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Tuesday, July 11, 2006
How to spot a Jap in China (Circa 1942) The more things change, the more they stay the same. I was at a badminton tournament (one of three Chinese blood sports: Kung Fu and Ping Pong being the other two) recently and the head of a college's Foreign Affairs Department told me that I could not possibly have identified a player from the year before because "Caucasians cannot tell one Asian from another." He went on to tell me not to worry because he had the same problem. "All Caucasians look alike" he said with sincerity. You could have knocked me over with a feathered birdie. I was dumbstruck (yes, I can be quiet!) for quite a while. I was wondering how and when to write about this when I came across a fascinating post on Asiapundit. Are you old enough to remember Terry and the Pirates? I am not, but my grandfather told me about the comic strip (I wish) done by Milton Caniff. Well, like a lot of writers and great artistic talents he was recruited during WWII AND did illustrations for manuals. He is the talent behind the soldier's Pocket Guide to China and a chapter called "How to Spot a Jap." This might make you wonder if the author (Not Caniff) borrowed his logic from Hitler's nose measuring scientists:      I can't tell you what a relief it is that I will finally be able to ID these goat-footed, lemon-colored, buck-toothed lisping paranoids in a Guangzhou crowd. Chinese Asia China Blog Lonnie Hodge Guangzhou WWII South China Hitler Racism Japan China Terry and the Pirates Propaganda Blogger News Network is advertiser-supported, and your visits to our advertisers help BNN to meet its expenses. Help keep us afloat! posted by Lonnie at 9:37 AM |
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