Comments on: Ganguro……why?

By: meow

meow — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 10:16:38 +0000

Wow, these girls have achieved a level of ugliness that I never knew was possible. And it made me realize how truly hideous Japanese facial bone structure is. They are a really, really ugly people. If the lack of muscle tone, bow leggedness, small eyes, puny penises, tiny breasts, shortness, horse hair, etcetera weren’t enough…now there is makeup that will accent the freakishly ugly cheekbones and other dimensions of their misshapen faces. I think it might be time to drop another bomb.

By: Violet

Violet — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 04:18:13 +0000

Huh, they do look pretty unnatural, but they probably already knew that! I just hope they can pull it off safely. ^^;
I don’t think I’d ever want to look like them myself, but considering that what I do want to look like is “Gothic Lolita on acid”, that doesn’t really mean much! xD

What I don’t really get is the values system Sachiko mentions.
>>We drop out of school, some have babies at 15, and rarely go “home”.
I can see wanting to rebel against social norms that keep you from getting the most out of your own life, but I would worry that poorly thought-out decisions could hurt you just as much!
(I hope I don’t sound horribly strange or out of place saying this, but when clients come in to my local (USA) drug clinic for counseling, my mother (an office lady there) is able to guess which ones had their boundaries seriously violated at a young age by how irresponsible they are towards their lives, their futures, and especially their bodies. I don’t know nearly as much about that kind of thing, but I hope it doesn’t apply to any of this!)

By: Missy

Missy — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 07:23:10 +0000

I hope before God,that the fashions in Japan,stay in Japan.I’d have a heart attack if my daughter came in 1 day dresses like that.Or my son coming in decked out in full lolita wear.(and yes for the japanese,they think it’s perfectly ok for boys(so called straight,i might add)to dress like this.)The only thing that looks even “remotly” nomal is hime-gyaru.Though 1 lolita store has opened in Cali(big suprise)I have’t seen it boom yet.and i hope it never does!!

By: Mel

Mel — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 16:29:14 +0000

I agree with Ko– the way they dress doesn’t hurt anyone else. Everyone likes different things; okay, so personally I’m not into the look, but I’d never dream of telling anyone else that they were stupid or ridiculous to do it. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and if they feel good that way then I couldn’t be happier for them.

More people should take the plunge and dress in the way that expresses themselves. If we had such a wonderfully diverse range of styles here in the west then our streets sure would look more colourful.

By: Himecakes

Himecakes — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 01:26:20 +0000

I agree with various of the above– upon whom are they trying to model themselves? It’s not a natural or pretty look; it just looks odd and creepy.

I think it’s entirely admirable to rebel against the stereotyping of women. That’s something I totally support. However, Sachiko, while her motives may be good, sounds with the greatest of respect more like a spoilt and rebellious brat than a mature, independent young woman.

Why does she have to inflict this upon her parents as well as everyone else? Good parents teach their children what they think is right, and if those ideas and morals turn out to be outdated or wrong, well, they did what they believed in. It’s the child’s part to let them preach on, I think, and live their life in the way that they themselves believe in without making a fuss about it.

Behaving and speaking in this way only reinforces negative ideas of her subgroup. Perhaps it’d be more widely accepted and the strange styles overlooked if it adopted an aesthetic of a polite and charming manner, helpful attitude, and a thoughtful and caring outlook?

By: crippled-plaything

crippled-plaything — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 12:15:26 +0000

remember the movie, “something about mary” there is an old woman in that movie what the screwy dog(youtube it) it’s so funny cause she is the typical over tanned woman and tonnes of make up. looks exactly like the style the japanese are copying and turning into their own rebelious style…..if ur ugly….who cares, go out and make urself the ugliest u can be and not care about what others think. very thought provoking. it really can be halloween everyday.

By: mishi_land

mishi_land — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 09:37:18 +0000

haha Funny how they use Micheal Jackson..

Anyways, yea they are heaps awesome and I like discovering and learning about them but I don’t intend to be like them. I would look so out of line if I had that style here. ==’

By: kate

kate — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 01:16:43 +0000

I personally think that the ganguro and yamanba styles are adorable! I would dress like this if my mother wouldn’t think I was joining some kind of cult. Honestly, all the haters out there are just jealous because they don’t have the guts to do what the ganguro and yamanba people do!

I’m extremely pale, and I would do everything in that style. The only thing that I wouldn’t do is tan that dark. I don’t want skin cancer after all. But I think that both styles are so kawaii!

All haters out there, get over yourself. It isn’t like their style affects you! Anyways, enough of my rambling. I ABSOLUTELY LOVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH JAPAN!!! I’m moving to Japan in a couple years!

By: EvilStan

EvilStan — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 15:46:58 +0000

Looks sexy to me.

By: mei mei

mei mei — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 08:18:36 +0000

The first pic isn’t ganguro! That’s kogal D’: . The second one is ganguro, not yamanba. Yamanba/manba is WAAAAY more extreme.
But it’s pretty C: both ganguro and some manbas.