RE: Ours is a society that rewards sociopathy
September 12, 2019 at 8:27 pm
(This post was last modified: September 12, 2019 at 8:28 pm by Belacqua.)
Yesterday I got together with a couple of Japanese friends of mine who are professional dancers. They asked for my help translating the material for their next trip abroad.
They are a kind of odd couple because when they're not performing he's a Goth and she loves flashy colors.
Somehow we got to talking about the different levels of transvestitism here in our middle-sized city. We all knew that one guy, who inherited a fortune from his businessman father, who wears only minidresses when he goes shopping, and somehow always manages to demonstrate that he's not wearing underwear. They hadn't seen the guy in the suburbs to the east of here who despite being quite elderly always wears young ladies' kimono with a long blond wig. People who only dress up for night life are popular, too.
I forgot to mention to them that Japan enforces crushing conformity on everyone.
They are a kind of odd couple because when they're not performing he's a Goth and she loves flashy colors.
Somehow we got to talking about the different levels of transvestitism here in our middle-sized city. We all knew that one guy, who inherited a fortune from his businessman father, who wears only minidresses when he goes shopping, and somehow always manages to demonstrate that he's not wearing underwear. They hadn't seen the guy in the suburbs to the east of here who despite being quite elderly always wears young ladies' kimono with a long blond wig. People who only dress up for night life are popular, too.
I forgot to mention to them that Japan enforces crushing conformity on everyone.
