• Queen HawlSeraEnglish
    16•5 months ago

    It’s funny.

    If this was a gag scene in a comedy movie, it’d be shunned for being Asiaphobic and racist.

    But this is real life Japan

    • @[email protected]
      8•5 months ago

      Because it depends on a magical thing called context

      Humour is also subjective and you can do it without being an asshole

      Understanding the people and the culture can help with that

  • @[email protected]
    7•5 months ago

    Funny. Resisting Christmas through opposition is well established now, while twisting its narrative seems way more effective at making it your own.

  • Doom
    17•5 months ago

    this is what dominating Christmas looks like

  • IninewCrowEnglish
    32•5 months ago

    I think they are closer to the mark than we are in North America

    I’d love to have a Godzilla in my living room than a plain old Christmas tree

    I ride motorcycle and I’ve lobbied my wife for years to just bring in my bike and display it all winter long and even decorate it like a Christmas tree.

  • @[email protected]
    16•5 months ago

    I mean Christmas was originally about bringing in forest spirits (believed to live in evergreens) to protect your home from evil spirits (probably bugs), so, godzilla is pretty on point

      • @[email protected]
        2•5 months ago

        what I described was a pagan tradition, which was “adopted” by, iirc, the catholic church so pagans could convert and still celebrate thier traditions. I don’t remember all the winter solictice traditions but I am sure other traditions or holidays have been added to the amalgam over the centuries, like, the whole deal with Santa.