Japanese culture and effeminate men

[Captain Vegetable]

I do know that in traditional Japanese plays (I think "noh theater"), there are traditionally no women and men do indeed play the roles of women.

Correct. Both Noh and Kabuki have never contained female actors in any capacity.

Back when they were birthed, women "weren't allowed" to be actors, so the men had to play the women's roles as well as their own.

[Eight One]

Dunno - a lot of the Japanese guys around here, at least the "cool" younger ones, try to dress and look a lot like that. Some of them look really weird, but apparently they think it's hip.

I'd never mistake any of them for a woman, though. Even though they look odd, they don't act feminine at all, and I really doubt they think of themselves that way. Apart from appearance, Japanese people have a lot of social clues in their language and behaviour that distinguish the sexes.

Probably just cultural differences. Like how we arbitrarily say that women are supposed to wear skirts and men aren't - it's not like that everywhere.

Gackt Syndrome?

[Rocca]

I remember having a discussion with someone from the Gamespy forums about Tidus looking like Meg Ryan, I can't help but say he's right.

[Matt]

I remember having a discussion with someone from the Gamespy forums about Tidus looking like Meg Ryan, I can't help but say he's right.

LOL! That was exactly what ran through my head when I booted the game up for the first time.

Correct. Both Noh and Kabuki have never contained female actors in any capacity.

Back when they were birthed, women "weren't allowed" to be actors, so the men had to play the women's roles as well as their own.

I remember reading that Japanese thatre did use female actors originally, but stopped due to the actresses getting involved in "loose practices". Don't quote me on that, though.

[Satsuki]

Gackt Syndrome?

this is my fav pic ever of gackt:

[Master]

Let me clear this whole thing up in a single sentence that won't offend ANYONE.




Japanese people are fucking twinkies.




*pats self on the back for a job well done*

[flux=rad]

It seems as though many of you have forgotten about the rock group Poison.

[Kenshin]

GACKT

[Razor Ramon]

Let me clear this whole thing up in a single sentence that won't offend ANYONE.




Japanese people are fucking twinkies.




*pats self on the back for a job well done*

You, sir, rock.

[rama]

i think it's just a cultural thing that also kinda goes allong with the whole youth obsession they seem to have goin' on there too.