Ariana Miyamoto| Is She a Movement Against Racism In Japan Or Just Gasoline On It?

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The Newly crowned Miss Japan 2015 non other than a tall and beautiful black woman called Ariana Miyamoto. Well, she may look like the previous the description i just gave but miss Miyamoto is not African American or African, she is what is known as "Hafu" in Japan or in other term a biracial woman who is a also purely Japanese.

The twenty one year old who is suppose to be on the edge of celebration for her victory is currently fighting her own people who still are not comfortable with her winning the beauty pageant title despite being Japanese.

Comments like "She is not Japanese enough" or "I am not comfortable with her representing us" have been flooding on japan's social media but Ariana says that she was prepared for the criticism, she saw it coming because she has always been dealing with it in all her life but also continues to say that, it is that criticism that fuels her to fight for the acceptance that belongs to other people in her situation.

Miss Miyamoto also shares a sad story of her biracial friend who attempted suicide because he could not keep up with the endless discrimination and the endless battle for acceptance.

Question is, is Ariana's victory a positive movement towards the whole idea of bringing equality and acceptance towards Japanese Biracial or is fueling the rage and resentment the majority of Japanese who are racist to their own?

Here is a Beautiful picture of Ariana and her mother, which makes me wonder...what is BS is being Japanese enough?

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  1. Ariana is neither a movement nor gasoline. She's a human being. That's the REAL point of contention here.

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