Anger in Japan as report reveals children were forcibly sterilised
June 22, 2023 1:04 AM Subscribe
Fucking 1996. Fucking eugenics. Like Hactar said so eloquently: saddened and disgusted, but not surprised. I wish I was more surprised.
My heart goes out to the people who want redress for this crime.
posted by harriet vane at 7:56 AM on June 29, 2023
My heart goes out to the people who want redress for this crime.
posted by harriet vane at 7:56 AM on June 29, 2023
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Beyond the pain and the heartbreak that eugenics caused and causes, the arrogance and short sightedness just astounds me.
I hope these victims get real compensation. I hope that this gets wide traction. And I hope that the next time there's any mention of Japan's low birth rate, someone stands up and says "you did this to yourselves." I guarantee that the vast majority of the arrogant shits who enacted this and preformed those surgeries feel no regret or remorse. But they might, just might, feel something, if they're accused, in small part, of helping to shrink the Japanese population.
(I also assume that like sterilization in the US, this was disproportionally used on minorities (in Japan it would be the the Ainu, the Okinawans, and those with Korean descent, rather than the non-white, but the action is the same). And I fear there is no way to shame those who authorized and performed those operations. But the others, there's some hope.)
I wish I was surprised. But the only thing that surprises me is how long it continued. I'm saddened and disgusted, but not really surprised.
posted by Hactar at 3:16 AM on June 22, 2023 [16 favorites]