I have no words

[captain_kite]

I'm really disappointed and angry right now. That promotion; I didn't get it. Though of the applicants, I was probably the best choice, it was given to someone else. I was taken into the Superintendent's office and he explained it to me.

It all boils down to one thing.

I'm Okinawan. I'm Okinawan and the other applicants were Tokyo born.

He told me that no one would take me seriously because of that one thing.

It doesn't matter that I have JSDF service and a great arrest record. It doesn't matter that I do my job well and that I can lead a team. Because of my island roots, no one will respect me or listen to me if I were promoted at this time. Maybe next time, after I've proved myself more.

So that's how it is. I have to prove myself? Fine with me. I'll show that closed minded idiot what an islander can do. Next time, I won't get passed over.

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[captain-kite.livejournal.com]

If I were to conform, to kill my culture. If I learned to not have my accent or started believing what Tokyoites believed and acted as they act, it wouldn't be an issue. However I am Okinawan, unrepentantly so. I will not change the way I am just so that I "fit in".

Pardon me. I apologize.

[atoberex.livejournal.com]

That is utter ridiculousness. Tokyo does not equal Japan. I am rather disappointed with this attitude.

[ooc: Oo, when he says "rather disappointed," I feel that will be inspiring him to work to fix that...it will take a while though, he feels long lasting and true change needs to be subtle so people think it is their own idea.]

[captain-kite.livejournal.com]

It's been this way since the time of our father's fathers. Even longer. To be Okinawan on the mainland is to be a second class citizen. Mainlanders treat us like this even in our own homes. This is why I was part of the Independence Movement as a teen.

[ooc: the movement is something that occurs regularly down on the Islands. The okinawans want autonomy from Japan. To be their own country. Because the Mainland never seems to have Okinawa's best interests in mind.]

[atoberex.livejournal.com]

If the people of Japan can learn to be more accepting of foreigners, Koreans and Halfs, they can learn to accept Okinawans.

[ooc: Yes, I imagine that the people of Puerto Rico could completely sympathize!]