JAPAN NEWS AND DISCUSSION
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- Assistant Language Teacher (ALT) in Kanto region
- RCS (RCSコーポレーション), Kanto
- Salary: ¥180,000 ~ ¥250,000 / Month includes performance bonus
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- Assistant Language Teacher - TOKYO - late-March start
- Interac, Tokyo
- Salary: ¥230,000 ~ ¥255,000 / Month
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- Assistant Language Teacher - Kanagawa Prefecture - late-March start
- Interac, Kanagawa
- Salary: ¥230,000 ~ ¥255,000 / Month
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corinnajune
my point is that the episode didn't mock palin's baby. at all.
the character was a high school student, and was voiced by an actual person with down's syndrome. i hate to overanalyze a show as unserious as family guy, but i must say the character in question was also bossy, ballsy, in charge of her relationship, and picky about what she wanted in a boyfriend. we need more shows to portray people with disabilities as real actual fleshed out complete human beings. we are not here to be inspirational flowers that must be kept on an emotional pedestal at all times. nor should we be used to gain cheap political sympathy points.
the only way it related to palin at all was that at one point she mentions offhandedly that her mother was the 'former governor of alaska'.
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corinnajune
@jkanda- the story about your friend's daughter just made me very, very sad. i truly hope she found a community of disabled people out there somewhere and learned that "limitations" or not, there is no reason why she can't date.
this service is a necessary one, and not just for men. and it actually happens in more places than you think. people don't like to talk/hear about it, but for many caretakers things like masturbatory assistance are part of the job.
also, there are many different versions of 'disability'. the people on this thread who think this is exploitation of disabled people must think that 'disabled' always means developmentally delayed. fyi, not everyone with a disability is mentally challenged. i myself am a fairly intelligent congenital amputee who got a perfect 4.0 gpa in college. i'm married to a man with cerebral palsy who has 3 degrees, including a masters.
there are variations and levels and thousands of different combinations of factors that can make a person 'disabled'- some can live completely independently, some need a full time home health aide. for some there are just a few extra things we may need a bit of help with.
but we are all real, complete human beings. we have lives, and dreams, and goals, and loves, and friends. we laugh, we cry, we get angry, we go out partying with friends. we are JUST LIKE YOU.
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corinnajune
the joke on family guy was more a dig at the way palin uses her son for sympathy points more than it was any kind of "attack".
i am an actual card-carrying member of the disabled community, with an actual obvious and visible disability (as well as a few less visible ones).
any time people with disabilities are treated like real people is a GOOD thing. yes, people with disabilities date and engage in relationships. yes, people with disabilities can be jerks.
we are not special magical beings, or 'angels'... we're not something that should be either on a pedestal or feared. we are just people. and yes, many of us can actually take a joke.
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corinnajune
incidents like this would be much harder without a gun- i don't think it would have been quite as straightforward to, say, stab a room full of people- not without someone taking her down.
a lot of people outside of the u.s.a. seem to have this opinion that everyone in the u.s. has guns and are all gun crazy. i don't know anyone like that, and neither me nor my loved ones have ever owned or used a gun. just f.y.i.
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corinnajune
i thought execution in japan was always by hanging??
i want to know what they thought was enough of an 'improvement' in their relationship to send the little girl back home.
i feel for the father- besides the loss of his daughter, he must feel so much anger and probably guilt as well. very sad indeed.
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corinnajune
the afro is amazing :D
i agree with Noripinhead:
stylish clothes make all the difference. the suit in the included photo, however... kind of sleazy ;P
also:
don't worry, he'll probably be back- it is highly unlikely for anyone to maintain significant weight loss for more than a few years. no matter how fat you are to begin with, the body perceives 'dieting' (or 'lifestyle change'- same thing different name) as 'starvation', and will fight dirty to put the weight back on.
there was study i read recently that showed that a 140 pound person who has lost 100 pounds to get to that weight must eat much less to maintain that size than someone who has always been at or near that same weight. they may look the same, but their bodies work much differently. interesting stuff.
