I'm not an expert on this, but I do believe I have heard that Japan has a difficult history with racism. Being isolationist for a long time will not help. Also, embracing working with fascist Germany during WWII will not help.
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It's also based on ganguro fashion, which itself is influenced by tanned, valley girl fashion. The blackface connection is a coincidence.
@squirrel I mean it's kind of transmisogynoir as well?
Drag is cool but I don't know how to think about crossdressing's association with minstrelsy.
It doesn't just mock Black women but also mocks Black queerness. And in doing so mocks queer people more generally.
I don't know how I should feel about crossdressing minstrelsy. It's both a repudiation of transfeminity as taboo and a secret illicit pleasure in it.
I need to read more on the history of Blackface.