Posted on 11/01/2024 3:24:15 PM PDT by TigerClaws
A phenomenon has emerged in Japan which involves males labelled as “tight men” who wear silicone bodysuits and lifelike masks to look like women in public spaces.
The trend has sparked concerns about the safety of real women.
Online sources suggest that their outfits are likely inspired by Animegao Kigurumi, a masked cosplay style rooted in Japanese anime culture.
Animegao Kigurumi enthusiasts typically wear bodysuits and anthropomorphic masks to more accurately portray their favourite anime characters.
In February, a video went viral on X showing a person dressed in a silicone bodysuit with a female-look mask, sitting on the subway.
TikTok influencers conducting street interviews in the city also noticed the person occasionally walking by and looking into their cameras. The so-called tight men, one of whom is pictured, centre, are often found in public places. Photo: QQ.com The so-called tight men, one of whom is pictured, centre, are often found in public places. Photo: QQ.com
On April 21, an internet user, nicknamed Kawaso, posted on Togetter, a Japanese online forum, revealing that the “woman” was actually a man wearing female clothing.
“He deliberately sat in crowded areas with many women, positioning his body towards them. Even though I was sitting a bit far away, I felt scared,” Kawaso wrote.
Kawaso also claimed to have reported the matter to the police, but no action was taken.
Another internet user, @natsoiku, said these “tight men” are often seen at the Shibuya subway station and around Shinjuku in Tokyo.
Some wear full-body black tights with masks devoid of facial features.
The Japanese media has dubbed them “tight men”, a reference to the fact that they dress in tightfitting body suits.
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Women (real women) are not allowed to express fear or trepidation over dudes who pretend to be women.
Japanese men grope women on trains so much there are now women only pink train cars for their safety.
Japanese men apparently engage in a LOT of harassing, stalking and molesting of women.
Just mentioning that maybe these perps are dressing up to go in women’s areas.
In Kabuki, all of the female roles are played by men. They are very convincing.
He claimed his actions satisfied personal desires but denied causing harm.
What kind of a sick freak would have their personal desires satisfied by by being in a woman's restroom while they do their personal business?
And BTW their stupid costumes are ugly. Japan needs to bring back a few Samurai to sort this out.
When I visited Japan many years back, I was warned about this and told to be viligant. And yes, I’ve also heard reports about Japanese women being raped on trains. Considering that kind of stuff is portrayed on video and in comics over there, it’s not very surprising.
I’ve always heard Japan had a very low crime rate. When did they start that kind of behavior?
Why can't those Japanese men stick with normal silicone body suits?
I just hate it when I go to pinch a cute girl on the cheek and this happens...
Tojo is spinning in his grave.
They have a low violent crime rate but they have been quite abusive to women for a long time.
Women traveling alone in Japan are often followed and groped. Western women living there find holes drilled in their walls and doors, or that the stalker has been in their apartment.
They are a very conservative society, but they are famous for their weirdos.
Ewwww...
Public psych intake ward.
Surprised there aren’t gangs of masked real women stabbing these loonies in the eyeballs.The tightman wouldn’t be able to id anyone...
Okay, I have officially heard everything now.
Wow..got that one out of the deep time archives, didn’t ya’?
You know... we had to do it. But nuking them really did a number on them. It did something psychological.
The low crime rate may be a result of low reporting of crimes against women. Cultural sanitizing so to speak.
There’s a reason so many Asian women prefer western men. They are sick of the weird fetishes.
Just another reason the Japanese birth rate is in the toilet.
I wonder if that would inhibit the body to breathe through the skin.
In an old movie, I think it was The Group (1966) a clique of 8 Vassar graduates in a scene at a party where a man was painted completely gold comes running out like the god Mercury, was supposed to indicate their upper class indulgence but then the guy suffocates from the paint blocking his pores and the inability to breathe through his skin passes out and dies.
I wonder how good it is to wear something like this?
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