Soo, Hi white people, I am after you again...
I was actually having a good day yesterday and thought ‘hey finally there’s nothing to rant about today’ and then something happened..
Sunday and my only day off from work. We were just chilling in the lounge and then my white guy flatmate thought ‘hey lets watch something on Netflix’. The flatmates have come across this new show called Dark Tourist. If you have not heard about it maybe its because you actually know it’s boring and an attention seeking crap.
First I thought it’s just an ordinary film, and then I realised its participants are of different nationalities and the fact there is an Asian in it I thought, ‘oh boy here we go again.’
The show was about this place in Japan that is highly radioactive and abandoned due to the tsunami that struck the country I think about 5 years ago. (I couldn’t focus on the show anymore because of the comment I heard early on the show). So the devastating tsunami wiped out the cemetery in this particular town. They were all filming on the cemetery with this white dude walking around talking about it being ‘eerie’ and stuff like he cares a lot about it. But then the attention was then focused on this Japanese gay person taking a selfie and posing for the camera and the show was making him look like an idiot and apparently not “respecting the dead”. The white people were telling him off for not “respecting the dead” and “laughing about it”.
First Note: White dude, you were walking around the cemetery while you were being filmed. The sight of that is no different from the way the Asians were documenting their experience as well. Don’t be so sentimental about it. If you’re culture says not to take photos on areas like that, respect our culture as well by not telling us off about how we handle situations. We are a happy culture, we laugh about everything because there’s no reason to dwell on the depressing side of things. The people are dead. It is in the past. The fact that those Asians have moved on from it does not make them disrespectful. That is what you did not get. Good thing the Asian dude was respectful enough to just shut up and not make you more like the ignorant person on the film. Clearly the driver / tour guide got the whole idea and was starting to get uncomfortable with the situation RE: his culture getting disrespected as well.
For a culture that does not believe in religion nor the paranormal (i.e. spirits), suddenly there they are “respecting the dead”?
Second Note: White dude worrying about the food being radioactive, is in fact disrespectful. Hypocrite! Don’t you even know Japanese Culture? You talk about their food and leave something behind on the plate is considered disrespectful. Eat the fcking food. This people are feeding you, don’t whine about it. Nobody asked you to be there in the first place. You voluntarily went there, you should have brought your own food, that is if you were using your brain.
Third Note: Flatmates were making comments about the Asian guy who were taking selfies on the cemetery. Comments made were ‘what a fucking idiot.’ and ‘yeah, people like that taking selfies in Auschwitz thinking it’s alright.’..that made my eardrums pop. Because I know that it’s not just because of the selfie. It’s because he is Asian and he is gay. Two of the most biased description white dudes get triggered to make comments. And that is not fcking Auschwitz, it’s Japan. Dont be so fcking entitled just because you're white and the 'superior' race. White supremacy my ass.
Fourth Note: Going back to the film, next scene was this white woman getting so concerned about the radioactive levels in the area as it was way higher than the safe zone. She was apparently “getting so concerned making (her) question why she was even there in the first place.” And the fact that she was wearing a mini skirt which was exposing much of the parts of her body. Okay, that was enough for me, this is stupid. This time it was my turn to comment ...”Get out of there then woman. Leave! No one wants you there in the first place. Don’t whine about it. And if something happens to you like a radioactive effect or something, GO ON AND BLAME FCKING JAPAN. Not yourself for being there and wearing skimpy clothes, but blame Japan.” (then I left and went downstairs to watch something fun)
Jeez. This people are hypocrites.
Four important aspects of a documentary:
1.) It should be entertaining.
2.) It should not be biased.
3.) It should be based on facts.
4.) It should be flexible.
...Dark Tourist was an experiment.
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