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Originally Posted by Andrenekoi
@Mai82Go and @Chibi-chan
I really think you girls are ignoring cultural factors over here... "Bitch" is not part of japanese or any other language Ayu has in mind while producing, keep in mind that her native english speaker or even non-native english speaker fandom are "accidents" and far from being the norm. The word doesn't hold the same cultural context over here. x_x
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The problem I have is that Ayu or Japanese people in general often ignore cultural factors. I don't think it's appropriate to take words or phrases or even (military) symbols from other languages and their respective countries just to be "cool". Japanese indie bands seem to love to use German words and Nazi symbols also just because of the coolness factor. And even bigger popstars like Nana Mizuki make whole Nazi PVs. Considering the commited cruelties it's 120% inappropriate to do this.
I admit that using the word "bitch" is on a whole other level and way more harmless but in the end they still using an insult to seem cool and are ignoring what it actual means.
So, that's just what I think, you guys don't have to agree in the end.