{"id":27855,"date":"2018-04-17T21:15:35","date_gmt":"2018-04-17T13:15:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/d27fq2mgp64qlg.cloudfront.net\/en\/?p=27855"},"modified":"2018-04-18T15:12:44","modified_gmt":"2018-04-18T07:12:44","slug":"qoo-otaku-feminist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/d27fq2mgp64qlg.cloudfront.net\/en\/post\/27855\/qoo-otaku-feminist","title":{"rendered":"[Qoo Otaku] Feminist: Uma Musume is female slavery"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Personified female racing horse reduces\u00a0women to just animals and slaves, they said.<\/p>\n<p>Uma Musume is one of the most anitpated mobile game and anime this year. After moeifying weapons and battleships, Japan somehow comes up with moeifying\u00a0racing horses.<\/p>\n<p>As a franchise under Cygames &#8211; the maker of Shadowverse and\u00a0Granblue Fantasy, it of course gets huge exposure nationwide &#8211; which also more criticisms from more &#8220;concerned parties&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tOyY8Tzya8k?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Common complaints revolves around how\u00a0these good looking racing horses encourage young men to gamble. Some people, and even some woman magazine, take the issue\u00a0to a feminist level. Their main\u00a0points are:<\/p>\n<p>\u25a0 Putting bets on horse girls\u00a0is just like\u00a0enslaving women\u00a0(a reference to ancient slavery in which slaves were put in bids and bets);<br \/>\n\u25a0 The idea diminishes women\u00a0to just animals.<\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><img data-attachment-id=\"28047\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/d27fq2mgp64qlg.cloudfront.net\/en\/post\/27855\/qoo-otaku-feminist\/attachment\/1804171253272#main\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/d27fq2mgp64qlg.cloudfront.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/04\/1804171253272.jpg?fit=1920%2C1080&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1920,1080\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"1804171253272\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/d27fq2mgp64qlg.cloudfront.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/04\/1804171253272.jpg?fit=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/d27fq2mgp64qlg.cloudfront.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/04\/1804171253272.jpg?fit=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-28047\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/d27fq2mgp64qlg.cloudfront.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/04\/1804171253272.jpg?resize=1200%2C675&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Uma Musume\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/d27fq2mgp64qlg.cloudfront.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/04\/1804171253272.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/d27fq2mgp64qlg.cloudfront.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/04\/1804171253272.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/d27fq2mgp64qlg.cloudfront.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/04\/1804171253272.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/d27fq2mgp64qlg.cloudfront.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/04\/1804171253272.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/d27fq2mgp64qlg.cloudfront.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/04\/1804171253272.jpg?resize=460%2C260&amp;ssl=1 460w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" title=\"\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"><em>Gameplay\u00a0Screenshot<\/em><\/h5>\n<p>The people who think otherwise are not exactly manists who dump down women. In fact, they are just usual anime lovers who think the\u00a0feminists take it way\u00a0too far.<\/p>\n<p>First of all, they believe the\u00a0feminists\u00a0are just offended by how the\u00a0characters\u00a0are uma &#8220;musume&#8221; instead of\u00a0uma &#8220;danshi&#8221;. If personifying racing horse is wrong to begin with, their arguments shouldn&#8217;t be so gender-oriented.<\/p>\n<p>Second, Uma Musume is never about racing horses for gambling. The girls are just horses who\u00a0race, or run &#8211; if you prefer this term. No one ever places bets on them.<\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/d27fq2mgp64qlg.cloudfront.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/04\/180417125717100.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-attachment-id=\"28049\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/d27fq2mgp64qlg.cloudfront.net\/en\/post\/27855\/qoo-otaku-feminist\/attachment\/180417125717100#main\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/d27fq2mgp64qlg.cloudfront.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/04\/180417125717100.jpg?fit=1280%2C720&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1280,720\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"180417125717100\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/d27fq2mgp64qlg.cloudfront.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/04\/180417125717100.jpg?fit=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/d27fq2mgp64qlg.cloudfront.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/04\/180417125717100.jpg?fit=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-28049\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/d27fq2mgp64qlg.cloudfront.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/04\/180417125717100.jpg?resize=1200%2C675&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Uma Musume\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/d27fq2mgp64qlg.cloudfront.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/04\/180417125717100.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/d27fq2mgp64qlg.cloudfront.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/04\/180417125717100.