Genderless in Japan?
01/12/17 14:07
Jordan sends this in:
I was looking at the NY Times just now at the front page and I saw something that caught my eye and kind of relates to what we were talking about in class on Wednesday in terms of a set of preconceived roles there are in families in Japan and about the roles of masculinity/femininity. This pop star calls himself a danshi or "genderless". I think it's interesting how in the video they were saying these ideas are being supported by younger generation and may eventually change what is "normal" in Japan. I thought it was an interesting video/interview and I thought I'd pass it along because it kind of coincides with the roles we were discussing in class.
NB: This links with a great chapter we’ll read by S.P.F. Dale later in this semester!
I was looking at the NY Times just now at the front page and I saw something that caught my eye and kind of relates to what we were talking about in class on Wednesday in terms of a set of preconceived roles there are in families in Japan and about the roles of masculinity/femininity. This pop star calls himself a danshi or "genderless". I think it's interesting how in the video they were saying these ideas are being supported by younger generation and may eventually change what is "normal" in Japan. I thought it was an interesting video/interview and I thought I'd pass it along because it kind of coincides with the roles we were discussing in class.
NB: This links with a great chapter we’ll read by S.P.F. Dale later in this semester!