The Chicago Cubs probably should have chosen a different way to market their first Japanese player, though. Opposing teams are hoping the 30-year-old rookie will prove to be a chink in the Cubs' armor. *cough*
I'm not saying I agree, but considering the number of people who died cruel and/or violent deaths as a result of Imperial Japan's invasions, I could see the use of such imagery as hypocrisy in light of how up in arms North Americans and Europeans get about use of Nazi imagery in Asian commerce.
And, no, I'm not talking about you, Brian, because with a post like this you are clearly being consistent (though the level with which you highlight the two things isn't quite the same — after all, you spearheaded the whole outcry against the Naziesque cosmetic ads).
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I'm not saying I agree, but considering the number of people who died cruel and/or violent deaths as a result of Imperial Japan's invasions, I could see the use of such imagery as hypocrisy in light of how up in arms North Americans and Europeans get about use of Nazi imagery in Asian commerce.
And, no, I'm not talking about you, Brian, because with a post like this you are clearly being consistent (though the level with which you highlight the two things isn't quite the same — after all, you spearheaded the whole outcry against the Naziesque cosmetic ads).
Yeah, but keep in mind I posted this over three months before the Coreana Nazi ads.
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