Comments on: The Herbivorous Boys of Japan

By: emma_zero

emma_zero — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:53:15 +0000

Not too familiar with hip hop culture but I do recognize the characteristic you talk of in some part. There are many different reasons for different boys to act a certain way. I only hope they would find out how to be truly happy.

By: emma_zero

emma_zero — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:50:32 +0000

I hear you. I think it would be very difficult for any young people to find a comfortable way to be, when the days consist of constant pressure applied to achieve, and exposure to unreasonable expectations from adults. At the same time some kids are treated by their parents like fragile cargo that belong to them and are not taught what's really important in life. Japan has it's strength, on the other hands I feel there are many elements in the culture that does not allow healthy growth in people.

By: emma_zero

emma_zero — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 13:53:15 +0000

By: emma_zero

emma_zero — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 13:50:32 +0000

By: emma_zero

emma_zero — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 07:53:15 +0000

By: emma_zero

emma_zero — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 07:50:32 +0000

By: dnj

dnj — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 20:39:07 +0000

American hip-hop culture on the other hand is very masculine. They dress like they are inmates in a jail, treat all women like prostitutes, and use very small vocabularies. I'll bet that this generation of herbivore men will be far more productive and leave a far greater legacy than the american thugs.

By: caughtredhanded

caughtredhanded — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 04:44:20 +0000

You're right, most definitely not the best sampling but I get your point. It's a far cry from how things used to be, that's for sure!

By: Joshua Zimmerman

Joshua Zimmerman — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 01:27:11 +0000

Have you seen the the young boys in Japan? I spend every day with middle school boys (Ok, not the best sampling of manliness ever) and its sad how bad they act. I've seen kids go from JHS all through HS and they seem to lack any bit of drive or manliness. The only kids who do are the kids I would call "punks" who only seem to be emulating a yakuza lifestyle. But even they seem to spend to spend all their time tending their hair and makeup. Sigh…

By: Yuko

Yuko — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 19:06:41 +0000

I'm not sure if we have the same definition of the Herbivorous Boys. To me "unaggressive" doesn't mean being irresponsible or immature. Sure there are men who doesn't function in anyway whether they are considered "manly" or not "manly". I'm not really addressing the dysfunctional group. The problem I see is that many men of previous generations were not successful in demonstrating how to live a fulfilling life that made sense to their children. Some of those children have become a part of the group they call the Herbivorous Boys in my view.