[C.J.]

Indeed I would be offended (or bothered/annoyed). If you are comparing it to the French or other sections, why not title it as you did the others? “En Francais” means “In French.” “Ah so,” however, is a Japanese expression with a few meanings, depending on context, that, importantly, has been used to make fun of and belittle Japanese people. By using this phrase and not using comparable phrases for the other sections, you are setting up that section as different and relying on the racist humor associated with it since it is not truly translatable without context (and I don’t think any of the translations really fit your aim of sharing information on legislation, which, again, shows that you are not using the phrase because it fits, but because of its associations).

I recommend titling it “nihongo,” which means “Japanese,” comparable to how you are titling the French section.

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I have a metabolic disorder that manifests itself in many ways, including symptoms as serious as insulin resistance and as superficial as excess facial hair. I do not shave the hair on my upper lip because it would become more noticeable, the ends of the hair would be blunt from the shaving and it would all be prickly. Besides, having the facial hair already gives me all kinds of self-image issues, especially considering all the standards of beauty held by every media outlet. Because of this, I don’t think I could take it, psychologically, if I shaved my face. This is something “men do,” and I would be emotionally/mentally devastated to have to do it as a woman (and then for it to be noticeable, with prickly growth as it comes time to shave again!) <p I recognize it is problematic to internalize such ideas, but this one is deep. Instead, I bleach it to lighten it and pluck where necessary. I don't have any problems meeting men or being considered attractive/beautiful, and I think this has a lot to do with the fact that I feel good about myself and am obviously a confident woman. if I were questioning my femininity and wailing on the inside because I were shaving my face, this would not be the case, and I would be a wreck.

this is just me. I’m sure plenty of other women don’t do it because they don’t mind it. I mind it, and shaving would make me mind it more.

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I can’t speak for men, but as a woman with noticeable arm hair, I can say it hasn’t had a negative effect on my romantic life. I hated it when I was growing up. In school, I would sit with my arms in my desk, snipping it. Then I kind of got over it and didn’t think one way or another about it.

For the most part, I have found that when one is comfortable with and confident about oneself, men find you most attractive. If you’re not so self-conscious about it, others won’t be so conscious of it. If you don’t make a fuss over it, no one else will.

I have now met many men who find my arms especially attractive – men who upon first encounter notice my arms and say how much they like it (this I find just a little weird/creepy; not so much that someone would like it, but that someone would talk about it when we first met, almost like revealing a fetish or something because it’s generally very sexually suggestive).

As I’ve gotten older and matured, I’ve come to appreciate myself and my body much more, including my arms. I have always loved different textures, in clothes, plants, you name it. And I kind of like my arms; they have a different feel to them. I meet plenty of men, and it’s never been an issue.

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Dave P.’s post may reflect the origination of folks wearing the mask, but today, Japanese folks wear them, mostly, for one of two reasons: 1) Instead of avoiding illness, most are sick folks trying not to spread their germs and infect others. In the close, crowded confines of Japanese subway cars, it is a most considerate gesture. 2) To help with allergies to pollen and the like.

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