Alex Shibutani's blogging style is very typical of Japanese-Americans: meticulous, dry sense of humor, and so overstimulated with information that you wonder how they can remain composed while on the job, smiling proverbially without simply bludgeoning their adversary. It's like he becomes embedded in ice. Just imagine him in bed, after work or class, saturated with pent-up energy, having slaved in a fucking claustrophobic cubicle all day, crunching numbers on screen and beneath the desk. It pays the bills, eventually. That's Alex, bringing sexy back, in stellar prose, which is why their programs are breathtaking and will only get sharper: it's all in the details. Don't let the babyface fool you.
"You can easily find two contradictory characteristics of Japanese culture or characters: one is elegance, one is brutality, but these two characteristics are very hard to combine. Our brutality, I think, comes from our emotion. It is never recognized or systematized, like Nazi brutality. I think brutality might come from our feminine aspect, and elegance comes from our nervous side. Sometimes, we are too sensitive of our refinement or elegance or sense of beauty or suggestive side. Sometimes, we are tired of it. We need, sometimes, a sudden explosion to make us free from it. For instance, after the war, our brutal side was completely hidden, but I believe it is just that, I think: Hidden. I don't like how Japanese culture is represented only by the flower arrangement, as if it's a sort of peace-loving culture. We still have a very strong warrior mind, You know." ~ Yukio Mishima
In hindsight, one can appreciate the axis monsters of previous generations, such as Germany, Italy, and Japan and their deeply rooted character traits that, in toxic combination, motivated global destruction, then reconstruction. Skinhead Porn, Italian Stallion athletes, and Japanese Sushi Bars are just some characteristics of a bygone Axis Coalition that are now widely accepted and marketable. I think more can be done to measure the breadth of nations opposed to trans-national cooperation and conduct a much more thorough analysis of potential rogue manifestations. However, based on the paltry information provided by mainstream media, it will be to our disadvantage to underestimate the brutality of a German-Italian-Japanese reincarnation.
Don't be surprised if Borscht, Fesanjoon, and Baklava become mainstream staples, after the genocidal fact.
Don't be surprised if Borscht, Fesanjoon, and Baklava become mainstream staples, after the genocidal fact.
