I'm going to talk about a sensitive topic today -
Sexual harassment.
A clear trend is that in contemporary society, we are becoming less tolerant of sexual harassment, which is a good thing, but at the same time, it has also led to an increasing number of scenarios that are considered sexual harassment.
Recently there was a Japanese drama.
It is very exaggerated to show those unreasonable "sexual harassment" scenes.
Like what.
In variety shows, the host praised people as "cute", which was actually sexual harassment.
Or, discussing a girl's hairstyle is also considered sexual harassment.
Even more outrageous.
When a person uses "thick" to describe the texture of food, it is also clicked as a "rubbing ball".
The production staff themselves don't understand it - once they start to care, they have a problem watching everything.
The filming set of the TV series is even more outrageous.
There can be no physical contact in intimate scenes, and the agent stares at the actors, shouting "click" at every turn.
In order to solve this problem, the staff also came up with a good way - wear a high collar to shoot, no.
That's a big cleverness.
Sure enough, the wind from Jinjiang still blew to Japan......
Speaking of which, you might have guessed it too.
It's not appropriate to shoot like this, it's not appropriate to shoot like that, it's "inappropriate" everywhere.
This "inappropriate" is exactly the name of this show-
There is a limit to what is not suitable!
There is also a degree of inappropriateness
This is a drama that ended not long ago.
Douban 8.2.
The screenwriter is Kankuro Miyato, who wrote "Sorry Youth", "Sea Girl", and "Ikebukuro Nishiguchi Park".
Like "Restart Life", "Inappropriate" is ostensibly a time-traveling story -
Ichiro Ogawa, a male teacher living in 1986, and Sae Musaka, a female sociologist living in 2024, travel back to each other's eras.
The focus is on a series of stories that took place in between.
From misunderstanding, misunderstanding and resolution, to fate and so on, to the happy ending, it was done in one go.
But the drunkard doesn't mean to drink.
What Sir is most concerned about is-
The series looks at the two eras separately through their perspectives in order to show the irrationality of each of them.
Especially on the topic of "sexual harassment".
It's just outrageous.
That's right.
"Inappropriate" is not a satire of the current "political correctness", it also satirizes the "political incorrectness" of 1986.
A slap in the face to those so-called nostalgic crowds.
For example:
Japan's 1986 variety show was full of obscene jokes.
The host will appear from under the girl's skirt.
And ask the girl to wear a miniskirt and twist her ass in front of the camera.
The identities of the invited guests are strange, so no matter what public order and good customs, as long as they can attract people's attention, they will not refuse.
Drag queens, actresses, all of them can appear on public television.
There is such a plot.
After Sae Musaka came to 1986, she followed Ichiro Ogawa to watch his daughter's variety show, and rubbed shoulders with a large group of funny artists in the background.
As a result, he was slapped on the butt.
Why?
Because in the social atmosphere of the year, slapping a stranger's butt in public and then using verbal teasing would even be regarded as the norm because it was the character of a funny artist.
So much so that everyone walked by without seeing it.
Isn't it funny? Who thinks it's funny, anyway, the person being joked about doesn't think it.
But.
Please look at Kae Sakasaka's reaction at this time:
Eyelids and mouths.
Even forgot about the counterattack.
In the context of those days, it was painful to even realize that you were offended.
Because it's everywhere.
It is not to paralyze one's own feelings, to the extent that it is unbearable.
Therefore, when Sir saw someone saying that this drama was belittling 2024 and nostalgia for a bygone era, he actually didn't think so.
Is this really nostalgia for the old times?
I'm afraid not.
In fact, if you watch a few more episodes, you will actually understand that it does not intend to compare the advantages and disadvantages of the times, nor does it intend to defend machismo.
It's actually a reflection on --
Although the invisible system is "improving", are the problems in real life really disappearing?
Just like now men can also take maternity leave.
However, when men take maternity leave, it still cannot completely avoid the dilemma of women balancing work and childcare.
