Why does...

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Rude and racist

What? How?

I apologize, I didn’t read into my comment that way and will delete it immediately after I know you read this.

Comparing it to mochi, yup, Japanese food is better. I've had this before, and it's ok. And for the person who commented rude and racist. It's you who are Rude and Racist (︶︿︶)＝凸 learn to read between the lines before you accuse.

It's not racism it's uneducation. Instead of letting them know what it is y'all just called them rude and racist. It's not racist to not know and be uneducated. We all know at the very least the american scholl system is whitewashed as fuck. Of course they wouldn't know. Next time educate them first and if they try to get defensive like "Of whatever, fuck you" that's when you call them racist. Remember, just like racism is learnt, tolerance is too.

Fr. One of their traditional sweet flavors is matcha/green tea which has numerous health benefits. Taro, which is also a popular flavor, is healthy as well. Where I come from we eat it in soup and as a side dish.

Commenting that one culture's food is better than other cultures and then talking about how it's healthier than other cultures' food is racist. There is no scientific proof that Japanese food is healthier for you than any other cultures. They, too, have foods that are full of processed sugar and high in fat and carbohydrates that should not be eaten in excess. Since this is a Korean manhwa, we'll talk about Korean cuisine. Korean food has healthy and unhealthy foods as well. Just because you may not like the taste of Korean food and like Japanese food better, you cannot go around saying Japanese food is healthier and Korean food is not. That is slander, racism, and absolutely not true. Not to mention, food is a very important part of East Asian cultures. Insulting our food is insulting a part of how we live our lives.

I don't like eating Indian food because I'm not much of a spicy food eater. I don't like certain western dishes as well because there'a a lot of butter, cheese, and garlic involved. But I don't go around saying Chinese food or Japanese food is better than Western/Indian food. Because that would be wrong and racist.

There is no reading between the lines. The comment was simply inconsiderate and racist. Defending racist comments makes you a part of the problem. Sit your ass down and learn before you open your mouth. Ain't no one gonna call you stupid for not speaking.

Ur reply was more rude tbh, you could have just explained it nicely

They are not specifically saying that they hate everything else besides Japanese food and that they are never willing to eat any food that isn't Japanese cuisine. And in their opinion it seems like they prefer Japanese food over other foods, just like how you prefer a type of cuisine over another. Their impression of Japanese food was that it is healthy when of course it's not always, but we could've explained to them how that many not be true. They could've worded their opinion differently but it is clear what they had meant when expressing their opinion. I do not see them saying anything that makes them racist, like if they were to say "I think Vietnamese food is disgusting," that would be another story, because they are specifically eliminating a whole variety of foods that belong to a culture.

Uhm...
Pretty sure that OP just mistook/miswrote it as Japanese food, when they meant Korean food.
It was not meant as a criticism of Korean food, but of Western food.
-> that compared to Western food, OP thought the food pic at the end of this chapter looked better and healthier than what they usually eat.

It was an uneducated comment, not a racist one.

Correct me if I'm wrong, OP.

Lol this is a shitshow

How did this get so crazy omg They didn't mean it like that and on top of that they apologized. It may have been ignorant and rude but it wasn't racist bc that would imply they had the intent to discriminate and antagonize, which was not the case. Can't we just chill and read the story? Like damn some of y'all are really hyped up.

fr like I feel like I don't even know what I just walked into-

It was literally just a case of being uneducated but instead of teaching them the right thing they got mad and called op racist- I kahnt-

They were literally just complimenting another cultures food and expressing their opinion I- people took this out of context

this thread is everywhere

I can't either bc this whole argument is just ridiculous. just explain your opinion RESPECTFULLY if you're offended and if you agree, simply do so. (this isn't directed towards you btw). It shouldn't even be an argument bc they were just talking abt food. These ppl are treating food like it's politics.

they rlly did take it outta context...I think ppl are just having a bad day or something bc this whole situation is almost laughable.

bro u reaching lmao expressing that the overall look of a certain culture's food is healthier and better doesn't make anyone racist jesus christ it's an opinion about food holy shit how did you even make this into a race problem