a woman.
I know a few Japanese girls who have studied in Australia, and all of them have said they wished that Japan was more female-friendly like the west. It doesn't matter where someone comes from, they're all going to have different views and opinions on topics such as feminism
Usagi Tsukino True on the part that it doesn't really matter where you come from to oppose something. Me being in the north and opposing feminism with every bit of my soul, thinking it is bullshit that contradicts itself, lies and all that. But we shouldn't say "Oh one opposes X and the other one supports it." we should see why they think like that. Maybe some people get the wrong idea about the whole ideology and end up opposing or supporting a system they actually dislike.
I wish the west was more sane... This video was refreshing. Feminism sucks. t.female
(Here in Finland women have always been pretty equal to men, and we think these liberal 'hippy' american stuff is only for city dwellers, but in reality I think women want LESS equality, in the form of chivalry... Finnish women get swept off their feet by foreigners who act like gentlemen, because we are not used to it.)
Wow, so ignorant comment. Feminism gave you the rights you have today so be fucking grateful. Women DONT want LESS, EVER.
Might be a coincidence that women in one of the richest and most advanced countries in the world don't even know what the word 'feminism' means.
It's seems like that, in brief, some Japanese womans are comfortable with not having to work and stay at home after marriage. But them loss in so many ways accepting that kind of thing.
I've taught many Japanese families English for a decade now and I can say that generally, majority of them have the wives stay at home with the kids and the men go to work. It's fine if that's what both parties want but some women want to work and are labelled "demon women/mum". After they have kids, many of them can only get part-time jobs and the kids tell their dads "see you tomorrow" at breakfast because they don't see their fathers until the next morning because he is working throughout the day until midnight and sometimes even beyond that. The fathers end up missing their family because they are working and the mothers have no choice but to take care of the kids.
well its better than loosing both mom and dad working
gemscence I'm surprised you didn't found mom's job (taking care of kids) way way easier. Have you ever heard of the term karoshi in Japanese? How'bout you put yourself to the shoes of the dad himself instead. I bet you won't even last a week with pressure and unexpected and not deserving hardwork you put yourself into.
gemscence I think gender equality should arrange also the pressure that society puts on men. I think is what feminism is about, allowing women to work (in better conditions anf better salary) will help to find a balance between men and women roles in the society and the family. Men who prefers to work less hours or even take care of the family themselves will be allowed to do so.
>some women want to work and are labelled "demon women/mum"
never heard of it. All i can think of is "鬼嫁" but it has a totally different meaning.
What word are you talking about exactly ?
So basically you want women to be as exploited as men and have the children suffer for it? Just keep your filthy western ideals out of japan ty.
I'm rather off topic, sorry, but I have a question about the English subtitles where the word for railroad car is often rendered as "cart". In the US this is almost always spoken of as a "car" and AFAIK in the UK it's usually called a "carriage". I don't know what other English speaking countries use, but I don't think they use the word "cart" although I think all three words are closely related to each other and also to the word "carpenter" which means a maker of carts or wagons. I'm being a little long winded? Sorry, I'm wondering, if you know, what the native language of the person who writes the English subtitles is?TIA
Very interesting observations. And a reminder that I should make a Twitter so I can follow you and other people I respect!!
I want to be a househusband, I love children, cooking, housework etc, but it is very common that women in my country consider househusbands as well as maintained men and not attractive :/ It has to change that sexist mentality of Spanish women... We need feminism!!!
NEO character designer i live on the country next to yours and i say yes that is a problem : but that shouldn’t stop you from doing what you want to do. If you wanna be a stay at home with the kids dad, i say go for it. You should do what makes you happy.
Mari It's cool you can understand it. The problem is that I can never do that hahaha, women in my country increasingly despise men like me ... I will work on other things and live alone :/ Where are you from? Portugal? France? Morocco? Andorra?
NEO character designer I’m from Portugal. But, like I said: you need to do what you enjoy and not care about what others think of it. I used to be like that and people never got satisfied because I was a goody two-shoes who just wanted everyone to get along. I went through some bad ordeals who made me lose it almost completely and ever since I stopped caring about what others think of me, it’s like a weight has been lifted off of my shoulders. For example, my country is very religious (well, most of the older generation is) and believes that people only exist to marry and procreate. i really like kids for example but I don’t see myself having one as I have already quite the trouble paying for my own illnesses meds, and I don’t want to marry either since I’ve seen so many divorces and I don’t believe in religion anyways. That doesn’t mean however that I would mind having a significant other, quite in the contrary. And people mock me for it but it’s none of their business since it’s not their life but mine. Your own happiness is your own responsibility, so you must do what makes you feel happy even if others mock you for it. Those who do so are weak enough to not fight against the society’s norms and go after their dreams after all.
