[blam]

I'm blue-eyed and take no offense what-so-ever.

[blam]

How quickly they forget:

THE SAMURAI AND THE AINU

Findings by American anthropologist C. Loring Brace, University of Michigan, will surely be controversial in race conscious Japan. The eye of the predicted storm will be the Ainu, a "racially different" group of some 18,000 people now living on the northern island of Hokkaido. Pure-blooded Ainu are easy to spot: they have lighter skin, more body hair, and higher-bridged noses than most Japanese. Most Japanese tend to look down on the Ainu.

Brace has studied the skeletons of about 1,100 Japanese, Ainu, and other Asian ethnic groups and has concluded that the revered samurai of Japan are actually descendants of the Ainu, not of the Yayoi from whom most modern Japanese are descended. In fact, Brace threw more fuel on the fire with:

"Dr. Brace said this interpretation also explains why the facial features of the Japanese ruling class are so often unlike those of typical modern Japanese. The Ainu-related samurai achieved such power and prestige in medieval Japan that they intermarried with royality and nobility, passing on Jomon-Ainu blood in the upper classes, while other Japanese were primarily descended from the Yoyoi." The reactions of Japanese scientists have been muted so. One Japanese anthropologist did say to Brace," I hope you are wrong."

The Ainu and their origin have always been rather mysterious, with some people claiming that the Ainu are really Caucasian or proto-Caucasian - in other words, "white." At present, Brace's study denies this interpretation.

[blam]

I posted this thread earlier this evening.

Origins Of The Ainu

[rightwinggoth]

I thought the Japanese descended from peoples from the modern-day areas of Korea and China.

[usmcobra]

Traditionalists believe that holy blood, transmitted from son to son over 125 generations of emperors, is central to the well-being of Japan.

Someone needs to remind The Traditionalists how Hirohito Ruined The "well being" of japan

[Finalapproach29er]

Japanese are the most racist people on Earth.

[montag813]

I have to respect the Japanese' love and protection of their culture. They have every right.

[BunnySlippers]

What about green eyes?

[phoenix0468]

Ping

[Dr.Zoidberg]

Don't take this as an attack on your posting this. It is in no way intended as such.

Who except for the perpetually pissed off panty twisters and those with a racial inferiority complex cares what the Japanese believe? It's Japan and in Japan the Japanese people should be able to think and act as they please.

If they feel it's important to maintain a pure bloodline in the imperial house, who does it hurt? What person is actually being injured by them taking a stand based upon ancient tradition?

No one, thats who.

I like the Japanese people and respect their ancient culture. In their eyes I may be a lowly gaijin, but among my own people here in the U.S. I am viewed as a barbarian as well. I don't take offense.

I like being a barbarian even if my eyes are hazel instead of blue.

[yarddog]

I don't understand, couldn't a male Japanese marry a foreigner just as easily as a female?

Actually I don't blame the Japanese for wanting their emperor to be completely Japanese.

[The_Media_never_lie]

Let's not expect the Japanese to play the same silly, PC games we do. It won't happen.

[Dajjal]

gaijin bump

[El Gato]

However, all nine children born into the imperial family for 40 years have been girls

Assuming random chance and a 50% probability of having a girl baby, the probability of that happening is less than .2% The actual probability is somewhat lower, just under .1% because actual probabily of a girl baby is 48.78%. (About 1.05 boy badies per girl baby).

I'd say the Imperial family has a problem making sperm with Y chromosomes.

[SunkenCiv]

Hey, just a technical question... since I've got dark brown eyes, could I be emperor? ;')