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Message: <blockquote data-quote="GreenTengu" data-source="post: 6471067" data-attributes="member: 6777454">Look, it starts with claiming that Japanese people are all about honor. And then we see where they run with that....A) Claims that Japanese reject all things that originate outside of their own nation or culture because "honor".B) Claims that Japanese people lack any innovative spirit and are incapable of advancing technologically, socially or culturally because "honor".C) Claims that Japanese people are incapable of using reason or logic and resolve everything from court cases to job interviews through one-on-one sword fights. Best case one can make that one is not guilty or is best qualified for a position is to cleave the other person in half with a sword. And no one will question it. Because "honor".D) Claims that Japanese people value neither their own lives nor others. They are itching to drive a sword through themselves the first time they perceive they have made any sort of mistake or given into any sort of sin. Because "honor".E) Claims that Japanese have a feudal system 1000x stricter than anything that ever existed in the west and no one is capable of ever escaping the position they are born into regardless of their actions. Because "honor".F) Claims that when the land is full of bandits, monsters, zombies, etc. that the Japanese will forcefully disarm 90% of their population at threat of death. Because "honor".G) Claims that no one ever acts in their self-interest or is willing to swallow their pride or shows any kindness, mercy or reconciliation. Because "honor".Those are probably the most common negative tropes about Japanese. Other things that dehumanize Japanese people about L5R regarding everyone dressing in matching outfits and only wearing the 2 colors of their tribe at all time, swearing fealty to flags of animals, naming themselves after animals and trying to emulate animals are as offensively false as the above ones, but I think we can say those tropes are limited only to that setting.</blockquote>

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