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[redbrunja]

 Japan's New Wave Of Masculinity

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[the-sun-is-up.livejournal.com]

I approve of this! I've often thought that the next wave of feminism ought to belong to the men, as it's about time they got rid of some of their own harmful stereotypes.

[onerottenpeach.livejournal.com]

This is soooo not news (most of the guys I met outside of school in Japan 3 years ago were herbivore men), but more people definitely need to hear about it, and I'm really glad people are recognizing the trend/movement. In my experience, though, a lot of the guys tend to get a little to carried away with the stereotypes within the herbivore culture which sort of negates what they're trying to do, sadly.

But Japan in general is making a lot of interesting progress in terms of gender and sexual identification. Like I said, a lot of the guys I met outside of school were "herbivore," but most females I met outside of school were "carnivore" (though I'm sure me being part of the LGBT scene there sort of contributed to that). A lot of what I studied and experienced while in Japan was pretty disheartening in terms of gender roles, but I think the younger generations are really trying to make a difference, which is great to see and sort of vaguely be a part of.

Also sorry if this is long and rambley, I'm maybe a little wasted. :o

[qualapec.livejournal.com]

This is extremely interesting. One from just the standpoint that the trend is getting attention (which I think is kind of cool) and the other from the standpoint that these guys are described as 'emo' but not carnivorous. This is interesting when compared to the American emo culture.

While my experience with the emo subculture IS limited to my school and area...they tend to be MORE amorous than other groups. They don't really see anything wrong with sex and seem to have more.

Again, probably a generalization. But the article itself was kind of a generalization, and I think it's interesting how the generalizations compare.

[goldengrimoire.livejournal.com]

I think this is really interesting, and it's good to see that progress is being made in breaking down gender stereotypes. It's sad that there were so many negative comments about the story over there, however.

[ryanitenebrae.livejournal.com]

That is absolutely awesome. Japan has had issues with gender roles for a long time, and it actually tends to be easier(not necessarily by much) for females to escape them, based on what I've heard and read, due to the majority of the pressure resting on male shoulders. I'm really, really glad that these men are taking a step against these gender roles in order to establish that their identities are theirs rather than signs of weakness. Like I said, awesome.