My
definition of my ethnic group, well mostly, will and might be different from other people's definition.
I know that a lot of Japanese people, well, a lot in Japan are prejudice to other Races, including the people who are part of Japan, which includes Okinawans, which is what I am, Okinawan/Japanese, and a tiny bit of Chinese. I was born in Hawaii, mind you, so my facts won't be totally straight. There is the language, and the people. The language consists of Hiragana, Katakana, and the hardest of them all Kanji, Kanji though, has different levels. But, Kanji was taken from the Chinese, or the
Chinese style of writing, as was Korean, if I'm not mistaken. Hiragana and Katakana are certain strokes taken from Kanji, and you
usually want to do it in the correct stroke order, yes, there is a stroke order.
Now, if we're talking about the ethnic group, we have many spread out
all over the world. America, Japan(obviously), China(maybe), South Korea(maybe), Europe, Russia, Canada, e.t.c, some are mixed, while others are close to full, and some, are just..yeah. Not all Japanese people are ugly mother fuckers, that is just a stereotype that some have come up with. Yes, they were a bad people, and losing their way during WW2, but why stereotype it on all people of Japanese ancestry? Didn't the Japanese-/Americans/ help out with fighting against their own ethnic group? And hey, Japanese people aren't the only one's that have done things bad. Americans have done a lot of bad things. So have Europeans, and Chinese, and Koreans, and all the other ethnic groups, some just more then others. Yes, Japanese think lowly of Koreans, Okinawans, and all the others, at least some, that does not go for all. My two
best friends in the world are White and Korean. Amazing isn't it? When you open your mind, the friends you can get. And a better
personality you will have. Yes, the Japanese did rape a lot of Chinese women during WW2, yes, they did bomb
pearl harbor, but Americans annexed the land of Hawaii, Americans with some other foreigners also made Hawaiians
the minority of their OWN land. I, in my mind, would think that just as bad. Do not blame us for things we HAVE not done, if someone has DONE something, sure blame them. But, it is rude to group all of us together. Even if you group us as Asians, it's still rude and offensive. Maybe not to all, but to some it is. Eh..that's it. Also, it is offensive to call someone a "Jap"..
One thing that is mostly connected with Japan, or Japanese people is/are anime. I doubt that many people in Japan are like the people in America with anime. :/