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I don't watch much TV these days but if there's one thing that unites modern man, it's the universal appeal of crap saturday night TV. japan certainly has its fair share. tonights serving included a comedian dressed up in tight, studded leather vest with matching hot pants and cap and big 70's suglasses thrusting his pelvis at unsuspecting victims. Hard Gay is actually a pretty big sensation in japan just now and he gets alot of air time. to sound politically correct you could argue the gay in the name comes from 'geijin', which means 'comedian' in osaka (the funniest town this side of seoul). given that the name is in english though and that he wears the stereotype of homosexual club wear of yesteryear I suspect the whole phenomenon is very old skool humour. fittingly un-PC for even modern Japan.

interestingly though, homosexuality has been a part of japanese culture for a very long time and it's never really been viewed as wrong, like christians argue, or has there been laws against it. I read some time ago that same sex relationships were common in religious sects and with samurai and their apprentice. koyasan, a mountain top monastery town just south of osaka and steeped in history, was traditionally a sacred place for men only and affairs blossomed. the name was apparently even used when talking of same sex love. just looking around you can tell that there's a large percentage of modern japanese men who, to say the least, are in touch with their feminine side. lets face it - dyed, coiffured hair and handbags are common necessities even for the contemporary male city dweller.

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