On Feb 16, 5:52 am, Prophet of the Way <a...@wta.att.ne.jp> wrote:
> John R. Yamamoto-Wilson wrote:
> >> Seewww.debito.orgfor an overview of the fuss. The Japanese in
> >> those pages (click on the thumbnails) is legible but only just,
> >> if you really want to read that crap.
>
> > Just out of interest, why do so many non-Japanese routinely pour scorn
> > on this guy?
>
> If fighting discrimination is such an important mission, Debito should cooperate
> with others.
>
> The Dave and Tony Show
> By Yuki Allyson Honjohttp://www.japanreview.net/review_arudou_and_lazlo.htm
>
> In the above it says that Debito's methods are not likely to produce positive
> results.  I agree.  Debito has done some good things, like exposing
> discriminatory practices and telling us about the Japanese government's habit of
> signing international treaties and forgetting about them.  But whatever the
> clamor he raises, the majority of people here can shove it off as "alien".

I don't necessarily agree with everything he does, but I broadly
support him in what he is doing, and certainly support his right to
deal with things in the way he chooses. I'm not impressed by armchair
quarterbacks who don't actually do anything constructive themselves,
but criticise him for not doing things exactly the same way they would
do things, if only they could be bothered.

He does do plenty of constructive and no-too-confrontational stuff
too, but that doesn't get the same attention as lawsuits. I also
wonder how he manages to find so much discrimination, but I happen to
be a large white foreigner (probably too scary for the police to stop)
living in one of the more integrated areas.

Getting back to the subject matter, I don't think he was the main
force behind the complaints around this magazine, although he played a
part.

James