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SO WELL SAID! I love that he corrected the differences between stereotyping and racism. So often white gay men consider themselves a struggling minority and sort of “forget” that even in the LGBTQIA community they are the least marginalized, the least disenfranchised, and the mos…
Gods, Paris is so damn smart. Both in terms of the overall insightfulness, but also to share his experiences in a personal, approachable way. Very amazing.
The idea of a channel about being gay in Tokyo in English is so niche and so good. Wish I would have known about you earlier. all i tried in Jp was Tinder and never found a way to get into the local lgbt community
I got stopped by the police the last two times when I visited Japan. Both stops occurred while I was walking through a train station in the Tokyo area. In both cases, they were concerned that I was Argentine. One of the officers had a card that described Argentines as having the …
Let's not forget the bathhouses & clubs that use "Japanese speaking only" to keep foreigners out, bc even if you're a Japanese speaking foreigner, they still won't let you in.
it's kind of sad how the dude in the middle tried to make the racism into a competition and kept on trying to minimise the experiences of the two hosts. not the kind of person i would want to be around.
I am filipino and I will never forget this experience. Me and my family went to tokyo for holiday. We were hungry so we went to this BBQ joint. Instead of seating us, they instead seated the other japanese group behind us. This is just one bad experience but the rest of our holi…
I think there's this misconception that some people have about racism which is that it's like overt hatred towards someone when I think it's really much more subtle and stems from a feeling of being threatened rather than hate.
I don't think Japanese people are more racist than others. Japanese society is highly hierarchical, organized and "anal" to a certain extent. Everyone has a role and is expected to behave in a specific manner. Everything must fit in boxes. Being creative and crossing boundaries i…
Omg racism in japan is real and the frustration and disrespect you all expressed are so painful. If this is a topic of racism in japan, I wanted the aspect of internalized white-supremacy in japan. I think japan portrays so much of white-supremacist ideology but it still is col…
Wow, Parris is amazing the way he can articulate this personal & unpleasant topic and all the little nuances he finds. Really great to watch I hope he'll be Tokyo BTM's friend for a long time.
One time I booked an AirBnB around Tokyo. When the host learned that I am Filipino, the host asked me to cancel the reservation. I got mad because for me, he should be the one canceling the reservation because he was the one who does not want to accommodate me. 🤷
A great discussion coming from 3 gay foreigners who can really portray the issue in Japan. Keep up the good work guys!
Meng's feeligns are valid. I believe him when he says that he is being dismissed because he is Chinese specifically, as opposed to just a foreigner. Racism has no color and I think his experience should be respected.
In the UK, a majority do not engage with Asians by often writing "not fancying GAM, sorry". It's not occasional but rather the majority's behaviour. One chat comment said "I don't do Chinese takaway". For this, over the past 20 years, I avoid "GWM" in general in order not to have…
Ooo....Meng's shirt is so pretttty! 🧡
For a country that is all about modesty and not being as rude...Its very rude of them lol.
Deep discussion 👍😉🇺🇸🌈 Good vlog!
I love this!!!!!! Great video guys!
OMG, I can't even count how many times I've been stopped by the police here for no reason.
This is so insightful 🍆 subscribed!
In the multiracial country that I’m from it’s pretty apparent as well. I’m a minority here and I’m not considered for jobs and rental rooms and even making gay friends because of my brown skin and minority race. Doesn’t help that I’m also short and chunky. I just don’t tick anyon…
Thanks for mentioning about black bottoms coming to not only Japan, also whole asia!!! The struggle is real
When I was in Japan as a Brit in the late 1990s, I hooked up with an older Japanese guy. I’ll never forget his feedback that I was “in between Japanese and American”. I still have no idea what he meant by that and wish I’d asked more. Did he mean physically as we tend not to be …
Thank you for sharing your stories. I live in Canada, and I often hear about white supremacy and racism against POC. Bu it exists everywhere when you are the "other".
I will never understand the racism in the gay community. how can a group that faces discrimination, be this way with other gay people
I miss Paris already. I love the variety in your content, I'm hooked.
I watched this the whole way through and I am so glad you guys did this. I do have a question though. I'm asking as an African American gay man who has a disability.... If i were to let's say visit Japan (post pandemic) would I be even welcome in? Or will I be met with other unki…
These men of color are not letting this white guy have his 😂
Great to hear a discussion about racism in Japan- My time in the early to mid-90s was not kind to anyone who was not Euro. Even a blush of tan in December was not acceptable (Sorry Morocco).... Not perfect, but good to see progress.
This was a nice quick discussion. We have trouble keeping international students at times because of the racism and misogyny they feel. I have been pretty lucky, but when my first BF and I tried to move in together, they hid the rejection of gays in the idea that two guys often f…
I wonder why Chinese people are more discriminated against than any other race in Japan? I don’t want to go down the invasion war path…but it’s hard not to…
This extends to Hawaii too. Many Japanese and Japanese influenced culture (at the top).
I just now realize how disverse this video is 🙌🙌🙌
Don't touch me, Gaijin!
Parris seems so cool & so smart. I just love this amazing cast of bottoms.
Great discussion, guys!!
The guest did a great job trying to communicate a bit of what it’s like to be a socially stigmatized visible minority. Racism sucks... but in a bad way.
i love your video's get to learn a lot thank you ! Also even though you guys are a smaller channel you're videos quality level is always top notch thank you and i hope you guys get the recognition and following you deserve
Racism exists everywhere, I wonder how it formed.