I know. Who gives a shit about something relevant, like statistics, when you can be patronizing and accuse the other guy of being ethnocentric at once? What a coup!

Here's a random quote from one of the articles that I may or may not have thought was germane to the discussion (I say that because apparently it's not having the desired impact):
Japan's top government spokesman in 2003 was quoted as telling reporters in an off-the-record briefing that some women were asking to be raped by dressing provocatively -- a remark that outraged many but failed to dent his political clout.
Indeed, the US has its problems - but if, say, Ari Fleischer or Scott McClellan had said such a thing, the door would've hit their ass before they knew they'd turned away from the podium.

Quote Originally Posted by Aussie2B View Post
I didn't say one thing or the other about statistics. Just that there's this attitude that people have about Japan that is either "lol Japan" or "wow, Japan is so fucked up".
Quote Originally Posted by Skykid
On a lighter note, lol @ Japan.

rather NSFW (description: loli girl painted on back of passenger van w/bits covered by license plate...hope this isn't too overboard; hey, at least I edited out the img tags! -Ed)

Thank god for number plates, eh?