Honestly, those women who are like that or as equally, men who despise that example are just the less smart majority. I don’t see anything wrong with that. It’s just not the majority of men who choose that but so what? If anything I rather admire someone who goes after their dreams even if others mock them than quit them due to others’ stares. But that is my point of view there. If I were to have someone like that as my partner it wouldn’t bother me one inch at all. What I don’t like is that kind of people who are like depending on the other too much or/ and getting in debt while not taking any responsibility for their actions. I have a friend whose father is like this and the mother recently divorced him since they have already a huge debt and are selling the house to pay some of it. He didn’t want to do anything and kept wasting money. Now, that is something to despise.
In Montreal, Quebec, Canada... women can, just like men, be in public without a shirt on and though they must wear a bra it's still pretty fair and even. However, the risk of sexual harassment is still an issue.
Average age of first marriage for women (OECD2017)
Turkey: 24.8
USA: 27.4
Japan: 29.4
Germany: 31.2
Sweden: 33.8
Maybe if we fight to cut the wage gape between rich & poor (helping everyone). The rich men will give less of a fight for their high paid jobs. Or lower paid workers could afford to get time off to look after kids/have a social life.
And the thing about just seeing young attractive women or housewives in commercials is that they're just presenting images of the perfect woman through the male gaze for women to idolize and adhere to, because that's what men want supposedly.. cute young girls (and don't get me started about how messed up and how deeply ingrained that is in Japanese culture) who turn into obedient housewives... yuck
This is why I moved away from Japan. I was born there, my mother is Japanese, and my father is white. Discrimination on top of sexism for being a hapa woman. There are A LOT of great things about Japan. It is in my blood and I am grateful. However, the culture of sweeping things under the rug and suppressing women is pretty disturbing.
抑圧する？？？
スイッチを押すだけででできる家事とTwitterで男の文句を言うだけで生きていける女性のどこが抑圧されてますか？
When I first moved to Japan I thought I wanted to work full time forever, but now that I am married I think I would rather do baito and raise kids than keep working full time. Having both parents working full time while raising kids means the kids would miss out on a lot. I wasn't raised in a two-parent household, and I think not having a parent at home negatively affected my upbringing.
In my marriage, I give my half of the money for the mortgage and utilities to my husband every month. So he manages the finances actually. I only keep what I need for my everyday needs, my student loans from America, and savings. I am also paying my own pension, insurance, etc. His name is the only name on our home, so maybe I am in a weak position, actually. I think he is being unfair but he won't budge. To be honest, if he would pay the mortgage and utilities himself (his salary is twice mine), I'd consider working just under the spouse deduction limit (recently raised to 1.5 million yen a year, which is almost 75% what I'm making now at full-time) and start having kids, but it seems he doesn't understand that. He wants kids even more than I do though. He makes no sense. lolol I'll keep working full time for now I guess. He keeps saying "...when your student loans are paid off". Hmm I could pay them off in 1/3 the time if he didn't take half of my paycheck! Does he want me to have my first child at 38? If that's the case, I'll skip kids. :P
Equal opportunities for schooling, work advancement etc, is what would be needed for our all around advancement. Makes sad how many brilliant females are just not given education due to gender around the world :(
Unfortunately currently there ain't prolly any equal places yet but some countries with female politicians like Germany (prime minister) and Finland (president) have been pushing this issue a lot.
Let's hope for better future and if chance, go and vote for female rights wherever you are.
infact the retarded females get the opportunities. get the thing?
female already achieve equal rights in 1st world country ....they love lobbying their vagina to make good man look bad sexiest rapist or women hater ..cultural marxism is pure cancer
I swear the girl in the thumbnail looked like Shimazaki Haruka aka
Paruru.
I see, for equal right, women refuse to be housewives, and men refuse to be working husbands, and when they meet they fuck with the sole idea of having no child because of how much ordeal that experience is, imagine if this concept of life style embraced from the beginning of humanity, we already land on another galaxy
honest to god, this comment section makes me want to die.
curvytangerine That can be arranged.
watch out, we got a tough guy over here!!!
curvytangerine Watch out, we have a fat bitch here!!!
original!
That's because 13 year olds, dumbasses and edge-lords on youtube have basically no idea that feminism that is not *tumblr* feminism exists.
