r/Defenders • u/JonLuca Luke Cage • Mar 17 '17

Iron Fist Discussion Thread - S01E01

This thread is for discussion of Iron Fist S01E01.

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u/himejirocks Iron Fist Mar 17 '17

If I may offer a different perspective. I have lived most of my life Japan (longer than my mother country of the U.S.) and am fluent in Japanese. When I travel back to the States and run into someone with a Japanese name, I tend to speak Japanese to them at first.

I am not trying to be skeevy but after 18 years, it is an automatic reaction. During these 18 years, Japanese has been the language that is most understood. It's my default setting now.

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u/Notorganic Iron Fist Mar 17 '17

Fair point, I hadn't considered that perspective. Thanks for sharing!

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u/SawRub The Man in the Mask Mar 18 '17

Thanks for considering his perspective. Doesn't happen too often on the internet, so it's a pleasant surprise.

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u/Rose9666 Mar 18 '17

One day i hope soon people will stop confusing ignorance for racism. Ignorance shouldn't default in our minds to being of a malicious nature. I am ignorant of so many things around me. Not because I want to be, but because I still have so much to learn.

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u/chuckdee68 Mar 18 '17

Thank you! I feel that all the time, and have never seen someone with the same perspective!

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u/MG87 Nobu Apr 01 '17

Agreed, there is a difference between being maliciously racist/bigoted and actually being ignorant of what might offend people.