Re: why arent there any africans in anime? (wanders off topic)
to | tenchi@ML.usagi.org
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from | "Daniel L. Newhouse" <newhouse@physics.uiuc.edu>
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subject | Re: why arent there any africans in anime? (wanders off topic)
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date | Wed, 30 Sep 1998 17:07:23 -0500 (CDT)
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On Wed, 30 Sep 1998, Luriko-Ysabeth wrote:
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> On Wed, 30 Sep 1998 TenchiMP@gate1.tomatoweb.com wrote:
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> > > Too light-skinned. Or because of fan response, the creators
> > > have decided to make her un-African...
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> > fan response? why the hell arent there more black people in anime? Mihoshi
> > is the only african ive seen in anime that i can recall, and she is hot!
> > ..and even though she is obviously black, they gave her blue eyes, and
> > blonde hair?? oh yea, they also made her an air head. i don't think this is
> > very fair.
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I think Mihoshi is supposed to be a stereotypcial well-tanned,
nominally white, blond airhead, not an African.
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