There really should be a part on where you ask a couple of guys about Feminism in a second part, but otherwise, there are some good takes on the matter. As of my stance on Feminism, it's going to ruffle feathers with no way around it however: In the case of my country (USA), it was far more about female superiority than equality and mainly about the vilification of the male gender. Alongside a lot more problems, Feminism is also a huge part of why a many homes and families turned out to be broken as well as a part of why the government for my country is heavily against men and boys. As of this post, things are at the point of severe damage with only a societal collapse to look forward to unless something gives. Once again, just my two cents.
I'm traveling japan for a year to work and i really havent thought much about this subejt wich now scares me a little for the difference in treatment and pay that women get there.. :(
ShAdOwMaN working holiday.. I'm searching for jobs, once I'm there..
Please don't go to Japan if you are going to bring destructive western ideas with you. Thanks.
Rokku L. What destructive ideas are you referring to?
@@andiwou Current year, that's what. Is good to have rights, but to reach 100% equality is an illusion.
You should ask guys about feminism too. I think it will an interesting video
For the males who preach that women should pay, You might start to think about why they even needed "women only passenger carts" is it for luxury? Or is it because they wanted to feel safe from harassments of men?
And still you want them to pay for something that shouldn't happen to them and shouldn't make them feel the need to do to be safe. What kind of shit is that 🤷🏻♀️
"Housewife" is a most satisfying privilege. I wish my part of the West were more like Japan.
There's a whole song about that housewife image (Suki Desu ga, Suki desu ka?, from Love Live) from 2014!!! 2-0-1-4 like wow big oooff
パートで公務員と同じ収入とかバカかな
価値暴落するやんけ
We should all just be humans! Make it simple, people...
I think equallity should be everywhere and about everything. C'mon, people, we're all human, not different species!
#equalrights
Why should equality be everywhere and about everything? I think the opposite is true. Being important and being appreciated, should be enough. Asking for equality is neither needed nor appropriate. People are different. They can't be equal. For example, you may like to work harder than me. You may be physically stronger than me. You may be taller than me. You may be better in talking than me. You may be more patient than me. And so on. How can people be Equal? They can't.
Equal rights? Of course. Everyone has to be the same? No.
Its high time to hope for a world without feminism. But ensure justice.
This is great! more videos like this please. would love to see these ideas discussed more openly on the street in japan.
And now we found out why japan is developing 👌
USA anime fans: jujutsu kaisen and black clover have the best written females in fiction and most feminist needs to see more of this than mysigonist works like my hero academia and demon slayer.
Japanese anime fans (mostly females): i wonder whats going to happen to my favorite characters in my hero academia and demon slayer (this last one written by a woman)
Hello! I want to ask Japanese about the fangirl/fanboy of Idol Group in Japan. Like, how many % that following entertainment like idol group, which Idol Group that their like the most. Because there's so much Idol Group from Japan and I just wanna know their impression towards Idol in Japan. Actually I like Hey!Say! JUMP and E-girls. Thankyou so much!
fanboy in Japan are mostly middle aged men
very interesting.
i dont speak japanese, so i can only go off the subtitles, but i would really like to know if you potentially used an incorrect term to refer to advantages women have (or maybe theres a mistake in the subs)?
because their responses seem to be very literal, as if you asked "what are areas only women are allowed in", or "what can only women do", rather than for instances of advantages women have.
not a criticism btw, i'm just curious, since many of the responses do sound like very odd choices to cite as advantages, while perfectly normal responses if you asked for places only women are allowed in.
its just... those train cars and the women only onsen, i cant believe that someone (especially a woman) would cite those 2 things as advantages women have, considering why those areas exist in the first place.
anyways, about the topic, i feel like most people would agree with the sentiment that men buying women stuff, is an advantage women have.
im not so sure about that though.
there are usually some expectations coupled with the stuff, and its sadly not that uncommon for men to react with anger if the expectations arent met.
that doesnt sound like an advantage to me, at least not one for women.
if the expectations werent there, sure, but they are, lets not pretend that men buy women stuff because they love buying women stuff so much, at least not in the context of dating.
and with the expectations there, it feels like the girl gets the shorter stick in that interaction, the guy knows how much money he spends, while the girl can only guess what the expectations are or what the reaction will be if the expectations arent met.
lmao, this one is 5 years old, why did you suggest it to me susan? suggest their new videos to people ;)
Oh girl... It's so sad they don't even know what feminism is...