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corinnajune
this is a very sad situation. it is very complicated to care for sick people in the last stages of life, both physically and emotionally. i was worked as a caregiver at a few elderly homes in my younger days, and it was very difficult, very draining work. and if the person needing the care is your parent/loved one, that must be almost insurmountably hard.
it may help lessen some of the abuse caused by ignorance if there was some kind of class available for families in such a situation to take. one that lays out the potential difficulties, what to expect, and when it's time to ask for help. and there would need to be other options available to these families.
unfortunately, in a country with a top-heavy population, things are even more complicated.
as for this:
regardless of how 'virtuous' you are, you are going to get sick and die one day. that is, if some tragic accident/circumstance/murder doesn't get you first. there is no avoiding death. blaming people who get sick may make you feel better and farther removed from the chances of death, but it is inevitable. and i hope when the time comes that you are treated with all the kindness and understanding you plan to withhold from others.
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corinnajune
What is it with kissing? Japanese dramas rarely get it right either. Kissing scenes are usually pretty awkward/weird, very stiff with little feeling.
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corinnajune
I tried not to like Big Bang, but they are so pretty, and they have some freaking catchy songs. Also- man, Iris looks kind of awesome! Now I have to go find it so I can watch it!
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corinnajune
i don't think that's what anyone was saying. i think the idea is that the pants are more to equalize the sexes and to stop differentiating and exploiting young girls' sexuality. same uniform, same expectations, and maybe girls could feel like something more than desirable sex objects.
or they could go the other way and make the boys wear skirts too. that would be interesting haha.
as for the news story- the situation is unbelievable. who could do that to their own child? what is wrong with that mother? and what kind of life will this girl lead now? i hope she gets some real help and guidance in her future.
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corinnajune
i went in not expecting much, but i admit this movie surprised me and i found it thoroughly enjoyable... also, it is absolutely beautiful to behold.
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corinnajune
...that looks freaking DELICIOUS!
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corinnajune
I'm sorry, but I have to give a big THANK YOU to the moderator for that :D.
As for the story, I'm glad he is ok, and I hope he gets the help he obviously needs.
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corinnajune
to kyokosmile and everyone else going through these horribly unfair custody issues, i really wish you well and hope for a good outcome for you.
it is things like this that made me afraid to have children.
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corinnajune
"unobtainium"? really :D?
I'll still see it... it kind of reminds me of Ferngully a bit though ;)
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corinnajune
People are so quick to blame an entire religion for the actions of overzealous fundamentalist few. Please keep in mind that there are 1.6 BILLION believers of Islam in the world, most of whom are regular people just trying to live their lives like everyone else.
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corinnajune
HAHAHAHA :D :D
anyway... they are probably all pretty cute when they aren't painted up, making weird faces, and popping their veins out. that's just not attractive to anyone (besides bodybuilding judges, apparently).
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corinnajune
this
even when i first read this story, and was inclined to feel sorry for another story of a parent who loses the right to see their children in Japan, i felt sympathy for Noriko.
and the more i read about this tale, the more i feel for her.
she got a crappy deal, was lonely and frustrated in a foreign country with the person she was married to for so many years having a great time with a new wife & family- while she had nothing.
it seems like her ex tried to manipulate things to be comfortable for himself, without caring what it did to her.
another thing- the new American wife was on tv, crying about her children and the new step-siblings being separated. it really rubbed me the wrong way. she has no right to those children, and needs to back off. worry about your hubby & kids, dear. those other kids already have a mother.
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corinnajune
this is sad and scary on so many levels.
kids just don't magically become violent and heartless- they usually treat others the ways they have been treated.
it doesn't excuse what they've done, but maybe with some kind of help they could learn why they were so wrong and one day become compassionate human beings. one can hope, anyway.
at least they were stopped well before they became the next Dnepropetrovsk maniacs.
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corinnajune
did you mean this :D? or were you going for kAwaii?
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