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alchemistys
2 years ago

the western view of geisha is so funny because it’s completely wrong 

like

white man sExY oRiEnTaL PrOsTiTuTe (ugh) fantasy:

The Western View Of Geisha Is So Funny Because Its Completely Wrong
The Western View Of Geisha Is So Funny Because Its Completely Wrong

actual geisha:

The Western View Of Geisha Is So Funny Because Its Completely Wrong
The Western View Of Geisha Is So Funny Because Its Completely Wrong
The Western View Of Geisha Is So Funny Because Its Completely Wrong

real geisha are entertainers and performers, not sex workers. I think the term most people are looking for is oiran, high-ranking japanese courtesans. both are/were (in case of oiran) talented artists and successful businesswomen who deserve respect. but orientalism doesn’t care for cultural accuracy! just hypersexualization of East Asian women! 

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not really making a point here it's just the inaccuracy bothers me orientalism hypersexualization asian fetishization racial fetishization cultural inaccuracies geisha oiran
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