Thanks for writing this. I hadn't previously seen any mention of the racism Hana had been dealing with before, which is strange because that was undoubtedly a big toll on her and her mental health. I think a lot of people in the West like to view Japan as utopia-adjacent and fundamentally "different" than us (which has it's own racist im…
Thanks for writing this. I hadn't previously seen any mention of the racism Hana had been dealing with before, which is strange because that was undoubtedly a big toll on her and her mental health. I think a lot of people in the West like to view Japan as utopia-adjacent and fundamentally "different" than us (which has it's own racist implications), when that isn't true at all. Especially in the context of Terrace House, I think we need to talk more about the racism faced by mixed and/or dark-skinned members. Its fucked up and it needs to be fully acknowledged.
Thanks for writing this. I hadn't previously seen any mention of the racism Hana had been dealing with before, which is strange because that was undoubtedly a big toll on her and her mental health. I think a lot of people in the West like to view Japan as utopia-adjacent and fundamentally "different" than us (which has it's own racist implications), when that isn't true at all. Especially in the context of Terrace House, I think we need to talk more about the racism faced by mixed and/or dark-skinned members. Its fucked up and it needs to be fully acknowledged.