Maybe it's a good thing they don't know. Maybe the fact that they benefit so much as Japanese women means they don't need to know about the insanity of feminism.
MAYBE, THEY ARE WISER FOR IT
Feminism would ruin Japan. For example. Usa is fucked up with feminism
Or perhaps it's a good thing that they don't feel victimised because they acknowledge that men and women whilst not equal are equitable and both perform extremely important roles in society and they are happier because of it.
Cory: You seem so sure about their happiness for no reason, it's almost adorable
I like how this video show how grounded and smart are woman in Japan. They know which parts could be better but they also realise pros of old fashion ways. Some things, western woman take for granted.
What are the pros of old fashioned ways?
@@xxxfairycorpsexxx7592社会がうまく回る。
Its really more better on my country when its come about feminism.. our country even have women president in the past.. but, still the ideal about feminism still got alot hard discussion sometimes..
they key point is whether women are happy with the situation being like that, and in japan a lot of women are happy and actually taking advantage of it because they dont want to work. So it can be bad or good, depends on what they want.
All I can say about feminism in Mexico is that it is hard for men who are trying to be diferent than in the old days but woman doesn't seem to care so it makes it quite a hard thing to make an effort of.
It's better than Saudi Arabia
Interesting stuff.
a first world country with thought of 1500
The audio is unbalanced, almost everything is coming out of the left channel.
今は女性の方が有利になってるよ
Man and woman
God, a man loves a woman.
The one a woman made the purpose with which a man is supported
西田一聖 learn biology pls
I don't even understand what you're trying to say...
There´s still a long way to go...
those two girls at 5:00 were raised well
- don't know what feminism is
- notice how men are nicer
- notice all the the privileges women have over men
see western girls? that's why many western men are leaving you for Asian women
"raises well" because they said something you liked. How self-important of you. Plus, you only mentioned one interview out of all of them lol.
@@nightshade7111 no it's not...we're being raised it that way..no political correctness and SJW feminazi bullshit ....
why a only women cars it's an advantage????? living in a place where women are not respected and need to be place apart from men to be protected IS NOT AN ADVANTAGE, is actually sad... prevention and education are necessary, feminism is necessary for women and men to be together in equality and respect
Japanese boys and girls and we only heard from girls
I really don't know about the kindergarten thing. Maybe it's better that way. Many kids feel neglected because both their parents work. I think when a couple has children, they should be their top priority. Not the mother that wants to feel independent by working nor the father that maybe expects to be the leader of the family. I think it is necessary that one of the two parents need to be at home to take care of the children. Many say that the maternal love is better than the paternal. But I guess that depends.
A_Little_Me Thanks for the information. You really bolstered my thoughts!
While you're making a good point, there's also situations such as the one I grew up in, where by parents had to work when my brother and I were little kids, because the household needed two salaries. :/ As a consequence, we grew up with a nurse, but it was better to spend some monthly money on it than having only one salary for the family. :/
Yes, I understand that.
How about a women's only anime? 👌
please.... i think you mean "what feminism in japan IS really like"
also i think you mean "ideas OF equality in japan"
please fix the grammatical error in the title
「フェミニストは男女平等」は昔の意味
今では「女性の社会進出」になっています
簡単に違いを言えば
昔の意味は聖徳太子みたいに「能力で人選」
今の意味は「男性が5人いれば女性5人入れよう」です
インタビューに答えてる女達は少なくとも。。やめとこう
Masaki 言っちゃってください！
여자기자가 옷차림이 로리인데 페미니즘을 인터뷰해보다니... 별생각이없는걸까
Yeah. The Gyaru!
Japanese feminism seeks preferential treatment for women and cold treatment for men instead of equality between men and women. People help women, but men abandon them. The happiness of men and women is overwhelmingly higher for women. It's hell for men😅 people in the comments don't understand it lol
Guys
The performance was great
But
Let me tell you something,
Japanese girls and ladies are extremely rude,
Because of their so called *Technological advancements* or their *Peculiar* culture..
The only thing they care about and think about is to find a *Native* guy to.....with him😉
This is the *True* nature of these so called *well-known* and *Polite* nation of Japan!
Agree or disagree?
2:26 The flaw in her thinking is that patriarchy is not equality. If a man is willing to take care of the financial, emotional, and physical desires of his wife and his family, they should submit to him and obey him. The problem comes when a man takes advantage of his authority abusively or his wife doesn't trust in his ability to provide for her. Equality in a family is impossible because a husband will always be expected to physically protect his wife. The double-standard can't be avoided so equality in marriage is a feminist fiction.
