i don’t really care for jiluka that much but the amount of shit people talk about them is insane. as far as i know they’re completely unproblematic, you people are so childish bringing them into every single conversation
I understand your question. Honestly, I can’t give you a good reason for why I didn’t understand it at the time.
I made a careless association and said it as a joke without thinking enough about the people who could be affected by that stereotype. There were many other ways I could have said it, and I chose a bad one.
About what you said regarding Japanese people today, I can’t really speak for Japanese people as a whole. I think “Japanese people” is too broad a group for me to make that kind of statement about.
I live in Tokyo, where I regularly see people from many different countries and cultures. Speaking only for myself, I don’t feel negatively about someone because of their religion, the clothes they wear, or where they come from. To me, they are people first. If I see someone wearing clothing associated with Islam, I don’t really think anything of it.
I can’t change what I understood 3 to 5 years ago. I can only acknowledge that I was wrong and understand it better now.
If this doesn’t apply to you, you don’t need to read this.
I understand that what I said 3 to 5 years ago was insensitive. At the time, I didn’t fully understand how sensitive the subject was, and I associated it with a stereotype. But I never thought that everyone in that group was like that. I understand that what I said was disrespectful to people in that group. I was wrong, and I apologized.
I believe there is room in this world for all kinds of people. I take responsibility for what I actually said.
You are free to dislike me, criticize me, or have your own opinion about me.
What I have a problem with is things I never said, or claims without a reliable source, being spread to other people as if they were facts.
Is the problem that I’m not fluent in English and used translation help?
Or do you think that because of something I said 3 to 5 years ago, there is nothing I can do now to make it right?
If neither, could you tell me what you actually expect me to do? Please reply directly to this post.