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/d27fq2mgp64qlg.cloudfront.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/04\/180417125717100.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/d27fq2mgp64qlg.cloudfront.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/04\/180417125717100.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/d27fq2mgp64qlg.cloudfront.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/04\/180417125717100.jpg?resize=460%2C260&amp;ssl=1 460w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" title=\"\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"><\/a><em>Anime Screenshot<\/em><\/h5>\n<p>Most importantly, personifying racing horse is not meant to dumb down or reduce any human beings. Ancient Japanese believe everything on earth is a living spirit. Horses, wolves, and even katana are also the subjects of such forklores. The idea inspired many in the old time and it\u00a0still does in present days, which is why we have Touken Ranbu (about\u00a0Tsukumogami living as swords) and\u00a0Uma Musume.<\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/d27fq2mgp64qlg.cloudfront.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/04\/18041712545529.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-attachment-id=\"28048\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/d27fq2mgp64qlg.cloudfront.net\/en\/post\/27855\/qoo-otaku-feminist\/attachment\/18041712545529#main\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/d27fq2mgp64qlg.cloudfront.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/04\/18041712545529.jpg?fit=441%2C342&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"441,342\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"18041712545529\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/d27fq2mgp64qlg.cloudfront.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/04\/18041712545529.jpg?fit=300%2C233&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/d27fq2mgp64qlg.cloudfront.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/04\/18041712545529.jpg?fit=441%2C342&amp;ssl=1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-28048\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/d27fq2mgp64qlg.cloudfront.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/04\/18041712545529.jpg?resize=441%2C342&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Uma Musume\" width=\"441\" height=\"342\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/d27fq2mgp64qlg.cloudfront.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/04\/18041712545529.jpg?w=441&amp;ssl=1 441w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/d27fq2mgp64qlg.cloudfront.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/04\/18041712545529.jpg?resize=300%2C233&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 441px) 100vw, 441px\" title=\"\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"><\/a><em>Special Week, the\u00a0male horse that becomes the female protagonist in Uma Musume<br \/>\n(Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/ja.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/\u30b9\u30da\u30b7\u30e3\u30eb\u30a6\u30a3\u30fc\u30af\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Wikipedia<\/a>)<\/em><\/h5>\n<p>The only thing offensive about\u00a0Uma Musume is, perhaps, the decision to make the horses girls. Have women become a taboo in anime now?<\/p>\n<p>Uma Musume Pretty Derby mobile game is\u00a0yet to be released. The anime series is already running.<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #33cccc;\">\u258d<\/span><strong>Japanese\u00a0netizen comments<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>&#8220;<em>\u3051\u3082\u306e\u30d5\u30ec\u30f3\u30ba\u306e\u6642\u306b\u8a00\u3048\u3088&#8221;<\/em><br \/>\n<em>&#8220;Go say these\u00a0things about\u00a0Kemono Friends too.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<em>\u3080\u3057\u308d\u7537\u6027\u8511\u8996\u3084\u308d<br \/>\n\u6b74\u53f2\u7684\u306a\u7261\u99ac\u3068\u304b\u307e\u3067\u5168\u90e8\u5973\u306b\u3055\u308c\u3068\u308b\u3093\u3084\u3067&#8221;<br \/>\n&#8220;This is <\/em><i>discrimination against men. All those\u00a0great male horses have become girls.&#8221;<br \/>\n<\/i>(Uma Musume make\u00a0references\u00a0to real male\u00a0horses.)<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;\u6b63\u7d71\u6d3e\u7af6\u99ac\u30d5\u30a1\u30f3\u306e\u6012\u308a\u306e\u65b9\u304c\u9177\u305d\u3046&#8221;\u00a0<\/em><br \/>\n<em>&#8220;I think true horse racing fans should be even madder.&#8221;\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;\u30a6\u30de\u5a18\u3063\u3066\u5b8c\u5168\u306b\u5974\u96b7\u7684\u306a\u306a\u306b\u304b\u3060\u3088\u306d&#8221;<br \/>\n&#8220;Uma Musume is totally slavery.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;\u99ac\u306f\u3069\u3061\u3089\u304b\u3068\u3044\u3046\u3068\u3001\u5bb6\u755c\u3060\u3057\u3001\u8840\u7d71\u306e\u30a4\u30e1\u30fc\u30b8\u304b\u3089\u5973\u6027\u5dee\u5225\u306b\u8fd1\u305d\u3046\u306a\u30c6\u30fc\u30de\u3060\u3068\u601d\u3063\u305f\u3093\u3067\u3059\u304c\u3001\u64ec\u4eba\u5316\u3057\u3066\u5927\u4e08\u592b\u3067\u3059\u304b\u306d\uff1f&#8221;<br \/>\n&#8220;Horses are\u00a0animals, and they have very little differences between male and female on the\u00a0outside.\u00a0Is it really ok to personify\u00a0them?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;\u30a6\u30de\u5a18\u3001\u5973\u306e\u5b50\u3092\u5f92\u7af6\u8d70\u3055\u305b\u3066\u4eba\u9593\u7af6\u99ac\u307f\u305f\u3044\u306a\u4e8b\u3092\u3057\u3066\u308b\u306e\u3067\u4eba\u6a29\u56e3\u4f53\u306b\u76ee\u3092\u3064\u3051\u3089\u308c\u306a\u3044\u304b\u4e0d\u5b89\u3067\u3059\u306d\u301c&#8221;<\/em><br \/>\n<em>&#8220;Uma Musume is a game about girl racing &#8211; just like horse racing in our\u00a0society. 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