Physically protect his wife from what? I'm not denying men are a lot stronger, but I'm 24 and I have never needed anyone to protect me... simply because the 21 century is pretty, pretty safe. And no, it is not equality if both the men and the women don't have equal choices. They don't have to do the same thing, obviously, but the same choices should be open for both of them. What and how they decide it's up to them.
Equality is a mathematical concept so we can put this in mathematical terms.
Man ≠ Woman
A ≠ B
0 ≠ 1
Apple ≠ Orange
Black ≠ White
In order for two things to be equal, they must be exactly the same. Ergo, equality can never exist amoung the sexes. I don't expect my wife to defend me physically or pay my bills or massage my feet. And she doesn't expect me to cook or clean or make a budget for our home. We know that we are not equal so we do what we are good at, not what makes us "equal".
@@MiguelDLewis that's a dull argument, since not all men are the same. In fact, I'd say every human being is different. But we all deserve the same freedom to decide what we want to do, regardless of gender, personality, nationality, etc
I have noticed there are many typos and even on your playlist "japenese"...c'mon guys! Do a basic spellcheck, proofread and edit your content before posting. Your discerning viewers will appreciate it.
Actually there should be special "gropers only" cars in the rush hour trains that the dirty little men, panty collectors and other wonders of creation would line up for at the platform while commuting.
Your conclusions reminded me of shinchan
The whole woke premise fell apart at 4:38 when you found two Women who are capable of critical thinking. Put on your subtitles folks, unless you understand the language.
ALL HUSBANDS SHOULD SHARE HOUSEWORK LOAD, WE ONLY GET 1 WIFE
Why would you want to work as a woman with a providing husband and kids to raise ?
I believe this idea is artificially pushed on women. Work doesn't bring happiness, vocation does.
When you don't have anything pushed on you as a woman, it is perfectly natural to feel raising the kids and taking care of the family as your vocation. You would be happier than ever.
On your death bed you won't think about how much money you made or how many dresses you managed to buy. You are going to think about your family and how well of a job did you do to raise it!
Stankin' Thankin' Fucking disgusting. Hear yourself! No eres más que un patán, qué vocación ni que nada!!!
Any argument ? None ? typical...
Stankin' Thankin' Las mujeres no somos úteros andantes, no todas nacemos pensando en qué lindo será tener hijos o hijas ni mucho menos en quedarnos en la casa. Esa generalización tuya es suficiente indignante como para descartar cualquier cosa que salga de tu boca respecto al tema, ¿en qué siglo vives? Las feministas tuvieron que luchar y morir para conseguir su derecho al voto y su inclusión en la esfera pública, querían participar en política y dejar de ser subyugadas bajo la tutela de sus maridos sin poder hacer nada en casa más que ser amas de casas!!! Nadie se entrega a una causa que la pone en peligro de muerte a no ser que la desee fervientemente!!!
I personally think that working would make me happier than being a housewife. I like putting my talents to use and I would be disappointed in myself if I wasted them. I can do more than one thing. I can take care of my children when I have them and work. In fact that’s what most people do. If you go through life thinking that you can only have one thing or the other you will miss out on a lot. I buy things I have by myself and figure things out myself. Which makes me happy because I know that my work payed off. I may not be fully grown yet. But I understand the nature of what I want to do, what I want to see, and how I want to live. And I’m not going to be put under a label called “housewife”that is irrelevant to my future.
Let me make something clear - I'm not against women working :) If you don't want to have kids, then work your ass off, I'm all for it!
HOWEVER!
Of course women do it all the time, but how well really ? Research how your absence affects your child, I think you would be terrified.
Now think about "What is work ?", baseline is "something you contribute to society, that also makes you money" and if the making money part is not your prerogative, rather contributing to society is no one is actually stopping you from doing it anyway, so working is not really the issue is it :)
The core of the issue is doing what your kid needs, not what you want right ? So if your kid is going to benefit immensely more from you staying and home, taking care of it, what is so bad about being a stay-at-home mom ? Are you not having kids, because you want to raise them to the best of your ability ?
Why aren't there subtitles? Why put the title and the intro in English if the rest will be in Japanese? The fuck!
there are subtitles!! you just have to turn them on (just click on the button to the left of the settings button on the video)
4:51
6:32
More opportunities to have affairs that affect the families and spread disease and abortions that's a curse to the all nations.
TOO COLD
2:40 I love her...👩🏼🤝👩🏻🏳️🌈