Everyone has probably played Rock, Paper, Scissors--or the Jan-Ken game as it is known in Japanese. It's light hearted, fun, and a speedy way to settle tiny controversies. Who gets to choose the movie or the restaurant, for instance.
Did you know Rock/Paper/Scissors has a dark sequel? It is often followed up by another game that lets the inner bully come out to play.
The follow up game involves the winner chanting a little incantation and pointing a finger, then screeching with eldritch laughter when the loser obediently looks in the direction to which the bully finger is pointing.
For some reason, the dolphin movie that so many people are up in arms about reminds me of that game.
While we are being told to look with cold eyes at people who are trying to balance the fish from which they make a living and an overpopulation of dolphins, what are we not seeing?
The list is long, indeed.
Okinawa Looks Like This
Peaceful: a beautiful place for a walk
自己紹介
- Chura
- Born and raised in the USA (NJ), I’ve spent most of my adult life in Japan. One of my favorite places in Japan is Okinawa. To me, Okinawa is a land of stories and an island of music, magic and mystery. The music is shima-uta, songs sung to the rhythm of a three-stringed lute called a sanshin. The magic is in the colors of land, sea and sky. The mystery? Mystery begins where the line between legend and verifiable human memories begins to blur. I am a member of the Archaeological Institute of America, chapter chief of a sanshin study society, and a founding member of the Marine Culture Research Association of Okinawa.