Japanophile Post Secret

I find the majority of Japanophiles/Wapanese to be obnoxious, personally insulting, ignorant as dirt and blatantly racist. You can see some of my "anti-geisha" posts for a mild example. There are much worse ones. Here's a forum response to the question, "Are you Wapanese?"

well, after viewing that, i'm still kinda saying yes. but i so totally understand the wigger comparison. but i don't try to be Japanese. i understand that i am white (french, british, and lebanese, to be exact). i am just a big fan of the japanese culture. and kids at my school who are Japanese, Vietnamese, Korean, or any other Asian ethnicity, they dont' really embrace their culture. and i've never understood that. ever since i can remember, since i was like 4, i've been obsessed with Japanese culture. but i guess they're just like me...only opposite.

No, I am not like you, "only opposite". And that's really how they view Asian-Americans: pathetic failures who try to be white, and aren't even as good at being Asian as white people can be. If I had any sort of regard for their opinion, it would enrage me.

I also realize there is a certain pathos involved. I ran across a link to the "postcard" image below, which comes from a spin-off website of the "Post Secret" idea. It really makes me sorry for them. I'm not being sarcastic at all; I recognize their motivation and empathize. For them, Japan = escape, release, purification, metamorphosis, apotheosis.

I still don't want to have anything to do with those people. They really creep me out.