Newsgroups: soc.culture.japan
Date: Fri,  8 Jan 1993 07:23:56 -0500 
From: Rikiya Asano <ra01+@andrew.cmu.edu>
Subject: Frankenstein: American enemy
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Ladies and Gentlemen,

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                     A Japanese once said that "America was a land of
refugees"! Now although this may be true in context but in is not true
in content. What's wrong with being a refugee? A refugee is a victim.
The black African was a victim of a victim. Whose fault? The first
victim of course because if the first victim would have learned from
their oppression then to oppress another would have been horrific. Some
in this group think that, "That's the way that the cards fall". One
idiot even went as far as to say that, 'Black Americans profitted by
slavery in America'! Frankenstein! Mary Shelley epic- inspired by
experiences "created" by the super evil Lord Byron is not far from the
karma of the Euro-America. My example comes from a painting that I sold
called, "Let's create us an enemy that we may adore it and wrap it in
choice gold". "That we may worship it"! This painting was reflective of
America's continual search for an enemy. Saddam Hussian is America's
Frankenstein at this point. The British created Kawait for the purpose
of oil. Kawait was Iraqi land. Europe and Euro-America in the best
interest of Humanity must realize that Frankenstein can be controlled.
It is controlled by respecting the choices and rights of others.

 Now, take me for example, I know that during that civil rights movement
most of you(Caucasians) looked upon the suffering of the Black Americans
with glee in your eyes. I can tell how segregated that I am treated as
in relation to some of the liberal black opinions that I share and stand
for. Not because they are political or "black" but because they are
fair. In the two months that I have been in this group only TWO..TWO
black African Americans or whatever the fuck they wanted to be called-
felt comfortable with their appearence. These two also felt absolutely
comfortable knowing that if there were more of their heritage
but not of their veiws they would be put in one general catagory. But,
as long as there is a plastic representation of eqaulity then they feel
comfortable. It is just like this in Nippon. Tad, once wrote me that he
is tried of me talkin' about the plight of the "Blacks". Of course, he's
not black. He Caucasian! When he comes to Nippon for company business or
school most things are O.K. I know One Black American Professor at Chiba
University. Count the Ratio of Minority Americans verses Caucasian
Americans in Nippon. Is it Nippon fault? Yes! By all means! But, it is
just as much White America's fault because they are comfortable that
their own citizens are treated with such prejudice while they themselves
get turned away from a few bars or restuarants. 

Ya know there is a saying about artists. And, it goes alittle like this:
The artist is a mirror; reflecting society-the environment that they are
in. They create what they sense. What is real and unreal. Reality to the
artist is the artist and illusion is the creation-Robert Motherwell

Frankenstein is a good reflection! It is also a good illusion. 
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