Because the division of labor within the family is not something that can be determined by the system.
Although the implementation of the shift system is convenient for newcomers, it adds to the inconvenience of management - the day's work cannot be continued, and one person has to bring two newcomers.
Nagisa in the play, who is both a mother and a manager, encountered the above difficulties.
So at the end of the day.
It's actually about letting us see the crux of the problem most clearly.
Why is it so important to discern the seemingly trivial harassment in your life?
A very important reason is that the most intuitive influence of hierarchy and power on people is reflected in the microscopic level.
Every word and deed is constantly reinforcing the hierarchical division.
Moreover, Japanese society has incorporated hierarchical order into everyday etiquette and language.
"The Chrysanthemum and the Knife" explains this habit in layman's terms:
For thousands of years, inequality has been the most reminiscent and widely accepted way of life that the Japanese believe in and follow. The Japanese will admit hierarchical behavior as if they were breathing air.
For example, for people with high ranks, such as elders and superiors, honorifics are required to speak, and even the language habits of both sexes are prescribed.
Everything in life is unconsciously framing people.
What to do?
Naming of the behavior.
In the play, sociologists who have traveled back in time need to constantly explain the so-called "power harassment" and "ADHD" to people in the past.
What is power harassment?
It refers to the behavior of causing mental stress to others beyond the scope by relying on one's own status, knowledge, interpersonal relationships and other workplace advantages.
What is ADHD?
Refers to attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, a chronic condition that affects millions of children and often persists into adulthood.
But for those in the past.
It's just a simple "education of love" and "not wanting to go to school".
But in that seemingly simple qualification, there is a lot of unspeakable pain on the weaker side.
That kind of "simple qualitative" is actually only the understanding of the powerful party in the micro power relationship.
Even the weaker side thinks it's their own fault – I'm a bad student, or I'm a person who doesn't know how to see.
Only with accurate cognition and clear demarcation of boundaries can we see the problem clearly.
Those extremes that have existed since the Showa era have not actually disappeared.
That's why it's necessary to name harassment.
But here's the thing.
If too much emphasis is placed on this "naming".
The effect may be the opposite.
It will even weaken the power of this naming.
It's like in the play.
The actor used "power harassment" to refute the disposition of another person who committed the "crime of harassment".
The classification is so fine,
Do you think the problem is solved?
Yes, maybe all that can be solved is the superficial ones.
And in fact.
Those who wield power are often invisible.
Pain, madness, accusations, belong only to the vulnerable.
Is there a fundamental difference between shouting and being named "harassment" and the silent crying before?
I'm afraid not.
Interestingly, the episode offers a beautiful vision -
宽容。
So, the series arranged for Ogawa Ichiro, a straight man of steel, to return to 1986 after the "baptism" in 2024.
Then he made the following moves.
He complained about the principal who was dismissed for wearing women's clothes.
Start refuting sexist jokes.
Tell the female teacher who was called to drink that if she is unhappy, she should say it directly.
Even to gay entourage.
The story seems to be complete.
Is it possible?
Perhaps, this is actually just an ideal state, and for us, finding the answer from film and television dramas is actually not very reliable.
It's like a plot in a play.
Obviously saying that in Japanese schools in 1986, corporal punishment and verbal abuse were the norm in the process of education.
But to give the audience a feeling.
But these pictures are very funny.
The reason can only be that this is a drama work for the public, and it doesn't want to have too much real stinging of itself, but can only hope that the audience can experience the pain in those memories while laughing.
Plainly.
It can't be too sharp.
But.
If you think about it, you'll find out.
In fact, the story tells us that only when everyone is aware of this kind of problem can the situation be improved and there is a possibility of change.
Why?
Because people are shaped by society, what kind of society will produce what kind of people.
But at the same time.
Society is determined by people, and what people are like is what this society is.
I want a tolerant society.
The premise is that people are working in that direction, even slightly.
And this.
That's why we have reiterated these truths time and time again.
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