book from our government

[hugme]

here is a book publised by the US military during WW II called 'how to spot a jap'

http://www.ep.tc/howtospotajap/howto01.html

Comments

[i-am-devilbunny.livejournal.com]

If my face was a cartoon character the jaw would have literally hit the floor...

speaking of cartoon character...

[alladinsane.livejournal.com]

A certain superhero was also getting into the act during WW2 (http://www.superdickery.com/images/dick/97_4_0000058.jpg)

Re: speaking of cartoon character...

[hugs.livejournal.com]

oh, I have full cartoon shows where superman is in Japan destroying ships making fun of the culture... etc...

[melonaise.livejournal.com]

It's interesting that they refer to the loincloth as a "g-string"-- someone I know was trying to research the origin of the term.

[hugs.livejournal.com]

you know, I was wondering the same thing!

[romper--stomper.livejournal.com]

Dehumanizing your enemy makes them easier to kill and easier to deal with. Fucking Japs back then even thought less of us than we did of them. It's a tactic used for many hundreds of years by many different civilizations around the globe. Works like a charm too.

[i-am-devilbunny.livejournal.com]

Unfortunately all too true, I've seen some ancient hiroglyphs depicting similar tactics.